St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-09-24

rain and melting snow. oee hiehe
than ever before. The Bot omless RI
was now . lake with N 81 And u e,1
tails and nags here aax there, an,
water being but foot or k~o below
the railroad track.
For two days . heavy &rm, accom-
panied by considerable d@wnfall. has
} been blowing from the odkhAast, A
and / started out late on@ Afternoon
supposedly TO take . suIkev Of IN,
havoc wrought BY the stor1 but reall,
to look In 1t Uncle HIS Neither OF o.
had seen him for almost week. fn
the weather had been suchE HAT ! wall
to the outskirts Of the vil(axe wher,
the old man lived was not terticularlv
agreeable.
We walked on the d lck which
crossed the swamp. and q We stoof
there > train from the direcfion az thu
village came laundering old hg and W
stepped to ono side while i'll passed.
my gracious. Joe. did 5you notice
how that train shook NJ up3 exclaimed
AL after Il had passed ct really
seemed 70 me = though he ground
trembled. After all, perhaSs Uncle hi
u right about there being y bottom "a
this swamp-" I
oh. nonsense!" I interrs@bted sharp.
y. Lets 90 over and see how the old
gentlemau's getting on"
The Are had died out u til stove, III
hearth was unswept and the scanty
furniture was scattered aboAt in great
confusion. although Uncle ii wss n
ways very neat about b bachelor
housekeeping. At the fart Ter end of
the room was the old man'd he'd and a
we entered . wild-eyed Askre sat up
amopG the pillows and star} 4 q ~ Il
was Uncle nj. but 90 terriI ~ changed
that he was hardly recognizt ble.
His gray hair and beard u Ire matted.
the latter sweeping the brkast Of his
soiled night-shirt His fac} was ashy-
gray, excepting where . 4 lot Of red
glowed bright on either heck. His
eyes were wild-lookinG and Solled rest
lessly. Both Al and spra X forward
to his bedside.
"rm-so-glad you've-c5 ne. boys,~
he said feebly, catching his breath BE-
tween each word. I
"Why, how long have YOU been sick.
uncle. and what's the matt er?" I In
quired. striving 70 straight b ont the
bed clothes while Al went work 70
build IRE.
"It's-been-been coming Pn several
days didn't get QUITO )ock ct the
track but twice last night Isis Il al
right7" he managed to gssp4
Its all right, uncle" I Replied, -
cheerily - possible. ''Dofr try to
talk, but lie still. Wen \ ave some
thing warm for you in . il " Then
20 Al In lower tone I saidk ''Oue Of
us must 60 1t once for Dr. Pfice. be-
lieve the poor old fellows kos pneu-
monia."
'.I'll 70" declared Al, ct ohce. .l'm
no good around where anyofeA Sick"
and he hurried into his coat esin-
Hear them shriek-h4Fe them
shrek" be would say, startlhe wildly
up in bed. They'll al q down to
gether IN the Bottomlsas Pitk Oh, why
wasn't there 70 warn themE
And then he would try - pring out
Of bed and 60 to warn the trd IT,. which.
IN hin delirium, h. sew about TO plunge
into the swamp. I could h1rdly hold
him while I ooothed him - ut ! could.
Half . hundred times befor$ my ehum
..-..Ss." ~. ~ :. .oe
When Al did return Uncle HI IVES eaa-
Ter, but much weaker. TOT I could
plainly see. AL reported thai Dr.. Price
was away from home, but Would re-
.. - II 49,
or 49,, ~.
1o' "'sns o:lssoe'
S,.0 ~ ens@ w'sa .nxe
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pl,ed. and IN not s.h.msd :.v th.. |
there -. : choke - ~ voicS /. s.id |
~ ~ora. We All lcveA vYcIe y;
Al rem.ined silent an6 NJ hoeh -
~,xin1 n TIE - kestIe vhiel M .om.
mencrd 70 eine unon tn .to,A I1ncl.
HI had dropped into : state1 between
waking ana sjeepiue. and w. noe "a.
lir;oua
Joe" st last I heard hin whisper
from the bed.
sprane N at once and weAt 70 him.
"Take-my-lauteru-therJ r. the
porner-and- and look at-thA track. =
81 reckon the tracks 4 rieht
nncle,- said. ] saw that Id wis per.
Iectly sensible. and that ths1,e would
be NO use in trying to fool hia1
DO a I tell YOU. Joe. " be 3 clsimed
md his voice for The monlnt INV
Irmer. Il have ! feeling tkat ali i
not right. In ten minutes ia exprese
rom the north Is due. snd suuAose that
r,ck should b " ashed awavf
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