The sun., 1892-03-06
THE OLD SETTLER.
He Tells Peicg the Interc sting Tale OF .
stone Krui,c Of Pleasant Memory.

Gran pop" said little Pcleg ono day. IL
| s'pose lots Of things happened when you was a
| boy that you like to look back On now. but
| what one of 'em p!eases you the most tu
remember!'
| The Old Settler cock cd his head on ono side
and east his minds eye back over tho years
that had passed since he was n boy Presently
| the expression of his face indicated that his
mental vision was fixed Oh something. the
recollection Of which WAS exceedingly pleas
ant. He smiled broadly and seemed to gloat
over the recollection. 1t was some time before
ho came back to the present and answered
Peleg's question.
"Tha's heap o things. Pcleg. th't plcases
me to the top notch wen think on en-. that )
so" he said. but the one th't gives me eetlo
the most injymcnt wen | look back on it. n
alluz makes me want to grab holt n hug my
self. is nuthin' moro nor less thin II stun
bruiSc."
a stone bruis""' exclaimed Peleg. We'll.
il that ain the funniest thing to think of and
feel good over that ever heard of! W-o-o-o-o"'
said Pelcg. with n shudder. Il couldn't walk
for a week with the one l had last summer.
and ii makes mo sick now when think Of it !.
If your stone bruisc was half as bad as mne
don't see how You could ever want to think Of
it again, W-o-o-o.o,,'
The stun hruisc th't I'd ruther think of
thin eat. sonny. said the Old settler. smiling
broader than ever. were eZ much wuss thin
yoHr'n ez tie munrs on both sides is wuss
thin box on y"rrar from yer gIan'mammy,
it it's swecter I" re.omeembcr. bgosh. tim
honeysucklcs tlowcrin' in the garden. | don't
that In. not ecnce boys had heels for EN- to
grow on, n that = wy the recomemb b rance of
L cz piea-n To me ~ balm in Gilyud. N
sumpin 10 oo. bncl on with u j'y tht passetl
Mercy, gtnr'pop - circulated Pelcg WAS
il because your mother give you big lot o
good thnEs FIR hayin It thnf makes you like
Not If my mrm'Iy hnint rlayin' mo no
,IirEG sctsh want ,hm o@r Gr-"i O. sonny replied
ia" hann din SS" SS"r good E nS"r ii y Gs wa ns
srlS to US young nns wen We was pnssin
hroush e her'3! .i"E1 :" sinn Gruise "%
season TIT She were rooty snrtin to dish upto
us on sctch occasions was, stin plas.
on ter or f"" Y thE "S"s wr" @ nSaFyy nSS'y f,
shlng!r or an OF shoe i we wa, SO ,nSrntrful
eHtn whimr dHrjn IT," nr dish'n. nta N". r""G;
'lasscs candy m :uGu'd ,crulers, to me. n
lila haint non" ., mem insG"lnt,,, lost its
were d%urislin' IN all it.. glory. Mcbbe yud
Pelcg was SUI" II" would. for he, felt that
thcr" must he something remarkable about
stone bruisr that could be the pleasant men,
ri think were about ten year old ven this
stun hruiAc hEisn"l r%Gls" ls; tn" 2id o. settler
II.
srhnolhousn. were larnin' the young idce Of
the Sugar swamp ir"stric hoW much to"tcm g.
too were. 'corolin IT, Daholl'S 'rethmctic N
how 10 scratch pot huoss m hangers with tho
sputterincst kind o Iuill pens on paper so
rough h'gosh. PoIcs, tn u feIor could almost
20 me see. sonny. Wen you want IL new pen
v don't hef to 60 out n, krtch n goose, yank y
quill outcn II. n chop il down to u pint with
n BARLOW knife that :, cut butter fust rate. per-
vdin' y hrt tho blade Dooty hot do y 7"
My goodness no. Eran'pOp.' somewhat
contrmI1tuousH said Ialcg.
squeeze thu IuiH" out"n poke berries or bile
down soft maple bark, wen y want ink.
"Coursr not :" exclaimed Peleg.
"Thnrt hadn't never heerd y say nuthin'
'hout It, n thar's whar edd ication makes "a big |
mistake NOWADAYS. | cant see no pint in ed |
dication thrown natur overheard. b'gosh.
like s. would II dead halt fish Wy. y kin |
i'nrn NOR % M the nat raj hist'ry Of a goose
by chasin' Of it fer i've minutes to git a pen |
"A huh year Wharbouts in yer books. do !
ifS",ineh Knot hole in The fence to git away
telly tht goose II holler N yell ez II 1t were
suiierln' like all possessed with the earache
or sumpin' OF long ez y hain't hurtin' IT a bit. |
but th't the minute y ketch II m hop 1t over
m hold it down n go otoyapkip' feathers outen