Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-21

hWnhc, ana fClcR renamed silent,
busying hinscl; meanwhile in q ally ef.
fort to inveigle tho cat into ono Of his
grandfathcr's boots, which lay near
the hearth. He might have succeeded,
but the Old Settler drew Pelcg's atten.
ton away by resuming tho converse
ton
80 this hero William Tell were
two headed bar with only one eye too,
were hop" said he.
Peleg would have liked 10 laugh, but
the Old Settler looked so ominously
serious that his grandson restrained his
mirth, and related TO his grandfather
the story Of William Tell When Pelcg
told how Tell shot the apple from his
boys head the Old Settler was worked
up to the highest pitch, and he slapped
his hand on his knee and exclaimed;
Bully boy, Williami what chap
he'd n boon at some o. them OIL Sugar
Swamp shoot n matohesl He'd a won
cv'ry durn turkeyr
Eyes, gran'pop," said Pelcg, but
William Tell amt sol There never
was such q man, nor such tyrant, my
teacher says"
"Wull. duo, Pcleg," said the Old Set
tier. That's powerful good shootin,'
that's so, N mebbc It's stretched little.
but II don't seom to inc th't any body
could 60 m mako up sctch a yarn o1
that outen the hull cloth. don't see
how they I'D hcv the face TO do IL II
yer teacher says th't Their hain't no
truth In this hers story bout William
Tell, it'd he jis' like her, b'gosh, 10 say
that Potiphar Jump, N Patty Bsolor,
n Patty's pap, N the five dollar gold
piece. hain't sol 'Twouldn't s'prisc mo
bit"
"who was they, gran'pop2" asked
Peleg.
"Wull, sonny, OIL lion Deelcr kcp'
store wunst at Sugar swamp" replied
the Old Settler patty wcro his dar.
ter, N nioo gal she vercl Nobody
never ND git IL through 'em how she
KID DO OIL Bcns dartor, fer no were
sourer thu tho inside OF lemon N
cro,ser thin sick bar. Potiphnr
Jump were likely young CHIP "a
didn't hcv many 'nrthiy belougin's,
but wat no did hcv wcro ~ tho best
Tha want better rife In the hui
dcestric' thin his'n, N all other bal
dogs want much bcttcr'n coon dog
won his OF dog Belchcr were around
Ez fer handlin that rifle o his'n-wull
wat he p'inted It at had TO come down
wuthcr IL were settin', 0yin' or gallop
In
"Potiphar thort heap o. that rid,
N that dog o. his'n, but they had u
take back seat wen II kim To Patt,
Deeler lie hal great big heart
Pouphar did, but II were all patty's
m Patty had traded her heart fer 1,
But OIL lieu Beeler had his eyo o
som body else th't no wanted Patty Il
, hitch To, N he snapped N growlod I
turned everything into vinegar ev'r
time Potiphar kim round Ono day
: artcr Potiphar had nst oil Zen fc
; about the huuderdth time to let hi
hev Patty the oil man snapped;
"'Scc here, consarn y'r he saya, II
tell y wat m do Now they t,ll m
y kin cut things pooty close with tbs
= rife o your'n. no says All right b
\ says II you'll hit Il fvc-dollar gol
piece with yer RHO NJ hundord yur'
he says the gals your'n.''
y "Or Bon had n funny grin on b
sour fnce 81 he snii that to Potipha
hut Potiphnr didn't mind IT, fer
. know'd IL d he ca easy fer him
pink lv..dollar gold picoo at hu
dcrd yard ca II d hc fer him TO hit
bar. SO he took OIL len MP right {
: the spot, N they sot u day fer Il
, shootln' The day kim around,
u everybody from the hull s'roundin' ltc
try were thar to sec potiphar shoot 4
Patty. OF ben took out his Ave doll
gold piece m walled TO tho post VIII
II wero 10 be put, n then wat do
!, think he done2 llo sot tho 1ve.doll'
gold piece with its edge lords Pot
phar,
y, "Bcn KUN bacl, 'nongst tho crowd
u GRIMM uglicr than anybody had ev
seen him grin aforc. m everyone sal
j Il were all up with Patty n Potiphu
Patty wera thar, n she fist wilt,
= right down wen she sec wat her pi
;, had done, fer how I'D she s'pose u
u potiphar I'D shoot hundred yard
hit the thin edge Of Gve.dollar go
Il piece th't he lId hardly SEQ " IL we
turned full face lords him, hut 20
phnr were o. cool 81 cowcumbe
he'd been gointer shoot at the side Of
barn fer dollar II shot he couldn't
= ben no cooler lie hauled up to drn
= bead on the mark, wen an idce hit hi
V N no let his gun drop. lie draw'd Il
, load outen his rife Then he took o
>. his knife N broke half Of its blade o
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