Arizona silver belt., 1893-12-30
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cago, and I'll call over and help eat 'em."
 What did Abe say to that2 Why, sir, be never said word, but they do say the tears started out again, out from under the bandage and down his checks. But then Abe he had a 5-yearold pet marc hold raised from a colt--pretty as a picture, kind as a kitten and fast as split lightning and next time Doc came down Abe he just slipped out to the barn and brought the mare round and hitched her to the gate post, and when Doe came to be going, says Abe;
 "Don't forget your nag, doctor; she's hitched al the gate,
 We'll, sir, even then Abe had the hard est kind of time to get Doc Brainard to take that mare, and when he did ride of leadin her it wasn't half an honr before back she came hckety split. Doc said she broke away from him and put for home, but l always suspected be didn't have no use for q hoss he couldn't sell nor hire out. and couldn't afford to keep in the village that was what Chicago was then But come along toward fall Abe be took her right up to town, and then the doctors practice had growed so much that he was pretty glad to get her, and Abe was glad to have him have her, see. ing all that had come to him through bayin eyes like other folks-that's the sch0oima'am mean.
 How did the schoolna'aln take itr Well, it was tisis way. After the cuttin Abe didn't show up for few days, til the inflammation got down and he'd had some practice handlin his eyes, so to speak He just kept himself to himself, enjoyin himself. He'd go round doin the chores, singing so you could hear him a mile He was always great on singin, Abe was, though ashamed to go to singin school with the rest. Then when ;he poor boy began to feel like other folks he went right over to where the schoolma'am happened to be boaraiu round and walked right up to her and tool, her by both hands and looked her straight in the faee and said
 Do you know mc:'
 Well, she kind of smiled and blushed, and then the corners Of her month pulled down and she pulled one hand away. aad if you believe mo, that was the third time that girl cried that season 10 my certain knowledge. and all for notlin either timel
 What diI she sayi Why, she just said shed have to begin all over again to get acquainted with Ate But EPhe's nose was ont of joint. and E}he lnowed it as well as anybody, EPhc did. Itwas Abs'a eyes Co Ephos nose.
 MaTTi1Gg Oh, yes. Of course, and llTea on tho farm as long es the old folks lived, and afteywarl too Ephe staying right along like the fool he always had been. Iaat Keller never dil have as much 6euac as s li.st years birds nest.
 Alive ye@ Abe. We'll, no. Might have beo8 # t hadn't been for Shiloh. When the war bru2e out. abe thought he'd ough, to go. oli as bc was, 70 he went into the Sixth Maybe you've seen a book written about the captain 0i Company K of the Sixth. It was Com pany K be went into--htm and Ephe And hc was killed at Shiloh-juSt as il always seems to happen. He got killed and lis worthless brother come home Folks thought Ephe would have liked tC marry the widow but Lord! sa9 Aeyei had no such an idea. Such bait aa b, Was compared to bis brotherl She never ] ctirl5ed up 10 spls of and now she'i l dead. toe, and I..,Ae he just tooales rounl 1 taking care og tho children kind of : he dry nurse That's about all be eyol 1 was good for anyhow
 ! My paml2 Ca. ny tame's Ephraia-- Ephe they call me for short, Epht l Dodge Abe was ny brother. Josepi ! Kirkland in Louisville Courier-Journal