The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-12
.'or darkness will again befall as ere
we reach my CASTLE"

darkness viii again befaI as ere
we reach my CASTLE"
IF You were out OF those iron gar
nients and did a little walking yourself,
the job would be easier, said Walker,
and suiting the action to the words he
turned the knight over, and with a nor
key wrench whichfhe warrior he
began to undo his armor
In a few minutes the knight appear
ed in his buckskin pajamas. and Walker
was surprised to find him such a small
and in fact insignificant person. See
ing that he outclassed him when he was
out of his armor. he began to bully
him. and finally he compelled my an
cestor to wheel the barrow, loaded as it
was with his armor and weapons.
Unaccustomed to such mental toll,
the knight made such poor progress that
evening found them still far from
home. The pangs of hunger added to
the knights misery. But Walker dis
appeared in the woods, taking with him
the warriors long spear.
In less than an hour he returned with
o couple of fat pullets. a small pig,
and a peck of Early Rose potatoes, dis
posed about his person in a that
would have done credit to the kings
conjurer.
And now," said he, as he laid his
booty on the ground. I'VE will light a
fire in the stove"
What ~stoveP" exclaimed my ances-
tor in amazement.
I'm show you," replied Aimless,
how necessity can create out of ap-
parently the most incongruous mate
rails a satisfactory base burning, self
feeding and self regulating Sunshine
range and heater combined, warranted,
likewise, to a V fuel and reduce the
cost of living by one-half."
Speaking thus, he took the warriors
iron body piece and placed it upon sew
eral stones it an upright position. In
q few minutes he had attached the arm
pieces, thus constructing o stovepipe,
and filling the continuance with leaves
and wood in less than q quarter Of an
hour he had q merry fire blazing there
in. Filling the helmet with water, he
placed it upon the opening in the armor
for the knights neck and left il to boil,
while he prepared the chickens. These
he put in the pot with the potatoes to
boil. Then, taking the knights shirt
Of chain he drove four stakes in the
ground at equal distances and suspended
the garment in such q manner that
when he had lighted a FIRE beneath it
served as q gridiron to broil the porker
upon.
Now" said Aimless as he removed
the porker from the gridiron, and plac-
ing 1t upon my ancestors shield began
to carve it with his sword, lust
spear them poultry and taters outen the
pot, will yer, and we'll begin the ban
quet." My ancestor fshed out the
chickens and potatoes, and they fell to.
"A couple of perfectos would just fin
ish this about right" said Aimless,
with a sigh, as he lay back against a
tree for awhile.
Then he filled the stove with more
frewood and said:
Well keep that going all night and
snooze right alongside OF it" which
they did.
In the morning they warmed over the
remnants of the feast and proceeded on
their way. As they neared my ances-
tors castle, Walker began to muse, al
one who medltates putting up a job,
but the warrior did not perceive it, as
he vas busy pushing the w~heelbarrow.
Suddenly Walker broke out:
Strikes me, my lord, that it were an
unseemly entrance to your city that
you make. Perchance 'twere wiser
to resume your metallic toys and go in
In some style"
My ancestor assented to this, and with
the pilgrims help entered his armor,
and Walker fastened the combination
lock.
Then the base, ignoble churl rapidly
trundled the supine and hapless knight
to an obscure street in the lowest and
most unfashionable part of my ances-
tors town, down near the river, and
opening his visor gagged him with a
piece OF cloth, which he tore of the tail
of his new coat Of arms.
C~huckling with fiendish giee, he then
proceeded until he came to the junk
shop of William Slathers, atterward
Earl Slathers, the first Of what became
a noble English family, and there be
sold the armor and weapons, my ances.
tor included. as old iron at 8 cents q
pound.
He then decamped.
Slathers, in examining his bargain
little later, discovered concealed with.
in the person of his liege lord. Between
the shock of finding him thus and re
alizing that he had been bunkoed int
buying 125 pounds of my ancestor Al
old iron, he almost lost his mind.-Wal'
McDougai in New York World.
Then the Audience Smiled.
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