Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-11

h1nd over u. None o. that he said,
stll laughing but with hint Of stern
ness FIJI stand back Ter ms elders and
Deiiers. special when they're sick. but
noihln' that rides side-saddle CANT 60
| a-uudermlnin er me that way"
Vow Mr.. John Burr whit does make
ye 80 quarrcisomel Mr. stephen Burr
wasn't sayin' nothin' icf only fein' me
/ %; there goes that Dick-do please see
90 him somebody -mOren likely ho'll
lei Jack Hi The cramps drinkin' too much
water. ns hot as be is. racin all the
way Mrs Cawley said. distressfully.
looking after her man servant Edny
I gave a snort Of rage Sister Nicev's
diplomatic Implicitly set Der temper fairly
~ hope wen Kit IN time TO hear the
I Denedlcuon," she remarked WIZ saf-
castle emphasis rs Mrs Cawlpy. poised
! ON ihe l9wermost step, turned liugeringly
! 10 her gailants stephen moved rnud-
family away. John, the undesirable,
] said in pretended terror. "Now loOky
l yere, Sister Bdny, DON'T saw frli~S a
I 20 short. That stick'd or been sOt up
! by you hYe years ago II l hadn't a-becn
| atcured ON ye."
Spite " All she could DO. dull faint
/ red flashed up In Eduys check She
shut her mouth with "a sort Of sieely
snnp. drew yet further away from John
Butts iusstput glance. aud stepped in
SIDE the church door, half dragging Mrs
]
John Burr walked AWAY horolcallv
/ gupprcs'ing q strong inclination 10 vbis-
tie. by Jacks De- said 10 himself. II
wonder nov n nobody didn't never say
nothia like that hefo' ter Eduy? Won
der whut made her color up that away2
~ thought-dog my cutl cf she amt
jos es smart as the wilder any duy. II
She nin't got the farm an the nouuct..
Scch " hand fer bisldt as She b.. tool
] eat lcbeu last time + stayed thar 20
supper, an ] remember the wilder said
lsdny done the maxim. To she WIS asst
Yer make 'ein al the. time, wonder #
ahe III bc skcerod ~ tukiu the COntrHcH
Thus full Of speculation he strollcd
on 20 the creek that ran nt the foot of
the bill on which stood the churN The
opening hymn had called Stephen in
doors-ncarly All The men, Ca fact. save
ca occasional good singer OF the John
Burr type.
A choice few, they sat IA row upon
log that skiried the creek bank Just
in front the water danced in sinking
rpples over clear brown pcbblv bed
little lower II br0adcnod 10 sull pool.
two feet deep. There Dick stood. trous.
rrs rolled above the knee his huge tail
coat gathered well under one arm and
g look OF comicul seriousness on his ink
black face.
Two or three dark companions like him
self, the RrUOms Of uusuuirrl dunes.
were grouped about listening % Dis hu-
ruuguc.
"Gcntlcmcn, suha," he wns saying. OF
hear dc preacher say Sunday de- duy oh
res, but ! DOM blrbc Miss Nicpyd rc.
81 two Sundays come tprgcidpr. She
des spryem 'gr hopper-grass, Miss Nicpy
rs near Miss Edny say she duun
shet hut one eye ut dc time when she so
ter sleep
Come outer that. you black rascal,
bEe want ter tromple all the fish iu tho
creek ter dcath-er rit cold in that toe,
an die er the lOckiawf' John Burr
shouted from the bank Dick laughed
outright. 'Nc'cr you min bout dat toe.
Mur7c Jlwn,' De said with q grimucc
~ rut de sore part all safe right we're
n my puwket I TOXIN looked 10 off.
TO- dc wntcr tOchted my foot an cf go
wnntcr 10 know how como ! kin do dat z !
Why YOU jos AK Miss Edny al dinner
'ld ruthcr find out now. you long
monkey. Lcmmc see the fect-up with |
en- one nc time Marse John rum
blcd in his most terrifying bass. Dick
snickercd audibly.
Miss Nicey always toll me / mus
min Morse John Burr Of mus l mus"
he suid slowly. raising his hinge right
loot above WuteT tiN 10 showed without
flaw or blcmish.
"Fothcr foot" called John, aud the
left came Ia sight Before 1t could be
" Upward, md Dick lay spruwling ON
pool
lie got mp sorry sight Green slime
covered his blue bruudcloth back, his |
pinkspotted shirt had lost lis glory of |
starch MIS- wet blue cotton trousers clung |
Imply 10 his legs, and $50 close ns 10 re- I
veal nll their grotcsuue slcudcrucss
We'll, You've drowned go Sunday |
po-tcr mcHtm looks shore. Light out |
home now hl1ck man. John Burr said. |
when he could speak for laughing. "lll !
fetch Miss Nicry am Miss Eduy safe home /
orlong toward the shank en- Che cyeuiu." |
An glad or de- chance / spec" Dick |
said, grlnuing Gs he took himself away.
John Burr was oven better than his |
word. lick, hating and coat numbered. |
could never have waited ON the dinner |
guests us h" lid. Stephen soon decided |
That his kinsmuu-riyll had got the better |
OF him The presiding elder ate with |
sister tdwlcy, aud he, too. was a wild |
over just beginning To feel the need of |
other than spiritual consolation
Naturally, stephen suffered the ecllpse
OF greater glory, IL nude him moody |
and wralhtul, while John laughed louder.
made more persistent jokes than ever be
turc. IL was especially notnblc thnt they
broke up even Edny's austere calm She
Y was who helped John la the serving
Mrs. Cawley stood upright az the head
Of the cloth, saying, as She watched her
feast Of tat things go down the thronts
OF her guests Mr. stephen Burr. do
have some more chickpn-tnke a pioce
take two, take three-yOu va been sick
reculcct- Elder Samson, this custard WINS
made specially fer youl know prenchiu'
~ hungry work, you've led us with strong
meat O the gospel. now YOU must lnt
ycmelf be fed-Ol Mr. John Rurrl do
pass Mr., stephen Burr them pickles. ne
looks as Of he'd been snlylteA am Sick
folks always want som chin sour"
Reckon he's got it-sour grimes We
know John broke in with n broadly
significant glance at the clerical wid.
over who stood gorgiug hts plethoric
person until il secmed to ooze the I'M
mud the swent then In pretended aside
TO lliuN II kin run auiust preacher ers'
widderwcr an nevcr bat my owes lint
preacher an widderwer why? i ips'
retire IN disgust, as the niger said
When the storm come up
Ednn looked at him with n >rrim smile
"llidn.t think yo was 80 easy unset.
I've always heard say a lean dog Ter
long chase an you'urc Pc as PhnrRoh's
kline she said with a sort Of humor-
Gus contempt.
John looked az her hard and said "rlrht
ye are, sister Edny, l am lean an no
mlstnke~hut jos n0w I've sot my mir
Ter chNSp som Din else