Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-11
DICKS OUTFIT.
warrTEs ron THE GAZETTE.
oopu,rA, 1893 By Mar'hs Msoulosh Williams


stumped the nail on you know you did
the year y0' Marse Ben diedit won'i
De no lir."
1T will." said Edny. downright. an
more harm than you'll DO good Ia a
mouth o. goin' ter mectin'."
Mrs Cawley gathered no her reins
over the sleek roam, and said good ten.
| peredly. How you talk, Eduy / Jest
7 wish you'd been married an' q wilder.
lt would help you powerful to The un.
derstanding q things.
"The Mr.. Burns" had been for six
months Mrs. Cawicy's most enrer suit
! Or They were cousins middle eyed
I both. nnd accounted pretty nigh n dead
I match iu their buooHr world. II
! stephen was n widower with two chill.
! greu. John had but one eye and no reiig
/ lou 70 speak Of
Again, Stephens home was Offset
/ fairly by Johns money In bank. and
I against Stephens wcll.known pioty the
/ other could set "a warm Ibornltv
doun Burrs q good sinner be win cusg
| sometimes, but be don't never pass ya
| wien ye come ter payin' the preacher"
the stewards u Asbury society said one
20 another. John was. besides. ns ioyial
az Pc was open handed stephen began
| 20 look. ne his neighburs said. "pussv. ="
Mhhe John was lean 90 nukiness. show
ing knots aud lunches of muscle
he crowd had more than half gathered
Wheu Mrs Cawlcy drove up. The NM
fenced church-ynrd was full Of forrst
I'rs under which men stood or surawled
10y dozens, talking, luughiug uproariouslv.
ihlEilg one md other with Significant
looks as some vrliciG rilpd in from the
hoitu. south, cad or west, and deposited
n feminine burden
Tor The most part some man Of the
family rode close al tho wheel mo
man dnNing with q woman beside him
was tithcr new married engaged or
clifton nigh nbont desprit"
~ shch cusrs friendly hand turned
me horses heads mud the owner of A
i'" 'h -h'hnsulF, 'Nl ong Ter ths meet
ln mousse ole boy. TN tend Ter tho
Where Tho freight was tender maid ar
tempting widow a crowd of escorts rnpc
lD greet uud welcome them. IL slrri6ad
hothinK beyond the gallant courtrsg al
we region which held 10 grievous that an
a',Is'lFr' innriiagcuhe w4llan should
"1iN tue Ton steps % the church dour
l,"vul man On either hand. some
uinr7' maybe two or three.
N,Is' OiWlcJ drove between the gazing
NnAf win face OF uucouseiou 4u,.s
h'buutul to behold. Not Tor ,yoriJs
"nllu 40" have shot glance at IN.
f,',v, to 'u' Hiht whence great laugh.
L"f rh"ut cnmc as She drew tho ro8t A.,
lait and began 90 cut the yyL.ols
Ngit. Edny. Do wait. Dictis iost
a,Niiiui ne nrter Dc here / know. but tbe
hN' brought Jack Goo such pr sViyct ~
.yu know how slow Poll mule can be-
Nurh sh' tries, Ednyf Do whit. on
~" uo E3u do, Mr. Burr; how are you7
trouble. but Jack is 30 6erd.u,",,,,,,lui'
Turn his head ID little more. iust n litu1
more please hOwdy. howdy WIZ Mo
sI' YOU Mrs C0wlcy said. settling nor
100, on the step ana jumping down In
H IH'Ni'n thnt you might rcasouubly
~. ~, y" I,ut tnr morse of springs Roth
,I. 'uI.s hdl come Go help her out. J0bn
I2n unanimously went 10 the horses 6end
ihUN hiinWlug STEPHEN 20 fuE. ~,
HiupW \ TWO hands iu hts own. ''Y. ssn
tote fair, Sister Cuwley," John corni
..s.,rin the innelr Of the BIT ana rrin.
I IN orc refer thnr'H been sick 80 sick
ne ihr Ter lied, Ter the sight 90 - -bn
couldn't u-rumc tcFduy hui Le an rr
sides9 saddle Use Inn koprful al 80 dnr',
Wuhl i7 death uu yo mind "
hp i' hog Mrs, Cuwlov nsk a
Era'e.E, bur with q twnrlc I'm ber ~.
II. sll'-sl,llle rider smiled I'm both Mis-
oo.t,1iy yellow eye teeth showed plain
lHhLs great jOke-it 81 now
Ai'r'is 'awley you purtpndin' of pnt
H-huuWin' Stephen Burr"
stephen Burr %. no. sir. You Io,l
W. lm, you talk Ike I'm. some ht"
NIs 'NWlry maintained. "hut Won pgul
We hlm oh, no. AIR stephen Burr Ia nm
oll gentleman with rrnv moUsip1bs
nn yours i7 block, oh, jest as black ma
stephens face grew purple Was % e.,
nt lhus Knocked that .hpd slrrrutifiott.
~ made free with hls sons Magic Mons
ia'he Fluid, iu the hour before fumuy
prayogy Tho worst of a was 'Iohn Wy
There. 10 hear; before night evcrybo,iy
would know his discontinue. Bnt NJ
what was hc snyngy
,,, ihnI 5 nothiu' strange, Sister Cawley
me .lght o You r'ncNys ar foller's youib
So I'm n-cXpcctin' 10 cut trpth e,,ery
day. An by Jacks / need 'em-i'ye krSi
PACK No long. an ent so much poor w
ues, ! amt got but few snags left %
men W must be shore 60 eat dinner
WIN as tor day. ! cooked AN my
chicken cxtry tender jest on yo' account
Mrs Cnwlcy said heartily.
20, whore IA that DiokY Poor croctur,
ns iunlG WITH @ warning glance al
Edna Mr. Burr Mr. stephen Rurr-
On You are Mr.. stephen Burr--yon't Won
Just De 80 good rs 10 keep an eve on 'im
while lac onhitches Jack? Mr. Cnwley
thouhht go much OF that bcnst / emit
bear Tor nOthiu. tor happen 10 'inN
"Sa-ay2 What Am y,od f,- 49,
John broke in with deeply injured
air then with q long whistle. ''Vbe,v
M m j say Dick that foot got herr
mle hend of you an gtubbcd mn
aEniusi the mcctin' house. Thought
heard sorter. earthquake JOS fore We
THAT wern't Dicks foot; TINT WINS
10 CRITTERS bones q Wttln'," Stephpn
.llu With tnge of muice. "NO won
ger, Sister Cawley don't trust We vi,6
Sac.' Nobody wouldn't AFTER seeln' of
John laughed easily. 80. r'wny. ole
stephen, he said, unbhnr h6rscHv
t9at lowered ncur, "Ne know what no
higger sony says
Stcpbog' stcphcnl Stephcnl
-, The gals won't blieve i'm
mat WIS made up Jest ter ht you.' m 90
Ter my Oan.o Peaches, nary critter linn
walks ON 70 huf's don't git NO mo- co'n
~ nay, but whut else Kim We expectY
re has ter carry TO thousand, seb,,n
nuhufed an nineteen pounds D. love fer
me widdcr thar every day and sunday
zoe an has been dom of Il ever since
~ Nhflanust No wonder he's wore
inost TO tl4Fgel don't - how
stand ~ much less ms horse"
Dear me alive. i never dreamed Va
WIS 30 poorly bad on MS that abont M
@Fa tawlcy said, laughing heartnv
hnt ! must 10 70 the meetin house,
uied Ter get yer tor love feast"
" you fetched chat along with va
s w sotf ! like" John the irreyerent said
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