The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-13

told him I wouldn't quarrel, but though
his price was too high, even il 1t was
Jersey cali. had to pay it, for he said
he'd 90 t5law ii didn't,
Jimmy, allowed he didn't kill the
calf, but the evidence vas against him,
The younaster got even with Edmunas,
but didn't know it for a good while
alter it hbppened. He and my wife
got to raising chickens and pigeons, so
did Edmgnds and his wife. Well,
Jimmy alYaya had plenty OF spring
chickens aud nick squads to send to
market. 20 You know, the young
scamp stoD EN- from Edmunds. When
EdmundsH cherries were ripe, Jimmy
went over 3nd helped to pick 'em and
no got II sight moro OF the fruit than tho
owner did, ior he'd sneak a kettle full
to the fenG4 every chance he could and
empty 'em in the high grass, and he'd
30 out at night and gather en-. up.
"When We had a lot OF pups | told
Jimmy one day to take EN- down to the
dam and drown 'em. But he didn't.
He got some dye my wife had and he
dyed 'em all liver colored, and n day
a fellow came along in u wagon and
Jimmy asked him il he wanted to buy
some nice, young, high-bfed dogs, Well,
sir, my name isn't Joe ii he didn't take
that chap in to see the pups. He had
seven and he talked 'em up SO that the
fellow took the whole lot for s. 80
apiece. Think OF 1t, SIT 90 for worth
less pups. lie went off a day or two
afterwards and bought a lot OF geese
and went and dyed them red and yeller;
then sent en- on the railroad TO some
dealer in town, who bought 'em for
Russian geese at So a PAIR. He sent
four pair and the man sent the money
back and in a letter told him to get him
as many more at the same price, ii he
could.
Zone day he took a whole lot OF black
dye and painted Il gray mare all over
with il, and then took 1t to NorEistowR
and traded it of for q nice bay horse,
to an undertaken, One night when our
Susan's beau came to see her, Jimmie
got into the front room and hid himself
behind the fireboard in the chimney
place. Before he got into his hiding
place he poured a lot OF light colored
powder over the bare floor; the folks
took the carpet up to clean house.
Well, the young man, Harry Groves,
hadn't been long in the room with SUI
san before the light went out. Jimmie
had filed the lamp up with water and
the bit that tloated on top soon burnt
up.
ut wasn't long before Jimmy lit a
match and set fire to the powder, 1t
was that stuff they use in shows to
make blue lights with. Well, SIR, Harry
told me that the stuff run out on the
floor and formed the shape OF a big
snake with an awful head, 1t fright
cned him and Susan terribly, but not
near as much as what followed. Just as
the stuff was nearly done burning jim
my shot OIL my oldhorsep pistol, slammed
the fire board on the floor and grabbing
up a string OF sleigh bells in one hand
rang them violently, while he blew ont
of an old brass horn: Come to iudg-
ment.' 1t so frightened Susan that she
went into Mysteries. I'd killed him ii
I'd caught him that night.
Jimmy Mcclure was too much for
me and l amt sorry he left, only | wish
he hadn't taken tho money | was keep
ing for him. II he isn't heard from be-
fore long you may put mi down as a
man that don't know nothing"