Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-12-14

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Unaccustomed to such menial toll,
mcknight made such poor progress that
evening found them still far from
home. The pangs Of hunger added tc
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
a couple Of fat pullets, a small pig.
and peck of Early Rose potatoes. dis.
posed about his person in manner 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
fire in the stove"
What stove?" exclaimed my ances-
tor in amazement.
I'm show you," replied Aimless,
"how necessity can create out of ap-
parently the most homogeneous mate
rials satisfactory base burning, self
feeding and self regulating Sunshine
range and heater combined, warranted,
likewise, to save 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 in an upright position. In
few minutes he had attached the arm
pieces, thus constructing a stovepipe,
and filling the contrivance with leaves
and wood in less than quarter Of an
hour he had 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 it 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 manner that
when he had lighted a fire beneath it
served as a gridiron to broil the porker
upon.
Now" said Aimless as he removed
the porker from the gridiron, and plac-
ing it upon my ancestors shield began
to carve it with his sword, lust
spear them poultry and taters outen the
pot, will yer, and Well begin the ban
quet." My ancestor fished out the
chickens and potatoes, and they fell to.
IA couple of perfectos would just fin
ish this about right" said Aimless,
with sigh, as he lay back against a
tree for awhile.
Then he filled the stove with more
frewood and said:
"We'll 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, as
one who meditates putting up job,
but the warrior did not perceive it, as
he was busy pushing the wheelbarrow.
Suddenly Walker broke out:
"Strikes me, my lord, that it were ar
unseemly entrance to your city that
you make. Perchance 'twere wiser
to resume your metallic togs and go il
in some style"
My ancestor assented to this, and with
the pilgrim 8 help entered his armor,
and Walker fastened the combination
lock.
Then the base, ignoble churl rapidly
trundled the supine and hapless knigh
to an obscure street in the lowest ant
most questionable part of my ances
tors town, down near the river, an(
opening his visor gagged him with {
piece of cloth, which he tore off the tai
Of his new coat of arms.
Chuckling with fiendish glee, he ther
proceeded until he came to the junk
shop of William Slathers, atterwart
Earl Slathers, the first of what became
a noble English family, and there ht
sold the arnlor and weapons, my ances
tor included, as old iron at 8 cents I
pound.
He then decamped.
Slathers, in examining his bargain
little later, discovered concealed with
in the person of his liege lord. Betwee1
the shock of finding him thus and re
alizing that he had been bunkoed int
buying 1875 pounds of my ancestor u
old iron, he almost lost his mind. d.-Wal
McDougal in New York World.