The advocate., 1894-04-25

UOuDblnB lOr d uuOul6uLy SlLCk soon rec
ogniZed the traveller, and rushed up to
him with
"Well, l declar'! Cunnel Ove'ton, if
you amt done come back! Wha' you
done been all dis time! Let me tote
YOU sstchel, Cunnel. Gwine to the
'Mercial house?"
81 am delighted to you here, Mr..
Blackburn. cat this ''Mr." Sticks
back got so stiff it would have caused
discomfort had it been Strengthened by
any other means.) "Of all the people
in Golden you are the very person
wished most to see just at present"
"Well, declar'l Am-am dat so,
Cunnel? You does me proud. If dars
anything that Mr.. Slick Blackburn can
do for Cunnel Ove'ton, de Cunnel has
only to command me-"
81 thought that, perhaps, you could
give me some information concerning
Miss COtterell. / have been to the col
lege, and l learned that Miss Cotterell
left there before Christmas on account
of i'll health and that she has not since
returned. DO you know anything
about her at preSent?"
"Deed does, Cunnel! Miss Kate s
done got to be de boss edito' oh great
big noosepapah. Deed she has. She's
done got way up ober all of EN- round
heah. done tole Miss Kate long
while ago she'd be sOmefn big yit If
she knOWed mo- bout desc heah public
fairs; an she's done got dere now fo'
suah. Eben Slick Blackburn can't
teach her muffin now. tell you, dey'll
all heah from Miss Kate when de
women done get de right OBJ sufferings,
an don't you fOrgit itP'
Miss COtterell editing a newspaper?
am delighted to hear of her progress.
Where is she located? In Golden ?"
mo, sab. She done live at Rising
ton, and runs the Risington Ebenin'
NOOs. Went dar in Janywerry."
"HoW is the old gentleman-Mr. Cot
terell-getting alongf"
"Poo'ly, Cunnel, poo'ly. He's done
loss his farm, an de sheriff is gwine
for to frow 'em out'n de house Tues
day. DE ole man got friz up in a
snow drift in FebeWary; den he got
down wild dis heah 'monyer, and now
de laws done got on top of him. He'd
done been frOWed out dis las week, if
it hadn't a been fO' de sheriff's boy
gittin' killed so his daddy had to stay
home to look after de funeral"
81 must 60 out and see Mr.. Cotterell
this very afternoon. Let us hasten to
the hotel"
OATS it, Cunnell Dc Doctah's gwine
out dis afternoon, and he'll be de-
lighted to carry Cunnel OVe'ton."
AT the hotel Slick dropped the satchel
he had carried from the depot, and
hastened to find DIR. Darlington. That
gentleman lost no time in calling on
OVerton, and within an hour the two
men were on their way in DIR. CARING
tons carriage. Slick was driving and
enjoying the proudest pleasure he had
known for years.
At the sight of Overton Mrs. Cot
terrell wept for joy. Sam COtterelps
mind still wandered; but, after awhile,
as OVerton sat by the bedside holding
the old farmers hand, Cotterell sud
denly raised himself upon his elbow,
looked into OVerton's face, then spoke:
Mother, I've been a-dreamin' that
Mr.. OVerton had come to see us and we
didn'thave tOleaVe; and that the critters
had-Well, I'll be blamed if it amt so!
If it amt Mr.. OVerton himself, sure's
blazesp'
"Yes, Mr.. COtterell, l am really
here" said OVerton smiling; land
right glad am to hear you speak. l
assure you the rest of your dream shall
come true if it lies in my power toreal-
ize it. How are you feeling, now, after
your long illness?"
"I'm feelin' right smart better.
Have you seen Kate yet2 She's help
in run republican newspaper now.
But that don't make no difference in