The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-28

A@AA 30" soy WIG WIN
"Unclc Listy Flint. between me aud
you, there's the slyest human or you
any one OF as ever laid eyes on, and
he's the meanest. A man that'll SLAM
der young female like Wiley Amer
son slandercd Hannah. and cut her and
her husband and her child out OF what
he knows they're entitled 90. aud then
90 and offer TO give 20 her what III
ready belongs To her by Godamighty's
good rights II she'll marry him and
not give IL on no other terms as--well,
he's too mean, 10 my opinion, to say
how mean such man Is.
"Oh. come, come. Gustus. Don't be
too hard on poor widder-er OF feller
that have jcs' drapped head and ears
In love where he ean'tget the purchase
10 even kick hissclf out. They amt,
betwixt you and me. they amt mare
doubt ON my mind no more'n you but
what Vile ANDERSON would keep every
dollar o. that prop'ty cxccptin' that he's
got stuck rs he have with Hannah,
which IL piece o. good luck ] wern't
a-expcctin' nor / wern't a-loolSin' ont
for And IL do look like a Judgement
on Vile that she have captuated him
as she have, and put him where he can
be made spill some of his meanness.
You're bachelor. Gustus, and, consc-
qucnt, You amt in conditions 20 under
stand how Teller can git aggravated
in his mind by such IA female as llar-
nah, that To my opinion, old man IL |
be, she turn all of 'cm down; but you
may pend on Vile n-meanin' what he
say. or he wouldn't darsn't be projecls-
in with Squire Watson in that kind o
style--ahl hool This is monst'ous
good toddy. You may add thimble
or two moro o. sperrits, and empty I'm
a trifle more OF sugar and water. |
won't call IL two drinks. il a-bein' my
rule, as you know, not To 60 over two
when come 10 town, and one OF em
taken when como i'm first. But it's
dilicate business I've got on hand now,
n promisin' Squire Watson I'd drap IN
at Missis Elbows as went on back
and see how the land lay, and on sech
aIrant "A man got TO keep hisself
reasonable hot, well as cool. named
the thing to you for you TO think on
II and let me know what You think of
il in n business way, Gustus-in bust
ness way"
~ never-that is, don't often-give
my advice, Uncle Lishy, without it's
asked, and by them that's concerned.
lIannahll decide for herself, possible
with you TO help her | suppose you1l
say take the offer"
II shall say TO Hannah, Gustus,
shall simple give il rs my opinion 20
her, that il il was me, and couldn't
git what ! think ought 20 have, and
couldn't git in no other way, and spe-
cial 60 the tune O that pile o. prop'ty,
ruther think | should take the inn
cumberncc and run the rcsl. For as
for the brcakin' o pcarce Amcrson's
will, why, Squire Watson jes' laugh at
the idce, Gustus Rachels. And indeed
why, my dear friend, that ever sence
you was n boy I've thought n heap OF,
people must consider, and II they
don't, the jcdge on the bench1 tell
EN-, that mans will Is his'n, and
arftcr he's dead and gone it's the
onliest prop'ty he's got, and it won't
do to tromplc on It,"
"Wcll. sir. IL was in Hannah's place,
I'd see Vile ANDERSON dead and gone
to the place he's bound for, before I'd
take such u offer. And, Uncle Lishy,
in my opinion they isn't twelve men in
this county that when they hear
that isn't here nor there.
yet awhile. He Offering TO buy his
brothers widow, and pay her off with
what he knows belongs TO her. I've
got no more to say about il, Uncle
Lishy, and you see I'm wanted TO help
my clerk"
That's so. Well. good-by, Gustus."
"Good-by, Uncle Lishy."
After he had gone. customer said:
Gus, what have YOU and old man Flint
got on hand, that you talked so long
and serious?n
"Oh, little something he had on his
mind he wanted 20 tell me. ! had TO
break off from him"
"a body has that TO do, when he's
got teddy inside and body's got
else TO do besides listening
10 him crate But he's first-ratc old !
man"