The Baptist headlight. (Topeka, Kan.) 1893-1894, 1894-04-11

Iha's them that hain't GOT =,
nogs TO Kill, says Jane. 90 "
Jane, says |, stick to the mint
Couldn't be hog killin'er dav thar
this IN. says L. '"-
'Stumped her.
DaVld, SAYS She "a hog-killin,e,
gay than this 1 never see. saws Che
Moon is right fer hog KILN;
TOO, says I. Pork WON'T shrink II
the bar'l when it's killed this time
q the moon. saws |.
YES said Jane, but here's hair
cuCtin'' So, 5 she. 'S'pose tha's folks
UnaG wants their hair cut, saws She.
Caht get it cut this time o. the
lnooh' says she. Hard grow faster
an stunborner than pig weed cut
ClllS Time q the moon. David. saws
she Mean to say ez Providence is
smlllln' On the hog killers an frown.
says she.
Jane says / stick to the Mint,
MOONS right fer hog-killin', amt ito,
says !. ~
Stun ed her.
"Dayid, said she, it is.
Look at this bar'lu saws
couldn't hey rroEerer barl to pack
hls pork IN than that bar'l he got O.
me, could he?' says |.
MOWt had twenty-five shilrn
tor that bar'l, says she.
Jane says /, 'sTick to the pint
Couldn't hev prOperer barl to rack
ms pork in than that bar'l he got o.
me, could hep says L
"Stumped her.
I" David, said she. he couldn't.
Settled, says l. Settled that
Providence don't seem to be holdin'
no grudge ag'in Josh Emberly.'
says /
Spoke leetle too student. Sot
up fer a prophet leetle ahead o nv
time. Hadn't more'n eat my break
fast La comes Josh Emberly
LoOkin' fustery, too.
'Mornin', joshua said I.
|" David, said he, they've hooked
my bar'l!' says he.
Josh Emberlyn says Not
thar indentical bar'l?' says |.
Similar an the same SAYS he.
Josh Emberly" says |. .Who?'
III 'Dunno!' says he. They've
hooked it. Rolled it outen my door
yard. Can't find hide nor hair of il.
David, said he, can't hog kill to-
layn says he.
(" Joshua, says Jane, don wall
'ays she. Member that if yer can't
log Kill to-day tha's heap more that
amt hair cut, says she.
Jane, says |, stick to the pi'ntr
ays |. Bari gone, hain't it?' saws |.
'Stumped her
".'David, says she, it looks that
vay.'
Want no doubtin' it. Josh EN-
'erly's bari he'd been hooked. Hunt
d high an hunted low fer it. No
sc. Couldn't strike its trail. Josh
ried to skeer up another barl.
Want one in the deestric'. Turned
an sold his pork. Foolish. Toll
in 50. Orter he'll onterit Ulster
ay Josh were over in Barley Run
FOODS Three miled from home. Seen
nmpln' down in the bottom O. the
oller. Went down to see what 1t
7ere.
Jupiter Graylegs!" says Josh.
Wy pork bar'l' says he.
Put his foot on the bar'l. Sum-
in scrambled an grumbIed inside of
. Then sumpin' tumbled an ium-
ed outside of it. bar. Tremen us
x bar. seen Josh an dug fer the
urels. Bar had stole Josh's bar'L
oiled it three miled through the
GODS an made winterin' place
Item it, Singular an queer that
etsey amt never toll We bout that
Ir'l.n
i told the landlord that | didn't
low any Betsey. He took his D pc
Il Of his mouth and stared at me.
last he exclaimed:
"Ain't you him?"
''Ain't 1 who?" 1 asked.
"Feller from the county seat
ointer marry John Emberly's dar-
I Betsey" said he. :
| was compelled to say / was not Z
E fortunate gentleman from the l.
unity seat The landlord got up
d gave the fire poke. n
"Stumps me-" SAID he ''Git out
ng"
And the kick he gave Ring this
ne was such an astonisher that the
hound got up and never stopped q
+ he reached the other side of
) room. New York Sunday Sun.