The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-26
JIM FOUND HIS WATCH.
UncIe Billy Ray Tell. How and Thinks Il
Mas Pretty Close 70 Miracles.

was Pretty Close TO Miracles.
BARLEY Rus. Pa, Aug. Gothic very first
time | ever saw Uncle Billy Ray, landlord Of the
Barley Pun tavern, and before I was out of the
wagon at the door Of his hostelry. he took his
pipe out Of his mouth and said:
Jim Morse has found his watch"
had not been aware that Mr.. Morse had lost
his watch, hut ] was glad TO hear that he had
found II. l sat down on the tavern bench.
Them Allegheny piekerl is terrible savage"
said Uncle Billy. AN big, too, an allus
hungry. biggest an hungriest plcker'l that
ever crowd. But l never s'pected 'em of helm
robbers. They be. though. They stole Jim
Morsc's watch. Leastways one Of 'em did. Held
him up as regular as could be. too; an took it
right often him, chain an all! But Jim's found
it. ! never s'pccted he would, though. ! s'pect
you're goin' to try the Allegheny pickerlY"
That's what l came over here for" ! replied,
Well" said Uncle Billy, shaking his head.
I. you want to look ont. They'm actin bad tist
now. Ne better leave your watch to home, IL
you've got one. 'Tain't likely that you'n be as
lucky about gittin' it back ag'in rs jim Morse
was. When Jim come in here an told me his
watch had been stole | felt terrible sorry for
him. cause he'd ben savin' up for a considerable
time to git 1t, an 'twa'n't likely that he'd ever
git another one. But when he told me who
mud stole il ! list billed over, fer twas only the
week afure that tie only pig that Jim he'd. was
sIolt nv ~ AT, IN u IHNk hlOlt DlHc Ol his
chickens. an now when il come to picker'l
raisin' UP an stealln' his watch. 1t was more'n |
could stand.
80 Ding it, saysI. 1T hain't safe to be In this
bailiwick no MORE says |.
COURSE i haint, says Jim. an he looked so
durn down that | give him two good %snifters an
half u pint TO take home with him.
Jim want out arter, picker'l ,nuther. He
Rock is where It happened, Jim was standin'
JIst above his knees in the water, playin' IA bass
ngin MS stomach that knocked the wind out of
him an doubled him up most like a Jarkknife.
Now s'spose you'd a ben winded an doubled up
10y u PUNK in your stomach like that,
an when YOU looked down an see that
i o,y was I" Tremendous pSG %s BIZ RP sd Tr.b 5hsi
Your watch chain. an was Iuggin' an yankin' at
like mad, wouldn't you a ben su'prisedt
surprised when Iic see that setch was just what
WIS hsPpenin,, - him, an fore he got all his
E E.d' s SnIs in" Tue cow" Watch Sir"' S SusS" q, u.iimlh'ss P pocteti
yanked tlse chain loos' an, wasdivin' back inter
pickerl was mean enough 10 stop when u was
"sagSyaiIn,ss Kind: burned il It don't make
T" Bu, Yesterday Jim come in here Jest a yoopin'
an, ycllin' | thought for cure that the losin'
",liw, saws | thinkin, yet that he was crazy.
II. I'll buy YOU another watch myself SAYS l.
Buy me another IN ? says jim. What do
chall the picker stole,
Jim says I MIRACLES
"'lurty nigh too IL says he. an lie told me
Jim.s cousin Bob Boyden lives three miles
below Eagle ltOrk, IL was two wecks ago to-day
that Jim Was robbed by the uwdaCiOus pickcTl.
BOB, B9yden's the unconmnnest best pick
trl ketCheT nn the river, cause lac haint afeerd.
~ en-. When a teller hooks one a. these Ale
sheny. pickeTl an lauls IN an gifts a sight OF It
a Conin, IL he don't cut his line an let the
plCkerl 10. that's a Teller that hain't aieeTd 10
tackle hls weight in Wildcats, bob hoy den's jlst
one q them kind q chaps, an he'll go right out
all alone and tackle them plCkrrl any time.
Well, sir, day afnre Yesterday Bob thought he'd
gp out an hey some fun with plckeTl, an he
fer Jim Morse Ihat hr did,
" Bob hadn't trolled long afore he got a strike
" ESlsGalzar's Ghost" says Bob. There
hain't no precedent Ter srlch a strike as that"
sa{ Ge, There's 4 nsh On the end % this line,
.An'therc uas. You lat. 'Tain't worth while
fer me tot,il on huw Bob had IA fight, AN tus-
vrI ashore, bat le landed IN. There Vas two
81 'riu. bAt on, one ol en- had PODS nook "a
amt. 'cnLsc II Wa fast 10 the hooked yicEerl
by , watch cham. Bob said this was the most
ciaiu was fast IN on" pICkerrs teeth, wedRed
there tiEht,r,n WAX, an i9iheT end was some,rs
ia Tufher pIckcrlS inlardS. Bob felt a. II he
ought 10 'Ncstigatc, an ne ripped IOtheT pickerl
oprn: an he found a watch last la its Rullet.
p@.le he had took. Int purity ,oon he stopped an
luTned pale lie Tec"'nil'd The watch an chain
a. jim Morse =. NhNs ne nam I hrEru a. jim
maxim his watch stole. - there van only one
thiHs Ter him 10 think bad happened.
These piCkcrl mas waylaid Jim an gobbled
him:, AYE Bob. an all That's left IS this here
watch an ChRiu,"
" Bob didn't los no time. | can tell Sc, g.ttin'
up 10 Eagle RHk % carry the uTful neWb t.
Jim'- fulkS. Well hut, % course you know
what the up,hot must a hen. an the lively time
there was over Ia Jim's. The one picker1 lad
Stale the watch from Jim. an tuther piCkeFl
had tried 10 steal Il from the first pickeFL. AN
that's the way they both got In q scrape. but ID
wAs edgin' purity Guss On 70 miracles. the way
jim found his watch, Sasut lf'