Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-07

gate" he called again, cor go round by
the pike: that amt no public road
He's done shut it, said the small boy
peerng down toward the meadow
Can you make him out, honey?" asked
old Davy. Zone O the cap'ns men, weren't
he?"
No" said the small boy, truthfully;
wasn't nobody but niger boy"
L thought you was gunno raise the roof
off the house. the way you hollered," re-
marked Mrs. king,Eeyeniy: IF Dove can
could let the bit a. meader go; besides.
&c folk ks is n feared to ss through on account
The Durm ain't sunno hurt nobody"
in him than in eats, If they set down on
the Durm at the nfeetin' I'll have my say
about Doves dogs"
The old man was; sitting in the doorway
row, the small boy close beside him. Little
Davys head was resting on his grandpap's
knee. his ohina-blue eyes were closed, his
breath was coming softly and evenly. Old
Davy looked down at the little face. and
then his gaze wandered toward the wheat
fields, following so rapidly, took in the
sweep of corn. saw the turkeys hunting
worms in the lane. Wal" he said, speak
ing to himself. 'leavin' the capn out, they
amt bad set O. folks. Eff they'd ben sat
isfied with the fust arrangement, and
takin nothin' but the strip O. woods from
Dove, they could a had the bit O. meader
But l amt gunno give a piece O. road
that's as necessary the whole big bit,
and have it said that Dove give the people
the road"
He's mighty little and peaked; is that
what you're thinkin' of, father?"
Mrs. Kings calm voice somehow seemed
to startle the old man. NO." he cried,
roughly: Il amt thiLkin' O. nothin' O. the
kind. He's big enough fer five year old"
Johnny were bigger" said Mrs King
HE had stouter limbs. and weren't so
.puny in the body. Davy most skeers me
v hen he's undressed Johnny We're bigger
in every way"
WAL you didn't raise him." said the old
man, bluntly. "This'n is big enough fer
me, and mighty spunky little Teller. Bless
you, no: he amt Altered O. nothin'. He
took the stick to Doves dog. If that dog
had a bit him" The old mans face
took on it's expression of hate and rage.
Laws, it didn't bite him." cried Mrs.
King. John Peter says he b'lieves the dog
was laughin'. You never was so down On
anybody as you air on DoYe. If he has got
round fixed thataway."
NO" said old King. land he amt the
only man around has got some say about
a public road fer the church-goers Eff YOU
think this here little Teller amt strong,
hadn't you better put him on the lounge
yander, away from the draft? John Peter
says as he puts him in mind O. Benjamin.
Stone: he says Stone were the lit :lest
peakedest Teller he ever seen. You wouldn't
know it now; weighs two hundred and fifty
pounds. and is a-gunno git to Congress"
MIS- KING gathered the little boy into her
arms the old man helping her tenderly.
He's mighty light weight" she said,
anNiously; "mebbe as Benjamin Stone were
thisaways: l dunno; l think eff 1 was you,
and wanted to raise the boy, I'd let EN-
have the bit o. mcader."
The old man closed his lips tightly for an
instant; then he spoke gravely. you've
got a lot O. foolish notions in yer head,
mother" he said. Il humored you moren
once but 1t didn't do good. 1 let Jim
Coombes have them seed taters, when I
knowed he weren't gunno pay fer EN-, and
l got that there niger off without a trial.
But you didn't raise Johnny"
He weren't so little and peaked as
ths'n,' said Mrs. King, unreasonable
oval, mother. 1 amt gunno do no man.
ner O. foolish things :skeerin myself about
the boy" said the old man impatiently.
1.-THE Lords give 4aim to US, whether to
keep or not l can't ,saE; but know fer one
thing that Sam D6yeaain't gunno pint no
fun at RE about the 'meader road on ac-
count O. a little Teller like that. No, they
amt gunno git the~bit o. meader thataway
through little Davy. 1Iebbe after awhile
as they put in q gopd flynn machine to
carry 'em over andstha capn can give the
whole O. the road sure enough and run the
flynn machine intozthes bargain"
the meader?"
To this question Old Davy answered test
lily: The Durm's got as good right to
the meader as you and have to the house.