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


Teller five years old to like sech things
Some folks say as it'll he all the same in a
hundred years, anyways"
Wal" remarked old Davy, dryly. Il
reckon even in a hundred years once upon
a time Davy King Will have had the big
gest right a-gon' in the bit O. meader yon-
Ger, hail.
'..Twouldn't hurt to give 'em the road"
said Mrs. King.
They can drive through it; I amt "a
hinderin'; but the gates is got to stand
Sam Dove, he's willin' to give the road
through the whole of his farm. didn't you
say?" inquired Mrs: King.
Yes" replied old Davy. "Sam's ready
to act the big man all round. He lied on
me up to the polls; give it out as 1 was
thinkin' one way and votin' 't'other fer
spite. 1 reckon as I'm thinkin' and actin
one way about the road; I'm thinkn' they
will run no public road through the meader,
and I'm fxin' up the gates; them two
sam Doves a foolish man when he's
angry" said Mrs. King. piacidly, but he
amt the only man thataway. All the
church people wants the road well as Sam
Dove"
That's So said old Davy. contentedly,
they all wants it. How many O. the
church people stuck UP fer me around the
polls? How many of EN- weren't a-clam-
o.in on behind Sam Dove?"
You amt goin to ever give 'em the road,
are you, srandpapa?" cried little Davys
shrili voice.
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Hes a chip O. the old block, sure the
boy is said the cid man proudly. After
my time you amt gunno let EN- have It
pether. air you, honey"
You bet I amt" said little Davy
You'll let 'em pass through fer accom-
mediation, mebbe, but you'll keep the gates
wEar grandpap put en-, Ell, honey?"
Yes, Stree" said little Dayy
Little Davy was so very small that when
he sat up at the table his mouth was hard
~ within sight, but his clear china blue
eyes smiled at his erandpap during the
homely meal, and his little white head bob
bed under the table every now and then in
full appreciation of grandpap's jokes.
y QUIZ bring the boy up in sech a way
remarhed Mrs. King. reprovingly His
mother never give him over to you fer
that"
The neighbors is a God-fearin' lot O.
customers little Davy," said the old man.
solemnly: and they've got a prominent
matter to bring up at the next meetin'.
has old fool named King a right TO pre-
vent a public road from goin' through his
olt o meader? The county amt much
bent on patronizin' sech a road but they're
thinkin' no doubt about kickin' old King
out o the meetin' house: they're wantiu'
a lively time a-Sabbath well as on a Sat
urday night. l got sassed awhile ago when
| was proppin' up one O. the gate posts,
but the Teller were standin at a safe dis
lance on Doves land. Want me to tell
you some'n more, little Davy, bout the
hah? Wal, Sam Dove, that's Cap'n Dove,
he's the biggest man amongst u.s. They
was thinkin' O. cuttin' the new road first
through the old fool Kings little bit O.
swampy meader and then runnin' 1t a quar-
ter O. mile along the Capn Woodses, that
would carry it over to Greenwoods; thar
they was gunno beg a bit O. hay field
runnin' the road close to the fence SOS
Greenwood couldn't make much ado de-
nyin' good honest church-goin people
right O. way; then the new road was fer to
turn into burrows and snake around the
fence row thar till it come to Coombses;
Coombses, he bein' a bigger foorn most
folks, was to be asked right out fer the
middle o his corn field, and thataway the
new public road was to reach the pike
Wal, they come to me fust. Your grand
mammy'll tell you that /, actin the sinner,
roared out no to 'em, that l hadn't forgot
certain lively little rumpus occurrin'
over to the polls last lection. Wal, l said
no, and Cap'n Dove Immediately rises to
the tremendous place he's at present occu-
pyin'. What's to hinder says he, the rev
public road from runnin' right in the wheel
tracks O. the old private road; can move
the barnyard round to t'other side O. the
barn. says he, and git away with the
gates. I'll have a little fencin' to do bout
the pastures says he. but I'll do that fer
accommodation. l can let you out at the
one end without botherin' Greenwood or