The Irish standard., 1896-02-29

IN to stsR cyars
( nt THE sse eHidl tt q he x5lkined. ~
been sort 8 ttigurin' on gettin sq'l;. tl
with inst dern crowd up on The
mounting fore VEAL done LET Tennes-
see for good, AM r'tain 3 s'gvifae be
healthy more ~ we all TO be seen
round here Afterwards. Come to think
81 1t, though, tlleJJ. ain tt1o use maxim
YOU rids over the ,noun tins, il the
night; We can go jest rs well the mex
!. day an wait for ,ye-all at McN airviile )"
Il. 'sWhat on top o the yeths does y-all
want to, start from McSairYille for?:''
She asked, in surprise. " ~ :
!'Caa1se the tyars' done leave thar
bout three o'clock in the r1o min, an
wesa1l can get th'oo we're an make hit
'crost the mounting fore that time. ~
v can We was 'lowin' to do that to-nor-
rer night?" .. g,,:s.. s4-a: Is. .s,s..
..No; that, d be too soon for what
.we,s a-Ggurin' on; to1morrer's Thurs
day We can take the mar am ride over
friday, am we-ah II iine We Friday
j hight. How'll that thar dog '.' =
5:Oh, Ireckon can go one times we'll
as another. What did vail do with
the city Teller las night?'
Bud chuckled. Scared him plum to
death. an, drapped him in the hole in
'possun I1ollcr." So 80
Didn't tote him up nothin' to eat,
did YEP" = p e@i
'sNo., Lowed to let him go hongry
for spell. SO t hecould sort o'see what
hit was like. "'f+-'i.' 's
What y'-a7l gwine do with him."
asked Jed, speaking for the irst time.
"Reckon we'll turn him loose after
he's done scared up enough to rnin' his
own business" responded JEFF. leisure
~ filing his pipe with the crushed leaf
OF tobacco, IS 'rain't gwine hurt him
none to stay thar a day or SOL" ''
julie went to the cupboard in the COR
ner. and a few minutes later left. the
room. Jed broke the silence which fol-
lowed her departure. II done heard
that Tom ludlow d put a gang to work
in in the McNabb ag'in to-day he
said. .e 3, -
81 know hits replied Jeff. Veal
II give 'em q S prise party 'bout.to-mor-
rer night, 7 reckon they'll keep gyard
up thar, but that amt 'gwine do no
good | -.
Bud shock his head. "No, they-all
don't know nethin' about the erevice.
Wonder il the city teller can hear 'em
a-wcrkin % -, 7'.''.
II reckon So" replied JEFF. . '"Mos'
likely he's been a-hollerin' the. top q
his haid of all day, a-tryin' to make
out TO raise somebody. [ Believe he
was bout the worst scared-up Teller
I ever did see" 50
Bud laug glued. "He shore was. He
tren1 led Jest like q gal when I was
1yin' his arms
JEFF tilted his chair against the wal
and smoked 1neditatively until his pipe
went out. "D'ye know, Euddy, cayn't
get shet O the idee that I've done see
that thar feller afore''--he knocked
the ashes out Of the pipe and dropped
it into his pociset---''au' l jest cayn't
ric'lict whar-By Hick'ry! l. do ric'-
Hct. now'' The speaker brought his
chair down with {, crash, and the others
looked up with asst ishnlent at his sud-
Den exclamation.
'SWhar was hit, Jeff ." asked Bud.
Hit was down at Waco; that's whar
hit was"--he got up and paced the floor
evcired!y-"that's Jest whar hit was. l
done told YOU all bout hat thar ructicn
in ting eNrrcss Office, when that plum
fool messenger loved to stan we-all
off with a gun; thar WASH no time for
to talk. an Jest AS / fred ] done saw a
man comm in at the back do He
paused and then added, impressively:
Boys. hit was that thar city chap, an
he's down yere to get me"
= Al awed silence fell upon the group
in the kitchen after JET made this an
no71ncement. Bud put his gun together
and. loaded ,it+caref,1ly. sitting Quietly
afte1ward with the weapon across his
knees; and Jed came out OF his dark
corner to feel mechanically on the high
mantel shelf for his pipe. The night
had closed in with storm signals flying
in the western sky, and the rising wind
began to sigh. dismally, through the
trees, sending occasional puffs eddYing
down the: chimney to scatter little
clouds of light ashes from the expiring
.r1lbers or the hearth. = The measured
sob of the great engine At the furnace
rose and fell on the breeze, mjngling it's
tones with. the hoarser mutterings iof
the approaching storm. At the head
Of the cove there is a. deep cleft in. the
perpendicular wall of rock known to
the dwellers in Harmony Valley as
THE; Chimney. With, the breath of
the tempest, the assure; becomesth d.
apason Of natures great organ. and al
ready it's deep reedy voice could be
heard, filling the cove witha sound like
the rushing Of the"waves on a sandy
beach, or J. Hike the aforementioned
roar. Of a mighty cataract, from his
watch tower in the blasted oak behind
the barn, a great owl added his mourn
full cali to the weird noises ofthe night,
while. all the shriller and cheerfn1ler
voices of nature were hushed and silent
in the presence of the storm-king. .JeR
Bvnum continiled his monotonous walk
up and down The. narrow limits of the |
kitchen, stopping at each turn to peer
ont of: the windows int. into the thickening
gloom. ..[.z.s.s.,.~ u. ,..:,,>,.5ls ~,
: Bud was the first to, speak. ."'Wbat-all |
does, .ye low to do bout hit, JEFF y he !
inquired. -;.slr.a !;
The elder brother dropped into q |
chair and thrust his handsideepintob his |
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