, 1896-04-03
THE VACATION OF aausrApHA.

ssAf0& 18lU. 1M AsoA WIN "NSN
work; thought. are and worry have
worn me out: l need repose, fc- the
hand of exhaustion Is upon me. and
death even now heth at the door"
And he cslled his physician. who fell
his pulse and hooked upon his tongue,
and said:
1.-TWO dolarsr flor this was the oath
by which all physicians swore). "Of
q verify thou must have rest. Flee I'M
to the valley of quiet and close thine
eyes in dreamful rest; hold back thy
brain from thought and thy hand from
labor, or you will be a candidate for
the asylum in three weeks"
And he heard him. and went out and
put the business in the hands of the
clerk, and went away to rest in the val
ley Of quiet. And he went to his Uncle
Ben's, wwhom he had no seen for 10!
these IA years.
But when he reached his Uncle
Ben's they received him with great Joy.
and placed before him q supper of
homely viands, well cooked, and piled
up his plate like the wreck of a box
car; and when he could not eat 1t all,
they laughed him TO scorn.
And after supper they sat up with
him, and talked with him about rela-
tives whereof he had never, in all his
life. 80 much as heard. And he an
swered their questions at random, and
lied unto them. protesting to know
Uncle Ezra and Aunt Bethesda. and
nee he said he had a letter from Uncle
George hast week.
Now they all knew that Uncle George
was shot in a neighbor's sh~eep-pen,
three years ago. but Mustapha wist not
that 1t was 80. and he was sleepy. and
only talked to ill up the time. And
then they talked politics to him. and he
hated politics. So about l O'Clock in
the morning they sent him to bed.
Now. the spare room wherein he
slept was right under the roof: and
there were earl and bundles of ears Of
seed-corn hung from the ~rafters. aad
he bunged his eyes with the same. and
he hooked his chin in festoons of dried
apples. and shook dried herbs and
seeds down his back as he walked
along. for 1t was dark. And when he
sat up in bed in the night, he ran a
scythe into his ear.
And 1t was 80 that the four boys
slept with him. for the bed was wide.
And they were restless, and slumber-
ing crosswise and kicked. so that Mus
tapha dope not a wink that night,
neither closed his eyes.
And about the fourth hour after mid.
night. his Uncle Ben smote him on the.
back. and spake unto him, saying:
Awake. artse. rustic out OF this and
wash your face. for the liver and bacon
10 fried. and the breakfast waiteth. You
will ind the we'll down x the other
end Of the cow-lot. Take a towel with
you"
When they had eaten. his Uncle Ben
spake unto him saying: Come, let US
stroll around the farm"
And they walked about eleven miles.
And his Uncle Bon sat him upon a
wagon and taught him how to load
hay. Then they drove into the barn,
and he taught him how to unload It.
Then they girded up their loins and
walked four miles, even into the forest,
and his Uncle Ben taught him how to
chop wood. And they walked back to
supper. And the morning and the even
ing were the frsk day. and Mustapha
wished that he were dead.
And. after supper, his Uncle Ben
spake once more. and said: Come,
let US have some fun" And 30 they
hooked up . team and drove nine miles
down to Belche's Branch. where there
was . hop. And they danced until the
second hour in the morning.
When the day was coms-which
WASN'T. long. for already the night was
far spent-his Uncle Ben took him OUT
and taught him how to make rail fence,
And that night there was . wedding.
and they danced. and made merry, and
drank. and ate; and when they went TO
bed 1t ) O'Clock. Mustapaa prayed that
death might come to him before break
fast time.
But brsakfAst had an early start, and
got there Arst. And that night Unels
Ben took him down to the creek and