Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-08-08

prosperity which awaited them in the
west. This letter had OPPORTUNITY
reached the cove on the day preceding
the emissary's final visit, and its urg-
ing, together with substantial in
crease in price offered by the ambas-
sador. had procured the reluctant CON
sent of the two obstructionists.
Having thus arrived at the threshold
OF the proposed migration, the details
of it's accomplishment were arranged
in the evening of the same day, when
the family was gathered in the kitchen
of the farmhouse. jeff and julie did
most of the talking; Jed set back in
the chimney-corner, saying little; and
Bud had taken the stock from his rifle
and was swabbing the barrel in a pan
of water before the wide fireplace.
ID We low we can get ready for TIC
light out by to-morrer night. Jule?"
asked jeff.
"Oh. l reckon So" replied his sister,
with dissatisfied air; "y'all amt
gwine to rest now tell we's done ton
up an gone. But how d. we reckon
VEAL can go in the night? They amt
no cyars a-runnin' then"
jeff rose from his seat on the bed
and broke off leaf from the bunch
o? tobacco hanging over the fireplace.
"We-all didn't low TO take the cyars
ut the settlement" he explained. II
been sort O. figurin' on gettin' squar'
with that dern crowd up on the
mounting fore VEAL done lef' Tennes-
see for good, an faint gwine be
healthy for none O. we-all to be seen
round here afterwards. Come to think
of it, though, they amt no use O maxim
you ride over the mounting in the
night; We can go jest as well the mex
day an wait for VEAL at McNairville.' -
"What ON top O. the yeth does y'-all
want to start from McNairville for?''
she asked, in surprise.
"'Cause the cyars done leave thar
bout three o'clock in the mo'nin', an
we-all can get th'oo yere an make hit
'crost the mounting fore that time"
"An' we was 'lowin' to do that to-mor-
rer night?"
"No; that ID be too soon for what
we's a-figurin' on; to-morrer's Thurs
day-ye can take the mar an ride over
Friday, an we-all IL jine We Friday
night. How'll that thar do?"
ooh, reckon can go one times well
as another. What did y'-all do with
the city Teller las night?"
Bud chuckled. Scared him plum to
death an drapped him in the hole in
'Possum holler."
Didn't tote him up nothin' to eat,
did yep
mo. Lowed to let him go hongry
for spell, SO It he could sort o. see what
hit was like"
what y'all gwine do with him?
asked Jed, speaking for the first time
Reckon we'll turn him loose after
he's done scared up enough to min his
own business" responded jeff, leisure
ly filling his pipe with the crushed leaf
OF tobacco. ""Tain't gwine hurt him
none to stay thar day or So
julie went to the cupboard in the cor
ner, and few minutes later left the
room. Jed broke the silence which fol
lowed her departure. 81 done heard
that Tom Ludlow d put gang to work.
in in the McNabb ag'in to-day" he
said.
II know HIT" replied jeff "We-al
II give 'em a s'prise party bout to-mor
rer night. I reckon they'll keep gyart
up thar, but that amt gwine do IL,
good
Bud shook his head. mo, they-al
don't know nothin' about the crevice
Wonder if the city Teller can hear 'en
a-workin'?'
II reckon So" replied jeff. "Mos
likely he's been a-hollerin' the top O
his haid off all day, a-tryin' to max,
out to raise somebody. / believe h
was bout the worst scared-up felle
/ ever did See"
Bud laughed. "He shore was. II,
trem'led jest like gal when was
tyin' his arms
Jeff tilted his chair against the wal
and smoked meditatively until his pip,
went out. "D'ye know, Buddy, 1 cayn'
| get shet o. the idee that I've done Sc,
that thar teller afore"-he knocked
the ashes out of the pipe and droppe,
it into his pocket-"an' 1 jest cayn'
ric'lict whar-By Hick'ry! I do ric'
lict, now!" The speaker brought hi
chair down with crash, and the other
looked up with establishment at his sud
den exclamation.
''Whar was hit, jeff ?" asked Bud.
"Hit was down at Waco; that's wha
hit was'-he got up and paced the foo
eNcitedly-"that's jest whar hit was.
done told you all bout that thar ructio
in the express Office, when that plur
fool messenger lowed to STAN we-al
off with gun; thar wasn't no time TO
TO talk, an jest as fired l done saw
man comm in at the back do" II
paused and then added, impressively
Boys, hit was that thar city chap, al
he's down yere to get me-"
An awed silence fell upon the grou
in the kitchen after jeff made this al
nouncement. Bud put his gun togethe
and loaded it carefully, sitting quietl
afterward with the weapon across hi
knees; and Jed came out of his dar
corner to feel mechanically on the hig
mantel shelf for his pipe. The nigl
had closed in with storm signals fyin
in the western sky, and the rising win
began to sigh dismally through til
trees, sending occasional puffs eddyin
down the chimney to scatter lit
clouds of light ashes from the expirin