St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-15

oas winter. but the eyelopsedy didast
help out ut Ill. cause al it said wus:
"Hoopin' Cough = SEQ Whoopin'
Cough"-and. nv course. there want
NO Whoopin' Cough to zee, bein' - how
the w hadn't come yeti
Oncet when Hiram wanted to dreen
the homo pasture, he went to the CYCLIC
peedy to find out about II, but al he
diskivered wuz: "DEain-See Tx"
This wuz in 1859. and the cyclopeedy
had only got down to g.
The cow wux sick with lung fever
one spell. and Leander laid her dyin'
to that cussid cyclopeedy. cause when
he went to readin' bout cows It told
him to ''See Zoology"
But what's the use nv harrowin' up
ones feelin's tallin' md thinkin' about
these things7 Leander got 20 after
awhile that the cyclopeeay didn't wor-
~ him ut all; he grew to look at 1t es
one NV the crosses that human critters
has to bear without complainin'
through this vale NV tears. The only
thing that bothered him wuz the fear
that mebbe he wouldn't live to zee the
last volume tell the truth, this
kind Nv got to be his hobby. and I've
heern him talk bout It many time
settin' round the stove 1t the tavern
nd squirtin' tobacco juice at the saw
dust box. His wife, Hattie. passed
away with the yaller janders the win
ter w came, and all that seemed to rec
oncile Leander to survivin' her wux
the prospect Nv seein' the last volyume
NV that cyclopeedy. Lemuel Higgins.
the book agent. had gone to his ever
lastin' punishment; but his SON. Hiram.
had succeeded to his fathers business
nd continued to visit the folks his old
man had roped In. BY this time Le-
ander's children had growed up; all on
'em wuz marr'd. and there wuz numeris
grandchildren to amuse the Oh gem
tleman. But Leander wuzn't to be
satisfied with the common things Nv
airth; he didn't seem to take NO pleas
ure In his grandchildren like most meA
do: his mind wux alters sot on some.
thin else-for hours md hours, yea
all day long, he'd set out on the front
stoop lookin' wistfully up the road for
that book agent to come along with :
cyclopeedy. He didn't want to die till
he'd got oil the cyclopeedies his con.
tract called for; he wanted to have
everything Strengthened out before he
passed away.
When-oh, how well recollect IT.
When Y come along he wuz 70 overcome
that he fell over in At Nv paralysis. md
the old gentleman never got over 1t.
For the next three years he drooped nd
pinned, and seemed like he couldn't hold
out much longer. Finally he had 70
take to his bed-he was % old md feeble
but he made 'em move the bed ur
against the winder 20 he could watch
for that last volyume Of the cyclopeedy.
The end come one balmy day in the
spring NV 81. His life wuz . ebbin'
powerful fast; the minister wuz there,
md me, md Dock Wilson. md Jedge
Baker, nd most Nv the family. Lovin
hands smoothed the wrinkled forehead
md breshed back the long. scant. white
hair, but the eyes Of the dyin' man wuz
rot upon that piece NV road down which
the cyclopeedy man allus come.
All to oncet bright md joyful look
come into them eyes, md Of Leande'
rix up In bed md SEE: cts GOMEZ"
"What isMit father?" asked hi
daughter Sarey. sobbin' like.
"Hush," ser the minister, solemnlyi
''he sees the shinin' gates Nv the Nos
Jerusalum."
"No, no." cried the aged man; ut Il
the cyclopeedy-the letter Tits com
int"
And, sure enough, the door opened
| and in walked Higgins. He totteret
| rather than walked, fr he had growet
old md feeble in his wicked perfession.
Here's the Zcyclopeedy. Mr.. Hobart
says Higgins.
Leander clutched It; he Rugged IL h
his pantin' bosom; then stealin' ON
male hand under the piller he drew ou
a faded bank note md gave It to big
gins.
II thank thee for this boon," rec Le
ander, rollin' his eyes up devoutly
then he gave . deep sigh.
Hold on" cried Higgins, excitedly
you've made . mistake-it isn't thu
last"
But Leander didn't hear him-hii
soul had fed from its mortal teDemen
md he'd SCARED rejoicin' to realms ~
everlastin' bliss.
HE il no MORE" sez Dock Wilson
methaporically.
Then who are his heirs 2" asked tina
mean critter Higgins.
I'VE be-" sez the family.
do you conformity and severely %
knowledge and assume the obligation
Of deceased to me? he asked 'em.
"What obligation?" asked Peaslsl
Hobart, stern like.
Deceased died OWN me r. cyclic
pedy!" SEE Higgins.
that's lie!" sez Peasley. I'VE al
seen him pay You for the Il"
"But there's another one to come,
SEE Higgins.
"Another?" they all asked.
ayes, the index!" sez he.
So there wuz, and I'll be eternall!
burned il he amt a'suin' the estate IL
the probate court now IF the price "
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