The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-12

manned silent so long that began to
think that wasn't going to hear the
end of his story, but by and by he
started in again.
eyes, sir, she scrunched down on
him hard, Aunt Hulda did. She
scrunched down so fur arter awhile
that Uncle Abel says he got his eyes
on the shinin' shore, an was hopin'
that Aunt Hubby would give him an
other twist SOS he could get his feet
on it; but she want through with him
yit, an didn't let him pass over. There's
where Aunt Hubby made her mistake.
She ought to scrunched Uncle Abel all
the way over, an then she could took
out that black bombazine ag'in an
hooked it On fer her fourth, an ben
a-lookin' out fer her fifth now. But
she didn't do it, an there's where she
made her mistake. -
This here last lively movin' of
Aunt Huldy's must a kind O. sot Uncle
Abel to thinkin'. Joe Bevan, up yonder
apiece, had an OF churnin' ram that
somehow or other was dead sot agin
women folks, an none on 'em cared
TO go nigh him, cause he'd pitch at 'em,
an Joe KEEP the ugly OF chap tied up.
But the ram was mild enough to men
folks. T'other day Aunt Hubby says
that it beat all how it was that she
couldn't have piece O. rope to make a
pull-to for the gate, and that if she
hada man with pinch O. salt that she'd
had the rope long fore that. This
was the fust that Uncle Abel knowed
that Aunt Hubby wanted piece O.
rope. an that very day he was go1n'
by Joe Bevan's place, an he see a
piece O. rope at the side O. the road.
He picked it up and went home with
it. Wrappin' it round post, he went
in the house.
"'''Huldy," says he, 1--WE brung
home piece O. rope
"'"You have, hay?' Aunt Hubby
snapped out. Its good thing, an
it'll come in handy fer you to hang
yourself with"
So Aunt Hubby goes to see the rope
'''Ding your pictur!" she hollers
back to Uncle Abel. An you've got
that rantankerous ram O. Joe Bevans
tied to the end of it, tool"
why, so he isl" says Uncle Abel
"'Aunt Hubby grabbed the ak anc
moved on the ram. The ram seen Aunt
Hubby comm, an went to meet her
He met her so suddint that she curleo
up like ship-knee, kicked a little, an
never got up from where she landed
Uncle Abel says that Aunt Hubby passed
away a good deal peacefuller than be
thought it was in her natur' to, an
he's a lone, lorn widderer, an has the
bombazine dress to sell. I wish he'd g
staid here awhile. Then I'd a had some
one to jine me in a scrunch. If yor
don't keer to jine, you mowt leave one
for Uncle Afoel'
II paid for 'scrunch' for Uncle Abe
to enjoy when he came in, and drove or
my way, and who should I meet bu1
Uncle Abel again.
"'Hullo!' he shouted, and | stopped
"sHe told ye bout me an Aun'
Huldy, an the rantankerous ram, o
course? said Uncle Abel, grinning.
YES I said.
"'He's been licked like tarnatio1
three times in less'n year fer tellin
that said Uncle Abel, but seems Hk,
he can't help it. He didn't mean NJ
harm by it. He'll tell it to you ag'in i
you come along this way tomorrow.
want never married in my life, an
there amt NO Aunt Hubby nor no ram
| nor never was!'
Il couldn't help but grin with Uncl
Abel, and said:
"'Well, I paid for rum and tans,
up there for you, anyhow
"'Course you did, said Uncle Abel
That's part of it. hain't took a drin]
in more'n 40 year! Think you'll go bacI
an lick him? He'll sort O. 'spect it,
But said I'd let it go, and drove on
leaving Uncle Abel in the road grin
ming after me.''-N. Y. Sun.