Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-12-16


think that l wasn't going to hear the
end of his story, but by and by he
started in again.
Ives, sir, she scrunched down on
him hard, Aunt Hubby did. She
scrunched down so fur arter awhile
that Uncle Abel says he got his eyes
on the shlnin' 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 1t 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 yon-
der apiece, had an OF churnin' ram that
somehow or other was dead sOt agin
women folks, an none of 'em cared
to go nigh him, cause he'd pitch ut
'em, an Joe KEEP the ugly Of chap tied
up. But the ram was mild enough to
men folks. Tother day Aunt Hubby
says that 1t beat all how 1t was that
she couldn't have piece O. rope to
make a pull-tO for the gate, and that If
she'd had the rope long fore that
This was the fust that Uncle Abel
knowed that Aunt Hubby wanted a
piece O rope, an that very day he was
gon' by Joe Bevans place, an he see
a piece o rope at the side O the road.
Ii. picked it up and went home with
1t. Wrappin' it round post he went
in the house.
"Hully," says he, 1--WE brung
home a piece O rope"
"'"You have, hay?" Aunt Hubby
snapped out. ITS a 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 Bevan's
ueu 10 the emu OF IL, tOO!
why, so he is" says Uncle Abel.
"'Aunt Hubby grabbed the ak and
moy ed on the ram. The ram seen Aunt
Hubby comm, an went to meet her.
He met her so suddint that she curled
up like a ship-knee, kicked little an
never got up from where she landed.
Uncle Abel says that Aunt Hubby pass
ed away good deal peacefuller than
, he thought it was in her natur' to- an
he's lone, lorn widderer, an has the
bombazine dress to sell. l wish he'd
staid here awhile. Then I'd a had
some one to jine me In a scrunch. If
you don't keer to jine, you mowt leave
one for Uncle Abel
Il paid for 'scrunch' for Uncle
Abel to enjoy when he came in, and
drove on my way, and who should
meet but Uncle Abel again.
"'HullO. he shouted, and l stopped.
"'He told We bout me an Aunt
Hubby. an the rantankerous ram, O
course?' said Uncle Abel, grinning
YES said.
Hes been licked like tarnation
three times III leSS'n year fer tellln
that said Uncle Abel but seems like
he can't help 1t. He didn't mean no
harm by it. He'll tell it to you agin If
you come along this way tomorrow.
want never married in my life, an
there amt no Aunt Hubby, nor no ram,
nor never was"
II couldn't help but grin with Uncle
Abel, and said:
"'Well' I paid for n rum and tansy
up there for you, anyhow
"'Course you did" said Uncle Abel.
That's part of it. hain't took n drink
in more'n forty year! Think you'll 80
back an lick him? He'll sort O. 'spect
It,
But / said I'd let 1t 60, and drove
on, leaving Uncle Abel In the road grin
ming after me."-New York Sun.