Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1897-12-28
CANE THAT eAILsp.
STRANGER WAS NOT sucH An EAss
THING, AFTER ALL.


There was prospect hole OF to the
right Of the road, with sn old woman
tOillng ct the windlsss. The situation
was such peculiar one that turned
out Of my way TO Investigate.
A. neared the spot became aware
that dispute Mas going on.
"Fer 0awd's sake, ole woman, poll
me up" came out Of the hole In mutiled
tones.
"Not TIL ye pay me thet elk bite ye
owe mel" the old woman shout ed back.
81 can't pay hit down year." whined
the man.
"Then put bit 10 the buckit; bat mind
ye, don't ye git 10 or Ill drap ye sure ez
preachin'."
VI Amt got no six bits down year,
but II ye will haul me up I'll 20 right
over ter the shack an glt hlt."
"fIits six bits or no pull"
"But can't pay ye down year, v
whlned the man.
'sThen I'll git hit Of ye when 70 come
up" the old woman answered, Fan
reckon thet yell come up might sudden
when ye git started"
''Fer Gswd's sake, ole woman, thei
rear blast will 20 OF 10 4 minute!"
AYES, reckon hit will" the old
woman answered calmly, AN I'm goiu
ter grab We when We come a-shootin' up,
an shake tibet six bits out OF sc, II thar
IL enough left ter shake!'
"what IL the trouble hercr' de-
manded.
"He owes me six bits fer labor,
answered the old woman sullenly.
"F~r Gswa's sske. stranger, pull ms
up." yelled the old nan, rs he danced
around within the narrow confines OF
the hole, ave started a blast dowr
year, and II hit goes OF I'll be spread al
over the landscape"
| made motion tn take hold OF the
wiudlass, when the old woman spAt or
her hands and said:
"Hn means font, stranger, II "
touch tibet windiass."
"But the man will be blown to atoms =
cried In horror.
ayes, I reckon he will," she answered
calmly, "but he owes me six bits, an h
stays down thar TIL hit Is paid"
IL cant pay We down year." whined
the man, "but I'll give hit TO ye j.s' ea
sooa ez ye pull me up"
"Thet's what We said Yesterday"
But will this time, honest injun!'
shouted the old man"
"ilit's pay or bust"
"See here" exclaimed, ~ can't hav,
= tragedy enacted under my very eyes
Here IL dollar, never mind the change
Nov haul that man up 1T once"
She lowered the bucket and the OLE
man jumped 10 aud yelled to pull away
i The old woman gave few turns u
the windlsss, when the rope suddenly
gave way and the old man fell to TIT
bottom Of the shaft.
II reckon that I'll have ter git q new
rope" she said, AS she walked calmly
away.
"But In the mean lille, madam"
sxsped, thinking OF the unexplo del
blast.
"ln the me4ns lille, stranger" she an
swered, ~ reckon tibet ye'd better b,
lesvin' the country u We don't want te
90 ter heaven With the old m IN 10 th,
shape Of q Hamburg steak"
keep up your grit" shouted TO tn
old man; "she has gone for anothe
rope!"
"Goue," yelled the old man, "gol DER
her ugly picture! Which way did sh
gos"
Down the road" answered.
Toward tibet little white house wha
hit says wines an lickers' ?"
II yes
, Then the old man broke out. hav
heard some awful swearers since | hav
lived 10 the west, bat the old man oatdi,
them all.
And ~ the fearful torrent Of profanit,
flowed out OF the hole CLEANED enough
English 10 disclose the fact that | Ia,
!. been worked for q sucker, and that tn
story OF the debt and the unexplode,
blast had been put up to work me 70
! six bits.
stranger yelled the old man
'thar's enough rope left on the windlas
ter git me out Il year; let Il down an
/ I'll teach tibet ole red-headed hyena te
tote fair"
I let the rope down and the old maj
fastened the bucket to Il.
"Now haul sssyw he shouted.
lone momeu.," said I "put dolla
In the bucket"
IL sin't got M dollar" he whined.
"rhen you stay where you are"
answered, "snd, furthermore, the oil
woman has just gone into the mile hous
and will bid you goodby."
} Hold on, stranger; fer Giwd's sake
hold on" he yelled. 1.-The ole woman
will git fuller then goat and fergit al
about me. Here's year dollar
hauled up the dollar, put II In M
pocket snd bade the old man goodby ant
left, and for aught ! know he IL Their
yet, for when passed the mile house
discovered that the old woman was en-
ljoying herself IN the full extent Of he
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