The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-10

manned silent so long that | began e
think that ! wasn't going TO hear tn,
end OF his story, but by and by b,
started In again.
Yes, 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 shinln' 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 scrunehed Uncle Abel all
the way over, an then she could took
out that black bombazlne ag'in an
hooked IL on fer her fourth, an ben
a-lookin' out fer her fifth now. But
she didn't do 1t, 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 oil churnin' ram that
somehow or other was dead sot agin
women folks, an none Of 'em cared
TO 20 nigh him, cause he'd pitch at
EN-, an Joe KEEP the ugly oil chap tied
up. But the ram was mild enough 10
men folks. T'other day Aunt Hubby
says that 1t beat all how 1t was that
she couldn't have piece o. rope to
make pull-to for the gate, and that II
she had a man worth \ pinch O. salt that
she'd had the rope long fore that.
This was the fust that Uncle Abel
knOwed that Aunt Hubby wanted n
piece O. rope, an that very day he was
goin' by Joe Bevan's place an he see
q piece o rope at the side O. the road,
he picked II up and went home with
it. Wrappin' il round post, he went
in the house.
"Hully," says he, I've bruug
home piece O. rope"
""You have, hay?" Aunt Hubby
snapped ut ITS good thing, an
It'll come in handy far you to hang
yourself within
So Aunt Hubby goes to see the rome
""Ding your plctur" she hollers
back to Uncle Abel, AN you've got
that rantankerous ram O. Joe Bevan's
tied to the end of 1t, too"
8" Why, so he ISL says Uncle Abel
AUNT Hubby grabbed the ak and
moved on the ram. The ram seen Aunt
Hubby comm, an went to meet her
He met her so suddint that she curled
up like 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 1t was in her natur' to, an
he's lone, lorn widderer, an has the
bombazine dress to sell. wish he'd q
staid here awhile. Then I'd had
some one to jine me in a scrunch. II
you don't keer to jine, you mowt leave
one for Uncle Abel
Il paid for a 'scruneh' 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 stopped
lie told We bout me an Aunt
Hubby. an the rantankerous ram. o
course? said Uncle Abel. grinning.
YES said.
He's been licked like tarnatior
three times in less'n n year fer tellin
that said Uncle Abel, but seems like
he can't help it. He didn't mean ne
harm by 1t. He'll tell 1t to you ag'in II
you come along this way tomorrow.
want never married In my life, an
there amt no Aunt Hubby. nor no ram
nor never was!
81 couldn't help but grin with Uncl,
Abel, and said:
well | paid for a rum and tansy
up there for you, anyhow,
"'Course you did" said Uncle Abel
That's part of it. hain't took a drial
in more'n forty year. Think you'll Z,
back an lick him? He'll sort o spec
It,
But said I'd let 1t go, and drov,
on, leaving Uncle Abel in the road grin
ming after me."-New York Sun.