The Van Buren press., 1897-02-13


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lie fiIed his lean jaNs xith tire dry
f slseait. then seooped W finenpfoi
u wafer from tbe muddy liver. AID set
- rest n nc cracker - soak.
rGee6 g saeFisd Alden
sFair.s drawied Craig beitiHg an m
eaewed seQeaeat and choking a Ijttls.
sfioN.s the taisf2'
+ ..Eiae. said Alden. tastes Ike stable
sesepinga7
+ They snlsd 81 eaeh other across the
stream.
as-a.y.s drssled craig, witb his
mouth fall. when geza're out Of twist
+ ,est geq sing out, sonny"
aA1 right replied Alden. He
stretched back n tie shadow 81 syea-
mare and watched Craig with pleasant
eyes.
Presently Conner had bite and
I iefked bis Zine into the air.
Look yere," said Craig, that amt
no way for 70 kefeh 'red-horse.' Yew
want q cs'trid9e on for q sinker, sonny"
What's that?'' inquired Conner, sus-
+ p,eiously.
put On a slnker."
so on. ConnOr," said Alden.
ConnOr saw him smoking, and smiled
auxiOHsly. Alden tossed him the twist.
| telling him 10 I'll his pipe
/ Prcsent8y COnnOr found a small peb-
/ Sc md lfaprovised a sinker lie swung
/ his line again into the muddy current,
with q mechanical sldclong glance to
zee what Craig was doing, and settled
/ down again on his launches, smoking
/ and Rrunting.
"EnnY news, Alden2'' queried Craig
after q silence.
Nothing much. except that Rich
n.ond has fallcn." Rrinned Alden.
''Qnit feoling,' urged the southerner;
/ amt there no newsT'
"No. Some ~ our men down At Mtrl
Pond got sick eating catfish. They
caught them in the pond. IT appear
you J0bBnies used The pond as a cenle-
terry. and our men got sick eating tho
FISH"
"That so7" draNlcd Craig; too bad
! lets Of yewr men WIS 20 Long Pond,
tDo, ! reckon"
IN the silence that followed two rife
shots sounded faint and dull from q dis
t0nt forest.
"'N0flcr great union victory
drawled Craig. "Eztryl Exiryl Rich.
mpnd il took -
alden laughed and pulled Of his pipe
eve licked the boots on Of the Tbir
tieih Texas last Monday" be said.
Shot drawled Craig, "what did yot
"a o-lickln' their boots for blackin'T
90, shut up" said Conner from III,
bank, II can't ketch mo- fish II you two
fools don't quit jawin'"
The sun was dipping below the pine
clad ridge, flooding river aud wood viii
o. fierce radiance. The spruce needle
gliiiered. edged ,l,h gold; every broa,
green leaf wore heart Of Rilded splcn
dor. and the muddy waters ~ the rive
rolled onward like food ~ prec'c GU
metal, heavy, FURNISHED. noiseless.
from a bals1m bougb q tbrtsb ~
tered three timid notes; great gauzy
w iugcd RrasshOpper drifted into
clamp IT sun-fcorched wecds click