The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-11-27
OLD CISSEL'S HONOR.

The fog rested over the little station
and came quietly into the "gentlemen's
waiting room" with every fresh arriv-
al. These early corners had no intention
of going off ON the train. They were
known loosely as the cowboys, and
their duty was to haul milk to the sta
ton once or twice day. =
The cowboys, grouped about the coal
stove on this foggy morning, were In
earnest conversation There were omf-
nous shakings of wise old heads, inter
mittent giggles from the witty young
sters, solemn and emphatic stamps Of
well shod feet, whistles, mutterings and
now and then hearty espousal of a
clever idea ..
mo, faint no use for an old man to
be cranky; it don't pay, Thar comes a
time when body's got to be looked
after whether he likes it or no, and his
own peoples the ones to do it. If an old
feller's son can't put up with him,
how's the neighbors gunno do it?'
This somewhat lengthy speech on the
part of Farmer Gibbs met with univer-
sal approval.
That's it," said Williams, "and he
was comfortable. No person in the
county could "a been kinder and more
like real datter to old Cissel than the
bows aunt. It's said as the Cissels new
er git sorry, but it's against reason if
down in his heart som ers Bub Cissel
aim sorry bout all this rumpus And
while the law of the land allowed the
place to be handed over to 16-yearold
boy to be carried on in the name of the
uncle who bought up the mortgages
thars higher lawn the law of the
land that gives John Cissel a right to
live his life out in the home place.
1.-The Cissels is the quarest sort of
family ever SEEN, remarked Burdette.
1.-THE neighborhoods taken hot sides
with the old man, but nary one of US
knows who's in the right and who's in
the wrong. All we know is that the
turse occurred out in the Cissel barn;
that the boss was in it. Some state as
the boy knocked the oldTman down, and
others state that in the fracas the boss
rared and that away the old man was
knocked down, but neither the old man
nor Bub has give out the facts Of the
case. We jest know that the old man
rode over here on the boss and is put
tin up wharever they'll let him in and
a-offerin the boss for SALE They state
as Bub says that the boss can't be sold
that it was bought up by his mas
brother and is his'n, but the old man il
offerin the critter right and left" it
"That's good boss, said a youth.
full cowboy in a Illuminating way. ga
first ratio boss, fur's kin jcdge.. Nary
white foot on him, long and lean, shap
ed like regular trotter, and he kin go
That boss is with more money'n the
times II bring"
Eyes, feeds scarce, laid Shacklett
Its powerful good boss won't cal
his head off this winter"
But, faint every day a Teller car
pick up boss like Cissel's," continued
the enthusiast. 9 'Twould pay to keel
the critter over winter, feed him wei
and carry him to town in the spring
He'd fetch q fancy price in town THU
spring. But $3.50 is considerable money
, to git hold Of nowadays.
"But how bout the rafle?" another
of the youngsters inquired eagerly. e.
heered they was speakin of putin thu
boss up to rattle.
"They was speakin of it, said Viii
liams, "but the, old man wouldn't heal
on it, He says how rattle ain nothir
but lottery business, and the lottery
forbid, printed and nailed up in every
postoffice in the United States. He say
he's been cheated out of home, bu
that ain no reason for him to swindlt
the neighbors out of dollar apiece al
but the one man and give the one maj
boss for dollar, He says as he Cal
git more'n dollar for his boss.
THAT sounds well enough" sait
Burdette, but when it comes to beil
turned out Of lodgin, havin the ticl
took off yer bed to show yer WASH
wanted no longer, then, l say, lotter,
or no lottery, the raffie's the only thing
to come at.
"That were true about the bed, then?'
inquired Shacklett.
"Yes, and it seems hard, but AM
carp couldn't afford the extry expense
She says as she amt sure he has tn
right to sell the boss, and she couldn
go on waitin for the money nohow; sh
couldn't keep her own family in meat
much less boarder that wasn't payin
Yes, old Cissel staid in yer one night
sat thar on the bench, He didn't sleeI
none, the night telegrafter says, AM
was boiler eyed next mornin. Then tn
Washingtons took him in, but they
worritin about the board money al
ready"
"Bub hears the talk; he knows how
It's If he can't stand the old man il
the house, why don't he come forwar
and pay his board elsewhere?"
Williams stamped his foot THAT
it," he said impressively. why don
he? Because Bub Cissel won t allow t
nobody that he can't stand the old ma
in the house. He says if the old ma
can't stay to his home let him fin
what home he can out of it. The oil
man s stubborn, but it amt no more