, 1897-10-04
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naA oW oOfTy hIe OerV60 1Omo In
definite design? She waited for an an.
swer. clulching at s.lsnce. but no answel
was vo0chssfed her.
Sleep!
How tired she was! Weary in mind
in body. and i'm epirt, worn out!
Her husband. abe knew. was Still
Watching her; in a minute or TWO he
would steal from The room, when-wbeu
he was certain that she slept. Her pic
ture would be In the papers tomorrow
with a btaring headline above It. Hes
story would be in the mo,shs Of men
and women. Some poor girl. perhaps,
might profit by her example.
She dwert upon this possibility with
a sentiment akin to pleasure, Tor the
key to her life and conduct had been
sacrifice. Presently winged thoughts Oh
the future began to come and go in d.
vinest haste.
Then she heard. quite distinctly, the
door Of her chamber o,ose.
After that she fell asleep.-Argonaut.
HE COULDN'T BLUFF PAW"
Joshua Hockles had not been one OF
the boys very long before it was found
that he was as handy fellow in a fight
as could be found in a whole Plum Run
district. says the Cleveland Leader. 1t
followed. therefore, that he at once be-
came leader. The girls who heard OF
his ability to strew bearded men athwart
the landscape admired him, and the 9TH
er boys spared no pains in letting him
know that they were his friends.
IL was on the night that the circus was
at Corningtown that Joshua OF his
greatest hGnors. There was a big free
tor-all scrimmage between the boys who
had gathered in from the country and
the circus people.
Josh Hockies almost whipped the show
men single-handed. 1t was the most
wonderful thing that had ever happen
ed within IA miles OF the Plum Run
boundaries. Josh was a hero. Every
body talked about him, and his breast
swelled with pride. On the day after
the show he could have married the
plettiest or the richest girl in that or
any of the four adjoining townships, If
he had said the word.
As for Josh's father, he was worried.
While he gloried in his sons prowess
and popularity. he could not help seeing
chat the boy was rapidly being spoiled.
Too much admiration was turning his
head. So, about a week after the cir
Gus episode the old man ordered Josh
TO NOW down a lot OF weeds that mad
grown up in the cal: pasture back Of the
barn.
Josh thought he had become too great
a man to cut down weeds. and intimated
as much to his father.
Henry Hockles hung his vest upon a
rear tree, rolled back his wristbands and
said:
Josh, you go and NOW them weeds,
or I'll show you that you come by you
f1ghtin' ability honestly"
NO" said Josh. in sullen tones. /
amt goin' to NOV no weeds, today. I'm
goin' in to town."
You'll NOV them weeds" the old
man replied. "or I'll fix you so you can't
go to town for six weeks"
After some further parley OF this sort
the collision took place.
They first went against the pump and
knocked the handle of. Then Josh's
heels came in contact with a row of
milk pans that had been set up against
the house o dry. and people half a mile
of Wondered where all the noise came
from.
Chunks Of turf few through the air;
there seemed to be about six human
windmills in action at one time: but.
tons and suspenders flew here and there;
every little while there was a sound as
il q butcher had hit a quarter Of beet
with a mallet, and, finally, after the lit,
tie coop containing the old hen with
the new brood OF chickens had been
knocked over, Josh was flung under 4
ounce bush, where he lay while the old
man took out his bandana and aecked
The dust of his boots.
All the rest OF the day Josh Hockles
moved weeds with great e~arnestness,
and he never undertook to fool with
paw again. Sill there was a proud
CLEAN In the old mans eyes when, in
relating the story Of the affair to some
Of his neighbors, he said:
but blamed II the boy didn't gimme
the hardest tussle l ever had in my
life!