The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-11

10" totethei.
The whole thing came 10 a pint Al
spellln' bee mp 10 swampy Heller
school" continued the Patriarch. un.
mindful Of the Interruption. Becky
Stump was there an looked unusual
pretty. fer It was cold outside an the
wind had made her face all red on
the drive over nom home. Slime was
there, too. logged ont IN store clothes
1T didn't take me i've minutes &c
see tibet Sine cnller was tryin' 10
show off afore Becky stump: was try.
ing to prove 10 her that he was .
smarter lad than me.
when intermlsslon come Sine he
gifts of IN one corner an begins blow.
In TO lot Of the boys. I heard him
talkin' loud about me. 20 steps over
He sayd Il was all a mistake: that he
could beat me at anythlng-spellin'.
wrastlin,' or hshin'. He was shown
on agin. for he talked loud like Becky
stump could hear. an makes up me
Mad wouldn't stand his blowln'
See here. Sine Crullor. sails. sails
/, you uns "a nawthln' but a blow
horn ! sails You claims you kin
wrastlc Why. kin th'ow you IN less
time an Il takes 10 tell Il. an II you
stop outside TIT prove me words
"'You th'ow mer he sails. Then he
begin TO laugh like he'd die at the
very ldee.
with that we went outside. foller-
ed by the rest OF the boys. They was
a quarter moon overhead. an the girls
put two candles IN the achoolhouso
winder. ~ with the snow we could see
pretty well
AT Il we went. Boys. you otter a.
ben thercl You otter a. seen ~
That was wFasiling when Slime an
me clinohod telched him 'rJun' the
waist with me right arm an glts
hold Of the strap Of hla right boot
with the iorohngcr o. me ieft hand.
lie gits his left arm sroun' my neck
an down my back somehow. an with
his right hand tears the buttons on
me coat an grabs me In the arm
hole q me waist-coai Over we goes.
like two dogs. snarlln' an snappin'.
while the boys In a ring aroun' rs
checred an the girls crowdln' the
schoolhouse porch tremhled an
screamed with fright. We twisted. We
turned. We rolled over an over tell
We looked like llvin' sn0wballs. Sine
got On the boot ia a holt. on. an
gives me a sudden turn thet almost
cent me on me back. but was quick
Mighty souls. but I was quick! ups
with me foot an landed me heel right
on hts chist an he went hyin' ten
feet inter a snow bank. keryln' me
coai-sleeye with him. lie was lookln'
up al the moon when I run mp 10 him.
an "a a. he'd him down. but he turn
ed over
"Bul was quick. Mighty souls. but
was qulckl KEEP me feet an gifts
ono han Inter bis waisteoat pocket an
hung 10 MIN. Whenever you wrastles
81, your man by the booistrap or the
pocket. an you has the best they H..
70 ! hcdn't a. done thet. might not
a ben here today. But done Il, an
Ter a full hour me an Sine Cruller
rolled roun'. even matched. Time
an agln l got sight Of Becky Stump
standin' on the porch. her hands
Stripped together. her face pale. her
eyes almost pOppln' outon her head.
she was watchln' "a 80 hard. an the
very sight OF her urged me on 10 In
human Efforts Il seemed TO have the
same eject on Sine. The blood be-
gin TO run outen both me nose-holes
an yit I kep' At 4. Ne heart beat "a
hard e made me buttons rattle. Sun
KEEP a. H. Slime was 80 hot Il was
Ter me fest like wras,lln' with a stove
an ftill We KEEP At H. Then an Of q
uddon-ii was two hours after he'd
iust elinchod-evcrythlng seemed "a
swim coulda't feel no earth beneath
4 only knowd that I Was siill hold
In on to slmo-ihcn know'd nav
thin.
when ! cane 10 I was layin be N,
ichcolhouse stove. an Becky Stun
vas leaning over me rubin a snow
ball acrorst me forehead. The othel
folks was standln' back like fer thel
= seemed TO think thet after slch an ex
+ hihitlon Il was feitled an they dldn'
want 10 disturb Us.
Becky whispers. did I VIM
"'You AID. she sals You boil
Z tainted ei oncct, but you tainted OF
b. top
4 An now. s'pose youT hay me
. sails. Ger u seemed like there va
somethin In her eyes thet kinde
!. urged me on.
] "She was quiet a pice. an then sh
e leans down an answers: DO you thin
:; wants 10 marry a Cent No. sir. II
u merry no man / can't lick"
. Wells" cried the Loafcr.
q "wcllf relortod the old man.
"nid she ever morry3"
4 The Patriarch shook his head.
z Go look ct the grave stun" n
u sald. IAN on Il youll see wrote: ''Er
lies Becky stump. Her peaceful soul
= at rest"