Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-11-25
OLD CISSEL'S HONOR.

ana came quietly INTO the g6nIlem6n
waiting room with every fresh arriv-
al. These early comers had no intention
Of going off on the train. They were
known jocosely 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 omi-
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 a hearty espousal of
clever idea.
"No, tain t no use for an old man to
be cranky; it don't pay. Thar comes
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
boy s 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
amt sorry bout all this rumpus. And
while the law of the land allowed the
place to be handed over to 16-year-old
boy to be carried on in the name of the
uncle who bought up the mortgages
thar's higher lawn the law of the
land that gives John Cissel right to
live his life out in the home place 2
1.-The Cissels is the quarest sort of
family ever seen, remarked Burdette.
1.-THE neighborhood' S 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
furse occurred out in the Cissel barn;
that the hoss was in it. Some state as
the boy knocked the old man down, and
others state that in the fracas the hoss
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 hoss and is put
tin up wharever they'll let him in and
a-offerin the hoss for sale. They state
as Bub says that the hoss can't be sold;
that it was bought up by his ma s
brother and is his'n but the old man is
offerin the critter right and left. .
"That's good hoss,'' said youth
full cowboy in a Illuminating way. "a
first rate boss, fur's / kin jedge Nary
white foot on him, long and lean, shap-
ed like reg lar trotter, and he kin go.
That hoss is wuth more money'n the
times'll bring.
Eyes, feed S scarce, said Shacklett.
"It's a powerful good boss won't eat
his head off this winter .
"But 'tain't every day feller can
pick up hoss like Cissel's, . continued
the enthusiast Twould pay to keep
the critter over winter, feed him well
and carry him to town in the spring.
He'd fetch fancy price in town this
spring. But $3.50 is considerable money
to git hold of nowadays
''But how bout the raffie?" another
of the youngsters inquired eagerly. 81
heered they was speakin of putin the
boss up to rattle. .
"They was spealxin of it. {" said Will
liams, ''but the old man wouldn't t hear
on it. He says how rattle ain nothin
but lottery business, and the lottery's
forbid, printed and nailed up in every
postoffice in the United States. He says
he's been cheated out of home, but
that ain t no reason for him to swindle
the neighbors out of dollar apiece all
but the one man and give the one man
a boss for dollar He says as he can
git more'n dollar for his hoss 2
ssThat sounds we'll enough" said
Burdette, "but when it comes to bein
turned out Of lodgin, havin the tick
took off yer bed to show yer WASH t
wanted no longer, then, say, lottery
or no lottery, the raffie's the only thing
to come at. z
THAT were true about the bed. then?''
inquired Shacklett.
s'Yes, and it seems hard, but Ann
Eafp COuluu duOIu tu0 SAbEy 6Ap6llS6
She says as she amt sure he has the
right to sell the hoss, and she couldn t
go on waitin for the money nohow; she
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 sleep
none, the Ii ,yht telegrafter says, and
was holler eyed next mornin. Thea the
Washingtons took him in, but they s
worritin about the board money al
ready. .
.'Bub hears the talk; he knows how
tis. If he can't stand the old man in
the house, why don't he come forward
and pay his board elsewhere?"
Williams stamped his foot. THAT s
it, he said impressiyely. why don t
he? Because Bub Cissel won't allow to
nobody that he can t stand the old man
in the house. He says If the old man
can't stay TO his home let him find
what home he can out of it. The old
man s stubborn, but it amt no more'n