Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
....HEARTSIE'S 'TONEMENT.. 80.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THAT what make 1t come in here to
hide. That white hen what died on the
nest was Its mother"
A boy Of about 10 years came in with
his arms full Of wood. He put his bur-
den down. then drew near one corner
OF the fireplnce and stood silent, look.
Ing into the flames.
rs you hungry. bud?" asked his
grandmother. There's piece Of corn
cake In the cupboard. Where's Boil.
lumT'
II left him In the branch. He had
jump rabbit" replied the child.
That dog got sense" pronounced Mr..
Bcckwith. He know when there amt
nothin' fresh In the house. II that clock
man had knowed he'd a carried Boil
lum or long wild the other things. You
seei II lie don't fetch Ia rabbit to-
night he'll get one by sunup. He's suit
tiugly a KNOWN dog"
Humpy was asleep and BOllum. the
yellow spotted cur. dozcd htfully be-
fore the fire that night. but the excite.
ment Of the afternoon had bnnlsliel
slumber from the eyes Of Heartsle and
her spouse. They discussed and redis-
cussetl every phase Of the situation.
us you think TO mention them things
to him. babyT' the old man asked.
Them things Is rightly worth heap
more than So"
Il amt crack my teeth on him about
en-" said his wife. II just was all
timersOme like for fear he would 20
Sarchin' about and stumble on 'em. II
never Cured to him though to look In
that old trunk with tho cover all feared
loose and rags stickin' out. Hc'da'
took en- soon as his eyes light on 'em.
but II wouldn't have been for no pay he
would have took. He'd "a said ~ We
stealed them things and had us up be.
fore the trial justicc-you No a 'specta.
bic member In good standin' and me
what Is always been held to be right.
cous Twin woman. He'd Token that
ground sure!"
II believe your calculated 'RIah,
looking admiringly at his quickcr-wit.
ted partner. II never Thought Of that"
mir. Beckwith." said Hcartsie at
length In an Impressive undertone. rs
got notion that them things 10 car
ryin' US to the devil. Is ponderated on Il
now a long time. when you Amt had no
notion was ponderatin', and accordln'
to my stakln' or we won't have no let.
W this go,n' down hill wore doin' TIL
we gets rid Of them things for good and
all. Amt we work hard this year every
day the Lord sendT she went on.
"Dat's what We DONE" affirmed her
spouse.
"well! Amt we try our best las
Year,"
dat we did"
"And Dc year before that? Amt we
always been hard workin'. and ain't
everything gone against us7 The chol.
era KILN on 10 hogs aud fowl aud
t'ings and skippln' other peoples? Our
COW crackin' Of her neck In tho ditch
and Black Sally just naturally gittin'
poorer and more perish.away lookin'.
tho more feed we give her? Till tho boss
say we can't keep her no longer? Amt
all this what I tellln' you precisely soT
MIR. Beckwlth nodded. His pipe had
long since gone out and he did not
know II.
"Wcll! Mark my words!" emphasis.
Ing them with upllfted finger. "just 10
long as that candlestick and that
brrastpin and that piece OF watch chain
stay there In that trunk where they IL
tho old boys goin' to follow U.S."
Mr.. Beckwith grOancd with excess Of
interest and belief.
"Wcll! what kim we doy" he asked,
hciplessiy. "FiIng 'em away2 Bury
'enl. what? II We was to try to sell
'em we'd git took up"
"Fling 'em away! Bury 'cm!' re-
peated his wife. "What good would
that do? Urinh Bcckwith. there's no
such thing IA tenement. 'tonenent
for wr0ngl0in'! II we could hit ON a
plan to have them things go back to the
family they blonGs to the old boy
would quit notlcin' OF US 10 close anu
particular. We's In a worse TX than
We ever been In yet tonight. and II We
don't watch out plaques worse than
the white preacher tell about ID 'gOln'
to 'stroy us finally"
"But the family all In dead or else
move or. even the house burn down
and the land sell or goln' to be SELL"
said Mr.. Beckwith.
~ know. Uriah. what was II the old
boss used to think more Of than any.
thing else sides good eatin' aud drink.
In AMI he wife and children"
~ good horse" vcntured Urlah. His
wife looked disdaInful.
His hounds. dshin?" Heartsle shook
her head.
81 dunno. less 'en you mean his mig
gers. Since you talk bout givln' Of the
things back. supposin' we dig deep In
his grave and bury 'em there. He'll
have 'em then for sure. nobody else.
His grave right there by the church
without no headstonc."
Heartsie still looked inscruta BILE.
"They amt dOin' nobody no good In
the trunk and they wouldn't be dom
no good bury In the ground" She said.
"Since sou amt member nothln'
mind you how the marstcr think a
heap Of he church. how he never miss
u Sunday 'tendin' there aud was high
sitting member--thats just the same
as saying he give money regular and u
heap Of 1t. Now. II We give them things
to the church In he name It would he q
tenement Just like 1t tell bout In the
book"