The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-26

this stuff, for he'll never get jt,or,.
much less 10 burn. Aud if he 49,.
make the discovery too early a. a'1t
who looks after his reouirc,,on,. lsa
be gone, and Master Hughes win WI
TO SIT in the dark and 20 to bed v;,t lave
supper uncooked, or come into o. us
and get some more oil. He NY
course get filling up his coolina "
In the daytime, and find the oil e'''e
burn, or he may have enousb le,, "Ols
to carry him through. But anvil - y
the thing doesn't work ont as rD
there will be 10 harm done tor =, ~
worst they can only suppose tina, "a. 10
water has accidentally got into tbo.s
The thing did work oar as Ia,
hoped, however. for as night was lsa .a
ming TO close IN / saw Hughes ~
ing the dingey as if TO come asbo,e ~,
judging from the sounds which 80
the evening stiffness / had reason 70 =.
lieve that he was at his old bsh;,.,
swearing aloud TO himself. This !,
habit which is more soothing 10 n.
swearer than to an enforced Istsnc- :"
peciaily when the swearer is ,o,rin1.
heavy boat against the tide and 80
ont fresh and aggressively emnb,si,ss
bath with each expulsion of breath n
this occasion the hopes which vera ~
pressed about the soul, ewes. Limits ana
internal organs of every one who h.s
been connected with the offendjpg ~
beginning with the individual vln
Struck" it, and finishing off with ,bs
shopkeeper who sold it and the man
who brought it to the hulks, were ds.
tinctly uncharitable.
Nor did Hughes confne himself n
human beings, for the unfortunate esn
in which the oil had been carried ana
the various matches which had been
struck in his unavailing efforts to ljpbt
the lamp were with strict impartialjty
similarly banned
"Oilr he growled as he ran the boat
ashore. "I'll oil i'm and the man wet
sold it toov' (More hopes in regard 10
the soul, eyes, limbs and internal or.
gans of the offender.) "a pretty 6ns
fool e made of me, standing there burn.
ing my fingers and box Of matches iry.
ing 10 find out wot was wrong Oil
Call that spluttering stuff oil Why,
might as well ave tried TO set fire to
the river
Still swearing, he made fast the din.
gey and preceded. can in hand, in the
direction Of the village.
After n time / started TO follow and
overlook him just as he was passing my
cottage.
Good night" called out over my
shoulder in passing, as is the castom in
the country.
BE replied by bidding NE 20 tOa
place which, though it may likely
enough have been his ultimate 6estina-
ton, / sincerely hope may never be
mine nor the readers.
"I'm sure | know that dialect voice,
/ said. stopping and wheeling round.
at must be, it is, the genial H1ghea
How are you, ny worthy fellow
The worthy fellow intimated that bis
health was not noticeabiy affected for
the better hy the sight Of me,
"Oh. dent say that" l said 'Ycu
were most hcspitable to me in the mat
ter of drinks when had the pleasure
of spending very delightful hourn
your company on board the Cuban
Queen cue evening. Pray let me Eoiufn
the compliment. This is my cottage and
I've got some excellent whisky aboard.
Won't you come in and have glass;
This was temptation not to- with
stood. and he replied little more civil
ly that he didn't mind, " ard even
unbent so far as to answer yes or no 10
one or two casual remarks made