San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-12

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He and Seth aoere aoatttng for the boat.
night, it being cotton shipping season,
and the Della Dean always brought
down her share and "leetle over. I"
And him OWN the gov nor more n he
can pay back in lifetime. 1t bangs me.
The boys got a spite ag'in somebody up
yonder He looks as savage as meat
ak. He does for fact What's come
over him is what want to know"
Strong was standing in the family
group that had come down into the yard
to superintend the departure.
Fetch your Sunday shawl, nanny.
Girls always puts the very things they
most needs at the bottom of the trunks.
III be bound, sissy'll come prancin off
that boat with nary blessed thing to
wrap up in.
Seth does beat all He thinks of ev-
erything He oughter been a girl his
self "
Mrs. Martin smiled proudly, and de-
taching herself from the family group
waddled briskly away ON the errand of
Seth's devising.
Each one found something to do for
the invisible Liza Charlie spread the
parlor rug on the floor of the wagon,
thereby covering up a multitude of
small sins in the shape of clinging cot
ton seed and wisps of oat straw Eben
"steadied" the armchair that Liza was
to sit in by roping it securely to the
sides of the wagon. Seth cautiously cir
COMMUNICATED the turnout to make sure
that every bolt and buckle to whose
trustworthiness their darling was to be
committed was in place.
well be travelin by faith and not by
sight tonight, he said finally, signify
ing his satisfaction with the arrange
ments by giving facetious twist to the
short lock over the near mules brow
band
Mrs. Martin returned breathless and
painting, shaking the wrinkles out of
her best shawl, diffusing strong odor
Of gum camphor by the process.
Take it easy, nanny. You amt no
lightweight Save your breath. That
boat won't be long before midnight, if
then. All aboard, Strongie, my lad
Both men clambered nimbly into po-
sition on the board laid across the front
of the wagon. Seth gathered the clumsy
leather reins into skillful grasp. With
lurch and much jingling of trace
chains the wagon got under way.
"Oh, Sethr'
Seth turned a backward glance in di-
rection of the group still standing at the
bottom of the steps
you'll make Liza understand why
we thought it best to fetch her home
from Nevitt's Landing stead of lettin
her go on to town, where she'd have to
finish the night ON that wharfboat with
the bugs and things for company"
"All right, nanny" the patient
fellow called back cheerily. "Git up,
mules Hitch the plank little for arder,
Strong. Now then.
Strong adjusted the board as he was
hidden. Pretty soon he brought his CT
gar case into view 1t was one of the
Injuries he had imported from college
No one objected to it at home. A wide
margin should be allowed boy who
had carried off the first honors, land
him not come of boolzish folks +" He ex-
tended the case to Seth, who nodded his
acknowledgment of the courtesy, but
did not avail himself of it.
"Not JUS at present I'll save it for
dessert. l put a fresh quid in when we
was startin, and can't afford to waste
it It'll help to keep me awake while
we're waitin- Thank you all the same. -
Immediately after passing through
the boundary line gate they plunged in
to dense bit of woodland which moth
ing but lifelong familiarity enabled {
man to thread The wagon gave VIC
lent lurch. Strong lurched with it
"Phew, but it is a black night; NJ
moon, no stars"
"But full 'lowance of stumps
Whoa, jeremiah Where you goin
Kit?'
Seth laughed and pulled his mule
short to the left.
II don't so much mind givin you
shake up, but sissy's another sort o
critter I'm mos sorry now we didn'
borry the carriage from the madam
Old Dol is enough better driver thai
me. They say he's got eyes like bat
can see better in the dark than he XII
in the light Learnt that when Mr. Ga
briel was live "
THAT was Adrien's father 10 yor
remember himg'
! "Sorter. He worn't the steadies' fel