The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1898-02-18

Ole uhg ~ no ~ N HiH wv N'-t' ny
watching the mocking bird that hopf'ed
back and forth In ia cage and Peoked
Il tho red chill stuck between tho bars
he wondered how be should set hts
merit package Of brown rice paper for
cigarettes. lie had no money. his
mother had mona. he had exhausted the
generosity OF his friends. Then ii
flashed upon him that the -treock"
would be Of use He could get endieas
packages OF paper by that method. lie
went 20 whore . number Of hts friends
Iounged around the door OF the one
store Of the town. The least generous
man OF them all had now packAee. In
seeming plhyfuine& Morales pressed
him upon the brow and gAsed into his
eTea. Ths man grew rigid
Give mo your cigarette papers and
sorns tobacco. II you please suggest
Cd Benito.
MS subject dIA a he wAa bid. Beulto
released him and sat down 20 smoke.
TIE onlooler. were selsed with Ater-
r,hle awe Beni,o had power from the
Avn or from Heaven th-y were not
certain which and n I.y NTH Morales
40 Acid. thn, for them. He nut hIs
newer 70 rood u.es for a time. lie
cured thoso Of tho ssek Who sseued
uLe,v "a recover n. made r,en perform
fsats Of prosagious strength. The peo-
pIs rose UP and blessed him, and ere
long they called him SIN BeBIto. tim.
kily at flrst, then with growing eonvSc-
ton.
When his reputation was established.
Morale. be0an 70 worh for his own
ends. Manuel GuittereI Awoke from
Trance one DIV 70 end that be had. IN
the prsseoee OF vttuesses. -irped away
his house 70 Mor.lr- When he pro-
,es,e,l. he w.s set upop and b-s..n ara
driven OF With hposs. Jo.e o-,sra. IN
the same fashion. gav. away his bic a
a rnr.ch ., Thru Rivers Morales WA
now hnded proprietor He married
and one per.oa ooo,r,bate-i. All uuutt-
,lnoiy a chair another a bod another
a table. another a s,Aiu. ~ n ,uint %
furnish The briderroosnS house. Ths
people fearud and almost worshiped
him. HI mother nod hIs wife and h.s
children received much honor. Bu,
Morales had TOO much roe. and IN due
time he hanged himaalf
A taauseer. who v.s o.upfn0 upou
III. hank Of the oraal, a oo,ni, n ,rii,.
from Morale.' nancho haA ,wo NM.
Whloh th. n.xsoan coveted RenIto
spent tho evening han14n1 around %.
taau.ter,, o.rnn6r, anA ,siLing 20 him
He was . s,grinTu.s bot DE strraok-
bad been done 70 -'grtnTus- before. why.
reasonad Morales, ahould not he Of.
tempt hS BE dad-aud With entire sue
cosa. When the mao WIS undsr his In.
huSDos. Morales Said -ro-aight, at Il
o'olock. yoa win onns ons mile down
the river 10 WHARF thS ford road Il. and
you viii give me thass two mules
MOrAlss touched the Onas h wanted.
Then he opoke the tlauNter ard wen,
away. ~ Midnight be waited BY ths
rd-and recsived the mules. He sent
The man back 70 his camp. and took the
nnimAls TO elump Of heavy wtllewS
where be tied them. He did not want the
man 70 ind then 10 bis corral II y
mould occur 70 him 70 make trouble
The Uext day. ~ Morales digGod aim
Iesly IN hs strawberry patch. be sov1
The sheriff and the tsamstor approach
ing The sberiG was an Iriahman. vho
Kept the ous store Of the town. and he
did not Ike Benito. Ths Mexican wa
badly scArsa
-@T7.Is u.an. nd The Irlshnan. -.ays
YOU wors LoaanR around If. camp IN
The svpnIng YESTERDAY. and uers watch.
ing the two mules that are missing now
He ihiuks you stols thom"
-Tdidnot Iha,s nos poA them s.aH
San psuito.
-Yo, COM and kslp u. looh Cor than
lust Ii. sans. You're . aueer 10, and
you've got lots Of things YOU dldnt uor,
10 earn
m. mu,e. v.r, found os ooar,. ~
undey ,Ae u1iio,-. ~ aau R.nIto,. ~,
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