The Winslow mail., 1898-02-19

mained silent SO long that | began to
think that l wasn't going to hear the
end of his story, but by and by he
started in again.
Yes, sir, she scrunched down on
him hard, Aunt Huldy did. She
scrunched down so fur arter awhile
that Uncle Abel says he got his eyes
on the shinin' shore, an was hopin'
that Aunt Hubby would give him an
other twist SOS he could get his feet
on 1t; but she want through with him
yit, an didn't let him pass over. There's
where Aunt Huldy made her mistake.
She ought to scrunched Uncle Abel all
the way over, an then she could took
out that black bombazine agin an
hooked 1t on fer her fourth, an ben
a-lookin' out fer her fifth now. But
she didn't do it, an there's where she
made her mistake.
"'This here last lively movin' of
Aunt Huldy's must kind o. sot Uncle
Abel to thinkin'. Joe Bevan, up yon-
der apiece, had an OF churnin' ram that
somehow or other was dead sot agin
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to go nigh him, cause he'd pitch at
'em, an Joe KEEP the ugly OF chap tied
up. But the ram was mild enough to
men folks. Yother day Aunt HuIdy
says that it beat all how it was that
she couldn't have piece O. rope to
make pull-to for the gate, and that If
she had a man worth pinch O. salt that
she'd had the rope long fore that.
This was the fust that Uncle Abel
knowed that Aunt Hubby wanted a
piece O. rope, an that very day he was
goin' by Joe Bevan's place, an he see
a piece O rope at the side O. the road.
he picked 1t up and went home with
it. Wrappin' it round post, he went
in the house.
"Hully," says he, 1--WE brung
home piece O. rope"
"'"You have, hayY Aunt Huldy
snapped out. "It's a good thing, an
it'll come in handy fer you to hang
yourself With!
$50 Aunt Hubby goes to see the rope.
"'"Ding your picturw she hollers
back to Uncle Abel. "An' you've got
that rantankerous ram O. Joe Bevans
tied to the end of it, too"
"'"Why, so he isp' says Uncle Abel.
"'Aunt Huldy grabbed the ak and
moved on the ram. The ram seen Aunt
Hubby comm, an went to meet her.
He met her so suddint that she curled
up like ship-knee, kicked little, an
from W. uhnPQ 0ho Ion6n6
Uncle Abel says that Aunt Hubby pass
ed away a good deal peacefuller than
he thought it was in her natur' to, an
he's a lone, lorn widderer, an has the
bombazine dress to sell. I wish he'd
staid here awhile. Then I'd had
some one to jine me in a scrunch. If
you don't keer to jine, you mowt leave
one for Uncle Abel
II paid for a 'scrunch' for Uncle
Abel to enjoy when he came in, and
drove on my way, and who should 1
meet but Uncle Abel again.
"Hul1op he shouted, and 1 stopped.
He told ye bout me an Aunt
Hubby, an the rantankerOuS ram, o
course? said Uncle Abel, grinning.
YES 1 said.
"'Hes been licked like tarnation
three times in less'n year fer tellin'
that said Uncle Abel, but seems like
he can't help it. He didn't mean no
harm by it. He'll tell it to you ag'in II
you come along this way tomorrow.
want never married in my life, an
there amt no Aunt Huldy, nor no ram,
nor never was!
81 couldn't help but grin with Uncle
Abel, and said:
"Welp 1 paid for a rum and tansy
up there for you, anyhow
"'Course you did! said Uncle Abel.
That's part of it. l hain't took a drink
in more'n forty year! Think you'll go
back an lick him? He'll sort O. 'spect
it,
But 1 said I'd let it go, and drove
on, leaving Uncle Abel in the road grin