The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-21

geography prevented him from asking any
more leading questions on the subject
"Ain't in no regular bizness, l reckon
Not at the present moment.
Here fur yer health, mebbe'
yes il you want to put it that way
Pear kin O. like l got ter put a gooo
MANY things cz want ter. Say did We know
this want a very healthy place fur feher
o yer dilikit constitution
"No Isn't it?"
Nav. To much ager an chils an re-
YER"
II don't think those maladies are dan
Qerous in the winter time. Besides, l am
well provided with quinine."
"A ticket fur Texarkanny Is a damned
sight better. Now, Tooky hyer, strangers
my name is Mort Reed, an l don't keer
who in he'll knows 1t. l axed We civil
questions an ye didn't answer EN-. Now
IN tell We a little somethin' for yer own
good We're kin o partickler who we
ISOLATE with, an we want man ter nina
his own bizness, an keep his mouth shet,
an not go nosln' aroun' inter other peoples
affairs
1T strikes me-" said the stranger, ris-
ing that you are setting very poor
example before me. Here you have been
trying to find out whole lot of things
| that do not in the least concern you. 1t
! Is none of your business who l am what
| I am nor where / come from. You VIII
| do weR to attend to your own affairs as
| strictly as / do mine. Now, Mr.. Reed, as
am also rather choice about the company
I keep, l shall ask you to leave or l shall
use force TO compel you to do So
Mort gasped in amazement. He ran his
| fingers through his slreaked beard and
| looked at his horse uneasily
| oval l dom keer for no fuss, least
ways. not jes' now, an / mout ez well be
| a movin'" He looked at the stranger
| wistfuny Don kerry no fiat terbacker,
l reckon"
mo. don't use it,"
Mort mounted his horse and rode Off
whi.e the stranger filed his pipe and
watched him disappear in the woods that
lined the road.
Il couldn't make noth.n' outen him,
boys" said Mort when he reported to his
| fraternity. Il KANT hep 1t, fur he's as
| close-mouthed ez a Red river mussel she'll
They amt no doubt in my mind but what
| he's a guy ent spy, ony we goo ter be
| a leetle keerful." Having delivered him
| self of this opinion Mort spat upon the
| ground and CLOSED the incident"
The community was shortly afterward
thrown into a state of excitement by the
announcement. of Bah Horniday that he
had mailed letter for the stranger at
Merton a meeting of the faithful was in
stantly cafled and Bill was brought before
Il with stumbling gait and downcast
look
"Heorn we posted a letter fur that fell
Ter over al OF man Yedelfs."
Vas" with poor show OF indifler-
ence).
':Wha' aye mail it, Merron?"
Vas"
"Who wuz 1t fur?"
81 dunno. 1 KANT read very peart. Fun
some woman, l reckon, kaze il had mis-
sus in front, l seen that"
why didn he mail it hyer?"
KANT say. He ak me ter mail it OF
the train, an he gin me silver dollar,
Here Bill extracted from the depths o
a capacious pocket a shining coin Of th'
commonwealth and held it up TO view a!
If 10 settle all doubts of his veracity.
A short consultation followed, and theI
, the auestioner innocently asked:
, when di. he say he'd want We te
? mail another fur him?
He never say. He KIM o humble like
) an say EFF thet thar don hep matters
1 the iig's up Acted like he never seen
r me an kin o groaned like. Then h
An brustled up an tol me ter hurry e
! | I'd miss the train
Within a few days after this episod
the stranger began TO come TO the post
= | office at Persimmon Gap. The opening
| and distribution of the mail was a cere
mony which was exceeded In its obse
ouious soemnity only by the cutting o
I ! Inc FIRST watermelon OF the season Thos
nresent sat around on nail kegs and to
bacco butts, and talked in hoarse whis
ners or chewed their thumbs for wan
= Of other provender. The postmaster, look
ing over his glasses, would read off tn
= names as If he We're announcing the re
sult of a prize contest He who wa
lucky enough to hear his name Gale
;, would stumble up and receive the missiv
: and SLOUGH back to his seat, observed an
a envied by ali.
When the stranger came to the post
:, office the habitues of that resort though
he did It as an evidence of sociabnt,
, His taciturn manners and icy resery
. soon dlspelled that theory. He woul
listen intently as the rustic Nasty drone
off the names IN pompous monotone, an
81 go home to return the next day.
q one day the postmaster united the III
y tie package of letters and was mumblin
II out the superscriptons when he can
10 a square, scented envelope. He bega
spelling out the name written in Dol
perpendicular characters The loafel
present picked up their ears at the IN
accustomed combination, and then follow
ed the inevitable eXpectoratio that mari
the awakening Of Arkansan facultie
, With quick NOV cement the stranger ros
d J and took the letter before the astonishe