New-York tribune., 1899-07-23

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With some difficulty in getting Tom out Of the
office.
swell. here's your bob Master George" he
said, rendering the coin; but counts as we've
done wrong a-paying of it
To most men under similar circumstances the
laconic answer "Au right" which arrived within
Tom was very far from being contented, argu-
ing that he had not got his moneys worth.
"Where's the rest young man. he inquired OF
the telegraph clerk.
'"That is all the message, SIR?
''Why. seen Master George give you shill-
ing with my own eyes, and hear him say as ne
was paying for twenty words-wheres the other
eighteen
party might have sent longer message had ne
wished to-"
"Wen, then, you give me my money PACK; L
knowd as we'd done wrong a-pa!'ls u IT, 4"N'
ter George" ~
Campion did not know what fear was ana Ger
tainlv Tom maintained the traditional character
OF the family. There came day when the street
in which John Ball lived was IN a state OF pahic.
II might even be said that the local tTaihc was
thOrOuEhly dlsOrganlZc1 neither iool 2 ia7eA3rA
nor vehicle VentuTiuC TO pass down the street.
Women were shrieking. and men We're stand-hs
in knots at each end Of the street eagerly uIs-
cusslng what was 90 be done next
"Seud for he reverend said one.
'Or the constable" suggested another.
al saws you'd better 90 and fetch old Tom
Campion. and he don't want no fetching neither
THIS rom John Ball. who generally managed
20 hit the right nail on the head
whats gone wrong inquired Ionl' a. ne
,oined the group What's a. they women tolk
a-skiring at?' -
The baker briefly explained the situation:
'Nhy. there's Bill Haines got on the dr.lh
again and he've locked himself UP IN ms own
b0usa with q double ba-reied gun. and sWears as
he'll shoot anything as goes along me sNeel,
He'va a-shOt a cat and a-iniSSe1 uoS' an
putten seven pellets IN my Jack ; legs A-fead!'
btas+ Nirv"'
Br Haines. 7 should remark. was great up
standing fellow a bricklayer by protesSloh VINO.
whom NJ kept sober could earn a. good wages aS
any man In the parish but was an a~AMalu v,
c1ls,ornc- 10 tackle when he was IN MS cups
which happened about once month: ~
..Hayinr days shooting, IS he SAID LON
,,nco~oernedlv ''Weu and ne amt done much
harm vet I reckon; there's plenty more cats III III
the village and I seed your JACK up nay app
tree only last night But Bl1l u nav 10 80 ~,
that GUN and paying no regard 10 the feHholc
r+ranoas o4 the men OF the shT1u prOtesdl4Ohs Vi
the women Tom strode down the vi,.aEe III IN l'ie
direction OF Haines's house. toHoWeu oy ~ x. - 1
Terson than John Ball who kept up as Oest ne
rrorId II was John who described the suose-
ouert proceedings 20 me; s., -
walked straight up 10 tne WiNio~' - ~ go, 80,
-a-,rr9r and there were Bill pointing the SuH
-r-ol-b. ~ hin, an the while and a-FO"lhs dS
bo's shoot Done enough shooting toi on ia,
air't Won BuT says old gemman, as qul~- d
- ,alIinr now Just you hand that gun 1r,
through window, or III kick the d2or II q, an. y.
corne and take it, he SAYS ana 81" ne ila.5I9 a
-. ,,-a. .s q lamb Now you go 70 Oed anu
sleep il off. my man SAYS oI1 5-.'''.lt 80 as
standfrg Here's half a suvrin. ne sa5 > ~.
go md reckon as u We're a good 5oO as II
ygera shot. and half suvTIn tor JacA' d ~ -,
-,Allets in his leg won't agree WIN Tree I'm 81
Sx,ro,,e. and here's a suvrin Tor you. John Bal
a. t.0,,,ra the only chap Of the lot as mas go1 arg
vDS. and now all you other chaps haI oTa1 No. ~
your tongues. and tell 'ie "''i7'-
over skirling.'" ,... ,s .al,a,
Anna~ently Tom Campion's advice was taATl, %
A. 80, rata the matter never came ihIo tiIe
- Int and BIZ Hanes at the rector IN
sfance .9ok the pledge and became reformed
,To11 Carnoion was gathered 70 his tathers zen
- 90 diving 0f chill contracted III liie
S.9+ "a 7 40 not know that have ndur
- ort 10 be q hero. but his memory WI l2t--
80 .te~ieha7 in our village as ~ j. man VINO "u7
NC, ,,-,own 70 break his word or d2 an 1'-N'.'
-, tfs hfor As follOVef MN I'd tiir
~ "a +be I-.raI procession passed ~ john
me ~,+tace the old hunchbac k-t .oppi"t Wa
-, 1;ro in his doorway crying Ike a 9h,iu \
f.vy waaks later. when / was Sta''''l.T - -
,,,-a,-aef1e with The two reYerenlS. tS 4vl- -
l,.,..s oa1fa7 them he rector ana MS Guy fdlv
.arra~as for the first time IN my axe no" -e-'''
he former had appraised MN. ...- .,., " ra-
,svy-a oor,l1 well have spared better man. i7
marked the CuTate- .,.- -.-.o- lr,,ly.
"Ah YOU think sO" answered IN" N.D' - 49,. La
.to- ofter a minutes pause turning 30 me- ~
II don't know whether you nave C'T
80 feeling about old Tom Campi'h a. - -
Sooroe though Won saw good deal more VI ~ mn,
.pan 7 did You might searcH the CI--' @ d., 80, o.,
through and not find grave tnal coVeI9 i,ibl nbo
~ - bere had more polish. hlgnef LapiId-
"a more abundant opportunities out @ tiiI9
- ., nd here again he addressed the cuIa,7'
",yas according TO his llghts. d ->dIuI9 9'
-,aD and a Natures Christian