Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-04-28

The world hain't come 10 IN end
yit,' Uncle Morg declared. preachers
is doin' some terrible queer things
these days. when YOU hain't 'speetin'
Of il, and that un has got plenty o. time.
Buster knowsn
so knowing all these things about
Buster and the blind confidence Of
Uncle Morg and Aunt Peggy in his or
acular powers, | was naturally amazed
and puzzled TO see Uncle Morg hanging
over the pasture bars, all in the dumps
over the evident SCATTERING OF the fam
lily idol.
Steered you against a bunco game!
I exclaimed Not Buster!'
"'Ies, Buster!' moaned Uncle Morg
lie has gone and shook my confidence
in him tremendous! Seems as IL
couldn't never put no dependence on
MIN again. Say. John! You know what
store me and Peggy sot by that know
in little varmint?
81 assured Uncle Morg that | certainly
knew all about it,
"'You member how his idees o.
things worked in that railroad tie deal?
said Uncle Morg.
~ do said l.
"'And you member how me and
Peggy bumped along for year and
better without spiritual consolation
owin'to BUSTER opinions about the new
dominic?
Yes, yes said I.
1--WE jest sat 10y and said Buster
knows, aud let things jog, said Uncle
Morg 'setch was our confidence in that
air mule. Well, John. one day about
two months ago the incest young chap
you ever sot eyes on stopped down 10
the house, jumped outen his wagon and
started for the door. Buster was there
and took charge OF the young Teller.
Seemed as if he was Jest about tickled
TO death 10 see the chap. He showed his
nose against his sleeve the welcomest
kind, and actually walked him right up
him into the house. he had took sech a
fancy to the nice young fellow. Well,
now. John. that was all the recommend
me and Peggy wanted fer him. and he
didn't dilly-dally a minute in gittin'
right down 10 business. He got down
TO il so snug that in less than Is minutes
he had my signatoor 10 contract to'be
the agent in the corner o the hemlock
belt for the most amazin' stumppulrer
and root-grubbin' machine that ever
was. Then the nice young man went
away, with Buster a-showin him back
to his wagon most kind and consider
ate.
peggy" says /, as theDfeller drove
off, "I'll bet my boots on that chap!
Buster knows!" says.
"'Well, John, t'other day the con-
tract 10 be the agent for that amazin'
stump puller and root-grubbin' ma
chine turned up IN the shape o the
slickest cutthroat judgment note for
$3.50 that you ever see, and with itcome
a notice from lawyer that | was ex-
pected 10 drop in on him at the county
seat and settle that note without delay
] sent back word that I'd be darned If l
would, and so they come over yesterday
and levied on this. that and t'other o
my movable goods and appearances,
includin' Buster. II have 10 pay that
gol ding swindlin' note, OF course I'll
pay il. faint the money mind, John!
said Uncle Morg, sadly. But to think
that, arter we've let Buster have the
run o the place for 20 year and better,
he'd turn TO and steer us up agin a
bunco game iswhat's breakin' us all up!
Seems to me, John. as If it'd be sort o
hard for us to pin our confidence on
Buster again arter this'
~ couldn't find words that i thought
would do Uncle Morg any good under
the circumstances and so told him 70
give my regards to Aunt Peggy, and
drove back 10 Geeville IN. y Sun.