The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-09-23
Jabe hawkins Luck

~ eckon ,Tahe Hawkins was about the
ugliest man the Lord ever let live" said
Uncle Ben, as he meditatively whetted his
knife upon his boot leg. GIVE knowed
strangers to foller that man around for hall
an hour Jest to git another look at his face
an then 20 right off an take drink o.
FER It, Ive knowed fool women to scare
their children into spasms by threatin to
give 'en to Jabe, an they do say he's been
the cause O. more than one runaway He
was Jest pizen ugly, an that's all they was
to it. 1t was pity, too, because he was a
mighty nice man if you happened to meet
him in the dark, and he had money in the
bank at Maple Run, and eighty acres of as
fine bottom land as ever felt pow.
"Well, in spite o. him bein so blame
honely that he dassent look women in
the face, this yere cuss was always wantin'
to get married. but, O. course, they want
no way to get at it. He advertised some in
the city paper, an writ letters to lots O.
women that way, but he was honest to the
core, an when the thing got along fur
enough 50 'hey m'Sht ahythihg come ol
it, be always sent his photograph an, that
ended it. Oncet they was a mighty likely
widow from way hack East that goS to likin'
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can 90 ho'h'h WIFI YOU why
man. Sou may ho' An'" ~ 'u' YOU s''
more power than l nave IL you Tx 'ne'ii
me plue eyes youl vi any 'ouy eney
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linen he leu 'ape go' ah h'"ue was"
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he made some the otnefs ACT up 'oo' "u'
none so much as oio "ash' al she heA'
day he went away
but he made mighty Dig ouSise III
JADE lie. see up u 'h'S ''nie '"oe
allus dropped MS eyes every t'he lie see
woman comm an women aiiuS iookeu .ne
other way Bus no" jane maui up HE
NINA TO try II, an lookeu' al al '"e
women looked, an they iouhu OUT 'hen'
eyes was mighty hne II you looked at EN-
SO Keen you couioh see tic ieS' Vi LIE
face. They was mostly scared too' s'hce
they heard as no" jane was hypho'l%el
COURSE tn"' only ni"ue ei' '''N "'' '"e
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