The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-07-21

ont n out. for that calf. But. land
10; Bub'd cot intimate with it, and
he'd got to have it for pet.
Elmira Bennett uttered short, dry
laugh. Her eyes sought ont far
reaches of sowed land that had known
the dcspoililg gamhols of that valuable
little calf.
Il guess 'Cellus can afford to be
thankfu,' she murmurcd. Il guess
his pieces Of oats an barley had ought
to he any way. That's q terrible little
calf don't wonder they called him
Beelzcbuh.''
"Thcy didn't? OF all heathcn
names" calculated Mrs. Hull.
Yes, it 5 kind Of heathcn, but they
call him Bub for short. The whole
lamilv's terrible fond of the little crea-
ture, an Bub-,tear ne, to think that
little Bub Meek's run away
The two women parted presently
and went their separate ways to spread
the news.
You better run down to the
Holiness, Elmra-I'm going home by
the road and tell Desire SWEET" Lobe
liza Hull said briskly. 'Desirc'd ought
to know-she's his Sunday school
teacher. She's laborcd dreadful hard
with that boy, and she's fond of him
too. | do know hut twill bring on
one CT her spells. Well, it's calam-
ity. It'll be all over town by night.
'Cellus Cox heard it down to the Forks
store, and he'll stop along and tell it
on the Mill road. Everybody'll be
dreadful sorry for little Phoebe Meek.
They won't be real surprised, because
they've always known Bub Meek d cut
up some shine. guess there amt a
soul but knows he's the mischievous-
est, harum-scarumest boy in the town
ship
Yes, | guess so,' assented Elmira
with 81 on. The slender tic of rela.
,onship-on the Meek side-drew her
gently to little wild Bub. She did
not like to think she should not sec
him again. And the calf-well, fol-
Bulbs sake she would even submit tc
the little wild calf
"IIe was handsome little fellow,
she murmurcd ambiguously, Its Il
terrible dispensation.'
The story went its way, gaining
strength ut every repetition. Toward
the end of the day mysterious hints oI
theft were in it, darkly. Bub had
taken a tl,alar-twO lollars-thrcr dol
lars-all his fathers money. People
lifted slow, astonshch hands, but their
faces said: Il told you So" Hadn't
all East View prophcsied that harum
scarum little Bub Meek would come
to grief? When lie mulllcd the church
bcll-and dressed Mis- Prck's pullets
in little red flannel pantalettcs-
put the minister's new linen dustcr on
his fathers scarccrow-what had East
View said then? And the times upon
times he had put buttons in the con,
tribution platc-what then? And
when his little pet calf, Beelzebub, had
pattcrcd up the church aisle after hip,
what had East View said then? But
had said it was an acciIcnt-the little
calf had followed him of his own &C.
cord, but Bulbs merry brown eyes had
danced, and all his little brown frccklcs
with delight.
"Wantcd to hear the sermon, didn't
yon, Bub!' some one had heard him say.
* ); X x *
Toward evening little Phoebe Meek
hurried down the lane to meet John.
11ou 1
in d,h;ous 1;,os
ooh, John, didn't you find him.:
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"Dcar little Bub?' mourncd Phoebe
"Uow could he run AWAY when wc've
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