The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
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hunter; where did you raise them tin-cnn
T. kStn ,,!S q cnns;,aiRlS Thil, sxplsnSSd
of.g2od men TO assist him In his 9rdjps dutics,"
Yes added Mr., Brunner:r he hear you
Thnl did, he figured out that you'd cit every
able bodied man IN town If somethin' want
done to prevent. SO he made up his mind he'd
sas Of the community That's why us two is
SAIL Absa!om Hepworth with some heat.
1nS%SFs 4 s.9Ss e nth h ,bs aim"
It are So Den'ty .Gunstablc Drummer" m
s swerGd the grocer amt sure but what it's
Oh, you, amt. amt you" snortcd ,Ahsa-
i lon. We'll, I'm q eonstable and deputy
tackle the two o. mo all / ask is that don't
have to pay the damages"
Now. that's all right. Alb said the butcher
eye. and his long. lean, vigorous frame was
twi!chng in a nervously mussGiular. manner
TO gittin excited. Alb. hut Just take a pointer
from friend You cant have us. cause were,
servants Of law an, order temporarily. hut
the city. Mister fimmns, an ifyou hustle over
to squeaeue sta,ion, you'll lust about git him
comm in ON the train from the city
this Information Kbsalom gave Dexter cut Of
Mh Shsad or so he
and distant whistle from the westward came
This man " fi fH "' e s A6salom.
as the rig RULED up at, the, sIueaguc station.
thing Smith Deputy Constable Smith " with
1hittS, sarcasm Ma me about The train. 1
rather pompogs fassy IittlG man who bmsicd
the stationmaster and few other persons. for
moment. am then turned to lind himsefcon
Ia your name Tmminsf Z"
That's my name What can do for you.
90 something for the township. You're wanted
time to waste on country juries ?"
-, Don't know anything about that. There's
take EN- awayl l don't want EN-. tell
you I've got no time for that sort OF thing I'm
II don take, 90 much time as going to JAIL"
,h rJsi. Who rs yOu' What DO you mean by
Ab.aom 1sn nn @s that rf ssnds
% S I'm 1E ,hs os9 hn qs
But. confound It! ] don't live here. I'm
only a.summer resident. They can't make me
Got taxable property. amt you''
III Ist pay taxes for half the town.
~ guess you're enough OF a citizen. then
M m rs the nHPer in your pocket Good day
Absalom jumped into the buggy leaving the
enrsged summer resident in the !.tnt an
Ts h%s % tbs Vas
OF an American citizen. and ~ crying ncedfpr
revision Of existing laws. while an interested
II not SYMPATHETIC audience evinced it's appre-
citation OF the Performance
Two" said Absalom. with deep satisfaction
~ GHSanh H. vstdr buggy
turned from the main road into shaded lane.
missed him the last two times | hope to get
HIM this time. Last time 1t wns a case Of sick
4na Ss + fp 6s back %t
way go as to cut him of II he tries that again"
In, the doorway OF the Barnby house sat
1t RS pleasantly and invited them to come IN.
~ Haven t got time. thanking you kindly; Mrs
you sS,a sec Sam san Mrs. rSu Barnby
he was around n this morning at Thish rtply
to the fact that his question hadn't been
answered. and later commented on the pow
srIu l Ireshyterian consclcnces all them Barn
Must have gone away. in terrible hurry"
rar LEA s knIE Sr nf he was so dreadful"
hT nat yHg TSh there y1s On IN"
At this moment the Barnby family dog,
which had been smiling around Dexter had
bark at the loot Of afteen- loot; high woodrtls
butt up against the rear Of the house: with his
Must be rat In that woodpe,' SAID Mrs.
Ba9rHby. Get out: Prince e,still!"
daily. Wouldn't wonder il there was a mig
ger in, that fence yonder. neither, Only can't
See See the n, niger nor the rat How about It,
Prince pranced and whined and barkcd, Alb
salon Jumped out OF the rig and swung HIM
W%s W. f IRE YOU " sSS"sk NJ NJ %s%Hvor,h?.
you'll do it harm throwing your weight on it
'"fii keep to the big branches" responded
AdSisom 6"G SHH he
n nSS %s $S En, Sa r:
you pp 70 on that woodpc sam BarnbvT'.
HsllG AG9s e. responded voice from
tn: asP'" sn9n ,hs Hi COM. down got
little present for you
hpsh- ace np,earedt over the bHlwnrks Of
to be duly served by the constable. m"antimG
eexpa ming shnmefacsdly that his wooLr.le had
to %s So. 'ffN VA: I ri inc use" YA"'n"S
,"Ye ." said Absa om. Srniy, II could see
that shS whole family Tqs anxious about that
ID AFTERNOON. Sam. See YOU THURSDAY"
Before the rig had fairy reached the road
way there arose from the region of the house
long drawn canine howl.
Il wouldn't be that dog for somethiGG rr"tty;"
didn't tell me any lie though. She's strict on
that. It's getting late. but we II Just tax" u shy
al Peter Sands and then run on to, ompt"rvillc
after ID led Tadd,r and then ven IoG home"
At the sands house I Developed that Peter
wHsn'ta AZ home. bat Peters wifi, n tail. straight.
sweet-faced woman. came t. the gate to speak
to the constnb G.
You needn't get out. Ahsnlom."" she said
frankly, unless II q to ST dOwu and rest for Il
little while. and then you re welcome. YOU and
your friend You're after Peter tor jury duty,
] know. and I'll to you the truth about Il
e know you will that. Eva answered the
deputy sheriff. Wed like nightly to come
in"-with n longing look at the cool porch t"l-
lowed by a glance at the woman's pleasant face
-" but we've got to get Peter and try for one
more" 49,
lon, +" responded Peters wife " He's got law
business in New York this week, and he's
Chairman Of our Sunday school strawberry
festival and I'd take ii as Kindness from an
old friend II you should happen to miss seeing
him when YOU 20 through town
" Well. now. Id like to OOligc you,' began
Absalom uneaSily, " nut the law
Yes. know. she interrupted smiling. The
laws the law. but tho constable is AbsAlom