The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
SNARELY ASKS QUESTIONS.
iISO ThLLS IBOuT THE BEIRS or
sHE HIMLrCk B.LE
His ElCvrr -Ncnr-Old boy Pete mud nm
Intcrluh" to Bark Chupping-A stranger
who Didn't want Hoop Poles Ur
I'irs or snort Inusss some Curiosity.

wnsin 'hria| sadJ"hn H1Ih"r'. IN" travelling
El""rvnAn, ana missed mo "hy tram thht
ran mat doF from N"'NlHo !" serum Jnh"-
ton the junction was only tire" miles away
and ~ ! had plenty 81 time 10 caicha train
th"r" | tl"nEh' would walk, AMI ! have
always been EhI !. walked. lpr u | hAlntl
wouldn't hrF" met Suar"y had tramred
"N"r'h" rrnGh and lonely road about hnIt the
way when cam" to log cabin surrounded Nv
I'm acre or :" oI cleared ground. Nlank. yeI-
low bearded hn"kwp'l"@a was sitting on .
STUMP Just OF III" road, stopped and said;
Who's" Gearing sthts
Nnlr"'v =. 4a''i ~" man
80 VT" ypu Sn"r"lv' inquired.
"'(ou kin loot |"ar boots We ho rcn''cd.
AMI lm list sntl"iu TO ho I"ctlonc"red with,
too! lou III II candidate. amt YOU"
toll him wasn't candidate. and
Thought he looked wotuIlv di-arpoin'ei
~ KIND o hop"d YOU was said he. Ths
ii" business an the ho"r-rol" business an the
bark business W" kin k""n roin' nigh on 10
poo'y much all IN" yenr through. but candi-
dates only ""m's wunSt a year an don't last
long. an We lik" TO ~ a ran ON en- all W" kin
passed HIM my flask II" chcer'd m at
once took til" i'a~k. shnI ed its contents gem
er"usr and placed n on III" stump beside him.
~ s'poSe y"u'v" hr"rl that h'ar is more
than crowdin' on" aN"th"rim they woods around
her" this fall han YOU : Sanl h"
Il told SnareH th"t hadn't heard OF III.
That's nn""r. h" sail. Yin can I''ato.
hay Then You mu~t be uuvn' thnnark
No; wasn't huving tanhart. ! told aim.
So m'r" lucHy" said Snnr"lv. Bark Is
gett n m ghty scarce around THIS ncrE a. tbs
hcml"cE Timber. Pcclins is few and long
shot h'fwiNt ON. Bark would -" t"unN 10
come high II YOU wnn'"d to hny auv around
here" l'"t Thought Ia warn Won, iva got
~ tte a. IN I . '. ~ 1T
Didn't hnprcn to hear what folks VIZ villin'
I' ,nj , s7,r'y , mn, I'm ,1"., hc,r,
WV N"''' ~ nav "'''! "'"''
Mehho rouH like t" 40 down I" IN" swamp
an take u irnte turn out'n "a MAR said he.
aver I"l""r'it Wh''"' I" 'aN" we "'Hs
down ard mrhbe you mowt strike luck ard
hcy a bully COOL rass"ll NJ. rrar,l on 'cm.
mebh"' Th"r" hain no harm n h,nr II We
%mS KNOW low 20 ,,, "Nr %H NV 'n, nov
the swomr tn chm s,,ne tomarnok 'ur gum. us
hadn't got back ytt lonr rorr nish'. an HI.
NANNY thought t somebody urtrr kinder 30
down an il Pete h,dn', fell ina swamp
hole an d'"Nni"I' or sumpin o. thar Kind.
X"kc was pn"ln' q coon an couDdnr 'cay" It.
an was hn,y G;"as'n the bark wagon; hut
went down to the swami to Sc" If th"'" was
r,.,,I ril,,n ,,,,,,,',, ,,r,c no,,,. rood-
. .,"n% 'E "n wtn ni =" O"S ''''' S''-
I
"'"I inIlo, Pete" say. / shell give you a
- ne, ,.;,i ni,,, -" .,r.I
" wv WIN ''' saws
"'" 10. YOU needn't dad. " saws Pc'". But
Won ru,,y. gu ,rtnr tho ,.Ige ~ the = wamp an
.,,h,., ..,.,I
I"t'h ""t "h'' one says N"
"'I went in, and there laid another bar.
! hiccrr'u tI, one Pete. vas suakin' mn tho ridge
ra,,.,,I ,,,,, ,,,, ,,',.. ,,n, tan',
yhnE'" nin on' an we H"' -" n''n "on"'
ness ~ ne wa chipin' the trees. an he turned
,,l;,,,l L,o,. .,,,.I ana -, ,,, ,,..,e -,
"''" 'h'ii.''' 'l'N az = an" "h' "a en- ""S III
I oh seeker. tell r"u.'
How old aid Won -nv he wasp' Jnsked
...ty,,. ,rh,i,,r,,,,i Snor,,,.
I wa" II, y. al N" ,, ''"''P
/ S", Your HOY. Fee. r"ri',h.
| "'Oh! drin say. said he; but Pete must
! "" "'!m"in r"1'N. Hlu~ I" "Nen, an II u" hH
/ /"r - n'ht tn h"N turn "nf h"'t"rn SiN'r"n
rum"", - III" mound. Drl hear ye say what
! was III" ton notch YOU m "ii' rn fer hoop
. Iu.rNt
! W, sh'd ]. | amt oN"ring ANYTHING Ter
, h9nr r"'"s. 1895.
! on, ~a'd Nuar"lv. Ain I you h"or-r"Ie
I bu an luih"r'