The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-06

your cen you NIGHT when We fell? And
ye maun be very silly body to lie sac
long efter q bit clout over q rock
aiming some saft snaw. Look at me-
never In a my life have lain n day,
In my bed; but there you've been lying
a FORTNIGHT a.ready-ard the lambln'
timeicomipg on, and o. the pulr sheep.
that should be sac weel lookit efter
wandering about the hills like craws In
q mist" I
The first attack. however. failed mis-
erably: the sick man refused to be
tempted. He knew that his sheep were
as consclentiously looked after as II he
were caring for them himself, Moreover
he was watching for all opportunity to
express h!s thanks In some way. So
he made the soft answer that turneth
away wrath. l,fsi f57&
There's nae doubt It was very slip
pit O. me-" he said; and I'm very
much ashamed O. myself. But Use war
rant It'll no be long afore I'm UP and
ut the sheep again.
The others worst fears were realized.
He had hoped by his own example 10
draw his friend to his old self again.
But here he was returning good for
evil: there was no saying what he
might do next. h Ii
what" he cried. was We offer? Ye
blackyIrd,. if ye daur to rise out O. that
bed I'LL that leg o. yours Is better. not
anlther o your sheep will be lookit BY,
me-" ti Il .HIlAE
There was II short pause. The ohop-
herd had come to the end Of his tether.
He could think of.nothing more to say,
and he sat silently awaiting the dread
moment. Then slowly, In hesltat!ng
voice. the sick man began: &
ABBOT that--that nicht. We ken, I wad
Just like But the sentence was I'M
finished, for at the first word the shcp-
herd OF the Crammil sprang to his feet,
rushed to the, window, and In a,loud
and unnatural voice drowned the fec
Bile attempt.
Just what was feared o." he
shouted. Man, we live In malst RI
dccklous climate; nc day we're stnoor-
ed In shaw and the next plotted wi
heat. There's nae lippening to this kind
o wather, Now. I'm sure there's storm
comm. and I'll haze to be aft to bield
the sheep. Diy we min"
"Sit doom, we stott." interrupted the
invalid, surprised for moment from
his gentlencss: "dlv ye no see the SUM"
The attempt to create diversion
Hlu lulleu EulWHilu6iS lIie SHcpueIu
resumed his seat, and resigned himself
to the inevitable. Again there was q
short pause. Then: ~
"As l was saying, Im-Tm mucltle
obleeged to We for-fpr what We did that
nicht. And as said afore-no, I didnn
Just dae that-but what meant to ray
was that I'm"
During this short speech the face Of
the visitor wore look Of intense pain.
Every word was q knife to him: he
could stand 1t no longer. and before tho
sick man could proceed he had leapt
10 his feet again. his face blazing with
suppressed feeling.
Its thae deevils o dougs at It agar"
he cried. Il never saw twae animals
that could not gree. like yours and
| mine. / doot We'll haze to part WI
them. maun OF moo and redd them
up" 5:Ei
The fiction served Its purpose. (, It
| lasted him as far as the door, SO that
the sick man could not break In to stop
| him. For moment he stood grasping
the handle, In doubt whether to close
the door behind him. Then he turned
back.
quite So" he said. as II answering
a question. II understand perfectly
what we mean, and l would just like
to say that hope-I nope-eh!" (but
1t would not GOMEZ. "See and sumo be
better" he growled.
Then, shamefaced. cursing the world
in general and himself for the great
est fool In It, he strobe out to vent his
rage on IN imaginary conflict Of two
innocent collles which at that moment
were peacebaly sleeping ut their own
tiresides. ,i5
When the shepherd OF Highlands
reached this point in his tale we
had come to the parting Of our ways.
He told me the rest leaning on his
staff, while the sheep cropped the road
side turf, and his faithful dogs kept
watch with one eye to the flock and
the other to their master.
"Ay,' he said, some folk in this
world are made different frae ithers.
| WI ordinar' mortals like you and me
n thing OF that sort would just haze
made us greater friends: but no. thae
twae herds. That nicht o. the snaw-
storm pit IN end to their friendship.
It's queer thing, but they were never
the same again. Ye see, 1t was this
way: Wat Dempster. frac kind o
gratitude. couldna Just exactly Use
Jock Scott O. the Crammil the same as
afore. When the herd o. the Crammil
tried 10 rouse him. he Just paid nae
attention. Jock had a. the quarrelins
to hlmsel'; and for fair shame he could.
ma continue 1t. So. through time. they
fell into kind O strained civility &c
ane anither. never saw very muckie
o. them but at the market; and there
yc couidna but notice the way each
kept out O. the ither's gate. For siN
months they tried to live In this IN
nat'ral fashion; but 1t wouldna dac
Each man grew angered at himself and
ut the ithcr: and syne they cam &c
the conclusion that 1t would be best
for them to Irvine. Wat gaed north tc
Il bit they ca Goslin. and Jock suet
south to herd In Galloway. They may
be there yet for a ! ken: and II evel
yc're passing therenway I've ma doubt
they'll be very glad to see ye. It's q
queer world" concluded the shepherd
land queer folk bide In It."
So Ne departed amidst tumult Of
white-!eeced sheep, shaking his griz
zlcd head over the strangeness OF i,u.
man affairs. and the last I heard Of
him as | turned away was an apostro
phe TO his overzealous dogs. which fol-
ViSor OF language even the shepherds o.
the Crnmmil and the Ruchill would mo-
ut their best have Observation-Disclosures
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