Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-01-25

Book and runs his anger down the
page, sort o talking TO his>eli--'The
President, FIVE hundred on hoSs trot !;
Chief Justice Supreme Court. $40 on
dog fight, and then he scratched
down. Swell Enghshm4n, Sl75 on
Everlasting Hills.
Then SAYS the fellow I'm ont on
a little hunting trip-thiuk I'll Just
atay at your house Well, Htndrr-
shot was ticklrd to have him. AMI
put him in the best room IN the
house, and gave orders that nothing
was TOO good for him Aud he WAS
Just the kind that knowed good things,
and he went right in and made his
self al home-had extra grub every
meal, lively teams each day to go out
hunting perahrIe chickens, and all
that kind o thing. and run up a bill
like the national debt But Hender-
shot WIS tickled to death over il, and
used to spend half his time talking
with the falieI bout the Jukes and
things he kuowed in England.
And old Everlasting just sot on.
Tiey left the window open 50 she
could get out when she wanted to
1t was always her way TO hop Oft the
pest inst at sunrise every morning,
and hustle around aud pick up Il fand-
full or two of gravel aud be back on
in ten minutes. Every morning be-
fore breakfast Henderson, took a look
at her, and during the day he had an
eve on her most Of the time. Fenced
off that corner of the room so that she
wouldn't be disturbed, AMI put up 4"
shade SOS the light wouldn't hurt
her eyes.
We'll, at the end Of three weeks
Henderson, couldn't hardly contain
hisself. cause he'd won the hrst bet
That's ag'in me, pom my honor,
says the Britisher, noting 1t down IN
his book but I'll win on the next
week 9, and he give his bill another
hist. Once Henderson, presented hS
bill, but the Brllisher waved 1t away
sort graceful and said he'd hx It
when they settled the bets. That 5
all right, my lord, says Henderson,.
All gentlemen, you know. and the
Bntisher boosted his livery bill again
when the fourth week en- led the
hen was still setting right along, aud
the EngIlshmen owned up beat agIn.
Same way at the end Of the fifth
week. Henderson, was so tickled
that he couldn't talk. But | sAy,you
ought to give me chance for my re-
venge, says the Brltlsber; go you
another week Tor two hundred All
right, says Hendershot And he
won ag'in. I'll be hanged il he didn't
Double the bet and you 20 agin. says
the Englishman. BrItsher pluck
you know-never say die H-nler-
shot agreed with some remark about
the American eagle. Tell you what,
says be to Judge Longsdorf, old Ever
lasting is just making the set Of her
life. It's the billiard balls being 20
natural, you see Being used TO corn
cobs and chunks of bricks 80 long that
a brilliant ball gives her new hope
I'll 90 him one more week at $500 #
she holds out and hell 10 it.
well she held out all right enough,
and the Britishrr was ready to try 1t
ag'in England expects every men to
do his duty, say. be. There you are
Mr Landlord
The eight weeks was up at four
o'clock Thursday afternoon, and
they'd agreed that it was to be The
last. A few minutes before four Hen
dershot was walking about pretty
nervous, with one eye on old Ever
lasting.
shes a-going to do it, s4ys be
She amt moved a feather. She's
right there. She's a-winning money
for me. Tonight I'll give her 4 nest
and thirteen eggs as her reward Yes.
sir thirteen geoyooine egg', you un-
drrstaud-eggs that will hatch She's
the greatest fosl in The United States.
III back old Everlasting Hills ag'iD
the worlI.
Just then in walks the clerk. and
Gays be That Eugli'hman lett Oh
the one o'clock train. DID be pay bis
bill?
Great beeswax. nor yells Hen
dershot. Two hundrei dollars. If it,
cent Nor the bet. neither You
blamed old speckle'l fraui : and be
reaches over and gives the hen pokr
with the billiard cue, aud she rolls
over with her feet up.
Then Judge Longdorf picks Der