The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-17

wsrsersuI as5es mat ever hard o.. that
o-e BEATS tke- an Ard hs PIT the lozf
u TIE table ard says he. You and ne
Ill have r.gat roy ~ feed. anyhow. Isn'I
y great pity re have 70 better toan
D.sek water 70 sash il down.
Wlta taa- Doas. made the hide squeak
again TT isn't apeaklag again. Is Ia
says rss gs1g.emlsn.
"Tss" says Dcrzl says he. 1T tells uns
thar yo1 have better than black water n
me house"
Wei. Gays the nan gays he. 'It's
wcEg1erful ana q very wCu 5erfui hide sure
u. a. we have seen but I'm afear3 it's
wrong THIS tine for Tys had nothing
stronger thar water Ia the house for four
.een days back
Then the hide HQ1eake5 again and
DenaI says. 1T says 81 you reach your
hand up ire chimney yo1'u hnA the Zig
part % bottle Of whisky"
Oh says the gentleman. r n sfrsi1. wy
much AFRAID Il that but 10 satisfy you
Ts wfH sry.~ So 10 the chimney ne
reached hig hand. ard wat does be bring
sown with him oniy rhs bigger part Of =
DC.tle o. whisky. Ard. Wen. well
weI" says he. i've sesn wonderful AMI
very wonderful things IN my life. but any
fning 50 wonderful as that hide Of yours
be says. = never dtd see or hear Of.
Draw forward your chair here" he says.
70 the table and eat and drink your I'll
for you've earned then both"
TIE giFl was 1dgeting in the corner like
2 ben o. a hot griddle. and the sweat
vas rolling down or her In drops Of the
size Of wee marbles. But Donsl pulled
over 70 the table along with the gentleman.
ard the two Of them fell 10 ana ate their
hearty fll sna washed it down with a
toofhf1l or two out Of the bottle.
And when they had ate and drank
heartily. they pulled around 10 the FIRE
again. and the gentleman 1T the pipe ard
passed f. 10 Donai. and they began 10
smoke and chat
the gentleman drew the discourse upon
the hide. and what wonderful thing IT
was. He began 70 tell Donal how he had
been In The habit. for twelve uoonths back,
u missing a lot Of things from the house,
both eatables ard dr.nkables and wear
abies. and be didn't or couldn't know
Tho IL was at al. that was the thief. And
I wonder" gays he III that hide OF yours
as it's 20 wonderful, wonder II II could
give me any Information about THAR
This hide" says Donal. can give in
formation on all things. II cannot only
tell you who the thief is. but more than
hat" says he. 'it can raise the thief
here and now. and make him stand up on
that floor there"
You don't say so?" Gays the gentleman.
Well, II Il could do that" he says. it's
truly the most wonderful hide that ever
was known" says he, and ! would be
viking 20 purchase IL for a large sum.
Let Il try to produce the thief" says ne.
Donsl says ali right, and he made the
hide squeak.
what's that it says?" says the gen
t.ernan.
IT orders you to take down that fail
/ that's hung on the rafters there. and
/ take a great grip OF II in your hand, and
be ready TO thrash the theft when he
I appears"
I'd then the gentleman steps and takes
1 down the fail. and takes a right good
/ grip Of It In his fist, aud then DOnal made
the hide speak again.
1T says" says Donai. that you are 10
| throw the back door wide open and then
I stand By H."
The gentleman went out and threw the
| door wide open and he stood by with the
| lal In his fist
Then Donal made the hide squeak again
What does It say now2" says the
4 gentleman.
1T says" says Donal. that I'm to pu,
a coal to that heap OF straw in the corner
| there, and that very soon the thief will be
/ on the floor"
AN right" says the gentleman, ''do
so"
Doual looked uf'ier his eyes at the girl
and she was ready to droy in a fainting
/ ~ in the corner. but Donal didn't mind
/ her one bit lie took a coal out of the
/ hre and put IL 10 the edge OF the straw.
/ md the next minute the straw was all in
one blaze ard up out Of the middle OF the
straw, with q ycll and scroech. Jumps the
| al who was hid there. aud leaps into the
middle OF the floor. And the gentleman
he let a ycl and a roar out OF him and
he jumped after him, and came down on
| ne broad Of his back as hard as he could
wallop with the fail The fellow Jumped
| ana screochcd and the gentleman hallei
and Hailed. and Wh3cked and wallOped MIN
up ana down and around the house. with
the lad hopping and Yelling. til al last
/ he got "A chance. ana burFt out Of the back
door and away The the girl had fallen
INTO q dead faint In the corner.
when be disappeared. the gentleman
/ rubbed the sweat On his brow. and ne SAT
down aud says he 10 Donal. How much
/ wa you take fof that hide7'
That hidr tals he. can't b. SOLD for
/ au On song
% wou.dnt expect H." rays the gentle
1 man.
We'll che price Of lt 10 sou. a. friend
] myf bonal, says he. "a three bushels oi