The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-15
By Wssthsrby Chssnsy md I1ick Mu[nirro,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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FOR the seeking excI1eo me sTangely. MI
"Him" said Willie Trehalion, point
ing seorhfdl1y with tits etched hook
at his nephew. 'coulddn1st draw d
fishlihez Without making ten mistakes,
let;alone chart. He's graceless svaga +
abofd s,oa Master IS sIsoppsl one peg removed
IRON i 2 aatlsbnn. lisg mort b5qqids
Job still rigF rinFnpePfdiIa .I4hitn ,t got
chart mist miste & but got got that tl as can
@T "HSW ayJooI.sl 1yasked.Hq 6 ~oafat 8
q ..Hs'IrRe pagan itself,o he replied, rub.
bling his hands in glee. aa@t
You've III got, hian!i't aGlnaoi
u Its snoring in !, the. cows hFre. D vEhe
folk treated it III at Bidefor 70 tried; to
/ see if it could swallow fire as other
blacks can anhsett 1T eating five rats an
matchede itotosf fghtl g,iniitwo 7tatrier
dogs. 1t didn't like being, msedsf like
that an Sc it r; s.,@ awayIanl1 tracked
me like a hound to Lynmouth. It'd
took fancy to me on tie voyage yais es'A
a".Fools failus1 mattel sgruntedi Willie
Trehalion. aoainad Us 2nibbsW aaa gnl
IAN thought maybe I'd be kinder to
lnised to sa Gl5e' me / let f come along,
an it's the first time as JOB Trehalfoh
ever knewi,Shat itIwas toehave o sarTl
int b. his own" tIoqnt
-" dessrYyes TO be well tro}pqneed for K
his inilipudence IN daring to ape his bet
ters," growled Willie. "Safvint in
deedhd ItAibG afgflded coach an six
i, thorsesl YOU HIwanto neat.'sI haa ldsei@
There Masle1eyerHid pr6spect4oft a.
i 1e4g lwganlgle Il On If the subjectsbe..
tween the two curiously assorted rr ELLA
4 itiFes, so as | felt considerable curiosity
stof see this pagan, Whose sdusKy hand
pointed theawayS to. untold Wealth. 81
told byyNl illie, to hold his tongue and
Job to lead Us to the COW byre. 81 yes
~ The gray dawn had begun to struggle
4 through tie chinks of the kitchen shut
II ters and at intervals the wind, which
had gisent now ito half "a gales sent a
/ splash Of rain driving through the
| crevices on to the sanded floor Of! the
a room. When the door-Was4 opened. the
1tmorning locked ehfefleess epppgh stfo
make evenF tough oldA Willie shddder.
But. wrapping his huge coat more
z closely round him. and tucking the long
tails under his arms to keep them from
8 blowing about in the wind, he rolled
tont with his clumsy sea walk into the
! muddy yard, anda Nep, after aIityawn
and stretch and "a low MUIR of pro
test at being asked ito go out in such NC,
villainous Weather, left the warn
hearth and trotted dutifully at his
masters heels. s'8a IR9flIlr ~ !i9#
!. The COW byre. irSwhiclSthe pagan
-g| had been slowed away WAS "a poor
:, enough lodging even for, a four jfootet
! thing. Years of wind and weather
! HAD torn away the thatch in places
! and the boarding of the walls wa:
/. ]iabout MS eifecthal as a sieve for keep
: ing out the cold and wet. Huddled il
+; a. corner into which the rain beat les!
) violently than elsewhere lay the pagan
He was coiled up beneath some loose
straw sleeping and as lie slept he talk
/. ed wildly and necessarily inshis barba
I'D rous tongue. One bronze hued leg pro
a jected from the struggling. coyerlet o
K straw. Nep saw it before we did, and
t picking his way daintily among tn
b filth on the ground. went up and sniff
t ed at the limbs Then he quietly turne
D his claws down into it and laid bac!
e his gaunt body for a comfortabl
+ stretch.
AS might have been expected, tn
pagan awoke. but to our surprise b
q neither pulled back his leg nor mad
g any move to driveuthe cat away.
egI Job Trehalion noted my look of as
a constituent at this and broke out into
y loud guffaw. - 2#lsi'' ''i' q
e "Ho. no! You wonder why he don
~ move He don't feel it, bless 'ee,y nc
. he! Them paganst hasn't feelings lik
y as we has I'M G;.kt5tsg, aj h,
= "Shut your silly mouth, nephew,
y said Willie. "a pretty way this is
7 4 treat your sarvint! Why, the poe
~ brutess too numbed with cold to. fet
:, the prick of Nep's fingers. Bring hill
\. in to the kitchen fire, an see If we can
., thaw him Bit
n Job; still giinnin g, took his dusk
q servant on to his back and carried hi
Il into tile ssitclen. JThes3efect of tt
+ theat onnr tie pa gan Was marvellous b
n sat down in front of the fire. chucklin
) agurgl ngsWith3 .glee. and. after rim
T., angahis n,lnlhsa fingers withasliA gloy
u Ein gaashHas sMsSmight with @arAr al
= bathingsh ering limbssMith u
- hot en1bers. though not actually d
i vouring any of the flames as l ha
ht9E ednfdantls expected toosee him do:'l
s,,s| was af1ems ma h egafhgf Al pot of war
=. IS, ale, which we reused our sleeping no
~ to brsw. completed thf cure, j, and j Job Il,
ri basaH Maa asE blitAeE anaf ehsAfpl
y pptgane as one could WISH To see: g
~ When he was thoroughly recovere
= We SPOKE to- him about the city
- Manoa, and by means of broken Sc
RI fences, copiously helped opt by ge
:, lures, he EXPRESSED his willingness
hos lead Us there. He, took 2 glowing sti'
from the fire and drew a chart for
x on the lime washed wall, showing Il
IN ~ position of the golden city, and quai
- pictures he made, too, of the hous
sS ana the 2meAHand Of the treasures th