Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08

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we haze a little g p, business Nth
'T1ldy,Tr faint tnat wnar can a. uu,
I'd like for you to tell meY
II dunno, Jonathan. but It don't
seem possible no SIGH good FORUM as
that can happen to u.s.
Sam and Jason rode up to the yard
fence and stopped. Turner, ir a state
Of wild excitement, hurried out to meet
them.
"Howdy. boys. howdyY' he called.
"'Light an tie your critters an come in.
How you both a-comin ont"
"Sorter middlln." Sam replied. "How's
you an Aunt Tidy a-makin outY'
"Ah. peart as two yearlln crickets,
Sam. Yes. stree! Jest as spry as a
couple of grasshoppers. Say. ! bet
know what fetched you over yere this
mornin. SAM" j.
you reckonY'
Lord a-massy, yes"
"What?"
why. you're Jest goin to up an take
me, whether or no. IN haul me OF
down thar to the county seat to set on
to Jury. Amt that so?"
mot this time, Mr.. Turner"
Jonathan's face fell. Sans words
were cruel disappointment. disap-
pointment that can be fully appreciat-
ed by every one who has seen the
fondest hope of his life suddenly blot
ted out. Sam saw the effect of his re-
ply and In an effort to cheer the old
man said:
"Your time'll come yit. Uncle Jona-
than. Yes, sir. Them feilers down
thur mint goin to be able to git on
'thout you much longer. an bout the
fust thing you know they'll be senoin
up here after you. Lord. you'll be thar
settin on to jury as big as you please
fore we oil know It."
Though Turner felt his disxppoint-
ment keenly. he did not allow 1t to get
the better Of his curiosity. With q
sigh Of resignation he said:
"Waal, trials an tribulations will
come to us oil In this life, 80 thar amt
no use a-grievin. But II you amt come
over we're to git me to set on to Jury
l can't fgger out what you did come
for"
I'VE came to see Mr.. Meivin,s Sam
replied.
All thoughts of the jury and the lost
glory Of "setttn on to" It passed from
Turner like q flash.
Lord a-massy," he cried excitedly,
"have you uns over thar to Becketts
Mill gone an found out somethin bout
that fellerY'
II amt said nothin bout findin out
anything, hive 1T Sam asked In turn.
mo, but you have found ont some
thin. You wouldn't be a-comin out
yere to see him IL you hadn't"
"Oh, we have little private bust
ness with him. Is he at homer
mo. he amt. What kind, Of private
business can you have with thnt Teller,
Sam Morgan. I'd like to know 2"
"Nothin much pertlc'lar, reckon,
Can you tell us whar he is?"
ITO be shore. But, my land, can't
fgger out no way how you'd come to
have no business with him. Reckon It
amt nothin bout them minerals he
says he's a-smellin round yere for, is
tip
mot exactly"
Il lowed shore 1t couldn't be, cause
you all know thar amt enough min
eral In all this blame section to make a
breakfast for a chigger. an know
blame well that fcller amt huntin for
no mineral nohow. You an jason know
that US well as 1 do, don't you, SamY
Pears like he'd kind Of be foolin
way his time" Sam replied cautiously.
"But l reckon that's his own business,
an long us he's satisfied we amt no
room to kick up no fuss. But you amt
told US nothin bout whar he is."
That's SO. i guess l ain't. meant
to. but 1t plumb slipped my mind.
C0se II that Teller wants to fool way
his time nosin round In the ground it
amt none of our business. not II he
wears his nose plumb smack smooth
OF up to his eyes ut 1t, but at the same
time body has right to think Jest
what he doggone pleases, an in this
yere case he's got to think one Of two
things"
what things Is them, Mr.. Turner7"
"One Of them things is he's got to
b'lieve that Teller a mis'able dad burn
fool, which he amt, an the other Of
them things is he's got to b'lieve that
Teller a mis'able dad burn rascal,
which b'lieve he is. But what puz-
Lles me Is what in the nation you can
want of him."
"Oh. it's nothln worth mentionin."
"Hain't. eh?"
mot particularly"
"Then 1t don't make much difference
whether You see him or not, l reckon n
"Waal. yes, we'd sorter like to see
him. But it looks right smart like
we amt a-goln to-.
"Why so?''
"'Cause 1t looks moughtily like we
amt a-goin to find out whar he's ut"
Lord a-massy. man. can tell you
that. Yes. stree! can tell you that
jest us slick as button"
"But you don't do IT."
Snakes IN caterpillars. amt a-goin
TO tell your
81 dunno, I'm shore. Don't look much
like you're a-goln to. though"
Great possums an persimmons.
never see nobody In sich pet an a
stew as people have got to be. Amt
nobody got time to do nothin no more,
! seems like. A feller'll come a-ridin up
yere to the fence All ask question.
Then IL L Jnntt lost inmn ont IN hraak