Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-07

HUDDLED Up IN THE ZIG ROCKING CHAIR.
at the bottle, land she wants to hey a
few last words with you. When you
started over town, was singin Bar
bara Allen and thinkin my days might
be long in this land. Not five mnits
later the summons come. | had just
started to wash the dishes, and | had
that cracked blue platter i'll my hand,
but l hadn't gin it over two wipes
with great spat. You are hearin
what say, amt you, Samuel
Mr. Gallup wasn't. He was devour
ing the second testimonial which gave
the case of woman who had been
given up by over 80 doctors, ana yet
two bottles furnished her with new
pair of lungs.
when that dishcloth fell, | knew
that my time had come. That's the
way Mrs. Grover and Mrs, Taylor
went. Their dishcloths fell, and in II
hours they was in heaven. | shall be
up there by tomorrer night, Samuel,
while you'll be free to stay out all
night to hear the political news. I'd
hey died before you come back home,
only wanted to talk with you leetle
about the funeral. Let's see. II die
tonight, you'll hold the funeral day aft
er tomorrer won't YOU at O'Clock in
the afternoon"
Mr.. Gallup was listening to a noise
outside. He heard something to re-
mind him of hen trying to crow, ana
he wondered if it could be that SO long
after dark.
IF you want it day sooner, you
can hev it," continued Mrs. Gallup
after sobs and gasps and shifts at the
bottle, "but you must look Out or the
nayburs will talk. Better hey 1t DAY
after tomorrer, and | hope, for your
sake, it won't be a rainy day We
sometimes thought I'd like a biz fl-
neral when went, with over 40 Wae-
ons in the procession and the churcn
bell a-tollin and the dogs a-hoWlin, but
Eve given that up. No, Saml'ri, you
needn't make any spread over me III
one Of the kind that kin go to heaven
without any hurrah and fireworks II
there is ten wagons in the purcessl"il'
I shall be satisfied Don't you thlnN
ten ought to be huff for person IKE
me?"
It wasn't direct question. but had
it been Mr.. Gallup would not nave
answered. He was devouring the thiru
testimonial and making up his NINA
to try bottle on the sly.
Ten wagons in the purcession, sam
uel and the bells needn't toll nor
nuthin else happen. If anybody Is
dirgin taters or maxim soft soap or
dyein carpet rags, they needn't stop Oh
INV account. If % people come to the
house, that will be huff. We've GOV
'leyen chairs altogether, counllh iheui
with broken backs, and Mrs. Walters
will lend you the rest. loull new oni
own preacher, of course, but ne n'e""
90 on for an hour or two and tell no"
GOOD was and how much you II MISS
me. If lie says that my toll Is o en- ANU
that Won won't never find more SAW"
wife. tbatll be about huff SHAH you
do any erwin at the funeral, Saloue''
No answer. ..
"I'd do leetle bit If was you
a leetle. If you don't folks VIII '''N
about it same as they did about 81.
Dewitt. lie never cried at AL "n1 w
This day folks say he djdn use l''i''
ncr right. don't ask You TO o''''
down and sob and Git up an 'A'''.
ment, but you kin gasp few 'i'1's "u,
wine your eyes and blow your u ,'',
I'm sorry you'll hey to take IVA" ,,, i'I no
ride to the graveyard. as yon co''u y.
n,ayin checkers or sunthin. but uon !
500 how Won are to git ont Of it, how
ovor Won won't never hoy 10 ~ ~
,borc np'iu. When you GIT r''u' -
Inv mo II gravcStun, YOU KIN ser" -
mn by a man. spoHe you u D''
SIM of some sort. won YOU ..,..,
Mir. Gallup didn't hear. IN inc 10 ,oI ha y,
+os,,,noniol man declared that ne INV, 'i
honn saved after one whole '''ilE ANY,
thrce-ouarters of the other Wea' ,a,dcr
and # wos n sketch to thrill the fe"''''
clear down to his toes. ,ho,t no
"Of course don't keer "po"' cai,
or, vestup for myself said MIS- W." ""s
I'm ne shc dried to wipe away het 'V ,.,s
, with tLu Glass stoppep Of the, p''''''