Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-27

about your make up never dreamed
you possessed. All, | have it! Say,
hid, do you attend these revival
meetings going on here in Garnelll?"
"Yep; go every night"
"Ah, thatuccuuntsfOr il nli, Evan
gelist Thompson never did better
work than when he made nm impress
sion on that stony heart OF yours
and pierced that nrmor plate OF onri-
ness that has covered youfor SO many
years. Keep right on, for between
the Rev. Thompson and 1 well make
Il man OF you, or II will he the death
Of all three of u.s." SO giving him a
box OF 10 ounce tacks ! turned to the
window TO watch his honor working
his way up the street, shaking hands
with everybody, kissing all the
babies and all heglrls hecould reach
What "A pudding this life is To some
men. There's his honor with his arm
around the neck OF the pretticst girl
in Gurncill. There isn't n man, young
or old, that wouldn't give n Of his
lungs to be the mayor Mt this mo-
ment. \ mans life Is pleasant, or
otherwise it's all owing To the guam
tity OF pudding" worked into 1t.
While was thus solil0quizing | heard
the boy come in and go out again,
and the next minute or two themay-
/ or came In with a rush and gave me
n hand grip that made straight
up.
"Jinks, old boy" he said. "Jinks,
do you know"-and the tears that
stood in his eyes looked like oysters
floating around In cranberry sauce,
evidently he was never absent once
from roll call or slept an hour since
hc was gOnc-"as onary and mean
as you've treated me, yet I've been
really homesick to see you. Are you
glad I'm back?"
Its heavenly, your honor, To haye
you back again: in fact, we've all
missed you, and now that your back
again things won't lac so quiet in
town" II had heard on the side that
some people were Wishing he would
he caught In 1t wreck aud never come
back.
Ibid you learn anything new in
Chicago, your honOr?.'
"Ycr. links. n irw thiugs. hut a
mighty few. We're up-to-date here.
/, links, and there's very little chance
for Improvement. Still there's II few
minor points we've overlooked, but
In an Interview had with Mayor
Harrison 81 Chicago he set Me right
on the few prints, and Il will keep
F. that windy oh town humping to let
oGt II suction or two To Keep ny with
- when We ct started again. ga
. give INC n shake OF your f-t again
uud III set down and tell you all
about my trip.
Yes. your honor. " Isnid, as,i-tin.
him To the hig iru chair, "~it down
} and let MS have some Oi the odd times
, over again" And De sat. bur IL was
= only for m atom ui "a second, for ht
hardly struck the chair before he was
trayclinG crilingward with n fright.
:, iul Shrek and Il look al agony | hop,
/ | may never see on the face ui n hu.
man again. When he struck thctluOI
he was pinclel MP like u man VIII.
. had been hit by u -Hud blast, and hi,
clothes hung N him like IA stocking
ON a mans nose.
ran Ia him and said: "Whati Is it
your honor, bubpnic plague, cholera
lelerium tire
"Jinks, have yuu that hrindle.fHceC
. young hrlliuu working for yuu yet
That pup If the devil ! got next Il
>, with a yard Or two OF garden hos
before ] left?"
YES, your honor"
"Wc.l, links, you have the sublim,
pleasure Of knowing tbuthc has 1lxe'
/, UP this chair with si~Xty-pcnry spike
and there isn't "A vital organ In m,
u body that isn't punctured by It."
u well, there was some quick worl
done In a second or two And n
last, with the aid Of n claw-hammcr
e | removed "A 10 ounce tnck.
/ At that mOment-wus II by acci
dent or design?-that kid. with "a
innocent look on his face that wOul
. fool the devil, stuck his head In til
door and said: "Did anyone ca
Il mc?'
What really did occur in the mex
> late intelllgently. All now is | wa
IL banged up against the wall and hay
- n dim recollection oi seeing his homo
:" fall over the chair, get up with III
~ head under n desk, turn that over o
It's back, get lost and tangled up !
u the legs of the desk aud finally hear
~ him going down stairs "A landing q
"A jump.
~ made n mental photograph OF Il
boys remains coverings whole bloc
z and wondered whnthis mother woul
ne say, when | heard n rush Of wat,
lt aud n mighty yell, and on lookin
A.. out Of the window for the cause
this new commOtiun saw his hone
T. tying n boulder in his red handan
aud water pouring off his clotheslil
"A busted rain spunt. The next i
slant In rushed the kid, irrkcd up Il
back window. slid OF the back she
u and the last | rccollect seeing Of hi
was going over the back fence.
Hastily writing n card: "Gone
supper; won't Ice back for n week
| stuck IL In n crack IN the panel
the door. sprung the catch lOc
ra grabbed my hat and coat, slid out
k the window, down the shed roof an
., -pntp the back of my neck.
When cnme 10 the first real plea