The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
UNLUCKY MAN FROM POCHUCK
DRIVEN FROM HIS HOME HY AN
ODD COMBINATION.

NESS, NunN s8ny , hNa8tHty Dp1n-
ion and an Amazing Cold speii-Teiis
ms Tale and Gets No sympathy.
CHESTER, N. Y. Dec. 2s.-The man who
suega that he belongs over toward Po-
chuck came into the Rowland House, cast
his eye over the assemblage there. a. II TO-
,ize 4 up, sat down In the easiest chair
~ the tavern, and said. wearily:
M Uncle Scion Beokendarter slipped
me Dur shilin' as ] CAM way. to git him q
pairo' specs with. and I'm goin' to git him
a per II make q 'skeeter look bigger'n
O wild duck
No objection was offered by any one.
And, more particular. / want to find
sonethin' that'll tax an all-sloshin' ink
.rpt out OF a green and yaller table hvver-
,ts an-sloshinest ink spot ever see.
and the greenest and yallerest table kivver
that ever was hand-knit.'
He had the silent consent OF all to find
tho ink-spot eradicator. The man cracked
a finger on each hand. then said:
Il do suppose that my Uncle Scion Beck
endarter Is the nigh-sightedest mar that
ever put q plugged nickel on the collection
plate
No one disputed him.
And If there is a woman In this Wide,
wide world hat Is more overwhelrnin' sot
a her ideas thar my u Sally Becken-
darter Is, then locomotives couldn bulge
that woman
This declaration went without protest.
The man cracked another finger.
There may have been sudden and amaz-
ING cold snaps before said he. but II there
ever was as sudden and amazing a cold
snap as we had over our way last week,
following a spell Of balmy mildness, l never
heard OF It,"
Nothing that could possibly be construed
into the slightest cast OF suspicion on the
word Of the man from over toward Poohuok
was heard, but he seemed to bristle up and
get warm.
WELL said he sharply, "if you don't be-
lieve it, l can lay evi&,nce OF II before you'll
Evidence that would hang a man AND
evidence, too, goin' to prove the trylh
q and troublesome nigb-sightedness OF my
Uncle Scion Beckendarterl'
The evidence wasn't asked for, and the
And I'd like TO spread 1t on the records
right now said he, that the sudden and
ainazin' cold snap and my Uncle SCION S
nigh-sightedness went and het me all up,
put me in a hole, and turned me out 80 70
speak, a wanderer on the cold, cold world!
Badly, the landlord, kicked Terry. the
Scotoh-Irish terrier, till he yelped. but not
another word was said. TIT man from
over toward Pochuck cracked his lett
thumb, Gained himself and continued:
Now listen,' said he. we burn, quite
some charcoal over on my Uncle Soion's
place. Quite some, The day, after that
sudden and amazing cold snap Uncle SCION
went down to where the boys were burnin
out a mess and he found that they had
knocked of and gone TO the pond AFTER
pickerel through the ice. .,
uncle Solon came back nome plcsh
his way by the help of a long black stick,
usin' n for A cane. He was madden than
tom cats a-fghtn'.
Here said he, is as good an eight
foot piece o wood as ever was MADE 70 pe
charred,' said he. and them trihh' boys
hain't waited to give il half a chance, but
have chucked it TO one side. only jest oharred
on the surface good and black, too-and
have gone of a,fshin'. II jest Keep tn ms
they came home, and III give EN- ginger
with IL, too, you bet. said he.
uncle Scion stood the long stick in one
crackin' and blazin' in the stove TO beat a
burnin' perairie, Supper time was draxln
nigh, and Aunt Sally was In the kitohen
gettin' thing ready for 1t.
Uncle Scion he went out there, TOO, ana
sot down, grumblin' and growlin' about the
bows not fnishin' the burnin' OF that good
piece o. charcoal stick. l hadn't %rL 70
torabelia In more than a week. ny tnne
way. gentlemen, | don't suppose you VIII
have any difficulty in noticing that nave
a wen on my noseg
The wen was obvious TO all.
But you will have 20 take my woru ioi
IL that II Corabelia was here the cast IN hei
eve and her red hair, though cut snort
would he Just as noticeable as the wen Oh
They took his word for IL, and the mar
81 hadn't writ 70 Corabelia in more thar
week" said he, "and ! thought now "oulo
le a good time TO take my, pen IN hahn 7.
inform her that ] was well ana hope Una
-. IT,. ..ratlA lind haF fu lDNlnH tlt
81 80, the ink bottle on the table with the
green and yaller kiyver on-the gr's'i' ahu
waller kivver that cousin heouiah nn,
GiublaHa hand-kuit and gave 70 huh,
Sallv Beckendarter for handin' down,
.ot ,he ink bottle on the green ana yalei
table kiyVer aud writ away -,
i hadn't got noways nlgh ,htougn ~
when / vent out into the kitchen fuihli'r
and -cumplod all over, all bet up Ahd
sNeatin' Ike a butcher
Aunt sally. aid ! You've been saylh
f0f a god sl@ll lack that II ~n,,ei
tarabelA. ~ n CorahelA didiil Nnitei
me. som.ihin' would happen Wen, Aun'
sails -aii 4 ',om'thin' has hapIsird
Hut iIs iurln Nllun'r darn Too nhuil
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