Evening journal., 1901-03-11
SiRDTOWN STATESMAN TREATS
OF THE POWERS or FORGIVENESS
Ccondnued From First Pags).

soon hell be TOO ola Ter us lellerS 10
take any more chances with.
Mister Higgins dun a lot towards
helpin Mister Addix, Mary Ann, an
ef Kernel Doopont had dun a little
over half as much he'd a-bin elected
Nobody but me an Mister Addix VIII
ever know all that Mister Higgins has
dun fer him. I CESS the first thing
he dun wuz to apologize to Mister Ad-
dix fer ever allOwin' as how he'd split
him up his dam back with a butchers $
kleever Wen he dun that. teres cum
into Mister Addix's eyes an he sed:
"Anthuny, | moved as how yu never
ment to do hit. Ef I'd although as
how yu did, I'd .a-got up a korner in
the kleever markit an had yu bound
over to keep the peace. An vile we're
at hit. Anthuny. permit me to apollo
gle fer beetin' yu In 1895. l didn't go
to do hit, an hit wuz purely acsiden-
tel. / sed to Handy, Ball, Moore an
Robbins Boys eff yu git chance
to du ennything fer mi friend. Anthony
Higgins, du hit'.' An Mister Hig-
gins spoke up an sed: "They dun
hit all rite But wot's the use of rak-
in mp the cold ashes OF the past.
AAtNatA tWA AANNNAM AEAAl NWs dIl VII
haint got nuthn agin' me-" Mister
AddiX SEE. Hits sertenly Mise to feel
thataway We're both wantin sum-
thin. an l gcss we'd better so in to-
.gcther an try to git it, Wot kin yu
deliver to me?' Mr.. Higgins studded
fer mint an sed: There's Diet.
McFarlin, Groves. Baynerd. an jim
Kitchen But wot about Jim Rob-
.ertsOn?" SEE Mister Addix. Hes reddy
to go. an yu kin git him Of yu 90
about hit the rite way. Now, Addix,
wot kin yu give me?" SEE Mister Hig-
gins. Sixteen votes after I've bin
'elscted. an not before" sez Mister Ad-
dix. IAN rite SEE Mister Higgins.
Mary Ann. Mister Higgins is the
.fergiyenest man in the Stait OF Delly-
wer Wi, | Kin remember the time
wen he wudnt speek to Mister Addix.
an wen Mister Addix went up an asst
.him to be his attorney after he'd lick
ed the life outten him. Mister Higgins
drawed hisself up, an sed things as
wuzn { nice to hCer But hits all over
now. Mary Ann. Mister Higgins cain c
remember no further back than No
vember. 1900 an Mister Addix is even
Itryin' to fergit that | wisht you'd git
sum of that there perforated cardboard.
Mary Ann. an werk a kupple of mot
toes fer Mister Higginses offs. Maik
one of them reed: How blessed hit IN
fer brethren to dwell tugether N pees
an yoon.ty!" an let the luther reed.
"The Lord loves a cheerful forgiveri"
Then yu mite wurk kupple fer Mister
Addix, one about March comm IN like
a lion an goin' out like a lamb, an
the uther about the Addix ground hog
KNOWN his bizness wen he cum out
ten his hole. slzwinted around at the
prospects an then crawled back in his
hole agin' fer two yeers. expect Mis-
ter Higgins an Mister Addix wud ap-
preshiate them things ef yu wuz to
maik EN- up.
But wOt seems so kweer TO me, Mary
Ann. is that this yere flte agenst Mis-
ter Addix wuz begun fer Mister Hig-
lgenses benefit. He fawt till he got tir-
ed, an then Kernel DOOpont TUX hit
up an fawt till Mister Addix got tired,
an then Mister Higgins jumps in an
begins helpin' Mister Addix bi fghtin'
Kernel DOopOnt. That's wot makes
me say as how he's the fOrgivenest
man in the Stait of Dellywer. Frum
the way him an his fellers has bin
fightin' Kernel Doopont yu mite think
hit wuz the Kernel. an not Mister
AddiX, hoo dedlocked the Legislature
I in 1895, an kept Mister Higgins frum
gOin' back to the Yoonited Stats
SENT. / tell yu, Mary Ann, there
haint nuthin' in this yere wurld like
lfergivin' ycre enemies an fergittin
yore trends. There hain't menny men
kin do hit. but ef a kolledge wuz
oplned to teech that very thing. the
trustees wudnt make no mistalk ei
they wuz to elect Mister Higgins pres
sydent Of the faclulty, an let him
write the text books.
Has emmy Of them there yung chick
ems OF Ourn got the pip? Ef they has
you'd better git a bottle OF poltry pow
der the next time yu go to Feltin. an
foller the direckshuns on the bottil
wen yu git home
There's sum talk of Jim Ratlidge
bein' appointed Stat detective. He
haint had no experience, but hits
generally believed up yere that with
a little trainin he kin find the stait
ltresherers offs wen pay day kums.
i Well, Mary Ann, I'm goin' 20 kwit
fer l CESS you're tired of readin' these
lyere lammentashuns. Ben Groves ha:
bin erwin the wether's wet an every.
thing looks sad an gloomy. / don
no wether we'll have to git a trained
nurse fer Kale Layton or not Hi.
ltemperature's up to $50 degrees an hi.
lpulse lis 600; his guesser's broke. an
Ibis realizashun fell on his expectashuI
lam now hits busted in fore phases
Sam Nox has get a hole lot to anse
/, for. an beieeve me to be
Yore risin' husband,
Bill Jones.
lEIIIVD Am WnIINhEn