Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-12-19

hhLLO THAR iASlOE4
'Thars a heap wantin'. I've walked
seven miles to stand befo' yo' and say
that I'm sp'ilin' fur fout and hev got
TO hev one or bust Don't disapp'int
me. Zeb White. Come out like a man
and squar' off at me-
Il told him I'd been freezin' and
burnin' and couldn't fight a rabbit, but
that only made him wuss.
"'Zeb White, if yo'ye got any mercy
in yo'r heart come out yere and dance
around while l pulverize yo'r bonesp
1T hurt me mighty bad to be talked
70 that way" said the old man. but
was helpless about it. All ! could do
was to shet the doah and fling myself
on the bed and cuss and weep. The
old woman tried to console me. but the
Teller kept his mouth goin' till | was
purity nigh crazy. BY and by l says
TO her:
do yo' reckon that If prayed 10
the Lawd fur strength my prayer
would be answered?
That's accordn',' she answers.
What do 20 want the strength furY
ITO go out and smash Abe Brock
ford
Then 20 won't git it. The Lawd
amt mixin' up in SIGH rows
but he might If yo' prayed too
"'But shan't do 1t. When the crit
ter out thar gifts tired of talkin'. he'll
SO home
Il lay quiet fur half an hour, but
Abe didn't go. and when the old wom-
an sees how bad was feelin' she says:
Abe. I'm willin' to try a sort Of
experiment. 1t ain t right TO bother
the Lawd with our trubbles. and
prayers and fghtin' don't go together
but under the circumstances I'll do
what | kin. I'll ak that yo' be given
strength to go out and whop Abe. but
yo' must dun take yo'r chances over
it
"'What chancesF | asks.
"'Mebbe yoll whop. and mebbe YOU
cit whopped Can't tell how my
prayer'Il be received, 20 know
Go ahead says 4. and as she went
/ of into a corner ! heard the voice OF
that critter Abe a-shoutin':
I'm calm fur Zeb White 10 come
out and be eaten alive without salt or
pepper. but. alas he's crawled into the
cupboard and won't show upr
'All of a sudden begun to feel stron-
ger. aud by the time the old woman
had finished | told her that | was all
right to 90 out aud drive Abe into the
airth.
Better not go she says as she looks
trubbled.
"'why notY
'Bekase I'm not suah about It, l
prayed hard nun. but | hewitt got the
feelin' that yo' are gwine out TO whop
anybody. Sorter feels to me that yo'll
git the worst of II.
1T was mighty Gurus about my git
! tin strong" unused Zeb. and TO this
day | can't make il out. Perhaps it was
/ all OWN to my madness. The old wom-
an hung on fur me not 10 go. but put
her aside and rushed out Ii was a
darkish night. but | saw Abe standin a
4 few feet away an1 sailed fur him.
+ was gwine to whop him blind in two
minits. but hadn't counted on sartin
I hings. Fustly. the crtter had got tired
and gone home. and. secondly. power
+ ful big bar had taken his place.
knowed it as grabbed his fur. but il
was then too late. He jest hauled on
with his right paw and fetched me a
+ swat on the side Of the head that put
me out Of i. and il was daylight befo'
+ l come to and found myself on the bed.
What's happeuedY asked Of the
old woman
Experimental she answers.
AS how
"'Prayin 10 the Lawd TO back 20 TO
/ wallop Abe Brockford Abe slipped out.
/ aud bar slipped in. and as nigh as
kin make out Providence didn't stand
+ by 30 fur shucks. ! told 20 it might be
SO. and now I reckon yo'd better keep
still aud let II so that 20 maze a fule Of
| yoSelf. NJ. QUAD.