The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01

ficulty, though the deacon remarked
that they did seem kinder stoopid. !"
Job and the deacon climbed up into
the cart.
Gee up"
The oxen turned their big eyes
around inquiringly. Gee up,
there !" repeated Job. But they did
not move hoof.
THAT don't appear like good
breaking" remarked the deacon.
They're broke all right" said
Job. Come, gee up, there p At
the same time he gave each prod
with the goad. In response to the
prodding the cattle walked off toward
the open gate in which direction their
heads happened to be turned. Job
did not want them to go in the road,
SO he shouted out, Hoy, hoy" to
turn them around but the oxen had
no idea what that meant, and SO kept
going straight ahead. Job shouted
londer and struck Billy with the goad.
They quickened their gait into trot
and turned out into the road. Then
Job shouted whoa, whoa !" but
they did not mind that either.
They don't appear to be broke as
well as I reckoned on, /" remarked the
deacon as he stood up in the cart and
viewed the proceedings.
They're broke well enough, said
Job rather nettled, "but I'm little
strange to them. Nobody but Ike
ever drove them"
well, turn them about, then, {"
said the deacon.
But they paid no heed to any COM
mand, and finally exasperated, Job
struck them both with the goad and
they started at full run down the
road. Clattery bang the cart went
and both Job and the deacon were
compelled to hold on to the cart stakes
to keep from being bounced out of
the cart.
"Stop 'em ! Stop 'em p shouted
the deacon. II want to get out.
Whoa Whoa Whoa, you var
mints p But the oxen only tossed
their heads and ran the faster. Stop
'em F! Stop 'em can't you?"
Job was downright mad by this
time.
"Stop EN- yourself, you old fool p
snappdd he. "You know as much
how to stop 'em as / do"
"We'll be chucked out and be kill
ed !" shouted the deacon as the cart
banged over stone.
The oxen were now thoroughly
and running away for sure
and both men were badly scared and
holding on for dear life. Ali at once
an idea struck Job.
Say, deacon, can't you talk some
sea talk to 'em? That's what I've
alters heard Ike talk to 'em," he call
ed out as the cart bumped along.
Brother Haines, such sea talk as
I've heard amt proper fer a pillar of
the church to repeat, and I'll call a
on you for this if we git out
alive" replied the deacon, with as
much dignity as he could assume
while holding the stake.
''Do try, deacon, f" said the terrified
Job. ''It may save our lives"
Just then the cart gave fearful
lurch, and the deacon banged his
head against the stake he was hold
ing to, with considerable force. This
made him boiling mad in addition to
his fear. "Splice the main brace
Shiver my timbers Pipe all hands
to grog p and then as that had no
effect on the frantic team, "Boat
ahoy p and then losing all control of
himself: "Ahoy! Ahoy Drat
you you blankety blank brutes p
and the deacon let out such string
Of profanity that Job turned a shade
or two paler.
While this was going on the oxen
had got over considerable ground.
The people along the road gazed in
open mouthed astonishment to see
two such staid citizens going along SO
furiously with an OK team and were
terribly scandalized at their apparent
hilarity.
Ike, totally unconscious of what
was going on at home, was plodding
along towards his chum's when he
heard fearful clatter coming behind
him. He turned and could hardly
believe his eyes. There came his
pets, Jack and Billy, at furious gait
and his uncle and the deacon in the
cart.
''Stop 'em, Ike p shouted his un-
Gle when he saw Ike.
Ike stepped to one side of the road
and as the cattle dashed up called
out
'Belay Jack Belay Billy p At
the sound of the familiar voice and
command they stopped at once and
went quietly up to their young mas
ter.
"I'll have the law on you for this,
Job Haines," snarled the deacon as
he painfully descended from the cart.
"And I'll call church on you p re-
torted Job as he rubbed his bruises.
81 won't belong to any church with
a man that kin swear like you kin.
A purity deacon you be-"
"If l had a brat like that, I'd skin
him alive - roared the deacon as he
glared at the bewildered Ike.
Isaac, take them cattle home at
once" F." said his uncle. Gas for this
wicked man here, I shall never notice
him again."
Ike took the cattle home. His