Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-05-12


and glancing over it.
"Where's the 'bus?" said the pooI
old fellow, looking around.
"They amt no bus for this train,'
said the agent. SIT don't generally
stop here lessen I flag it."
"Well, do we have to walk?''
"You kin run f you're stuck on q
slow track" suggested the agent
pointing downward along the muddy
| road.
And so they trudged away toward
the town.
Lets drop in on old man Hawkins
suggested the father as they reached
Main street. II know right where thai
is. It's the drug store right over yam
der" And he pointed across the
square.
Daniel saw the sign above the drug
store long before his father saw it, anG
his heart smote him as he read it,
Case & Tong, Druggists. Paint. OIL
Glass and Stationery"
They were In the drug store before
Daniel knew what to say.
Squire Hawkins about?" asked the
old fellow, rubbing his hands.
"Hawkins? murmured the curly.
haired young man at the counter. 81
don't know anybody named Hawkins. -
Then pale, freckled young mar
came out Of the dark and said:
"You mean Squire Hawkins thai
used to own this store?'
"That's who 1 mean," said Jephson
"old Enoch Hawkins! How's he get
ting on?'
"Oh, he's been dead for eleven OF
twelve years." said the spotted clerk
coming out. "He was my uncle, you
know. He died in 1889, I think Il
was"
Old Jephson's face was solemn now
He asked for the Fittses and the
Joneses, for everybody and anybody
he could think of. but the druggisi
| didn't know any Of them.
"Some of them names are familiar
he explained, "and there is family
named Fits living out toward SKINNY
| on the west pike. The only Jones
know of is the station agent. Hii
name is Jones all right, but he JUS
come here last year"
1t was with much misgiving that OLE
Jephson then broached the name OF
Cal Jinkins, his ancient and despiset
enemy.
"Know such a person as Cal jim
kinsT" he said, trying to modulate hi.
voice so that Dan wouldn't hear him
SIS poor, old Cal here yet?"
"Pete," bawled the freckled druggis.
| to his partner, saint that old fellow
HopkinseS are keeping named jim
kins"
"Yep!" roared the other. ~that's him
Crazy Cal,' the kids call him."
"And where is Hopkinses" asked
the old man.
Last house to the end OF this stree
| on the left side. Got a iron deer with
one horn broke off in the yard"
And the old man from Cappville
ILL.,, started for the door. His sou, ut
terly wretched and puzzled, followed.
"They all seem to be gone but ole
CAL" explained the sire. "Remembel
me telling you about old Cal Jinkins
Dan?"
"Oh, yes. The fellow you put dowI
so often. The fellow you licked ut thu
barbecue|
That's him. He's uving-down "a
Hopkinses-iron deer-poor old Jink."
The old fellow was talking to him
self. They walked along to the yart
with the iron deer, and there in the
yard they saw lean. driveling, veal
| old man sweeping the snow from tht
| board walk. His feet were wrapped II
burlap, the frost was In his frowsJ
| beard and the light Of his eyes wal
gone.
| Hello, Calr' said Daniel tho elder.
"Who be yeou, callin' me Cal?" whin
MED the old sweeper, passing a dirt,
mitten across his chin.
"It's me, Dan Jephson, CAL" e1
| planned the visitor.
| "Oh, it's yeou, is it?' the old rancol
was In the piping voice. "Did ye CONT
all the. way to New Manchester to crow
over me? Well, ye can go ez you come
Ye allus wuz bully"
Young Daniel was going already
The old man, bowed now and silent
followed.
"By ging, Daniel" said the old fel
low apologetically, when they wert
seated In the train that bore then
away that afternoon; "by ging, 1 clear
forgot. l might have known that mos
O. them would have passed away be
fore me. l allus was the strongest
heartiest man in New Manchester"
And they rode back to the West
where all the world is young.-John H
Raftery, in the Chicago Record Herald
South Africa's Fruit and Climate.
The seasons in South Africa ore
nearly reversed as compared with
those OF England, spring commencing
| in August, summer in November anC
autumn in March, and June and July
are as a rule very cool. The climate
is beautiful About thirty miles from
Cape Town the train passes through