The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-11
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The droning OF the hufnDie oeSs IL
the late honeysuckle on the farmhouse
porch was the only reply
sCuthbert, you answer me. Tnere
was menace in the tones and poy
mnffied voice promptly 'rep1ed eiroi'
the loft over the carriage house;
''Yes'm, I'll be there in a mint!
..Bless mel" exclaimed Mrs Diits,
..he,s always a-fiddiin' at some spaleh1
contraption or other with no partlckiel
results; although I will say his scum
hen breaker, with little aiter1n Dioe
fair to do the trick. Here. you scamp
with your fathers second COUSIN
a-comin', you let me call an call wnen
you're to go to Dodd's grocry TOT M'
fore you meet the train!
s'I've just invented something saio
the boy would YOU
'sYou hook up Prince jest as fast as
the laval let you said the busy WON
ega. .sI haven't time to look at inVeh
tions now. Here's list OF Things
want. an when the train comes IN, you
look for young man named Aooiph
that's a good sissy name for you-ah
oh, deari There's rattleshahe
som 'eres close by, an I'm as 1raho as
death of EN-"
Sure enough, from near the carriase
house was heard the warnihs
"chirr-r-r-r-r" of a big rattlesnake. "A
smile forced Its way over Cuthoerl
features at the sound and he turheo
hastily to hide 1t.
'.Cutty." said his mother, coaxingly'
"jest holler to your pappy In the lower
cornfield as you go by, an have MIN
come in an kill that feller, Will ye!
dassen't go in the barnyard Till ne
been done for. an l need eggs
.sYes'm,' said Cuthbert obedientiy'
with a strong desire to choke.
At the end of the lane the boy met
wandering dealer in old clothes.
Young shentleman," said the mer-
chant. cycling the long sunny stretcf
TO the house; "do you know If YOU
respegded mother would like bargain
In hne tabIec1oths to-day for some OLE
cio'es Of no possible use?"
"Canr say" answered the youtl
shortly. for he did not fancy the man
looks; .'guess you'll have to trudge il
and ask her yourself giving Primo
the whip.
Mrs. DiIts and Grandma Amory wer
i. hard at work polishing the family 81
yer when the peddler came quietly Int
the dooryard.
s GOOD afternoon. laties." he sal
"A tshaf you any old clo'es of no possib
use-Cracious!' Then his eye rested c
the silver. What beautiful old-fasl
ion silver dishes you haf-maype
hundred years old
1.-TWO hundred, more like" said MI
Dilts, briskly rubbing away. Th'
vas old wnsn lg;;T-dn nurna,- -ffe1-e, was
Eaot otrntf on
clothes to swap for no red tablecioths
she said in changed tones. for she h
seen in the mans face a look whi
alarmed her 'tGit on, now" she {
adered. as the peddler persisted in sho
ing his wares, cor I'll have my HI
band put you of the place. An 81
there's a rattlesnake close by he
som'ere tool"
..RattIesnakei" cried the peddler, a
In jiffy he was off @
The sun was setting when Cuthb
returned from the depot with Cou
AfoHDh. Cousin Adolph was a lat
lyoung man with a glib tongue who
once made himself quite at home.
the supper table he ate voractously'i
dIscoursedz on his life at distant 81
mary He would soon graduate
be an unworthy preacher of the W.
he said. with upturned eyes, at
same time dexterously forking Il
niece of cake. The family silver, s
tering with much rubbing, attra'
his attention.
Rare old pattern. that, Aunt Ka
he said fami1iarly: worth min
money, i dessay ?"
s---t- 3tWeiye bin offered as high as
hundred and fifty dollars for it,
Mrs. Dilts, pr6udly, "but the mC
amt made that could buy it"
aouite right, quite right" asse
Cousin Adolph, heartily; "sell the s
uff the place first? ! hope you
safe place to lock it UP, for cal
YOU that old silver like that is
bait for burglars!"
-4F 81 generally leave it out, but {
~s for tonight I'll put it in the fire
cubberd," said the good lady, {
membrance of the covetous peddl
s the afternoon lingering in her mi
~ The family was about to retire
a messenger same in haste fro
netghboring farm with word that
had a sick horse, and asked tina
go DiIts come over Mr.. Dilts had
siderable veterinary skill and
animals. so he went at once.
{ s-sr. :If it's collie. I'm good for all n
~ he said. "but / guess Cousin A
and Cuthbert can protect you
keep an eye on the family plate
ssaLock up good, Guilty" said
4 j {. mother; I'm nervous about a p
that was here to-day In addit
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