Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-17

cabin In the back woods. A long 0nd
! very lank man, with thin, struggling
| beard and weak blue eyes. was sprawl
! ing under tree In the dOoryard. a
| slatlernly woman in q faded calico
| gown was doing In a +Ocking chair
| by the door Two boys Of about 1G
| ana u years OF age were lying face
| downward In fence corner where there
was little grass. Five or six dogs
were scattered about the yard. and only
one Of them had life enough TO rise Ia
It's torefeet and give a spritless bark
| TO announce the strangers approach
| The man slowly raised himself upon
his elbow, the boys turned on their
sides and the woman, with a little
womanly pride still left, began to twist
up her back hair
Gould get drink here?" asked
| the traveller.
why, yaas, certainly drawled the
man Thar's the well; help your
set. Nav can't you get a glass TO
drink out Off"
"Thar's a gourd hangin on to the
wellcurb, - replied the woman
do not let me trouble you In any
way the stranger made haste TO say.
Il can drink out Of the well-bucket."
wal that's the way we do" said
the man.
After satisfying his thirst the stran-
ger said, II wonder II l could have my
horse put up and fed while walk to
the summit Of that hill yonder, where
could perhaps get a good photo.
graph Of the valley below. I viii pay
you 80 cents for caring for my horse
while | am gone"
You hear that. jake" said the man,
rising to a sitting posture "He saws
! that he'll give 80 cents 20 have his boss
fed, That's your chances to earn money
enough TO buy that spotted dawg Of
Hen Turner's"
There amt no Gavin husked 10 feed
the critter with. replied the boy called
Jake, as he turned over and buried his
face In the grass.
wal, Lutte you whirl IN an look az
ter the critter. Fifty cents viii buy a
pile Of shot for your new gun"
Let Lem do it, replied Lutte and he
yawned a tremendous yawn.
Lem! O Lem" called the man. The
sandy head OF a youth Of about twenty
years was thrust out OF a window IN
the gable OF the house, and a voice said,
sleepily:
what you want2"
Here's a man wants his boss wa
tered and fed, and he'll give 80 cents
for A."
let Lutte or Jake do IT,"
wal, II you amt too trinin' 10 live"
exclaimed the man, with some show Of
irritation. Then he asked "Whars
Lyddy? ! reckon she'll do H. She's got
more get up than any " the rest Of
you Whar is Lyddy, maw?'
II dunno. She said she was going on
somewheres and take nap cause she
was Off 20 that dance down In the hol-
Ter an night Like enough she's snOOz-
In some place over Ia the big woods"
After screcching several times for
"Lyddy" and falling 10 get n reply. the
man turned appealingly TO his wife and
said:
oval why can't yet do It, NAV?
Think OF an the terhacker for your pipe
that 30 cents win buy
Yes. an have you an the boys smoke
the heft Of Il up. No, ] thank ye,"
The man turned toward the stranger
In disgust and despair and said:
1T amt any use. mister They
won't one Of EN- lift q hand. Air Il any
wonder ! amt over got along IN the
world? You can ride from Dan 90
Beersheby and you won't find another
such a shftless lot as ! have 10 sup
port reckon they'l feed your nag
down the road al Hank Green's His
folks have got some energy. None Of
mine have Nothln' Ike a shiftlcss
family 10 keep a man down. and he
dropped backward with his hat over
his face and went to sleep.-Youth's
Companion.