The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10


rs warm water and bandages. and ~
fOon felt comfortable.
Baptiste was radiant with pride and
delight over the fight and hovered
about Graeme and me, giving vent to
his feelings in admiring French and
English expletlves. But Abe was dis
gusted because OF the failure at Sla-
wins, for when Nelson looked in he saw
Slavin's French Canadian wife in
charge, with her baby on her lap, and
he came back to Shaw and said, "Come
away; we can't touch this" and shaw.
after looking in, agreed that nothing
could he done. a baby held the fort.
As Craig listened to the account Of
the fight he tried hard not TO approve,
hut he could not keep the gleam out of
his eyes. and as l pictured Graeme
daShing back the crowd thronging the
barricade till he was brought down by
the chair Craig laughed gently and put
his hand on Graeme's knee, and as l
went on to describe my agony while
ldaho's fingers were gradually nearing
eyes grew wide with horror.
"Baptistc here did the business" l
said, and the little Frenchman nodded
complaccntly and said:
Oats me for sure"
"By the way, how is your foot?' ask
cd Gracme.
lies fuss rate. OATS what you call
ono bite of-of-dat lccl bees. He's
dcrc; You put your finger dcre, he's not
derc. What Tou call him!'
Flea" | suggested.
"Oui" cried Eaptiste. Oats one
bite of flea"
Il was thankful / was under the
barrels" replied, smiling.
"Oui! OATS max me vCr mad. I
jump and swear wos awful bad. OATS
pardon me, Msicu Craig, hch"
But Craig only smiled ut him rather
sadly.
1T was awfuny risky" he said to
Graem", "and it was hardly worth 1t.
They'll get moro whisky, and anyway
the lca@uc Is gone"
"Wcll." said Gracmc, with a sigh of
satisfaction, 'it is rot quite such IL
oa' SIDED a't0'r rs it was.'
And we coa'l say nothing IN reply,
for we could hear Nixon snoring In the
r"Nt room, ana 10 one had heard OF
LiIIN, ANA there were others of the
league that we knew were even now
Gown ~ Slj\lHs. 1t was Thought best
IA1I all Sa"0'I remain !A Alr. OIalES
'''''N' 'o' N"''. .''~ N.'' "''r"I nap
.'h, ana 80 We .HN where we CuNII,
'''t VI" A.e''d none 10 sing Us 10
Sop.
"l'n ! dW"r', S'IA HNd sore. it was
W. ind "I'''d".t ready ana ".d man
N'.Soh III 'a4'-'' As we were seated
'i..'t came 'h' ana saw that ne was
@'t the maa "I the night before, Ills
''H'".' Had come back; h!s lace was
I.'''l ANA MS eye ''edr' lie was MS
own man "&"ll.
'''''"'e h"S h''N OUT al niEht' put
a'' Iai''d 10 ma hl!IN ne announced
iu!puE.
we uiu NOT talk ihuch. Gfaene ana
l worried WIN our broken Donts, ana
l.le oSAerS sunered from genera
morning depression. but after break
iaS'' us 'he men were beginning 10
move Nrl!S look Gown MS blpie' ahG'
N"FIh%' "alt Il row minutes men,
L' r'au s'""IE' IN his peautllul, clear
No'''' 'h"' l'S"Iiil lor III Hghtors'
God Is our refuge and strength
ana so on To the noble words:
9TH Lord of Hosts is with u.s.
me 'od o' JACOB Is our refuge
How ths mighty words pulled us to-
gether, lifted us ill we grew ashamed
or our lgnoDle rage ard of our ignoble
depression!
Ana tll"n craig prayed In simple,
S 'l-c'HG words. There was ac-
acknowledgment OF failure, but | knew
A' WIS tAANn@ chiefly of himself;
'h"r' was gratitude, ana that was for
the mon about him, and iclt my face
Iurn with shame; there was petition
for hcip, and we all thought of Nixon
and Billy and the men Weakening from
'heir debauch at SlaVlns this pure,
bright morning. Then he asked that