Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-07-21

right" Craig said slowly and then add
ed. But you always are
81 fear not" she answered, but
thought she liked to hear his words.
The whole town was astounded next
morning when Slavin went to work in
the mines, and it's establishment only
deepened as the days went on and he
stuck to his work. Before three weeks
had gone the league had bought and
remodeled the saloon and had secured
Slavin as resident manager.
The evening of the reopening of Sla-
wins saloon. as it was still called, was
long remembered in Black Rock. 1t
was the occasion of the first appear
ance of the League Minstrel and ORA
matte troupe in what was described as
hair lifting tragedy, with appropri-
ate musical selections" Then there
was a grand supper, with speeches and
great enthusiasm, which reached its
climax when Nixon rose to propose the
toast of the evening, Our saloon" His
speech was simply quiet, manly ac-
count of his long struggle with the
deadly enemy. When he came to speak
of his recent defeat, he said:
"And, while l am blamin' no one
but myself, l am glad tonight this Sa
loon is on our side, for my own sake
and for the sake of those who have
been waitin' long to see me. But be-
fore l sit down l want to say that
while l live l shall not forget that l
owe my life to the man that took me
that night to his own shack and put
me in his own bed and met me next
mornin' with an open hand, for I tell
you l had sworn to God that mornin'
would be my last"
Geordie's speech was characteristic
After brief reference to the ''myste
rious ways O Providence" which he
acknowledged he might sometimes fail
to understand, he went on to express
his unqualified approval of the new
saloon.
ITS a cozy place, an there's nae sui
phur ABBOTT. Besides a that" he went
on enthusiastically, it'll be a terrible
savin'. I've just been coontin'.'
You bet!" calculated voice, with
great emphasis.
give just been coontin'," went on
GeOrdie, ignoring the remark and the
laugh which followed, IAN it's an awful
like money We pit over wi the whusky.
Ye see We Gamma dae WI ane bit glass.
Ye maun haze twa or three at the vera
least, for it's no vera forrit We get wi
ane glass. But WI yOn coffee We just
get a saxpence worth an We want nae
mair.''
| There was another shout Of laughter,
which puzzled Geordie much.
81 dinna see the jowk, but I've slip.
! pit over in whusky mair nor q hummer
dollars"
Then he paused. looking hard before
! him and twisting his face into extraor-
binary shapes till the men looked at
him in wonder.
I'm rale glad O. this saloon. but it's
over late for the lad that Gamma be
helpit the moo. He'll not be needin'
help O. oors. doot but there are it'll
ers." And he stopped abruptly and sat
down, with no applause following
But when Slavin. our saloon keeper
rose to reply the men jumped up or
the seats and yelled till they could vel
no more. Slavin stood, evidently in
trouble with himself, and finally broke
but:
Its speechless am entirely. What's
come to me l know not nor how it's
come but I'll do my best for you
And hen the yelling broke out again
l did not yell myself. l was too busy
watching the varying lights in Mrs. Ma
vor's eyes as she looked from Craig to
the yelling men on the benches and TIA
bles and then to Slavin, and | found
myself wondering if she knew what il
was that came to Slavin.