Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-20
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"Cuth bert.

"Cuth bert"
The droning of the humble heas =.
the late honeysuckle on tae farmhouse
porch was the only reply.
"Cuthbert. you answer me- vbaca
was menace in the tones and = ho, .
mufied voice promptly rppljad frl,n,
the loft over the carria2t hopss
"Yes'm, I'll be there il a minit,o
"Bless me-" exclaimed Mrs D,its
he's always a-dddin at some pafert
contraptlon or other with no particklar
results; although l will say his soytin
hen breaker, with little alte1ln' bids
fair to do the trick. Here. Won scsnn
with your fathers second cousto
a-comin', you let me call an call v5en
you're to go to Dodds groc' ~ for me-
fore you meet the train"
I've just invented something" said
the boy would YOU"
You hook up Prince Jest a. fasi ~
the law'll let you said the busy WON
An. i haven't time 10 look at ipyqn=
tons now Here's a list Of things
want an when the train comes In. vog
look for young man named Ad0Ipa-
that's a good sissy name for yo,;-sn
oh. dear! There's ratt]esuake
som'eres close by, an I'm as frafd a.
death OF em,'
Sure enough, from near the carriage
house was heard the warning
chirr-r-r-r-r' of big rattIesnake. A
smile forced its way over Cuthbprt.S
features at the sound and be turned
hastily to hide it,
Guilty. said his mother. coaxingIv.
lest holler to your pappy in the lower
eornheld as you 20 by. an have him
come in an kill that feiler. will We?
dassen't go in the baruyard till he's
been done for, an | need eggs"
"Yes'm,' said Cuthbert obediently.
with strong desire to choke
At the end of the lane tue boy met
a wandering dealer in Old clothes.
Young shentleman.2 said the mer-
chant, eyeins the long sunny stretch
to the house; do YOU know if your
respected mother would like a bargain
in fine tablecloths to-day for some cid
closes of no possible use?s
Cant say answered the youth
shortly, for he did not fancy the mans
looks; guess youn have to trudge in
and ask her yourself" giving Prince
the whip.
Mrs. Dilts and Grandma Amory were
hard at work polishing the family sill
Yer when the peddler came quietly into
the dooryard.
Good afternoon. aties. he said,
.haf you any old eioes Of no possible
use-Cracious, Then his eye rested on
the silver, What beautiful old-fash-
ion silver dishes you haf-maype
hundred years old"
Two hundred, mere like, said Mrs.
Dilts, briskly rubbing away They
was old when grandma. here, was
young woman-no, hain't got no old
clothes to swap for ne red tablecloths,
she said in changed tones. for she had
seen in the mans face a look which
alarmed her Cit on. now" she or
dered, as the peddler persisted in show
ing his wares, cor III have my hus-
band put you off the place. An say,
there's a rattlesnake close by here,
som'eres, too!'
'Rattlesnake!" cried the peddler, and
In jiffy he was Off
The sun was setting when Cuthbert
returned from the depot with Cousin
Adolph. Cousin Adolph was a lathy
young man with a glib tongue who at
once made himself quite at home. At
the supper table he ate yoraciously ard
dlscoursed on his life at a distant sem
mary. He would soon graduate and
be an unworthy preacher OF the Word,
he said with upturned eyes, at the
same time dexterously forking third
piece of cake The family silver, gilt
tering with much rubbing, attracted
his attention.
Rare Old pattern, that, Aunt Kate.
he said, familiarly, worth mint or
money, dessay?"
"We've hin offered AS high as two
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