Mower County transcript., 1903-10-21
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Xou are q mighty good felloW!"
I said Lincoln. But Pedro Iorimere 81
gone; SO what troubles you now = 0
He come back. He would steal the
child to make me give up her money
as ransom. He would take her as far
as New Orleans y I. II B.
Does he know what she has?"
No. But he would rob her of the
last piece and leave her to starve. He!
got much that belonged to her people,"
zt Have you put Peggy S money where
he cannot find it =:.5
It's in 9 safe place. . IL,
Has he ever made any attempt to
carry her off 2" ,4rs .dsss, /: +: E ,,,:r5:,
Me no let him make attempt. Me
watch ~ - - - .Z,s -: : :" .. S'
CAS- a relative, he might prove that
he had a right to guardianship if he
We're a fit person. 5:l3 y ~9.lss;,s4 ~ .alII
What a white man want. he can
take from an Indian!'' ~ .-..,-s.,.,::=yf
. mo, Shickshack, you stand your
ground and fight him If he troubles
you again in this community count 81, on
me for all the help can give. Every
decent man in New Salem would; take
your par" :" ""f79juns 1T3;t,j.l.,q,.i4 s3.ft
Shickshack's . !, face q relaxed from
sternness to satisfaction. . -,
"Such men as you and the young
chief Yates and the chief Lorimer make
an Indian want to live with white
men, ~ 'LgiGTtiES i. ilna a';s:}zq<s,l
I The tavern directly across the street
had it's windows open to let in the
soft spring night air. AT, Intervals a
chorus of bullfrogs came family across
the dark from where the Sangamon,
tswelling:' with freshets, rose frothing
yeastily toward its. brim.| 3 AsvPeggy
+ shopped '' on: her crutch' around the
tavern she Could see a white fog float
inc: over Rock creek III the valley, like
fairy iii linen spread, to- bleach, BY star
/ light, /, One; Of. Rutledge's ,deer-hounds
5loped4 snp:i from stthe stable. down. the
j slope to hay at her, land recognizing
tythe intruder, drew back at ;once with
saIgreyhound's sensitive apology y &c
~ Near: the east side Of the house
stood a log hahd-mill, one end being
firmly planted in'the ground, the other
followed by burning and scraping.
The pestle, hanging from a long pole
weighted like a :well-sWeep, !wasYa knot
of hard wood spiked with nails, and
had a crossbar handle. In this prim-
tive mortar parched corn could be
I readily pounded to meal. "A deerskin
was stretched and fastened snugly
over the top to, keep grains; in when
the mill was in use, and litter out
when. it stood idle. Peggy caught hold
Of, the sweep and lifted herself to a
seat ON the: hand-mill.i She could see,
fthrough}a deep ;embrasure Of logs, the
Rutledge family at home. The. tavern
windows were movable sashes, with
the tough oiled paper like transparent
skin laid firmly upon them: Part of
tree: smoulderedi crimson: without
flame in the white clay chimney.
Shickshack's wife never allowed more
than one candle lighted in his house.
Mrs. Rutledge drew tallow tapers out
Of candle ! mold and filled a six
'branclled candelabrum OF old sEng glishs
silver It stood on7a table surrrounded
eby the children at their tasks, and the
father. reading a paper, brought in, the
weekly mail. The younger. girls. ;were
sewing: Ann; sat. at, the fax wheel.
''The Rutledge girls can't say I'm
tagging anybody now, because I'm not!
tagging" breathed Peggy! ::'But goody!
I can watch them through Z the
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