Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-05
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'Cuthhert'"

tutHHeIt.
The droning of the humble bees in
the late horeysucEle on tle farmhouse
porch was the only reply.
"Cuthbert. you answer me-, There
was menace in the tones and boy 8
muffled voice promptly replied from
the loft over the carriage house:
"Yesm, I'll be there in minit!'
"Bless mel" exclaimed Mrs. Dilts,
hes always a-fiddlin' at some patent
contraption or other with no partickler
results: although I will say his settin'
hen breaker, with little alterin bids
fair to do the trick. Here. you scamp.
with your fathers second cousin
a-comin', you let me call an call when
you're to go to Dodd's groc'ry for me
fore you meet the train!"
1--WE just invented something" said
the boy would YOU"
You hook up Prince jest as fast as
the law'll let you," said the busy wom-
an. II haven't time 10 look at inven-
tions now Here's list of things I
want, an when the train comes in, you
look for young man named Adolph-
that's good sissy name for you-an'
oh, dear! There's rattlesnake
SOM 'eres close by, an I'm as 'fraid as
death Of em!"
Sure enough, from near the carriage
house was heard the warning
"chirr-r-r-r-r" of big rattlesnake. A
smile forced its way over Cuthberts
features at the sound and he turned
h; Silly to hide it.
Guilty. said his mother coaxingly,
"jest holler to your pappy in the lower
| cornfield as you go by, an have him
come in an kill that feller, will ye?
dassen't go in the barnyard till he's
been done for, an l need eggs"
"Yes'm," said Cuthbert obediently,
with strong desire to choke.
At the end of the lane the boy met
wandering dealer in old clothes.
Young shentleman," said the mer-
chant, eyeing the long sunny stretch
to the house; do you know if your
| respegded mother would like a bargain
in fine tablecloths to-day for some old
clo'es of no possible use?"
Cant say" answered the youth
shortly, for he did not fancy the mans
looks; guess you'll 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, laties,'' he said,
"haf you any old clo'es of no possible
use-Cracious! Then his eye rested on
the silver. What beautiful old-fash-
ion silver dishes you haf-maype a
hundred years Old
1.-TWO hundred, more like" said Mrs.
Dilts, briskly rubbing away "They
was old when grandma, here, was a
young woman-no, / hain't got no old
clothes to swap for no red tablecloths, -
she said in changed tones, for she had
seen in the mans face a look which
alarmed her "Git on, now," she or
dered, as the peddler persisted in show
Ing his wares, cor I'll have my hus-
band put you off the place. An say,
there's rattlesnake close by here.
som 'eres, tool"
'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 lathy
= young man with glib tongue who at
once made himself quite at home. At
the supper table he ate voraciously and
discoursed on his life at 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, familiarity; worth a mint of
money, dessay?"
"We've hin offered as high as two