The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-02-14

help out into the night Was it heard
The horse was being urged up the bank,
as if the rider were in hot haste
Peered cut.
What was my amazement when my
hos, sailed forth, lamp in hand BY
it, Hsh, / saw the horse pulled up and
a ragamufin Of boy hand him paper,
swing the horse head round and plunge
down the bank Raising the lamp above
hi, head, the old man read the paper.
He read a second time. a it To make sure
Of she contents and then, lifting his head
ike hound when it bays. he uttered a
series II wells that the ridge gave back
with many reyerberatious The next
moment be was in the house, and the
next outside with che leap Of spring
box A report followed He had fired
the gun Bang it went again Rapid
Is rcloadine he discharged both barrels
and kept on inng until he had saluted the
wilderness aud the night eight times
say stranger come cut o thar be
shouted at the wood she'd, IL ain t
a-goin' to hurt nary hair on yer head -
eame bevildered into the living nom,
my face dripping with pcrSpiratiou He
seized me in his arms and hugced me until
ga.ped
Look at thai r. he sid, thrustiug
into my hand, the paper the boz had
brought
read
Eph Holland, Head Of Beayerkill Creek .
Blaine rrnceies New York to Cleveland.
lie i elsytcd beyoud all doubt. Shake ,
Ed BARNES.
Editor Salliyan County Palladium
And before could say anything or ask
ans questions Eph Holland broke into =
jig step the while yelling Ike Comanche.
lAkker up, you son o gun 2 he
roAred At me, stopping frosn shorness Of
breath lie filed nv GAS and tamblrr
Tor himself
Here to Grover he said. Drink
er down
did not know wha, my politics was at
that moment, but drank. aud the stuff
sen; the blooi back TO my heart
Don you think it, up to you TO ex-
plain ? said |, ~iih sickly smile, when
be had drained hl, tuubler
The old maa dropped into a chair, threw
back hi, bead and guffawed until his mirth
ended into a violent fit Of coughing
oh. my he begin and went off into
another explosion.
did not laugh The old fellow ;
manner had changed 50 completely, he had
become - friendly joyial and altogether
human with the recovery Of his speech,
that | recalled my error Of him with shame
faced feeling
Il Thought YOU were mute, and
yes-craly, | faltered
And ,ha, wanted yer scalp, said
che old man, wiping tear from his eyes,
But, great Betty, | can't blame you.
Well, stranger, ii was this way | was
very much worked up about the election
hadn spoke a word since Tilden WAS beat
in 1876, vowed never would till a Demo
crat was elected That was eight years
ago.
How about your hair and beard p
asked, getting interested.
Them was to grow, said Mr., Hul-
land A right smart crop o hair can be
raised in eight years, and | ain t very
pretty uohow. When you come long
here last night didn' | want to take you
in-thats fact knuwin' rs how
couldn talk yet But | mated to turn
man and beast away. 1t was mighty on
comfortable for YOU, warn it
Well rather, said |, drawing deep
breath
Dunno what ha' happened the
old villains grin bespoke enjoyment for the
fright he had inspired-''if the boy hadn t
come long with Ed Barnes rippin' good
news But ; pose you could have crawled
out o the wood shed window when
warn lookin'
He chuckled and filed my glass again
and his own.
Then we talked politics and drank more
whisky until cock crew at the rising of
the moon, which was o clock.
Eph Holland 5 step was unsteady when
he piloted me up his crazy stairs to bed,
and he stumbled down with falsetto
whoop for Grover which was eloquent of
his condition.
He-'Half past eleven Gee Ism t
that clock fast p
She-'I think not "
He-''Well, | guess my watch is ike
myself. ~
She-"How Is that ?
He-''It is slow.
She-''But it is not like you.
He-''Indeed -
She ''No. 1t goes. y