The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-11-25
Uncle Terry
-. By....
CHARLES a MUM
cepy,ishr. 900. by LEE "a sHEpA2 D +:
This was Southport in summer. br,

This was Southport In summe but
IN winter. wher the little harbor ut
the cape was icebound. the winding
road to the head of the island buried
beneath drifts and the people often for
weeks ut u tire absolutely cut of
from communication with the rest of
the wCrld, i: w3s II place cherries in
It's desolation. Like so many wood
chucks thcn the residents kept within
doors or on.y stirred cut to cut wood.
fodder the sock and shovel paths so
that the children could 20 to school.
lie days We're short and the evenings
long. and to get together ana spend
hours In labored conversation the only
pastime. II was enc of those long even
lis and when Aunt l.issy and Telly
were ut IL nei1hbor's and Uncle Terry.
loft 10 himself. was reading every line.
including tie advertisements. in tie
last Journal. that the following met
his rye:
Observation-Disclosures tina, will lead
TO the discovery CT an heir TO the estate
Of enc Etc Petersen. a landowner and
s~h!pbEi,der CT Stockholm. Sweden. whose
son. with MS WIG. cll40 ana crew, WIS
known to have been wrecked on the coast
Of Maine in March. 49,. Nothing has
ever been heard CT said Peterson or his
wife. but the child ray have been saved.
Any enc having information that will lead
to the discovery of this child will be
amply rewarded by lnmunicat ting with
NICHOLAS FRYE. Attorney at Law. -
PenLertcn Square. Boston.
WAL. I'll be everlastin'ly gol darn
ed.' Uncle Terry exclaimed after lie
had read it for the third time. IF this
don't beat all nitur I'm a goat"
1t WIS fortunate he was alone. for it
gave him time 10 think the matter
owe ana after half an hour of aston
ishment lie decided to say nothing TO
lis wife or Telly.
I'll jiSt breathe easy an sag up"
lie said to himself. same as though |
was crossin' thin Ice, an If ncthin'
cones ont nobody II be the worse for
wofryin'."
Then lie cut the slip out and hid 1t in
Lis black leather wallet. and then cut
OFT the entire page ana burned it.
w imnlin are sich curis creeters
they'd le sure to want to know what
Id CIT oct o. that page" he said to
Himself. an never rest til | told EN-"
When Aunt I.issy and Telly came
Lone Uac!e Terry WAS ais composed
as IL rccs and SIT quietly Pulling his
IRE. with his feet On top of a chair
AMI pointing toward the fire.
". ere you lonesome. father?' asked
Te,ly. who usually led conversation in
TIE Terry home. We STOPPED ut Eas-
GEMS. ana you know he never stops
talking"
Hes worsr'n burdock burs ter git
away from" answered Uncle Terry.
AN We can't be rerlite ter him unless
ye want L spend the rest o yer life
~listen.n'. His tongue allus seemed ter
lie hung In the middle an wag both
wsys. wasn't lonesome" lie contin-
uod. rising and adding IL few sticks
10 tie fire as the two women laid asiIe
their wraps ana drew chairs up. I've
read the paper purity well through an
had Il sreiI o livin over bygoaes," AMI
then. turning to Telly ana smiling. he
aGCed: Il got thinkin' o. the day We
cane ashore, an mother she got that
excited she sot tie box We was in on
TIE stove an then put more wood in.
It's Il wonder She didn't put We IN the
stove instead o the wood!''
As this joke was not new to the lis
teners no notice was taken of it. and
the three larsed into silence.
Outside tie steady boom of the surf
beating on the rocks came with monot-
onous regularity. and inside tie clock
licked. For Il long time Uncle Terry
SAT ard smoked on In silence. resum-
ing. perhaps. his %bygones. and then
said: "By the way. Telly. what's be-
come o. them trinkets O yourn ye had
on that day? It's been so long now
most twenty years. | bout forgot 'em
l s'rose sc hain't lost 'ena. hey ye!"
why. no. father" she answered. a
little surprised. Il Lone net. They
are all in Il box in my bureau. and no
one ever disturbs them"
'Ye wouldn't mind fe.chin' EN- now
would We. Telly:" lie continued after
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