The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-17

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but this Is a. GURUS world, and tolerabiy
ful OF rascnllY it,postorsi 80 It stands
a man In hand that haas got sor1letiin'I,
iilko inc, to DO pretty i,nrticular.'
4 ~ 'oh, said several III tho crowd ,youi
needn't DO afraid; eyerybody y knows hes
tic Widow poytoh'sI SON. III
4 ta.Wait for TIC wnggln gontlcrncn.s 4
says simon. I'm loetle l,otIonary
.nbout these things, an, + don't wait I'd. 4
take u tieply 'thout he's slni wl1o This
young man tiolit want to borrow" money
10 me- & Z, ", 4, !,
i,Mr. poyton protested against such e \ (
-suggestloti. 4. +.
,ofS1ln,' , M !. s f Is
Mfr peytoii expressed Ills willingness
to Share Ills last cent with His uncle.
lllsI'. 4 SO far 80 good says tho Capta1ntE
5but It hln't every man I'd borry4 from.
Iii tho flist place, / must know at mes !,
II gentleman. III tho second place, ne
mist be my friend. III tho third place.
Unjust think he's both able an willlhN 10 !
afford tho Accommodation 4. Is
s ls".rhcHo sentiments were npplnudcd, md
the Captain continued: Now. young
man, lust answer me ID few plain Dues.
lions WHAT'S your mothers first nalnle?
si'g'snrah,, said Mr., Peyton, mcekl y.
3t 'lt1Ellt6 30 FL 1Eir G} EHyS IolIIlOil.sA NOUt
how many children hhs slio?'f.
n" 'Two--me and brother TOM. HI
Knight gin says Simon, and bow
vci.o named nrter rr1e--wnrtl't he. slr?'-
this last with great severity.
:saS'Y'5 'Hc wne. sr--his i,ntno Is Thomas
Withcspoon.' III
Come hero. Jeems Gentlemen, call
you ono ana all to witness that 7 rekog
i,zo this here young man TO DO my pro-
per. YlniWinc ncphy--nly sister snllys
son \, nm wish Kim respected as such,
Jecrhs. hug your old uncle. is. ,s53 s NJ
vdtAfter many embraces and m,ich
emulation during 4 which Simon shed
tears, he resumed ihs! fight with tho Y.
GER. But the tickle goddess, Jealous Of
his attentions TO tho nephew Of General
Withcspoon, turned darby upon him.
1Io lost all his gains as fast as he liad
won them, and with tic Same calm COM
posture. Indeed, Ito made merry with MS
multiplying disasters. such as It hars goes
Il flne. fat poker and That makes, tho
whole drove squenl.' At length hc HAD
not d dollar left. MY friend. said he to
the dealer. could an old l<cntuckiar "a
IL fur from homo bet II few mighty SLICK
fat bacon hogs ag In money at this mere
table? or course he could, and present
ly3had bet OF the biggest drove that had
| ever entered 4AlaOaInh. En- 5f45s{
}f5tfn'Jeens. says he. f-f 55$ 81
10y es. uncle. 81 81 y $..4
| .r''Jeema my son, I'm a leetlc behind
| 10 this hero gentleman 4. herc, .l an I'm
Obliged TO 90 10 Greensboro by toTnlghtas
stage to collect soma money as 10 own.
10 mo. Now. Ct / should not be back
Eomo when my logs come les IKciy
/ + may not be--do you. Jeems. take tfls
\ gentleman to whnreycra the boys pu + EN- en-,
I'm. and see to It that he picks out thirty
OF the very best OF the drove. Dye mind.
,.This was entirely satisfactory to the
| dealer. and, having settled like O. gen
tleman Simon took his nephew: into
corner OF the room. and says hc.a IN usA 81,
fully: 'Jeems. has-your-Inother Doueht
her pork yit?
.Mr, Peyton said she had not.
".yvell. Jecms. you so down TO the
pen when tho d.uy5 comes In, an pick
her out ton or the best. Tell the boys
| to show the new breed-thcm Berk-
shtres.' & f
Mr.. poyton made his grateful / ac-
\ acknowledgements and the two started ba OK
! ID Join tho company. But Simon paused s.,
STOP" says no. You moutn't have q 2
couple o hundred about sou that g co QUIZ
MI. Poyton had only about nfty:: put
III couiu false the rest. which he dids at t
/ once, THEN there was O good deal !. o. ,.
! ioki.,g and drinking. and Simon, hnu mum.
| that General Witherspoon had unlimited '
credit at the bar, treated tho whole com on
Iony to 4 champagne supper, a. Ia last an q
1nmca 'reyton repaired to the Greensboro
coach. Just before entering this vehicle,
i simon stopped to bid an ahec tonate adl A
/ "a his nephew. He was very full. III,
/" iJccns, says he. say. Jecms:
may forgIt them fellers. but they'll ne never
forgit me. I'm II they do! BEING Selma
j assured that they never woula. ne . non
4 tinucd: 'Jeems has yer mother ooushN'
".No. sir says Peyton. You know eS'
you told me to take ten 81 your hoss w -
her-don't you recollect7'
n. Don do that says Simon on.
"'No. Uncle?'
".Tako twenty
Marta 70 T,,rpIn, OF No. 1923 West
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