Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-02

~" Uncle Eb had brought an arm
F1ykQ5, full Of wood and some water
49, In tAs teapot while was
sleeping. As soon as the rain had
passed he stood listening awhile and
shortly opened his knife and made a
little clearing in the corn BY cutting
few hills.
We've got to do it." he said, "er we
can't take any comfort an the man
toll me could have all the corn
wanted
IBID you sec him, Uncle EbY' I re-
member asking.
"Yes," be answered, whiting In the
dark; II saw him when l went out for
the water. an 1t was he toll me they
were after u.s.
He took look at the sky after
awhile and. remark1nS that he guessed
they couldn't see his smoke now, be.
gan to kindle the Are. As It burned up
he stuck two crotches and hung his
teapot on stick that lay in them so
1t took the heat Of the fame, az had
seen him do in the morning. Our grot-
to In the corn was shortly as cheerful
as any room in palace, and our fire
sent its light into the long aisles that
opened opposite, and nobody could see
the wnrm glow Of it but ourselves.
"We'll hev our supper" said Uncle
Eb az he opened paper and spread
out the eggs and bread and butter and
crackers. "WSll Jest hev our supper,
an by an BY when every ones abed
Wen make tracks In the dirt, can tell
70"
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look at his tobacco hox = shinv tb;no
Of German silver that afvava s..maS
to snan out : oniek r.,.~.i, - No 10.
fore Il divad tnto ~. noche+ n. 10.
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tne meaner the Doy the swseter the
meat
He sang an o!d song az he sat by the
ore, with whistled interlude between
lines, and the swing Of 1t even now
carries me back to that Tar day in the
fields. lay with my head In his lap
while he was singing.
l went asleep after awhile In spite
o AL right IN the middle Of a story.
The dron1ng voice Of Uncle Eb and the
1eel OF MS nand upon my forehead call
% me o.cA' blinking. once OF twice, but
NOT 1or ione. Inc nre was gone down
W ie" e'noeb "nen Uncle ED woke
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u aK. as maas Ms way from asld to
SN. ssoppans soneumes 70 look OF at
- ulstant MOUNTAINS ana then at the
~ y. % Wnack the eFy Stalks OF null
.en Win his cane. remember he let
ooWn some bars aftsr long walk and
..sppsu INC q smoo.n roadway. He
..oou RESTING ntue Waiie' MS basket on
s sns Up oar. ana tnen me moon that l
sso Deen watcnlng went down behind
ae Ds,ao liln OK MS nat and fell Into
u.'e1 .orsettulness. ny eyes opened
On ioVely scene at daylight. Uncle
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