The Crittenden record., 1905-09-29
EBEN HOLDEN
Continued from page 2

not u Bit" he added "A good mans
better n n gol' mine-ey'ry time"
who knows" said Hope "He may
be- president some day"
Theirs one thing hate" Uncle Eb
continued That's the idcc o. heyln'
the woodshed an barn an gnrret full
o. them Internal wash b'llcrs. Yc can't
take no decent care Nv hoss there n
the stable they're 80 piled up. One ut
'cm tumblcd down top o. me t'other
day 'Druthcr 'twould "a been pan.
thcr Made me y mad took club nm
knocked that b'iler into cooked hat.
'Taln't right! I'm sick o. the sight Nv
'em."
They'll make n good bonfire some
day said Hope
Don't believe they'd burn" he an.
swercd sorrowfully They're tin"
Couldn't we bury 'em'" suggested.
BE purity costly funeral" he an.
swercd thoughtfully "Ye'd hev Z dig
hole deeper n Tuppers dingle"
Couldn't you give them AwAyr In.
quircd.
WAL" kald be. helping himself 90 n
chew N tobacco. we've tried thct Gin
'em Z everybody we know. but there
amt folks enough there's such n slew
q them b1lcra We could give one Z
ev'ry man. woman an child IN Para
way an hcv enough left q MI an acre
lot Dan Perry druy In to,her day
with n double buggy We gin him one
fer his own family. II was heavy {
carry. an he didn't s~cm e like the
looks NV Il some way Then | asked
him n he wouldn't like one Ter bis girl
She amt married. says be- She will
b. some time ssrN I Take II along
80 be- put In another. You've got a sls
ter over ON the turnpike. haln't yer
says I. 'Yes,' says he WAL seys.
don want a hrv her fccl sighted
She won't know bout my he,ln' en-
says be-. lookln' = " he'd bed enough
'Yls. she will. | says she'll hear Nv !,
an mcbbc make a fuss Then We pllcl
In smother Look hcr-.' says after
that. thcrv's yer brother Blll ~ there
'bovc you Take one along Ter him
40 sayp he. 4 don tell everybody.
but 1911 an ain ou guoi terms. We
Amt spoke Ter morcn a year
knew he was lyin'." Uncle Eb add
oi with a laugh "ld SEEN him tAlkin
with 1911 a day cr two before"
"whcwr' be- whlstlci ~ be- looked NJ
hls hig silver watch 4 declare rs
mo- oclock Thoys l-' one other
pic,, o. business 4 cumc bcforr this
mcruu'. Double o. single. want ~ Z
both promise me 4 b. hum Crissmus F"
We promised
"Now. children" said be- "'S time
L 81 G. bel ll'llcvc ycd stan there
svappln' kIs-cs 'ull ye was knee
sprung II didn't tell ye Z quit"
llrrc came AMI put hcr arms about
~, ucyk funily aud kissed him gurd
night
IBID 1911 pruncc right ~ Ike a
mani" he asked. biz hand upOn her
shoulder.
DID very we'll" said shc, smiling.
for u man with a vorlen lrr
Uncle 40 sink into "a chair laughing
heartily aud pounding bis kncc
II sccmci be- had told her that was
coming humc with n wpulcn les
That l. the rvasun I hcld your arm,
shc sald 4 was expecting % bear u
squeak every moment as Vc lsft tho
depot But when saw that yuu walk
cd ~ naturally knew Uncle 10 had
bccu trying 10 fool the
"rurty gool sort NV lover. Amt
hcT said BE- after We wvrc done laugh.
lng
N, wouldn't take no for on answer. "
she answered.
"lic was allwus gritty cuss,' sail
Uncle ~. wlplng bis eyes with a bls
mi handkerchief ~ he rnse 10 80. "Ncd
oughtcr be- mighty happy an ~ VII
too. Thcr ain no doubt Nv ~. not a
bit Trouble with most young folks Is
they wan 4 ny tcw high these days
n they'd only ny clus enough 4 the
ground 30 they could allwus touch one
fcot they'd b. all Heht Glad ~ aln'i
tibet Mind"
We wcrc oif early on the hoat. as nnc
a summer morning as ever dpwnc'i
What with the grandeur u the scrucry
snd the suhllmity u our happiness u
was a delightful journey Ne had that
day. fclt the pracc and beauty u
the hclds. the majesty u the mluorSi
ellis aud mountains. but the fair fac,
of her I ioyci was enough fnr mo
Most % the day uncis ~ at near us.
ani I remember a woman evangelist
came and took scat beside him
avhllc talking ,oluhly u the scvne
My fricnj. said she presently, "are
you a Christian
"'Forc | answer Tll hcy & tell 20 a
story" sah Uncle Eb \ rrcollc' a
man by the name o Rnnncy over n
Vermont tie was a plous man. GO,
into an argument. an a fcllcr slapped
him In tho incc Rauncy turned toihcf
side au' then ruthyr. an the TELLER kcp'
n slappln' hot an heavy II was ics'
like strappln a rator Ter half min
nit Then llannry sall,,i In Sin him
the wust nrkln' be- ever hei.
- declare. says another man after
twas all over. 4 thought you was a
Christian
"'Am up 10 q ccrt'In pint says be-,
Can't ~ tsw fur. not n thcsc parts
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