The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-28


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! thought moment Then | put
my hand in my pocket and presently
took out my jackknife that treasure
Uncle Eb had bought for me and
looked at Il fondly
Then I offered II 10 him.
Again he laughed loudly
Anything clseT' be- demanded while
Hope sat hugging the old dog that was
Kicking her hands.
Got ~ CENTS that ! saved for the
fair" said ! promptly
Abe backed III, horse and turned IN
the road
"wnnl boy" he said. tell 'cm I've
yonn home"
Then his great voice shouted
"G'lnng~' the lash Of bis whip sang in
The air and on be went
We wcrr nrst o. arrive NJ the school.
house that morning. and when the
other children came We had fr'l on a
comfortable bod of grass IN corner
N the wOpd shed What with oil the
worry u that day ! said my lessons
poorly md went home with a load on
my heart Tomorrow would be- Sat
urlay. how were we 90 get fool AMI
water 20 the dogl They asked nj
home n we had sccn old Fred and We
both dcciard we had not the nr-t lie
that ever laid its burden on my con.
science We both -ayci all our bread
and butter and doughnutS next day.
but We had ~ many chores 10 ID u was
impossible % go 10 the schonlhousr
with them So we agr~~l 90 steal
away that night when nll were asleep
and take the fol from ~ hiding place
% the excitement " the day neither
~ us had eaten much They thought
We were 10 and sent us 60 b,,i early
when ilofr came Into my NOM above
stair. late In the evening We were both
Desperately huugry We icuk~i at our
store 10 dourhuuts aud hrad nni but.
irf under my b'i We counted u over
won't y0u Try one q TIE dough
nutsv whispered. hoping that sire
would sny VS. ~ that could ny ore
also. frr the, did smell mighty ruri
"Twouldu't be- rlght" said che ~
rr,,fuIly. There aln't any norm he'll
. want now
"'Tvuulin't bc usht" I repeated
with % Sigh ns I looked hufIugly Of
one NJ the blk duurlruts couldn't
tear T. DO % could you'
Don't srrm as II I cuuli." shc wills
rcrri thousutuIly hcr chin upon Def
mul
Then she ruse md went 10 the win
dow
"uh. ms. how dark II lsr' she wills
p,r,,i. 10 lus uut into The night
"purti DIRK" I sJh but yol
I nc,,int D. 'trald IN take caw % you
. n We should m~t bear III grow
= u.hi back At him. That's what tucl
y ~ tot met do I'm awful STOUT mo,
man n,w' can't nuthln s,nv me"
u We couh hear them talking b'lo.
. stairs. unl We went bnck io hci, 10
I. tending H. 50 forth later when u
u house WIS silll. Hut. unfortunately a.
= our adventure I len uslvq
VI Il was morning when I ui'vncl IN
n eve. again. We childrrn lrikci acru'
u lugiy VI each other while eating br1l
10 fast Then We had IT, ~ WASHED an
v drgss,i in our best CLOTHES a. so I
% mrrtinr when The wagon was ut a.
y ,iu,r aud We wyrr raly a. start ! D.
10 doushuuts nud brad aui butter In ri
h. 90 t.s-lri ~ my c'at anil trousers.
n rt, in quickly anil pulled The blank
4. over me- sb ns O. cuncrai ihr fuilure'
" w, tH.kcts We arrived ~ late ! ha
np rhsurr ~ ro a. The dos befngr "
o. wvnt Into mrytlue was wearing h''
u that wcrc 10, small tor me AMI VII,
n. I rntyr,l with the others aud sat dow
" upon one ~ those straight backed s,a
10 " plain. implanted pine my tcci fcli
u II hnd bcvn caught In bar TIA
NJ There was always such q sllcncc In q
ir ROOM after the elder had sat down ~
adjusted hls spcctavlcs that ! cuu
Or hear the tlcklng ~ the watch he "a
rl,.i In the p.s'ket u his hruadclo
or wnlsicuat For my own part know
~ lakci with ton much longing Tor q
.ly g,.si ~ my soul IN the great gold chs
ar TIA, srannci the brad cUnvesly Of
stomach
N. Presently observed that couple
I'M young women wcrc booking at me al
whispering Thcn suddenly l ecSii
IN avaN that there wew sundry ptu'
bcrancsa On my pcrs1n chus'sl by hv
AMI butter and dnughnula anil ! {
IA, very mlurrnblc ndc,i Now AMI "
as the cider spoke the loud. ac'usl
n neigh ~ some horse icihctol TO
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