Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-06
By JOSEPH G. LINCOLN
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| JUST lIlel tueFe CAME scream lFOlIi
the other side Of the henhouse. follow
ed by a crash and the sound of a fall.
Running around the corner. the alarm
; ed Perez saw his ladylove stretched
upon the ground. groaning disnally
"Great land Of Goshen he cried.
| "Pashy. are you hurt?'
"Oh. Perez gasped the fallen one.
"Oh, Perez
The pitiful appeal had such an effect
!, upon the captain that he dropped upon
his knees and. raising Miss Davis head
in his hands, begged her to say she
wasn't killed. After some little time
she obligingly complied and then. hav-
ing regained her breath, explained the
situation.
What had Happened was this: The
fox, having selected his victim. the
rooster, had rendered it helpless and
was pushing it out of the hole ahead
of him. The captain had struck the
rooster just as Miss Patience opened
the door, and the fox, seizing this
chance Of escape, had lodged by the
lady, upsetting her as he went.
Well" she said, laughing. 'there's
no great harm done I'm sorry for the
rooster. but ! guess the fox had fixed
him anyway. oh, my soul and body,
/ look therei
Perez turned, looked as directed and
SAY the henhouse in flames.
The lighted lamp, which Miss Pa
tience had dropped as she fell, lay
broken OH the floor, and the blazing
Gil had run in every direction. The
flames We're making such headway
that they both saw there was practi-
cuily no chance Of saving the building.
The frightened hens were huddled in
TIE farthest corner gazing stupidity at
the fire
"Oh, those poor Leghorns!' walled
Miss Patience. 'ThoSe hens Mrs.
Mayo thought the world of and left
me to look out for! Last thing she
asked me was to be sure they was fed
And now they'll be all burned up.
What shall do:''
Here the lady began to cry.
"rashy.' roared the captain. whom
the sight of his charmer's tca,s had
driven almost wild, don't say another
word III save them hens or git cook
ed along with em!''
And turning up his coat collar. as
though he was going into Il Refrigerator
instead of burning building, Captain
Perez sprang through the door.
Mies Davi' screamed wildly to hin
to come back and danced about, wiring
ing her hands. The interior of thu
henhouse was now mass of blacl
smoke, from which the voices of The
captain and the Leghorns floated in /;
discordam medley. something like this
Hold still, you lunatics. (SquaWk
Squawk.) Druther be roasted thar
have me catch you, hadn't you
(Squawk. SquawkD A kershew
Land. I'm smothered! Now I've go
you! Thunderation! Hold still. HOLD
: still. tell you!'
Just as the agonized Miss Patience
was on the point Of fainting the little
, window at the back of the shanty wa:
thrown open and two hens, like feath
cred comets, shot through it. Then th'
red face of the captain appeared fo
an instant as he caught his breatl
with a "WooSh!'' and dived back again
| This performance was repeated 81!
, times. the captains language and thu
compliments he paid The hens becom
ing more picturesque every moment.
At length he announced, "Thats all
thank goodness.' and began to climl
through the window This was dltii
cult task for the window was marrow
and. in spite OF what Captain Fri hl'
] called his "injy rubber makeup, Cap
tain Perez stuck fast
Catch hold Of my hands and hau
will you. Pashy:' he pleaded, That
it: pull hard. It's gittn' sort of mugg.
in behind here. III never complain
at havin' cold feet ag'in if git out o
this. Now, then! Ugh! Here we be.
: He came out with il jerk, like Il corl
i, out Of bottle. and rolled on the groun'
at his lady's feet.
"Oh Perez" she exclaimed, ARE yO
hurt:''
, "Nothin' but my feein's," growle
2 the rescuer, scrambling upright.
The captains face was blackeneC
/. and his clothes were scorched, but hi
:, spirit was undaunted.
"Pashy," he said, do you realiz
that if we don't git help this Who'll
] shebang, house and all, will bur
/ down.
e Perez, you don't mean it!'
). Il wouldn't swear that didn't
Look how that things blazin! There
: the barn t'other side of it and the hous
tother side of that
/ But can't you and me put it out ?
n Il don't dare resk it. No, sir. We'v
got to git help, and git it in hurr
too!'
Wont somebody from the static
: see the light and come Over?"
o "Not in this fog. You can't see
# hundred foot. No, I've got to go rigl
d off. Good land! l never thought. ]
S the horse gomez
IL mo, the horse is here. Abner too
II one of the store horses to GO to Harms
# with. but he did take the buggy al.