The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

way twice over. There are those two
young ones, to be sure, but they need
| not be in the way at all. Hannah is
| just such girl as one likes to see
| around, busy as bee, rosy as the
morning, and CHEEKY as little canary,
and, indeed, sings about as sweetly.
can see that Sam is casting sleeps
eyes at her already, every time he
comes home for vacation, and l
don't blame him bit. They're not
as rich as some, but we have enough,
and who cares. always did like that
boy Ike. If his face is freckled, and
his head red, he will make smart
man vet. He Is chock full of fun and
smartness, with steam enough to burst
common boiler. l want just such
boy on the farm all the time, to run
| of errands, get up the cows, feed the
poultry, go to mill, drive horse to plow,
and a hundred other things l don't
think of Just now. And that reminds
me that need just such boy dread
fully, just now, to rake hay and do
chores, while we are moving. won
der IL the widow couldn't spare him
few days"
By this time the squire had got just
opposite Mrs. Bavens's barn, and upon
the spur of the moment he rode right
into. the shed beside 1t, that faced the
highway, intending to hitch sellm,
and to go into the house to ask the
widow for her boy. But just as he had
dismounted, and was hanging his bride
over the hook, he heard a shout of
laughter and the ring of voices close at
hand. There was windOw-hole close
by, cut for ventilation of the stables,
and looking through it he saw sight
that made him want to join in the
| chorus.
For there sat the widow in her torn
gown, with a goose in her lap, buslly
ripping off the feathers in great hand
fuls, and with q handkerchief over her
head to keep them out Of her hair,
looking smart, energetic and rosy, and
ready to explode with laughter, while
upon hen-coop, near at hand, stood
Ike, in the very act of delivering an
grafton. The fact was, the last time
he went to town with his mother he
went into the courthouse, and listened
to lawyers plea in case in which he
had been interested, and since then
he had been full of it. And now he had
just been and marked out a great
\ image on the stable wall to represent
the judge, and dozen others, close by,
of smaller dimensions, for the jury
while his clients, the flock Of geese,
were the plaintiff, and his mother, their
tormentor, the defendant; and just
then he was putting in the closing
plea:
Now, your honor knows that these
poor clients of mine are all the more
| to be pitied, and have all the more
need to have justice done them fol
being weak and simple folks, so gentle
and lamb-like that they would never
harm anything bigger than fly, or Q
pollywog, while that wicked woman
the defendant'-andh he pointed fiercely
at his mother-"is strong and crue
as the grave. You have just listened
your honor, and you gentlemen Of the
jury" - and he gave his hand lofty
yet graceful wave toward them-"tt
the evidence Just brought into court
and can you doubt that it is abundant
ly proved that she feloniously, and by
force Of arms, and with full intent
seized and overpowered them, every
one of them, and ruthlessly tore the
hair and skin from their backs-th'
feathers, you know-and deliberately
and cruelty shut out the light Of HEAVIER
from their eyes with an old blindel
made of wool, and abused them in thu
most shocking and shameful way, fOl
which wicked treatment she has mad,
herself amenable to that statute en-
acted for the prevention of cruelty tC
animals. I leave the case in you
hands, gentlemen of the jury, knowing
that you will be sure to do justice t,
the cause of the oppressed, and se
the laws of your country faithful.
executed" and, with sweeping bow
to judge and jury, the young orato
jumped from his rostrum, or, in reality
turned a somersault from it, over t
the stable floor, landing on his feet
amid cheers and bravos of one at leas
of his audience, and the squawks o
two at least of his clients.
He rebounded like shot at the SCUM,
of the applause, and looking up sud
denly, there stood the squire in tn
doorway, laughing loudly at the anus
ing performance.
'Well done, my boyw he exclaimed
heartily; ''you acted it to perfection
and I'm sure you'll be equal to tn
: best of them one of these days"
, Ashamed and crestfallen to b
; caught, Ike skunk away, with hi
cheeks blazing and the freckle
, brighter than ever, while his mother
face flushed hotly, and Strengthened i
, an instant for about the same reasons
end in her agitation and surprise sh
! jumped up, and came near letting G
} the half-picked client. She sat dow
| again, however, with a bow to til
! squire, that might be considered a yer