Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02

and SotHe of the folks come down my
way TO have sort Of picnic. Two of
,efn. factory girls from Brockton they
was. come L" the house for drink OF
water. They We're gggin foolish
enough critters but asked em in and
they eat their lunches on my table.
! They left two or three story papers
ana that Chime thing when they went
! away.
w ell. | looked il over and almost
tn" first thng saw was that adver,
tisetuent signed skipper 1t didn't
read like the other trashy things in
there and il sounded honest. and ;lll of
a sudden it come over me that I'd an
SWcr it. was lonesome and tired and
sort of didn't care and | answered it
right off without waitin another min
ute That $ all there is to tell. When
! "oi'5e Ier" 10 he h0uSeliecller | wrote
the loks that's takin' care of my fur
niltlre= they're reel kind people: | VAS
goin 20 board there if | had stayed in
Nantucket to keep it till | come back
There, meant to tell you this long
I.
The captain knew why she hadn't
1t was easy to read bet ween the lines
,he tale of the year of disappointment
and anxiety. Such stories are not easy
to tell. and be respected the widow
more than ever for the simple w;y III
Which she had told hers.
THAT land company bus ness" he
cod money ! never saw but one man
that Thought WAS glad it busted. and
thHt WAS old caleb Weeks. over TO
IlarniSs. The old man VAS rich. but
closer n the bark of Il tree he'd skin
Il flea for the h:.ie and taIl"r-and used
to be a hard ease into the bargain. one
time they had a big revival over there
and he got religion The boys used to
say what caiight Caleb was tie min
iStcrS Sayin' salvation was free. Well.
anyhow, he got converted and jined
the church That WAS AL right. only
while the tit was fresh he pledged him
self TO give $3.50 to help build the new
chapel When he cooled down a little
he was sorry. aud every time they'd
hint at his comm down with the cash
he'd back aud ill and put it off for a
spell When the land company went
w he MAS the only happy one in town.
cause he said he'd lost all his money.
Course nl,lrr HE circumstances. they
couldn't ask him to pay. SO he didn't.
From what | hear he lost as much as
X.,O
They both laughed, and Mrs. Snow
was about to answer when she WAS in
terrupted.
Fri" said a weak voice. Fri.
The captain started turned sharply
and saw the sick man watching him,
his eyes fixed and unwavering.
Fri said John Baxter again, come
here"
Mrs SNOW hurried TO her patient,
but the latter impatiently bade her let
him alone.
Not YOU" he said. II want Fri"
Captain Fri stopped down beside the
bed
What is it. loln?" he asked.
Fri. S'poSe cod called YOU to break
mans law and keep his. what Wonid
you do"
The captain glanced anNiously at the
houSckerpcr Then he said soothing.y
"Oh. that's AL right. John Don t
worry 'hollt that You and me settled
tha, long ago. How al" yoH feclill
aow:'
Il know. know" with the monot 9
ON ms lct.Ss,encc of those whos" innHs
are wandering ana t,e' e'ra"'N once
more, ".*.,i Eye been called.
"S>n.' Thal'S I'll r,:?.;. j Nm that :
III, right Don't yon ",t"t Nr. iGaNz
TO FIX Your ri1'cr* rrH'l 'A'a l4y q
ut1ie easier. then. Ne Ms. shoN
if youll jes; tJi'n ii Wht'e !!f' IN:
50: ,n.u's hcttcr noW. aln,t il. >l,l'
mate. hey:
But lEa sick man mu tered "' Ni..h
telii.ible something, and rei'iias''s. once
more into the half doze, hili stupor
that was his usual state.
Captain Fri sighed in relief.
"rhat was queer, want it.: he ob-
served.