The Minneapolis journal., 1905-07-22

Darius Fuller s family
'FHow Is he now-pretty quiet!" continued tho
t'No. Since the cold weather came he has been
and mschevous said Ezekiel 81 have heard cold
weather affects crazy folks that suppose it is
because they uncomfortable with the cold-or
smething like that Anyhow, when he steals things as
he has done several times lately and then hides them
Mr. Fuller says he don't anything for it but to lock
him up in his cage again Uncle Dosius can't bear that
hea-and it him that he behaves pretty well
for few days-and then he to forget-and goes
st his tricks again. I'm for shutting him up-tho it
does kind o. hard.''
(Which way was he headed did you say'" the
Esquire inquired of Mr.. Bannock.
'sHe just coming out of the house, apparently,
and bound for the vilage.'
'*wen,' decided the Squire, after moments de-
liberation, while they all hung upon his WORDS
~ think of anything to do but to go down to the
~ helped Mrs Fuller to get him into the house and
to bed" explained Mr.. Bannock s'The old
chilled thru should think he had been out for hours.
Old Granny Fuller who was sitting on the dyepot knit
ting away by the fregh said she hadn It anything
Of him since the children went to bed two three hours
before. She supposed he had gone to bed, too
'tDid youshave any trouble getting Uncle Dosius
eyes, good deal. he is a powerful old fellow: He
must be hard seventy He's older than Darius by
some years, but he is as strong as giant should hate
to have to put him into that if he didn't want to
eft took six of US to get him in before'' said
tel Mrs. Fuller g nephew and had lived in the
stNow, friends said the Squire he began pull
ward help him. cit may look foolish to think of going
down to the Fuers' to look for my boy-gettng to
the stroke of - as it is-and Mr. Fuller done up with
Inflammation of the lungs pretty it, but can't
60 into the woods tonight with all this on the
ground and the moon just setting.'
''We'u all 90 with you, they cried, tho not of
those present could really think of any way in which in
formation of Dorys whereabouts could come to them
from Uncle Dosius Or any of the Fullers
Fortunately Mrs. Fuller, tho she had lain down
the kitchen settle, awake and had not undressed
herself. Scarcely of those who had been at the
She heard the tramp Of the horses and the ring Of
voices long before the had reached the house, and
at the door with lighted candle when the Squire
in Mr. Bannocks sleigh, with that gentleman driving,
sprang out.
'sorry disturb you, Mrs. Fuler,'; said the Squire
Im afraid you IL think we We FOOLS errand,
but they tell Uncle Dosius to have been out
the most of the evening and it has occurred to that
he might have my lost boy somewhere. Do you
think there is any in trying to get any sensible
count out of -supposing he had seen Doremusg'
t'I'm afraid not,'' answered Mrs. Fuller doubtfuly.
"But might try Ezekiel, you take this candle and
70 up to Uncle Dosius' chamber with Squire Dole.
sometimes we lock him in but didn It tonight was
excited thought of it, Perhaps of the
rest of you had better go along He's been kind o. wild
Eztely.''
Up the stairs trooped the men. Ezekiel ahead, the
Squire just behind. They were all very quiet. They
knew it would not do to startle Uncle Dosius.
Gently Ezekiel unlatehed the door and peered in.
'What in the of the Seven Sleepers'' ''-he
'|What-what is it?' echoed the Squire, peering
ever Ezekie's shoulder.
ttHe ain It here,'' said the boy.
"Ain't here!'' they all exclaimed-the word passing
smong the Of men.
Sure enough there was the bed, its woolen sheets
epen, the print Of the old man 8 form them a
hollow in the pillow where his head had lan-but
Uncle Dosius
''Why it ism It hour since put him into that bed
with my own hands, affirmed Mr. Bannock openmouthed
and wondering.
tsNow there are two to hunt for,'' laughed one Of
the young men, with strain of terror under
meath his light words.
'FHe must have gone out at the front door, said
Fuller, when the back with blanched faces
the Kitchen where she had been mending the fire
lighting candles they went upstairs. He is
noisy generaly-but he get around still
eat when he chooses Now where he have gone' Oh
If my husband only up and around!''
DR.. Barron wis another Of the in the party and
had been attending Mr. Fuller, and he called out
"Oh, Mr.. Fuller will be all right in day two
Don't worry. And there enough Of here in all