Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-19

1t was not far to the Heller's Gap road.
and little was said. that little being from
the old man and about the waywardness
and perversity OF pegs" Tom heard Ut
tie and cared little. He went home ana,
after the manner of young fellows of TWEEN
ty, dreamed about black eyes-and a certain
picture framed in a window. And Poppy
Miller resumed his reflections on peegs.
Just as IL he We're not pow-wower and
didn't know that something had happened.
The circle about the squire's stove
greeted the old man warmly. He came 10
the store but seldom of evenings. and
when he did come 1t was event 1t is
always comforting to have an undisputed
authority on things supernatural close at
hand for ready reference.
That's fine day, Poppy, Already.
"Mmh-huhr'-a sharp accent on the first
syllable, which meant no." Otherwise ac-
cented 1t would have been yes" IT'S
Amt no sapin'- bender; it's the onion snow
a'ready. and
Onion twist nine and twenty
Drootb and trouble and plenty
"Mh-h-h-h-h-hv
Gut your garden planted PoppyT'
"Mmh-huhi Signs amt right still"
Right for onions, amt It? Yas?'
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'em in the down
so t'ey'n strike down wunst."
"Oh, pshaw, this moon business makes me
tiredr' burst out Amos Harding He was
sitting chair by the stove, both
of his legs folded up before him,
his heels on the front of the chair seat. In
| this position he resembled nothing SO much
as long-geared letter z which has been
sat upon.
Heb? heh?" The old man bristled up
and turned silakily.
II plant by the sun. not the moon
Spose I'm blind do ye? 'Spose hain't
been seem tese sixty years. heb? You
| plant by tie moon, young man, and you
plant by tie signs If you want to reap.
Mh-h-h-h-h-h-hi'
What are the signs for planting. Poppy !?
Tell Amos
PLANT your taters and turnups in the
sign of tie scales If you want EN- to weigh.
Plant cowcumbers in tie sign o. tie twins,
but don't yeh daSt to plant taters ten or
t'ey'll all be runty and scrotchy, and don't
for tie Lords sake, plant 'em in tie fishes
| wunst, or t'ey'll be SO watery you can't
eat 'em STILL l done 1t wurst and knows
Everysing tat strikes down you must plant
In tie undergraduate, but beans and peas
| and such truck must be put in when tie
moons In tie up. I wouldn't plant beans
| In tie down of tie moon more n I would
! clean out stove-pipe in tie down-not a.
bit more. Plant cabbage in tie Lion STILL
so tie juice of tie krout'll rise In t3 crock.
| And you-uns all remember It's: tat all
| kinds of wegeta bes and garden truck Is
best II t'ey's planted by man. Mh-h-h-
| h-h-h.'
| did not hear He drew his chair nearer to
| the stove, unwound several lengths OF the
! red scarf from his neck, fumbled for his
pipe which at length he succeeded in light
ing, lL8fl SAT- III WisS tCilteifpihuOH VI tlio
| group
Dan tells US the post office at Gum
Stump was broke open last night and
everything took. Heern tell OF it?' Dan
Tressler had come up on business he
was staying with Amos.
"No-o-o Dew tell!'' cackled the old man.
Say. this is gettin' sorter kinder close.
| as the darkey said when the mule kicked
| him." observed Amos. This makes five
| breaks to my certain knowledge Snyders
over to White Deer Valley: the post office
| in Bladr's Gap; McCormick's on Bottle
river; and two weeks ago the store at
Green Briar creek Better keep your eye
! peeled these nights, squire. You'll be next
| There's a regular gang at this
| Say Ulie" observed the squire ignoring
| Amos, ever stop to think there hain't
! been a robbery in this section for thirty
! years fore the Farthings come in here?
| Mind yen, I amt making no charges, but
| have you thought of it?''
| ''Oh pshaw. squire. calculated Dan
| who was much holder now he had nothing
| to lose. You've got Farthng the brain.
There amt no honester man in Pennsyl-
waney still than AL Farthing. Nosuh!
You're mad at him jest because he's got a
| little of your trade still, and you've made
| up your mind to ruin him wunst"
| IF he's all right 1 want to ask you few
| questions: Where does he get all that
money? I offered EN- six hundred dollars
| for that little mare and they said they
wouldn't take two hundred and fifty
| thousand. Money amt object up there.
| They've gut 1t to burn. Then where does
he and of his boys go lodging off to
| every few days? Where does all that