The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-14
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1nAlt0u HlOnB the Dcncn until ne was
in the shade OF the elms that stood
before the Caulihower. The action
also had the advantage OF bringing
him opposite the two strangers who
were refreshing themselves after the
tolls OF a long walk I'm the sun.
my hearing amt wot Il used to
be-" he said, TREMENDOUSLY. "When
you asked me to have a mug o. ale
'ardly heard you; and II you was to
ask me to ave another. mightn't
hear you at ALL"
One OF the men nodded
mot over there" piped the old
man. THAT'S why come over
here" he added, after q pause. "It
'ud be rude like to take no notice: II
you was to ask me-"
He looked round as the landlord
approached, and pushed his mug
gently In his direction. The land
lord, obeying a nod from the second
stranger, filled II.
1T puts life into me-" said the old
man, raising It tn his lips and bow
Ing. ut makes me talk"
Time we were moving Jack" said
the first traveller. The second, as
senting to this as an abstract PROPOSE
ton, expressed, however, a determi-
nation to finish his pipe first.
II heard you saying something
about shooting" continued the old
man, "and that reminds me of some
shooting we 'ad here once in Clay
bury. We've always 'ad a lot o.
game in these parts. and II Il WASH Z
for low, poaching fellow named
Bob Pretty-Claybury's disgrace I
call 'im--we'd ave a lot more.
It happened In this way. Squire
Rocket was going abroad to foreign
parts for a year. and he let the Hall
TO a gentleman from London named
Sutton. A real gentleman @ was,
en-'anded and free, and Just about
October he 'ad a lot of is friends
come down from London to 'elp I'm
kill the pheasanti.
The first day they frightened more
than they killed. hut they enjoyed
themselves all right until one gentle
man. who 'adn't shot n single thing
all day, shot pore Bill Chambers wot
was beating with about dozen
more.
Hill rot most of II in the shoulder
and little in the cheek. but the row
he see ne to make you'd ha' thought
he'd been killed. He laid on the
ground grooming with 'is eyes shut,
and everybody thought o was dying
till Henry Walker stopped down and
asked i'm whether e was hurt.
II took Tour men to carry Bill
'ome. and lie was chat particular Won
wouldn't believe. They 'ad to talk I'm
whispers, md when Peter Guhhins
forgot 'imself and began IA whistle
he asked him where his art was.
When they walked fast ne said thcv
5olted I'm. and when the- walked
slow q asked 'em whether they'd
gone TO sleer or wot.
Bill was IN he'd for nearly n week,
Int the gentleman was verv nice
ahout n and said that II was his
fault. He was very n,easant-snok-
on gentleman. and. artFr. sending
mr.. Green 10 him and saving he'd nav
the h'll. % gave Hill Chambers ten
pourds ~ make mn for ''s suirariugs,
nil 'ad Intended 70 lav M FOR an
other waetr. and the doctor, wot 'ad
heer calling twice Q day. said no
won,frt no resnonsih,e for 20 life
" he didn't: hut the ten rounds wss
1oo much ear ',m nnd one evening,
'uat = week a~ta~ the acc'dant. No
.urned ~~ ~ th's ~e~,'eowa- nuh,'c.
'oN~a rrd he~cu 20 sranH 'is monev.
His fsre wac handaved mn. anh
when % COVE IN no WALKED feehle-
THE ana sro,'e IN faint sort ~
voice. Smith. the Landlord. rot I'm a
easv-chnir md n coun'e NJ rillers out
n tNe nar'our, end pil, sat there like
n king, telling IVA all his suiferings
and wot Il felt like to he shot.
7 always have said wos a good
thing beer Is. and Il done Bill more
God than doctors medicine. When
70 came In he could 'ardly crawl, and