The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-15

II .1 minister'0 ben there TO heai
what he said, as he sot there on the
suller bottom an said things.
went to the suller-way an looked
down. An says /
Whats the matter, Josiar? Has
anything happened"
"Happened?' says he in one o. them
awful tones O. his. Happened? Oh,
no. Don't git that idee in yer head.
! was Jest slidin' down the suller stairs
for fun, of course"
He said that sarcastic
BE you hurt?" asked
mo, of course not" says he
'Twouldn't be likely to hurt man o
my heft to fall the hull length o them
stairs, with a two bushel bagful O
p'tatoes laH(in' on top of him. Oh,
no, ! amt hurt any. Then he groaned
jest dretful.
You'd OF TO a fixed it," said l. 1--WE
told you about it, times enough. II
you'd live up TO your idees-"
There it goes" says he. 81 knew
you'd come in with your everlastin' i
told you so!' ] never knew it to fail.
Why in thunder didn't you put me in
mind of it when ] went to bringin' in
them ptatoes? You're al'ays eau
tionin' the children to look out for the
sui er-stairs, but not a word-not one
solitary word!-did you say to me this
mornin about lookin' out. Wanted me
TO fall an kill myself, an cut swell
al' get married agin, likes not. Wall,
| shouldn't wonder if things d turn out
as you'd like TO have 'em. highs |
can make out three ribs is broke an
my stummick feels all STAYED in from
strikin' it ag'inst your old soap barrill.
CoLfound il all, Sarah, why can't you
put things where they b'long, an not
leave that old barrill right where any
bcdy'd be sure TO fall ag'inst it or into
it, if they fell down. stairs. | never
see anybody quite SO shifless as you
be-"
'lf you'll take the trouble to think
back you'll remember that that's jest
precisely where you put the barrill
yourself" says |. You knew ! want
ed it in the corner, but you said you
want agoin' TO bother to move it,"
"Oh, that's right, twit an fling"
groaned Josiar. Couldn't you move it
yourself, if you wanted it moved, I'd
like to know? But tain't anyways
likely I'll be here to be blamed for
eyrything, must longer" Then he
groaned some more. "lf live through
it, wouldn't wonder bit if was laid
up all the rest O. the fall. Right in the
busy. season, too. An you can't get
help for love or money. ! swan, it
in-in-"
BE careful what ye say" says l.
THE children might hear you, an it'd
git out what languidge you'd ben US
in"
Josiar jest snorted.
"Why'n thunder don't you make
bigger fool of yourself than natur did,"
says he. But you couldn't do it, if you
t4NNJ Sayo Nc lOl SUI lHhIs Dut
why didn't you tell me to look out for
the stairs? Say-what's the reason"
and Josiar fairly shouted up the sui
ler-Tay at me.
"You needn't holler so loud, l ain't
def" says !. 81 didn't tell you to be
careful because ! didn't happen to
think of it. ! had told you times
enough afore, but you didn't pay any
'tention to what ! said. 1t don't look
very well for you to go to calm me
shif'less, Josiar, s'long's you don't see
to things when you're told about 'em.
1t looks 20 me as if it was kind o.
jedgment on you for not practicin'
what you preach, an blamin' other
folks for it. Do you want should get
the arnicky, Josiar, or had l better
send for the doctor?"
| amt goin' to tell another word O.
what Josiar said 'tain't tellable. But
he want half 80 much hurt as he
thought he was, when he come to get
limhered up. He fixed up the stairs, l
notice, afore he took any more p'tatoes
down EN- But he haint got very good
natured yet.