The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29


They made so much fun Of I'm. the
next night that Bob turuey sulky and
went of ONE. and for two or three
nights he ardIy showed his face. and
the next shoot they 'ad me went of
Ia Wickham and nobody saw i'm all
DAY.
That very day Henery Walker was
shot Several gentlemen hrSd al
rabbit that was started, and the next
thing they knew Henery Walker was
lying ON The ground calling out thar
is leg ad been shot of
lie made more fuss than Bill
Chambers "a most specially when
they dropped i'm off hurdle carrying
him 'ome, and the things he said 10
Or. Green for rubbing his ands as
he came into the bedroom was dis
graceful,
The fust Bob Pretty card Of II
was mp at the Caulihower at s o'clock
that evening, and he set down Is
beer and set of 10 see Henery as
fast ar is legs could carry i'm. Hen
cry was asleep when e got there
and. do all he could, Bob Pretty
couldn't wake i'm TIL he sat down
gently on Is bad leg
It's on'y me, old pal" he ses.
smiling al I'm as Henery woke up
and shouted at i'm 20 get up.
Henry Walker was going 20 say
something bad. but e thought better
OF il, and he lay there arr bursting
with rage. and watching Bob out OF
the corner OF one eye.
Il quite forgot you was on my club
I'll Smith reminded me OF IT. ses
Bob Don't YOU take farthing less
than ten pounds Henery.'
Heuery Walker shut his eyes again.
IT forgot 70 tell YOU I made up my
mind this morning not 20 belong 20
your club any more, Bob, he says.
why didn't you come and tell me,
Henery. instead OF leaving It till IL
was too late?" ses Bob, shaking his
cad az I'm.
IT shall want all that money" ses
Henery, IN q weak voice. Il might
ave TO have q wooden leg. Bob
Don't meet troubles arr way, Hen
cry" ses Bob, IN a kind voice. I've
no doubt AR. Suttonu throw In
wooden leg If you want Il, and, look
here. II he does ! won't trouble you
for my art OF g."
He said goodnight 10 Henery and
went on. and when Mrs. Walker went
up 20 see 'ow Hsnery was getting on
he was carrying on that alarming that
she couldn't do nothing With i'm.
He was laid up for over a week
though SIS my opinion he wasn't
much hurt. and the trouble was that
nobody knew which gentleman 'ad
shot I'm, Mr.. Sutton talked Il over
with them. and az last arter a good
ir u
IS trousers and showing them IS leg
I'll they was fair sick OF the sight OF H.
they paid I'm ten pounds. the same as
they ad Bill.
Il took Rob Pretty two days 70 get
his arr. but ne kept very quiet about
Il, not wishing 70 make a fuss IN the
village for fear Mr. Sutton should get
10 hear Of the club. At last he told
Hene-y Walker that . was going 20
Wickham 20 see IS lawyer about st.
and arter Smith the landlord ad read
the paper 10 Henery and explained
-oW he'd very likely ave 10 pay more
than the whole ten pounds, then. e
gave Bob his arr and said he never
wanted 10 see i'm again as long as he
lived.
Bob stood treat up al the Csulihower
that night. and said 'ow bad he'd been
treated The tears stood IN IS eyes
a most. and al last e said that II e
thought thee was going 20 be any
more fuss OF that kind he'd wind up
tile club.
It's the best thing you can DO" ses
sam Jones, I'm not going 10 belong
20 II any longer, so I give you notice.
II so he az I get shot I want the
money for myself"
Me too" ses Peter Gubbins; 1T
'a5 fair break my art 70 give Bob
Pretty five pounds. I'd sooner give Il
20 my Uife.''
All the other chaps said the same
thing but Bob pointed out 10 them
that they ad taken their sixpences
on'y the night afore. and they must
stay in for the week. He said that
was the law. Some Of EN- talked
about giving i'm is siXpences back. but
Bob said II they did they must paw up
all the sixpences they 'ad for three
weeks. The end OF II was that they
said they'd stay in for that week and
not a moment longer.
The next day Sam Jones ana Peter
Gubhins altered their minds. Sam
found a couple o. shiIings that his
wife ad hidden in her Sunday bonnet,
and Peter Gubbins opened is boys
money-bOx to see 'Ow much there was
I'm g. They came up 20 the CaulihOwer
10 pay Bob their eighteenpences. but
he wasn't there. and when they went
70 his 'ouse Mrs. Perry said as Ow
he'd gone or 10 WiCkham and
wouldn't be back Till Saturday. So
they 'ad 20 spend the money on beer
instead.
That was on Tuesday. and things
went on all right till Friday. when Mr..
Sutton al another shoot The birds
was getting scarce and the gentlemen
that anxious To shoot them there was
no 'clding them. Once OF twice the
keepers spoke to EN- about careful
ness and said wot large families
they'd got but il wasn't much good.
They went on blazing away. and Just
at the corner Of the wood Sam Jones
and Peter Gubbins was both hit, Sam
i'm the leg and Peter I'm the arm.
The noise that was made was awful
everybody shouting that they admit
done IL. and all speaking at once, and
Mr.. Sutton was dancing about most
beside 'imself with rage Pore Sam
and Peter was 'elped along by the
others. Sam being carried and Peter
led. and both Of EN- with the idea of