The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-14

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well as possible. He smashed three
mugs and upset about two pints y
beer, but he just put his and In his
pocket and paid for 'em without
word.
There's plenty more where that
came FROM" he ses, pulling out
handful o. money.
Peter Gubbins looked at It, 'ardly
able to speak. TITS worth while be-
ing shot to ave all that money" no
SEES, at last. -.
Don't you worry yourself, Peter"
ses Bob Pretty; there's plenty more
of you ASH be shot afore them gen
tlemen at the Hall AS finished. Bits
the fust, hut q won't be the last
not by a long chalk"
They're more careful now" ses
Dicky Weed, the tailor.
"All right; ave It your own way"
ses Bob, nasty-like. 81 don't know
much about shooting, being on'y a
pore labourin' man. All know IL I
shouldn't like to go beating for
them. I'm too fond O. my wife and
family"
"There won't be no more shot"
SEES Sam Jones.
"We're too careful" ses Peter
Gubbins.
Bob Pretty don't know every
thing" SEES Dicky Weed.
There'll be some more Of you
shot," ses Bob Pretty, in a temper.
Now, then"
COW much'll you bet, Bob" SEES
Sam Jones, with a wink at the others.
81 can see you winking, Sam
JONES'" ses Bob Pretty. "but I'll do
more than bet The last bet I won
ia still owing to me. Now, look 'erc;
I'll pay you sixpence a week all the
time you're beating II you promise to
give me arr Of wot you get II you're
shot. ! can't say fairer than that"
"Will you give me sixpence n
week. too?" SEES Henry Walker,
jumping up.
81 WILL" SEES Bob; land anybody
else that likes. And wot's more, I'll
pay in advance. Fust sixpences now"
Claybury men ave never been
backward when there's been money
TO he made easy. and they all wanted
to Join Rob Pretty's club, "a he called
Il. hut fust Of all e asked for a
ren and ink. and then he got Smith,
the landlord, heing scholard. TO
write out paper for them 10 SIGN
Henery Walker was the fnst TO write
''s name, and then Sam Jones, Peter
Guhhins. Ralph Thomson. lem Hall
and Walter Rell wrote theirs. Rob
stopped 'em tnen. and said ak nd 10
enough n 60 on with: and then e
Maid up the sixpences and wished 'em
lucR.
wot they liked almost M we'll ns
the six-pences was the idea o. get
tine the better ~ Rob Pretty. ks '
said afore. he was a roacher, ana
That artfnl that mn IN that time no.
hodv 'ad ever rot tie hotter ~ i'm.
THEW made so much Fun ~ I'm me
next night that Rob turned sulkv
md went off 'ome. and for two or
three NIGHTS he 'ardlv showed h,s
face: and the next shoot they 'ad he
went M ~ wickham md nobody
saw I'm NJ, dav.
That very dav Henery Walter was
shot. Several gentlemen fred at =
rahhit that was started. and tha next
thing they knew Henerv Walker
WAS living on the ground calling out
thnt rs Ter 'ad been shot or.
He made more FUSS than NH
Chambers 'amost. 'sneciallv when
thew ironued I'm ~ hu-d,e rarrv-
Inc him 'ome. and fhe things Ne
aaid "a nr Green fo- ruhh'up h's
'auds NJ he came into the bedroom
WIS disgrareful.
The fust Rob Pretty 'eard ~ " was
IN 1T the TauliAower NJ n'gNt o'c'oc',
that eveninp, end he sat down ';s
hee- and set ~ n ace Henerv ne Fast
&C 'is ie~e coW,d rarrv I'm uene~v
vas nsleen whom - rot there, ma
10 all he could. Poh Pretty couidn't
wake i'm iii he sat down gentle on
Is bad leg.