The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-14
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in the shade OF the elms that stood
before the Caulifower. The action
also had the advantage OF bringing
him opposite the two strangers who
were refreshing themselves after the
tolls OF q long walk In the sun.
my hearing amt wot II used TO
be-" he said, TREMENDOUSLY. when
you asked me to have a mug o. ale
'ardly heard you; and X you was to
ask me to ave another, mightnt
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 a pause. "Tt
'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 Il.
1T puts life into me-" said the old
man, raising It tn his lips and bow
Ing. 1T 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 II wasn't
for a low, poaching fellow named
Bob Pretty--Claybury's disgrace I
call 'im---we'd ave a lot more.
II 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,
OPEN anded and free, and Just about
October he 'ad a lot OF is friends
come down from London to 'elp I'm
kill the pheasants.
The first day they frightened more
than they killed. hut they enjoyed
themselves all right until one gentle
man. who 'adn't shot a single thing
all day, shot pore Bill Chambers wot
was beating with about dozen
more.
Hill rot most of Il in the shoulder
and a little in the cheek. hut the row
he see NJ TO make you'd ha' thought
he'd been killed. He laid on the
ground grooming with 'is eyes shut,
and everybody thought e was dying
It'll Horny Walker stopped down and
asked i'm whether q was hurt.
II took ;our men TO carry Bill
'ome. and lie was chat particular Won
wouldn't believe. They 'ad TO talk In
whispers. ind when Peter Guhhins
forget 'imself and began IA whistle
he asked him where his art was.
When they walked fast ne said they
tolted I'm. and when they walked
slow a asked 'em whether they'd
gone 70 sleer or wot.
Bill was IN he'd for nearly n week
Int the gentleman was verv nice
ahout n and said that n was his
fault. He was very nleasant-snok-
on gentleman. and. artfr sending
mr.. Green 10 him and saving he'd nav
the h''I. q gave HI, Chambers ten
pownas ~ make un for Ia sufsariugs.
pill 'ad Intended "a lay mn FOR an
other waets. and the doctor. wot 'ad
Neer calling twice o day. said he
wou,dot no resnonsih,e FOR 'is life
" he didn't: hut the ten nounhs we
+on much for tim. md one evening
tuat week p~tar the nccidaut. ne
tn~ned IN ~ tN'e Tau,,R~wa~ nwhl'c.
'orea md heccn ~ snaNd 10 monev.
uis Fare woe haudavnd nm, end
when % co~a IN he waltred Feeble
)il,e and sro',e iu p faint snrt ~
voice. Smith. the Landlord, rot 'im n
eesv-chnir md n coun'e ~ rillers ont
n tNe nar'our, and Ri, sat there like
y king, telling us all his suiferings
and wot Il felt like 10 he shot
always have said wos a good
thing beer Is. and II done Bill more
,ood than doctors medicine. When
lie came in he could 'ardly crawl, and