The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-27
UNCLE JASE TEMPTED FATE
WHEN HE TOLD ABOCT TIE
DENTED OLD TOBACCO BOX

And Betty, Dawes Hank, Several villains,
Bear M . Head sawyer with =
NobIe Risart-The \ Of the city
Felsw-A Knob Country Romance
LAcKAwAxEN. Pa. Oct. EFF somethin'
don't happen to Uncle Jase one o. these
DAYS, the way be flies in the face o. Provi-
dence an don't seem TO care who's by.
said the man from the Knob country, "then
I'll miss my guess! OF course. the Teller
from the city spoke up considerable fresh
an familiar like on short acquaintance
! when he snickered at the old tobacker box
Uncle Jase was twirlin' in his hands, over
to Simon's store. while he sot on the wood
box behind the stove. sort o keepin' an
eve OH TO the pail o. loose chawin'.
THAT tobacker box o yOur'n,' says the
| Teller from the city, looks like it mowt
fit, bled an died in. says he. an he snickered
toler'ble a~ggervstin'.
THE tobacker box was all bent an
dented an out o. shape, an we all knowed
how Il come to be that way. an maturity
We thunk that Jase would mebbe fare up
an say I him that IL want none o. his
ding business, which ID been all right,
but when l see Uncle Jase jest produce that
amazin' grin o. his'n. clear acrosst his face.
an turn to the city feller with 1t az mild as
milk. I knowed he was goin' to fly In the
faos O. Providence.
He gEinned at the city feiier a spell.
twirlin' the dented old tobacker box. Then
he put the box in his pocket, Simon havin'
sot down on the counter by the pail o.
loose chawin' an sort O. busted hope In
Uncle Jason's breast.
I.-l-- - 49, II ---.-.AE-t
40 II it had At. bled al died on many q
field OF battle. fer q fact nays he, but
setch amt jest the case. Not e'xac'ly.
But 1t has been through worse a good deal
thar wars says he. Dawes Abel an
Oh Dave hisself an Betty an Dawes Hank
an Abel's wife. Mag. an Liier. an mebbe
sons moro was all mixed up in the gittin'
o. that tobscker box In the desperate shape
it's In, not fergittin' the bear that had q
hand In It. too, 30 to speak ssys Jase to
the city feller.
The city Teller he Jest wilted right down
on to the maokerel kit, an while he was
still gain At Uncle Jase as II he hadn't
Jest grabbed the run o. things a. yet. Jase
perceeded.
pooty much all the rest o. things up around
tIi0 90 oOOho, cuyo no, Ill uO bWO
sons, Abel an Hank. Abel. I s'pose. was
about tho IN an unfeelin'est man
a ever laid awake nights hstchin' up
schemes fer to git the best o. other folks,
an his wife Mag was 40 big q schemer an
pincher - Absl was.
Dawes Hank. though. Wa Jest t'other
way, an OF Dave thunk the world OF him.
but zee what Hank went and done. Ag'in
the will Of o. Dave. Hank went an married
Betty, an Betty jest q hired girl In oil
Dawes family. II was too much. IN OF
Dave swore he'd cut Hank OF without .
angle shillin'.
But the funny part OF the business was.'
says Uncle Jsse. Betty didn't care a rap
fer Hank. She hadn't no idea under the
skye blue canopy o. margin Dawes Hank.
That 10. not 1t frst. Mebbs you'd like to
know whyf Well. the reason was hat the
bead sawyer st Oh Dawes mill was her
parto'lar Teller.
s'But Dawes Hank wa lest bound to
have Betty. Unbeknownst to her or Hank,
Dawes Abel an his wife Mag was jest as
set on bavin' Hank marry Betty. II you
ask me why that was III tell you that setoh
vas Abel an Mays sly game cause they
know'd that II Hank married Betty or
Dave would out him outen his will an
Abel an Mag would git the hull property
when OF Dave died.
s'Thsir game was. knowin' Betty's
snappy natur. to p'teud that they was
- much ag.in her sittin' into the family
~ or Dave hiasslf was. an they talked
about her most scandalous said it's
Q shams the way chs was ssttin' hsr cap
~ Hank Naturly. when Betty found