The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-04-19
WANTED
AN APOLOGY.
BY Henry ABBOTT.
Copyright. 1907, by May Mckoon.
BY Henry ALB OFT.
Copyright. 1897, By May MoKeon.

Gadsby Jones was Il peppery man of
about fifty years who lived in the vii
lage of Hornsdale. II was well known
to all the inhabitants that he was pep
perry and carried chip on his shouI-
der, ana they took coed care not to stir
him up. In the village Of Winston,
four miles away. there lived another
peppery man about the same age. His
name was Talbot, aud ne was so
touchy that he had to be handled with
gloves. These two papDery Cd men
Lad known each otEcrFy name for ten
years before lhey were introduced.
Mr.. jones happened 10 be over at Win
ston one day. and while at The hotel
Mr. Talbot came in. They were rather
chary OF each other for awhile, in
stinctively seeming danger, but when
that feeling had finally worn OF bit
the peppery Mr.. Jones remarked:
Its my opinion. from what I have
seen so far this season, that we are
going 10 have a plague Of later bugs.
l shouldn't wonder If we lost the whole
crop"
Well I dunno" replied the peppery
Mr.. Talbot I'm my opinion al the in
dications point TO a return of the grass
hoppers."
4 differ with you, sir"
.'.Anl I differ with YOU
"Thcre isn't the slightest indication
of grasshoppers."
Nor the slightest indication Of later
bugs"
You seem, sir. to be a conceited
man"
And I wouldn't guarantee that you
had an ounce Of brains'
4 demand an apology at once!"
and demand The sameg'
As neither would apologize, they sep
aratcd IN n spirit Of bitterness. rs
they lived four miles from each other
and as they had managed TO get along
fairly WEI for years without knowing
each other. their feelings would have
made 10 difference but for one thing
GadSby Jones had u son twenty years
old. and Mr.. Talbot had q daughter
nineteen. The young people had met
and admired each other before the
meeting OF their fathers. and the fact
was dimly known to their respective
parents. When AR Talbot went home
from the hotel it was to say 10 his
daughter:
Ruth. are You acquainted with
young Jones of Hornsdale?"
why, yes, have met him. admit
ted Ruth. with 4 blush.
Then don't meet him any more.
He's horse thief"
Why, father. how you TALK"
THAT is TO say. his father is the big
gest old fool in tie state. and I'm SCR
~ now that l didn't call him liar.
If catch the son hanging around here
shall kick him out in short order"
And Gadsby Jones returned 10 Horns
dale, getting maddcr every rod of the
way. to say to his son:
Homer, do you know q girl over at
Winston named Talbot"
talbot? Talbot" unused the young
man as he tried to appear Indifferent
Yes, sir. Talbot Seems to me
heard you say you took her to the cir
Gus"
"Oh. yes. Ruth Talbot"
We'll. yoa drop her like hot tater.
| met her father over there today. and
of all the cantankerous old cusses |
ever ran up against he takes the cake.
He owes Inc an apology. and until he
makes it no son of mine can enter his
house,
The son and daughter could not look
upon the matter as the two fathers
did. and neither of them felt Obliged
to obey the parental Injunction. While
they did not openly defy it. they con-
tinued to meet ut intervals. and adj
miration and friendship finally ripened
into love. In this they were secretly
supported by Mrs Jones and Mrs. Tai
bot. The two peppery old men, who
had lived for fifty years without know
ing each others existence, seemed
fated to meet at intervals after the
disagreement Within moath both
found themselves at the same black
smith shop to have repairs made to-