The Press., 1907-01-16

Jefferson 'adfeu and found his car
gone: He was. after 1T now #ifh q
horse and buggy He waslm making sax
miles ain hour, w9afles he saierageas {, Hyz
ing along rat nearly thirty. ~ ~
"A quarter of aa.miley beyond the turn;
a farmer was guiding a drove 81 hogs.
There were twelve IN tie drove, and
he was changing them from one lord
another. He knew that the Spanish,
war had endeda and that the country
was at peace, and ~he was humnnings a.
hymn, and 1.-The hogs were %grunting
grunts of satisfaction when that auto
came howling. down upon them. 1t
seemed to be standing on it's hind legs
and paving the air. 1t was Kissing
and gurgling and roaring and crying
for blood. . .-&
"Gosh all hemiockv' shouted the
farmer as he made for the fence and
fell over into the field, "s'f : 49, "
The hogs had no time for words, or
for athletics. 1t seemed. to-. the weep.
ing and terrified girl that: the full doz-
en- were picked up and. flung. sky high.
Two of them came down In the back
seat and installed themselves in com
Portable positions for the remainder OF
the ride, while the others shot right
and left, their remains to: be gathered
up by the owner later on
The hog episode was scarcely two
minutes old when a young man in "a
buggy appeared mile ahead. He was:
a. young man with red cheeks and
marble brow, who was driving to the.
city to invest in green goods. He held
up his hand as a sign, that his horse
did not like autos. No good. Then he
rose up in his buggy and waved his
arm. He was still waving when the
cloud of dust passed over him and left
him a wreck on the sands Of time.
Some day he may tell his grandchildren!
that he was flung 200 feet high and
400 feet sideways, and he wilI%not be
exaggerating much either s.'... .rss:.
A constable and an old wagon final
ly stopped the runaway. The officer
saw it coming and showed the ancient
vehicle across the road. When the col
lision came the auto took d skate into
the bushes and brought up against
tree and rested there Before Miss
Maize could half explain matters she =
found herself before a country justice
Of the peace, and he was solemhly say
ing: - .:@>+~: .,s9 -
This is certainly a case /. for 1.-The
higher court. It is not only running
away with an auto and letting it run
away with you, but you have Been
stealing hogs" =
Miss Maize wept. She looked sd pref
ty when she wept that the heart Of the
constable was touched. He took the
justice outdoors and was e@trying to
touch his heartaand have the; hog steal
Ing charge left out when Harry Finch
~ drove up on the ga11ops. He had
traced the auto, by. a. trail Of dead hogs
and frightened farmers. and be had ar
rived just in time.
"Oh, Harryv' was, all that the girl
could say as she threw herself into his
arms and sobbed on his Shoulder
That was quite enough" He patted |
her golden head and-sga the Justice
to understand that his honor was: de-
from TIE tspartans and always
lied in the last ditch, and the ;fne was
to $10<and paid.:f Then came
the brushing away Of. tears and the
return home, followed =; by family Z, re
Joicing that. the lamb had returned
alive. Then-then-well. don't ~ Stu
pid. Those things always turn ont the
same way, and 1T Is the best waay1:@ vt
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