The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-13

stable door WIan it would not open
you banged and kicked ami mutterad.
and after five minutes Won picked up
big stone ami smashed At tn door with
all your mig. 1t the same time you
said something was too far of. and
you saw me an! 'idn't repeat 1t. but
want you to tell G2a right here. now,
what it was. Certain rumors have
reached my cars. and want to know
if there is any truth IN them. Did you
say 'Pshawr Sugar or-o!-or did YOU
make any reference 70 that place where
bad people 50 when IT,. lie: | know
low door may bo,h.r and provoke a
person. had tla Kitchen door stick
with me once and hauled off and
kicked it and almost said something
You had oil II collar that was choking
yo1 aud was complaining of the ear
ache when you Went ont. and if you
really did forg Yourself for once |
can dnd an e@case for you. Throw
2Irself on my mercy, Samuel, and tell
ne what you said
Deeply Interested.
The deacon had reached testimonial
NJ, 4, and he became deeply interested
md forgot to answer the question.
Ind it been otherwise he might have
been compelled to admit that his ex-
-lnmntion had neither "Pshaw" nor
Sugar. in it. Mrs. Dolby sat looking
ut a three-quartrr view Of him for two
nr three minutes and then continued:
AT the dinner table today asked
;ou TO pass the fried eggs The plate
vas hot and you burned your fingers
md dropped il with Il crash It was
Aad enough to have the plate broken
md the contents spilled over the table
cloth. but that vas nothing TO what
You said. As the plate fell you yelled.
As ! didn't say anything Mt the time.
you probably thought | didn't pay at
tention. but want you to know that
| did. Samuel Dolby. you are Il man
hfty-nine years Cll. II deacon of the
church and suppJ-el to be living
example before the world. and vet
when you burned your fingers you yell
ed 'Thunderation! Don't deny it, sir.
| not only heard it. but wrote ii down
on the pantry door as s03a as | got I'D.
1t will remain there as long as we live
in this house, and shall never see II
without having cold chills 80 over me.
What have you rot to say for your
self"
He had nothing whatever to say, but
something like Il smile appeared at the
corners of his mouth He was think
ing what he woull have said had he
stubbed his toe instead Of burning his
fingers. He could have defended the
word "thunderation' as perfectly prop
or under all occasions of sudden ex-
element but before he had made up
his mind to do so Mrs. Dolby went on:
Fell Downstairs.
AT B O'Clock this afternoon | asked
you TO go up into the garnet and get
down my quilt frames while went
over to see Mrs. Green about fall
pickles. Just as ! returned you fell
downstairs with such clatter that for
a moment thought the house had been
struck with a cyclone was SO ex-
cited and came so near faintng away
that | don't remember what you said,
but | know you yelled out Mt least four
times. Samuel, | want YOU to tell me
exactly what you said. II was some
ching dreadful, but perhaps under the
circumstances ! can excuse il, and
you can make n fresh start know
hat II fall t3@nstairs IS Il sudden
ding, End Il I" !a',n to throw even a
deacon off BIS iairaca. Did one of
yonr expression Eofnr - the bad place.
SnuncI?"
All four OF biz rnii wpc. directly
conn"ctal with Ia Zoe IT., ~ ,utloaal.
as h. distinct" rnnle. ,bp,al l,s7t tho