The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-08-29

Anu a year AkO, bklu mfb. DOius
after trying to wipe her weeping eyes
on piece Of string. ".you went down
to the store one day after pound Of
nails. You had dollar In your peck
ct You were gone two hours, and
when you came back you didn't have
cent. | believe you told me they
had had an earthquake In Italy or
something of that sort II wasn't no
earthquake that detained you. Samuel
There was a man there with guess
ing hog. 1t was 10 cents to guess
and the one that guessed the critters
weight was to have q dollar You
paid for nine guesses and dilr I come
within twenty pounds 0f It. II was
the same % boss racing or gambling,
bpt you elbowed the crowd back and
made nine guesses. Don't deny II,
Samuel. Don't add lying to gam
bling"
The deacon didn't propose to deny 1t.
He was wondering who owned Mag
ara falls and whether or not there
was mortgage on the property.
Has Been Silent Since.
"And another thing Mrs. Britt told
me, Samuel. She didn't tell me to
make trouble, for she's not that kind
of a woman. but she thought ! ought
to know the man was living with. A
year or so ago YOU went huckleberry-
ing over to the big swamp. You start
ed out alone. and supposed you went
alone, but 1t seems you didn't. You
went with others. and among em was
the wilder Snyder. You sorter had
charge Of her all day. You helped
her over logs and through brush. and
Mrs. Britt says you was frolicky. You
didn't say word about It to me when
you came home. You have never said
word since. Did you ever ask me
to go huckleberrying with you, Sam
uel? Did you ever help me over logs
and through brush? Did you ever
canter and frolic around when we
were out walking together? Never,
Samuel Dolby. There isn't the least
doubt In my mind that II ! should die
you'd marry the widder Snyder. Dare
YOU hold up your right hand and say
you wouldn'tr
The deacon's right hand didn't 20 UP
neither his right nor his left The
photo was 50 iifeiike that be was lis
tening to see II he couldn't catch the
roar. He wasn't yet quite sure wheth-
er he could or not when Mrs. Dolby
observed:
Until Mrs. Britt came In tonight |
never heard about your trouble with
the lightning rod man last spring. You
had gone down to the store one after
noon to get me spool Of black thread.
No. 4. and you found the man talking
to Elder Davis and trying to get the
Job Of rodding his barn. You at o1ce
butted In and said that lightning rods
was 4 swindle. Pretty soon you and
the man was jawlng. and you called
him a liar. 1t wasn't a common liar.
but you put a swear word before II.
Yes. you did. Samuel. because Mrs.
Britt was passing at the time and
heard It and Elder Davis wife has
never been the same to me since. She
has looked at me with plying ex-
preston You swore. Samuel, and you
was going to fight. and yet when you
tame home you looked as humble as
rabbit. II was profanity. and II was
Hypocrisy, and Mrs Brit. sai1 II you
was her husband she'd leave you in a
minute. Samuel do ypu think can.
stand these things? Are yen going TO
keep on being a pirate or are you going
10 go down on your knees and ask me
10 forgive your"
The deacon had laid the photograph
down and was looking at the wall pa
per and wondering who Invented II and
II 1t could be used as wire fencing by
driving lacks into It. Not a movement
betrayed that he had heard word, 81,
Mrs, Dolby's conversation. She waited
to see II he would answer. and when
he didn't she threw up her arms with
yell and sank back on the lounge
Mr.. Dolby didn't even look that way
lie went out into the kitchen and shut
up the stove for the night and boited
the door and then, returning. SLOWLY
wound up the clock and saw that the
cat hole In the door was In working
order Then he sald
tits time to 10 to bed"
He picked up the lamp and led the
way upstairs, and Mrs. Dolby followed
him. and halfway up she paused to
say:
~We think everything Of each other
don't we. Samuel?'
And Mr. Dolby's "Umv' might have
meant that they did or they didn't