The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-17

the same as boss racing Or rambiing4
but you elbowed the crowd S.sr't M
made n.ae guesscs. Don't denS II
SanreI. Don't add lying 20 EsD1
bling"
The deacon didn't propose TO deny ftt
He was wondering who owned Nhig1
ara falls and whether or not there
was a mortgage on the property
Has Been Silent Since 4
And another thing Mrs Britt tosd
rlc. Samuel She didn't tel tue &c
make trouble. for she's not that KIND
O. a woman. but she thought ough4
TO know the man I was living with n
year or so ago you went huckleberry1
Ing over TO the big swamp. You Stsrtt
ed out alone. and supposed you wcnf
alone. but II seems you didn't You
went with others. and among 'em was
the widder Snyder. You sorter had
charge OF her all day. lon heipe0
her over logs and through brpsh- ana
Mrs Britt says you was frolicky. Yoa
dlir't say n word about IL TO me uhen.
you came home. You have Devr' -=asd
word since. Did you ever mo
10 20 huckleberrying with you. am
gel; Did you ever help me svvr loEs
and through brushf Did 20. .-vw
canter and frolic around wbsp wo
were out walking togetberf .rvc<.
Samuel Dolby. There isn't tbe axS
doubt In my mind that II \ Shout. dse
you'd marry the widder Snyder. are
you hold up your right hand and ssy
you wouldn'tr'
The de. ,on's right hand DIDN'T 10 -
neither his right nor his left Ths
photo was so lifellke that he Wa hs-
tening TO see II he couldn't eatri ths
roar. BE wasn't yet quite suro y octn-
er he could or not when Mrs Dolby
| observed:
until Mrs. Britt came In tonlsht II.
never heard about your trouhR WIN
the lightning rod man last sprins Yoo'
| had gone down to the store one after~
noon to get me a spool OF black Z 'ceao~
| No. 4. and you found the man king
to Elder Davis and trying TO ct the
Job OF rodding his barn. You at once
butted in and said that lightning RODS
was swindle. Pretty soon you and
the man was jawing. end you Calico
| him q liar. II wasn't a common mar.
but you put n swear word before u
Yes. you did Samuel. because Ma
| Britt was passing at the tikne and
heard 1t and Elder Davis wke haD
never been the same to me since. SnS
has looked at me with q plying ex-
preston. You swore, Samuel, and yoo
was going 10 fight. and yet when you
came home you looked as humble m
rabbit 1t was profanity, and " was
hypocrisy. and Mrs. Britt said you
was her husband she'd leave you N
minute Samuel, do you think l can
| stand these things? Are you going 10
keep on being a pirate or are you gong
20 90 down on your knees and ask me
60 forgive your
The deacon had laid the Pic -Aszupk
down and was looking ut the Hnii On
per and wondering who inv ented s anf
II Ii could be used rs wire fencfng b,
driving tacks into It. Not n movement
betrayed that he had heard n pertl oi
Mrs. Dolby<s conversation. She waited
to see if he would answer. and when
he didn't she threw up her arms with
yell and sank back an the lounge
Mr.. Dolby didn't even LOOK that way.
He went out into the kitchen and shut
up the stove for the night anS tsDited
the door and then. returning. r1swly
wound up the clock and saw that .ho
cat hole in the door was In wcr,.lKS
| order Then he said:
| It's time 10 90 to bed"
He picked up the lamp and Icd tho
way upstairs, and Mrs. Dolby fsEAoyed
him. and halfway up she paused to,
| say:
We think everything OF each other.
| cone we Samuel?
And Mr.. Dolby's "Um." might have
: .ueant that they did or they dldB't
! NJ. QUAD