New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

per. "can you realize that we have actually n.y..
the night in them the alnshouse%'
Mabel held Up her hand. Hush pan,- -,
says Hush 1 know all about H. Com. 49,.
quick; I've got something very inportan, "a -,
20 you"
And she took her dads arm and went or d.
the HILL hopping her pretty eyes with her hansk..
chief and smiling back, every once IN a ubu.
through her tears at Asaph.
Now. II happened that there was a ..,.c.r.-,
meeting that afternoon at o'clock va, =,
hand. and was Zoeth Tiddit and most q, ~.
others. Cap'n Poundberry and Darius C,ott v.-.
late. Zoeth was as happy as clam az high water.
he'd sold the poorhOuse property that YER; d,v .,
a Colonel Lamont. from HARNESS. who wanted /.
for summer place.
And I got the price set on IL too" ssv,
Zoeth- But that want the funniest part of h,
SEEMS old man Lamont and his daughter was vs-v
much upset because Debby Badger and Ase Rlua-
worthy would be turned out Of house and hon,
count of the place being sold. The colonel VA,
hot foot for giving EN- a check for five hundred
dollars to square things; said his daughter'd mads
him promise he would Says You can give !.
to pebby If you want 10. but don't lay a copps-
on that Blueworthy fraud Then told him IN,
truth about Ase He couldn't hardly believe n I'M,
1 finally convinced him. and he made out the check
70 Debby. I took ii down TO her myself Just after
dinner. Ase was there. and his eyes pretty niga
popped out of his head.
Look here I SAYS TO him; ~ you'd been worth
a continental you might have had some OF this
AS it is you'll be farmed out somewheres-thats
whatH happen TO you"
And as ZOeth was telling this, in comes Cam
Benijah. He was happy. too.
IT caTIate the Lannon'S must be buying all the
property aIongshore." he saws when he heard ths
news II sold that old shack that took from
Blueworthy to that Lamont gi-I to-day for three
hundred and fifty dollars. She wouldn't say what
she wanted of it, neither and didn't care much;
I glad TO get rid Of IT,"
II can tell you what she wanted Of it, saws
somebody behind US. We turned round and twas
Gott he'd come in. II Just met Squire Foster" he
says. "and the squire tells that that Lamont
girl come into his office with the bill OF sale for the
property you sold her and made him deed IL right
over TO Ase BIueworthy. as present from her"
WHAT" says all hands Poundberry oudest o,
ell
That's right" said Darius. "She told the squirs
a long rtgmarole about what martyr Ase was
and how her dad going 70 DO something for
him, but that she going to give him his homs
back again with her money. money her father
chad given her TO buy ring with she said. though
that amt reasonable Of course-noboiyd paw ths;
much for ring The squire tried 20 tell her VIVA.
ro-good Ase was. but she froze him quczern---
Where you going. Cap'n Beniie?"
I'm going down 20 thar poorhouse" hollers
Pcundberry. III find out the rights and Wrongs
OF this thing mighty quick"
We all said we'd go With him. and We went SIX
in one carryaL As We hove IN sight 81 The poor
house buggy drove away from il, going in to'ne'
direction.
THAT looks IKE the Baptist minister's buggy
says Darius. What on earths he been down here
for:'
Nobody could guess As we run alongside tbs
pcorhouse door Ase Blueworthy stepped out leading
Debby Badger. She was red as an auction
nag
by time Asc Blueworthy, =" boilers Cap'n Ban'-
Jah starting TO get out Of the carryan. what 90
you mean by Debby. what are you holding
that rascaTs hand for
But Ase cut him short "Ca2n Poundoerry.
SAYS he, dignihed as a boy with stiff neck !
might pass over your remarks 70 me. but Vnsn
you address my Wife
Your wife, boilers everybody-everyoody 0I'
the capn; he only sort Of gursIed
MY Wife" says Asaph When YOU men
church members. too some ot you-soid me hOuS'
over her head. I'm proud 70 say that l. having :
home once more was able 20 step fOrard and asa
her 70 share it with We was married = i''
minutes ago" he says
And oh Cap'n Poundberry =" crisd Deeoy' lo'A-
ing as II this the most wonderful par % =
"oh. Cap'n Poundberry 80 she says. we've NH
for a long time that some man-an uncommon So
Of man-was coming TO offer me home some u.s'
but even Asaph didn't know twas hinsen' H-' -
Asaph?" s
We selectmen talked the thing over going nO.e
but Capn Beniiah didn't speak till we was 'a.ln III,
IN at his gate. Then he fetched his Knee . - -
with his fist and says he. I'm the most diSs1'
tone ever heard IA.
"A house and lot for nothing he says :,
TO do the work for him. and five hundred dollals
spend, Sometimes the way this worlds lNi
moral indigestion" Ia
Which was tolerable radical for CorAe-Ou's
say. TO