The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-20
And Builds Hopes on Evidence
That Is Pure1y CIR
cumstantia1.

I amt szac'ly able to figker out. Along
fer a while I thought II was cause meobe
he had took to tarryin' . little more'n
usual with the stuff that at the last biteth
like a sarpfnt, but AFTER thinkin' 1t o
an KNOWN from pers'nal experience that
times has been ding hard and invites to
come M tarry has fell of tremendous
maturity arriv to the conclusion that Uncle
Jase G ouldn't "a been tho pet o good
fortune no moron some other folks 20
that couldn't be why snakes had come 30
sor.5 unsnimous into his pondeTin' an
thinkin' up.
sThen l brung the subject up an men
toned it to the squire. but l mowt a
knowed that I'd only git a speoiment o
the e~ouire's snifin' an snortin' an I'M
complimentary human natur', 'toly
where Uncle Jase is consarned, he bein'
considerable sot ag'in Jsse an his ways.
How do you count fer Jase's doin
OF it, squire3' says !.
AZ count fer it, says the squire, same
as I count fer Ananias an Saphiry dom
O. what they done!' says he; but can't
count fer why Ananias an Saphiry should
! a. been took an Uncle Jass be spared!
says he. >,
$50 concludin' there want no use O
my tryin' to git any sort OF an idee on the
subject from a Teller man 90 prejudioed
an sot In his ways a. the squire. ! give
up thinkin' over the matter. 1t want
none o. nv business, anyhow. Uncle Jase
bein' a free moral agent an there bein'
no law ag'in his holdin' snakes up 70
patur' or holdin' natur' up to snakes as
much an often as he wanted to. There
amt no Law neither .ag'in a Teller gittin'
up an walkin' away when Uncle Jase OF
anybody else begins to hold snakes up
to natur' or natur' up to Snakes. an 80
when Jason come along t'other day while
I was settin' on the wood pile rig that
pint.
.'Danl,' says he, I've jest come from
spectatin' a little scene in natur' that
was interestin' an afectin.' says he. with
so,ne trasiohess thr owed in itthat madea
techin, windup.' says he.
Il riz the pint.
Jason says I. IL it's snakes. I've
made all my arrangements fer goin
fshin', says /, fer only the day afore an
the day afore that an the day afore that
Jsse had come along an done some amazin'
snake to natur' an natur' to snake holdin'
up for my benefit.
..Danr,' a y he, solemn as an under
taker, don't be ~opfeelinT says he.' Here's
one.' says he. that killed hisself fer dis
app'inted love!' says he.
-'Ohy says ], feelin' relieved. Then
it amt snakes says I.
why, yes it is. Danl.' says Uncle
Jase. like l had hurt his feelin's by ssyin'
it wasn't. 'Leastways two on EN- Ia
snakes a he. 'T'other I'm was a
snake. but he amt now. bein's that he's
dead. The one that killed hisself Ter
disapp' tinted love- says he.
Il had riz the pint, an 30 l was movin'
away to git my Hshpole an 60 when !
saws TO myself that it was a hard an
opsympathizin' heart that. could turn
to cold an wigsly fishw orms Oh a hook
from setch a tender n tetchin' sarcum-
stance as Uncle Jase had brung along
with him from some'rs in the dep's o
natur. an 90 I sat down ag'in an says:
Jason says I, I want to know! How
did It come fer 70 hsppen?' says 7.
.The outside cellar doors was swung
back on their hinges wide open an
the skids wal layin' there yit. givin'
toler'ble good sarcumstantial evidence Of
a barl hsyin' been relied in, an 1t onfor-
t'nitely amt no secret in society around
the Knob country that when a bar1 IL
rolled in my cellar there's some fair to
middlin' cider goes in with 1t. Uncle
Jase shunted his eyes over lords that
sarcumstantial evidence an l zee to
wunst that he considered the outlook
promisin', his grin begun to spread so
couprahonaiva-
s!fHow did II come FER to happen, Uncle
laser says ! ag'in. he bein' lost In pom
derin' over the outlook.
s'How did what come fer to happeni'
says he, shuntin' his eyes hack 10 me
s.Then | was sorry I hadn't stuck to the
pint I had riz an went away, an orto
got up an done 1t then. but l had an
idee, am says: ,
d%': sBR, sim l?vs ..y ! '' S:... Yes, yes.
Daniel say. he, that was a tetchin'
sight. Poor fsIler!' says he. 4 was
settin' over by the ledge where 'Iige
ketches all O. hish fer market says Jase.
..lookin' over, what the sigma vas fer him
".sThreei' ssys I. .Hah, hahl IL this
ain. goin' to he a casa O. two helm com
pany "a three bein' none, says /. then
Jason don't know ratttesnakes from A to
izzard!" SAYS /.
sOne OF EN- was all coiled up nice on
one odRe O the rock, DAHL says Uncle
Jase, an I see To wunst that she was a
young lady RATHER. an a beauty, Danl.
A heauty!' Yaller AS gold. she was, an
them scales o hern. klistened llke-why.
most like that new tin dipper yander,
that your Hanner Jane ID soin' down
cellar with. Dan1-I wsnder what fer|'
eays Uncle Jase.
Il said / didn't know, an ] didn't. but
knowed 1t couldn't be fer what Unole
Jase thought 1t VAS. Hammer Jane come
back pooty soon without the dipper, an
seemin'lY that circumstance looked like
a cheerin' sign to Uncle Jase, for no
why, she left Il down In the cellar,
Danl,' says he. I wonder what fer"'
Il said I didn't know, an l didn't. but
I see to wunst that Uncle Jase thought
difer'nt, an was buildln' hopes or that
dipper down cellar.
sHow them yalier gold scales on that
Young Indy RATHER did slisten', says ne.
'.tn' she held her head high. She was a
proud an Massey beauty. an she knowed
II we'll enough.
"'T'other two snakes was nice lookin'
young fellers. One vas a yaller one,
like the proud an saAsy gal snake. T'other
un WAS 4 black Teller. They was both
stretched full ZENITH N the rock, glarin'
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