The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-19


s1rsoh me that Jool can't read a word
don't know y from bulls foot. by oatsl-
an sayS 20 him. Joel. says. how diS
yol know how 10 git them hngerboArol
On 10 the post tho way they'd auto be-
'Oh.' he says. Il Jest guessed a
Nov thsrD amt never been a. surS
q Elisaaar In thu hsmlock belt a. Joe IL
He hin guess the heft % hog or a bear
90 q dssr % the fraction Of an ounce
every time. an the tina o. day 10 q second,
en- want never moved TO miss, 20
didn't have no idea bat what he'd guess
them hnaprhoarda On all night.
But he's guessed wrong. by cats. an
ltli be q great wipe onto him. an VI
aet the township back amanin' I'm durn
sorry Ger joel. hate Ike Sam Hill %
have him Lose prestige iihe that,
$50 yon was wnntin' % 50 70 Puddier'a 3,
ehP ! don't 80 what IN all natur' any one
wants 10 20 % Pllddler's fer, when he
Nm 20 10 billtOwn Ford. an it's higher
now FER you. ANYHOW, but
Dave had warped his horse around
IN the road by this time and he admits
that be- vas cussing quite sOule as be
whipped up 10 take the back track for
P,iddler's.
.Hs had come az hat 20 within three
miles Of Puddler's and was passing an
attractive and prosperous looking clear
ing with a cheerful and cnsey dwelling
standing q little way back from the road
so cheerful. COSBY and homelike that
Dave felt that he could forgiye the rost
of the hemlock belt II he could hang up
in that quarter for awhile when Q chunk
Of a boy. redhsaded and treekled, o5Ipe
boy waved his hands frantically and
yelled:
Say. mister. be yOu q squirrel
sDave stopped his horse and said he
wasn't a squire.
IF yOufm a dominic. said the boy.
comma up 20 the wagon, you'll do iest
a. we'll
Dave had b admit that he wasn't
even a dominic.
This h all fired hard luokr said the
boy. and he was evidently much disap-
pointed
Before Dave could ask for some ex-
PLANTATION. Tor he was curious a. well as
In hurry. q chubby, middle aged woman
with a cheerful but eager air came 20
tho door Of the house and the boy hol-
Tered 10 her.
s'Ue amt no aouire. mai He Amt
even a dominica
s'Oh 68diel' ordained the chubby
woman IN the door. IN we hadn't wanted
one the Wust way Jest now sv'ry squire
M The tSwDshin "A been sorapinf hound
mere 'lostio1e@Fin' AM not leSs'n hSY a
ionen domipieS "A been drnppin In FER
iinner AM Wantin' WALLER leT chickens
M that on. fddiel'
ala auV one dVinRP' Dave asked. not
moving iuat what 10 sav with the IRht
he had
ssWasdtn'e rnu,arlad tha fr.ckleA |
laced boy. ssntentiously.
sit ~ onlv thnse rnilea % p,,ddler'a
,nd nsSs Vii = wisb to act he nsTt ~ |
|, Sood eau,nritan IN a case A. EVIDENTLY |
lrTeut a. this. All that h he could BE- n I
'ervice he would 10 on 40 P,IddIer's and /
Ietch 4 sonire on a dominie 10 the nous.
ne ofIsr ,-as oror,Dtlv sccsnts.J nv ths 4
Eouosa' and ne NV said IL wo,,ld IN
,long ana hurry mn rSatters
s0n the Wv n p,,ddlsr's ha nlacad
he aerio,,snesa ~ ths ait,,ation hefore
nv. IN ,ra,h,c Attain
sOne Sin Van loon was a young hem
ooh bel,sr VINO mad savsd Nj money ana
M oDe ~ tbs b~st Ssrr,s N ~ 10, d;sl
rict ~ghirh seeU,ed ~ ~ = rasicD ~ vood \
anna ard ~ had heen lookin9 Tor a wife
o share Il with him. M had virtually
,ommitted himaaf ID two or thres fair
,enlook bslt maidens onlv to change
IA mind ttnNf nnfnrn the noFN ICES ~ the
IOminie or the aotIire we're 10 h. en-
std
sTha very sav Thar nave h.d co,,e
long the Rckle pill Var loon had co,ne
yer and made overtures a. her father
or thp hand Of the bows sister Sailv
nd nm and nj farm being a rrpat cath
he father and mother mad r,tiRsd the
hoioe Of Bin who had made onlv one
ondition. ire beatowal On him u = choice
Dung Jersey COW. a biz Of propertv that
nm coveted.
anil and 9aIly's father were out lock
NJ tha claarlng over a. Dave had come I
! sight, and Bills proveFbial dckleneea
avinw suddenly occurred d Sally's
lotheT. she had sent the how OUT 10
all Dave on the chance that Ne mirht
. squire or a dominic and they oould
n him 70 clinch Bin IN the family before I
. had time 70 change his mind. a
We'll. Dave found a squire at P,ad- /
ler'a and FASTENED hack with him. .
My 20 he crested by Sally's mother with
sooldinR.
90 heerieas Sim you! said she 20 the boy {