The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-23

dian chief holding pipe golden stalk the rear
The pedder drove smart little and young Of
excellent character a bargain none
BY the Yankees who have heard them say
shaved with sharp a Especially
beloved by the pretty girls along Connecticut
used to court by presents Of the best smoking tobacco In his
stock knowing country asses Of New England
are generally performers pipes Moreover will
seen In the OF story the pedder nquve and
something taer always itching
ious to tell It again
After early breakfast pedder
was Domncus Pike had travelled seven miles
through solitary piece woods without speaking
anybody but himself his little being nearly
o'clock as eager hold morning gossip a city shop
keeper the morning paper opportunity
hand when after lighting with sungass he looked
and perceyed man coming the brow OF the hin n the foot
Of which the pedder stopped green
watched him he descended noticed that he carried
die over his shoulder on the end OF stick and Travelled with
yet determined He did look If he
In the freshness Of the morning but had footed all night
to do the all day
Good morning mister" said Domnicus when within speak
ing distance You go pretty good jog What's the latest
Parkers FallsT
The pulled the broad of a gray
and answered rather suleny that he did
Fails which as being the limit of his days Journey the
peddler had naturally mentioned in his inquiry
Wel them reJoined Domnicus Pike lets have the latest
where did from I'm particular
kers Fallss Any place will answer" .sa.s l.
Being thus impouned, the traveller, who looking
fellow would desire meet in solitary
appeared hesitate a little searching
memory for weighing the expediency Of telling At
last mounting the whispered
Doincus though he might have shouted aloud other
mortal would him.
II of news" said he "old Mr.
o'clock last night by rshman niger They strung
him to the branch Of St Miehaels nobody
would find him till the morning"
As this horrible intelligence
stranger beook himself his journey
than not turning his head when Domnicus invited
n 70 smoke spanish cigar ana relate all the particulars inc
pedder whisted to his and went the h ponder
the doeu fate of Mr. gginbotham whom he had known
the Of trade having sold him bunch
and great deal of pgta adys twist and hg tobacco
rather astonhed at the rady with which the
kimoaton was nearly sixty miles distant In straight line
The murder had been perpetraed only o'clock preceding
night yet Domncus had heard of at in the when
In all probability Mr. Hgginbothams family
just discovered his hanging the St Mchaes
The league
travel at a rate.
"Il they say thought Domlnicus Pike but
ought go express
with the presidents message"
The diaicuy by supposng narrator had
made mistake Of day in the date of the
friend did not hesitate to introduce the
and country along the expending
Spanish least twenty
found himself invariably the first bearer of the intelligence
pesered with questions that he filing
the outline till became quite narrative
with piece OF coroborave evidence Higgnbotham
trader, and former clerk Of his, whom
related the facts testified gentleman was
accustomed return home through ngha
with the and valuable Of the his
The manifested little grief Hgginbothams
limiting what the peddler
dealings with him. that he crusty old fellow
vise His property would descend pretty
keeping school I'm Kimbalton
What with telling the for public good driving
bargains for his own Domnicus much delayed
that he chose
Parkera Falls After lighting his prime cigars
himself IN the barroom
the murder, which had that half
hour to tell There twenty people
whom received all for gospel But the
elderly farmer who had arrived horseback
before seated In smoking pipe
When the story concluded he deliberately
brought light front of Domnicus
full In the face pung ont the est tobacco smoke the pdder
had smelled
Twin you anidavit" a
try taking Squire Higgnboham
Kimbaon murdered In his night
last and found hanging his great yesterday
mgr
II tell the story heard mister"
dropping his half burned II don't
thing take exactly
In that way
take mInep said the "that Squire Hg
gnboham murdered night before drank glass
bers with his ghost this morning Being neighbor OF
be called into bis store riding by and
didn't any about his than
dd" IN t''.'
"why, It can't factr' exclaimed Dominicus Pike
II mentioned 1t II said the old
his chair leaving Domin
quite down In the mouth.
resurrection of old Mr. Hgginbothsm! The
pedder mnge In conversation but
comfored himself with and watef and to
where all night long he dreamed hanging the st.
Mchaes tree. To avoid the old farmer whom he de-
that his would pleased him better
Hgginbothans Domnicus the Of the
put little into the green and uoted swiftly
Falls The the
pleasant revived his spirits and might
him 70 repeat the old story had there been anybody