The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-03-10


You don't say" says 1. "Come right
up and set down, MIMI
"Montngue.' says the feller--"Boott
Montague
So hp come up the steps and set
down IN u piazza chair like King Ed
wnrd perching on bis throne. We told
him all about Peter and Belle and
Ebrnezer. and about Sfnmpton and
Maudina. lie was good deal inter-
csted and asked considerable many
questions Pretty soon we heard d
carriage rafting up the road.
Hello" says |. Il guess that's
Peter and the rest coming now.''
Mr.. Montague got or his throne kind
Of sudden. +
"Ahem." says he. lis there room
here where | may-er-receive AIR.
Brown In Il less public manner: II VIII
be rather a-cr--surprise for him.
and
Well, there was good deal of sense
IN that. ! know 'twouid surprise me
TO have such an image as be was
sprung on me without any notice. we
steered him into the gents parlor and
shut the door. and when the decks
was clear Jonadab aud me tackled
Peter +
-Petr." says Jonadab. we've got Q
surprisr hr you. One Of your rela.
tions has r0ne.r
Brown. be- did look surprised. but be
didn'i acf us be was any too joyful.
Relation OF miner' says be. ''Coms
or. What's his manner
We told him Booth Mon
tague. lie mrghed.
Awake up aud turn over" be says
They never hnd anything like that u
my fnmily. booth Montague! Sur
'twa'n'i Algernon couEhdropsy'
| The checkerboard Teller was stand
Ing up when we opened the door
Hello. Pefeyr' says be. cool as q Gu
cumber and sticking out foot and i
half OF wrist with hand nc the enc
| Of Il.
Now. II takes considerable TO upse
Peter Theodosius Brown. Up to tina
| time and hour I'd have bet GU hin
against anything short OF an earth
| quake. Hut Booth Montague done It
knocked him plumb out OF water
Peter actually turned white.
Great he began and then STOP
ped and swaIlered. -Hankr' be says
and set down In q chair.
THE same. says Montague. -Petey
II does me good 10 set my eyes Of
you. especially now. when you're th
real thing
Brown never answered for minute
Then be canted over TO port an
reached down into bis pocket We'll.
says he. how muchy'
Hut Hank. or Booth. or Montague
whatever his name was-he waved hi
clipper disdainful. -Sun-nun-nun-no.
Pssey. my son.- be ssys. smiling. Il
ain't how much this time. I've com
TO Hive with you. pefey. and ron %
the freight"
Peter Jumped out Of the chair. "Liv
With me-. be says. ~you Friday ever
ting amateur night. It's back to 'Te
Nights In Barroom' FOR yourrr' b
says
-Oh. no. IL aIn'ts' says Hank. chez
full. ~If'Il b. back 81 Pepper OTTAWA
and Belle. When ! tell EN- I'm you
little cousin Henry and how you an
me worked the territories together
why. well. guess fnere'll De gladnes
round the dear home nest. Heyw
Peter didn't SAY nothing. Then b
fetched long breath and mofione
with his head 10 cap'n Jonadab an
me. We se We weren't invited to Ii
family reunion. so we went out an
shut the door.
IL was most an hour afore Brow
come out Of thef room. When he dI
be took Jonadab and me by the arr
and led Us out back Of the barn.
"ifelIers.- be says. sad aud mourn
f,al. .'that-that plaster east In Graz
quilt" be says. referring 70 Montagu
Is mr. cousin ~ right. and b
names Hank Seiimuts. but tile soons
you box that fass NJ IN your forgotten
the smoother twill be for yours drra
lIy. Peter i. Brown. He's 70 De N
Booth Montague. the celebrated Eal
IIsh poet. - longs be hangs out al II
Old Home. and he's 10 hang out hel
unfil~well. until | can dorc out Wa
70 get rid ~ him"
"what makes you call him poet
Jonadab says
Peer answered pretty snapp,
-scause there's only two or three Jol
that a long haired image like hi
could hold down." be says. I'D ca
him musician II he could play ID
della on d jewsharp But be can
SOS he's got 10 be a poet"
And q poet he was for the next WEI
or 30. Peter drove down 70 WelImoul
that night and bought some respect
! BILE black clothes. and the foilerir
morning when the celebrated Boo
Montague come sailing into the dinII
| room. with hls curis brushed bas
. from his forehead and his new Gu
. away on and bis wrists covered
with clean cuffs. blessed II he didr
look distinguished least that's q
only word ! can think OF that Oils q
bin. And he talked beautiful IN
guhge. not like the slang he hove