The sun., 1910-05-08
SAD End OF HAMMER PTTVTLL
Is REIITED WITH THE AID OF
RIN AN r.LNSl.

-. DrcllaSs 70 IItk ire Rslntor.
.~.rn,- like inyaric Sly run up rrninsi
srr,fr,nE or somebody queer cnY time
8 ~is,a a tho ukro,igh tho heailock belt,
.ali Ionn Gilbert, the travelling arOcery
man end don't remember any trip tha.
rsls thi- more e1pg ~Cnt then the run
tli' gght m. In cOntact with the cir
,lln-tancc " honpocked Ahner Pituell
and the piece of Tope he found and fetched
home ~ his wife Hrnner Jane.
= lrs, my vav that day Rcing from
Cssriilc "a Ria Root Run. and stopped
pa rttlc rasnsha-xle tavern 10 Est myself
- straight. The Dlacs looked 90 alto
-sthsr cherries that I vas surprised
70 -e- the joiiv looking. rossats little old
man who put in an appearance thers
How d. dos' said he with a sunny
smile.
How De do' said I. Fine dav.'
Pticlar fms an cheerin' day the
ll,i!s old man rsDlied. I hAint So a
ebserfuller day in forty year an bstter.'
I asked him as 20 how was to ret
hack IN the road 70 BIG ROot Run. He
tod me. and then went oR down the road.
Vhl>ihhs merry tHne. was gazing
after nun. a htts ta<sn, back by his
moving on thAa way Ann ol.Appolnted
ms so'ng' Nheh some one hehlnd me
sad
It's leotle queer that Abnsr went
away without waitin' 20 sec Whsthsr
YOU va NJ on the lnt o buyln some
tlin eh AVN him 70 pis you out he's
ieeln overpoWer'n cheered up an happy
hAe to-daY.
When turned 70 ses Who u was that
had come along and Was deliVeFing him
ssli ihus ! saW taii ana ianky individual.
We had come IN from the tnmbiedoWn barn
~ TIE pla>e' ana as soon found. was the
landlord
blt meboe you kn0S Ahner-Ahner
P't""H o smoky bendf' said tbs land
lord
~tld that did not know Abner.
No said tho landlord 'Thsre's quite
anne that don't He sartin' 10 feelin'
cvrrpoEern' chipper an happy Ike to-
day wouldn't take him 10 he q lone an
lon Eldderer that laid the pardner Of his
ho~om away only YESTERDAY. now would
YOU
I admitted that the old Gentleman in
QUESTION was a tr.fe ohipper an cheerful
iar 20 rNcaatly bs-elved person.
r;,e landlord seemed % bs ponds-inc
Over % md aftar a w;,ile said:
Yes. Manner Jane LETT Abner at last
Sorty an accident. thouca don't think
80 r,ef would "a thought o. dom OF Il
-oiI1tarv. 'ca1ss Abne- was only the
fourth rat Hammer Jane had handed. an
So lad sore her black honbazlne FER
tire, on en-. en- Il was every ht a. good
49, ever. LAT black hounhazine was. Al,ner
PtHaH is lie harmlessest man that ever
~. around an waited 20 he asked, but
ilalrrr Jane Ind a dispos.t;o ti,a. was
spr soret.i.n' Ike a crosscut saw. an
vlar s.rs gJt a-moyin' s'ls sa-t'a wa.
rupe- How'd cone fresh tansv
srua, '.esl IN a r.'ass an molstened viii.
l.,o,t for Rn-ors OF old Ja-na,ky strike
Won. ann
See ne thar tie landlord had points
and ra.'.n- Cat perinps he needed some
~ rodra.eueni I vas w.Wug ~ take the
rs.s ~ the proposition hs made. 20 cot
OF of my var1n and went with him into
tho tavorn He scr,mchad the tansy and
mo sisnsd il az su. .sstsd
Yes. hrwe1tion. having srruu ,,@d aud
mo,stencd portion for himself aud said
the hill would he ~ cents meanwhile for
r~'uhE 20 hand over the nickel out of the
quarter 7 gave him. Hammer Jane was
sart n a ripper when she rot 10 mOvin'
an the trouble was she was novin most
o. the time
Ahnsr hayin' the genuine hsmlOck
belt natuF. he'd rather 60 a-hshin than
go 10 the cirois. an Hunnsr Jane was
tremendous sot agin his dom o. it.
she was person'ly an p'tio'ly sot aG'in
Iis goin' a-ashin in Han sykes's pond.
fer shs had sot her cap fer Ben arter she
had put Of her black bombszine fer her
third an San snisd on from IL 20 persist
mt an Positive that Hammer Jane couldn't
go him into "a. rettin' Ahner PitWell
I1-tea', an then she heord that Ben was
rIpava coa,in' Abner 10 come 10 his pond
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A''e -, ~ 'oo' ,'o"h ~ az m
'Oner goin' tahin.' ana person " an
pucly agin hrs goin' 20 ben's pond.
R,f Iast week Abner co,,lgfn't bold
o,, ~ Ionr.r a.. bo -, !. ,s.h,,' -, -,
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"-u Pot'o spi's hanne' 'shr uashih .
50. when he got hack home J don't s'poss
Hsnner Jane ever moved 30 rippin' in
rsr life al. Akaer has ever said a,o,,t
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