The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-08

| @A village Parker's Falls, Salmon river
- - He had little cart painted green. with box
- Of cigars depicted each side panel and an In
dian chief holding golden tobacco stalk the rear
The pedier drove smart little and was young man OF
excellent bargain but the worse liked
by the Yankees who have heard them would rather be
shaved with sharp than dull Especially was be
beloved by pretty the Connecticut whose favor
he used the best smoking tobacco In hs
stock knowing country Of New England
generally great performers pipes will be
in the of story the edder nquisve and
something always itching
ious to tell 1t again
early breakfss. pedde
whose name wa. Domincus Pike had Travelled
through solitary piece speaking word
anybody himself his little 1T being nearly
O'Clock he was as eager TO hold morning gossip as city shop
keeper the morning An opportunity seemed at
hand when after lighting cigar with ungiass he looked up
Of the hill at the foot
which pedder stopped his Domnicus
noticed that he carried bun
die his shoulder the end of stick and travelled with
He did look he had started
In the freshness of the morning but had footed all night and
meant to do the same all day.
Good morning mister" said Domnicus when within speak
Ing distance You pretty good jog What's the latest
Parker's Falls?"
The pulled brim hat his eyes
and answered rather suey that he did not come from
Falls which. being limit Of his days journey the
peddIer had naturally mentioned in his inquiry
Well rejoined Domnicus Pike lets have the latest
where did from I'm particular about Par
ker's Falls Any place will answer"
Being mportuned who Ill looking
fellow would In solitary piece Of woods
memory for news or weighing the expedency OK telling AT
mounting the whispered in the of
Domnicu might have shouted aloud and other
mortal would have heard him.
at remember little tribe of news" said he "oh MIR
Hgginbotham of Kimbaon murdered in his orchard at
o'clock last night by a. rshman and niger They strung
him the branch st Michaels where nobody
would find him tin the morning"
this horrible intelligence communicated the
himself his journey again with speed
than turning his bead when Dominicus invited
him smoke spanish and all the particulars The
peder whsled his and the HILL pondering
the doefu fate Of Mr. Hgginbotham whom he had known in
way trade having many long
pga ladys twist tobacco He
asonished rardy which had spread
Kmballton nearly sixty miles distant straight
The perpetrad only o'clock the preceding
Domincus heard Of in the morning. when
In all probability poor Mr. Hgginbothams family had
discovered his hanging the st. Michaefs
The foot must have league boots
such
thought Doniinicus Pike. "but
this beats railroads The fellow ought be hired
with the presidents message"
The difficulty solved supposng that the had
made mistake Of Cay In the date Of the that
friend did hesitate introduce the
spanish least horsd audiences He
invariably intelligence
pestered with questions that he could avoid ng
outline till 1t became quite respectable narrative He
with piece OF corroborative evidence Mr. Hggnboham
trader and former clerk Of his to whom Dommi
facts testified gentleman
through orchard nighfa
with the and valuable Of the In his pocket
grief Hgginbothams
troph limiting what the pedder had discovered In hts
dealings with him. that he old fellow. close
His would descend pretty niece who
keeping school In Kimballton.
What with telling the the public driving
bargains for his Domncus much delayed
road that he chose tavern about ave miles short
Parkers Falls After lighting OF his prime cigars
through story
the murder which had fast that took him half
There twenty people In the
whom received all for gospel but the twentieth
elderly who arrived horseback
before seated smoking his
story concluded up very deliberately
brought right In of Domineus
pung out the vst tobacco smoke the pedder
had srneled.
make afndav" demanded In the tone q
try taking examination Squire Higgnboham
OF murdered his orchard night
banging bis yesterday
ing $500
tell the story It,
dropping his half burned cigar II don't that the
thing DONE oath that
In that way"
mine said the farmer that II Squire Hg
gnbotham night before glass
his ghost this morning. Being neghbor of mine
he his riding by aud
asked to do little business him
know about his murder than
did,"
.xhy then 1t can't be a exclaimed Domnicus
guess he'd mentioned II II it was" said the old farm
his chair leaving Domnt
Gus quite In the mouth.
Here a resurrection Of old Mr.. Higenbotham The
minge the
himself with gfuss OF
bed all night dreamed OF hanging the st
tested that suspension pleased
Observation-Disclosures Doninicus In the Of the morning.
put the ne Into the green cart md otted swiftly
taWax6 Fafa IaIi& Ie fah the roa1
1gs5 MANN a6ytxsd Nm splEt)a ma mlGbt AAxe
&a aa ssS