The sun., 1910-01-09


fur gone that he couldn't 60 hissslf.
told him To take the set line an set II In
Paymuller's mill dam an mebbe he mought
ketch nness o suckers or somethtn', so
Uncle Soc went. He got as fur as the
Jowler place an he seen that the apple
crop was ripe most to Dustin. To q
ten-year-old that was starvin' this was a
powerful temptation
-'Uncle Soc looked at them apples an
smaeked his chops: but there was his
good resolution an nothin' could make
him break IL. As he was turnin' to go
on his way he heerd a great noise an
loolSin, up what should he see but q small
mounthin o water rushin' down the creek
to'rd him. Paymuller's mill dam had
busted an was comm down in a rippin
~'Uncle Soc jumped for to climb the
tree. but his good resolution riz up afore
him an he stood still under the tree ready
TO be swept away by the unpityin' deluge
o water rtlshin' down onto him. Then
he happened 10 think there want nothin
in that good resolution ag lin his ketchin
holt onto that tree an holdin' fast to It
an he grabbed il. The water come tearin
an rippin' down on both sides o. the
knoll an riz clean TO Uncle Soc's neck
bsbsT neia on hOb ne TSfeb That keI erc so soc
had to do was to climb that tree TO git
way above the roarin' food. but no. sirl
There was his good resolution an nothin'
could make him break it!
-'Uncle Soc was Jest on the pint o. bein'
martyr when what should come along
but a big deer that had been ketched by
the flood some'rs an had to swim. fol-
Tered close bv a crowdin' an pushin
lot o drift Uncle Soc give a jump an
landed right straddle o. the deer's back.
They hadn't gone twenty foot when down
came Jowler's harvest apple tree smashy-
te-splosh. swept down bv the heod.
"-Now seel" says Uncle Soc. tellin' me
about IL. says Cousin Marcellus. ~S'pos-
in I had broke nv good resolution an
with it I'd "a tumbled an been swal-
Tered up in the aRin'. rip tearin'. roarin'
deluge o. the foodi' saws he.
But inste'd O. that says Cousin Mar
cellus. he rid that deer an steered It
plumb up to his folks's cabin, round
which the food was crclin'. an tethered
it to the hitchin' post with the set line he
had started out to get suckers with. the
critter was so nigh tuckered out. Uncle
Soc an the deer hadn't landed more'n
apple tree, with every apple hanpin' to
IT Wit. II lodged safe an sound agin the
cabin an STAYED there. Uncle Soc knocked
the deer in the head with his mammv's
clo'es FOUNDER an gethered the apples
often the tree-findin's bein' keepin's
'cordin' to the law on the ol' Passadanky
an what did him an his folks do that
night an fer n good many davs an
nights afterwards but lay back an feast
on venison an apple pie an apple pud-
ton q Uncle Soc Tinllepaugh's Aunt
Sallv,' saws Cousin Marcellus. which
nothin' couldn't make him break' says
he. an he laid back an smiled at her an
Uncle David.
But Aunt Sally she seemed ponderin',
a NJ hVya al hNvn nhaaa
Didn't his folks have nothin' to eat
at all fore he got in with the deer an
gathered them applesF says abe.
Not solitary smitch, ioty or crumbv
saws Cousin Marcellus.
Not even a little four?' says Aunt
SALLY.
Not as much as pinch o. hour' says
Cousin Marcellus.
Aunt Sally she pondered a little spell.
with her eyes open wide. an then she
Then. Cousin Marcellus. says she.
how in all that's mirackelous.' says she.
did they make that piecrust an that
puddin' douehT says she
Cousin Marcellus give Aunt Sally a
pityin' an reproachin' look. riz up. an
went out shakin' his'head mournful. an
was out o. sight up the road most fore
Aunt Sally could ketch her breath.
Obi says Aunt Sally, almost a-s1ueal
in. I've gone an hurt his feelin'sr
never come to see ua no morel saws she.
Never mind. Sally, saws Uncle David,
soOthin' like, but chucklin' most 70 bust.
'Rlessin's in disguise amt none too
plenty. an we orto welcome this un,
says he. an while Aunt Sally was turnin'
her s'archin' an penetratin' eve onto
Uncle David. IL ba OK in didn't come
Cousin Marcellus!
~'I hope you'll 'sciIse me. Aunt Sally
saws he. fer gettin' up an goin' out 80
seemin'ly onpolite,' saws he, but | felt
that mipute as IL that pesly roomvtiz
was movin' along 20 ketch me aR'n.'
says he. an didn't want TO set here an
he a burden on this happy New Years
Day says he: hut as | was hastenin' to
get home. l see the roomvtiz was a false
alarm says he, an 10 | come back to
'pologize.' says he. AS to that -four.
Aunt Sally saws he. L was jest goin'
fer to say that the bar1 a. -four that was
swept along in that drift behind the deer
says he. jest come bangin' along in the
nick o time. says he. an Uncle Soc
fished il in says he.
An so. o. course. the shadder was
lifted cffen Aunt Sally an the depressin'
endin' to that happy New Years Dav.
though Uncle David was dsapp'n 'nted in
his ideas o. blessin's in disguise. An
Cousin Marce,lus stayed to supper