The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-07

Make a fine place in summer to set with spy
glass IN watsh the vessels goin' up an down
, the Sound. ron't knows IN old sailor ashore
! could find better lob to top of with"
"'Twouldu't % the sarns house." said
Henry with acrision.
mo, / jsdgc tsot,. airily replied Captain
Amos "You s.t, don't Get no great store
on things !rst because they're old; but, then,
| amt got no :ecrc sentiment than COW"
Thought yos tad good deal" rctorted
Henry with whas e+svrj like an air Of sus-
/ picion. !,
"Well, not ABOUT what d,Wr xlong to me, !"
+, exclaimed Captain Amos.
| 1t was with an air of almost protecting ten
derness that he turned to greet Mrs. Kctchum
sat that moment, as if the biblical injunction
Sconcerning widows and orpaaDs was already
Sin his mind She, on her part, gave him a
smiling welcome.
It's good Of you to come in TO see Henry
50 soon, she told him. "You're so cheerful,
know you'll help him. Why, you quite
Alivened me up-just the few words We had to-
:. gcther yesterday. caught myself hunnmin'
Htwo or three times; it's been long time since
1--WE felt like that"
"Well, that's me-" acquiesced the captain.
sI'll have folks cheerful round me il have to
bat EN- over the head to make 'em So" His
downward glance at that moment, however,
llad the effect Of recalling to himself weaker
side. He went on with touch OF coniusion
| "If I'd "a knowed | was goin' to visit with
bladics, I'd "a spruoed up a bit. A man gets
/ careless liyin' alone, with no one to take an
Interest in him." He sighed deeply
"Wcll, when folks gets on like us, guess
the hear counts rnore'n Clothes" warmly an
bswered Mrs. Kctchum. Everybody knows
\ yrure got sympathy, and to spare"
! Captain Amos shook his head dolefully.
"Guc5s I'd be better off if was cold
hearted" he said with bitterness. "Why, l
sia't got even cat 10 talk to. Blame if l
tiu-t icei lcnesomer ev'ry day live"
Yes" agreed Mrs. Ketchum; you're like
me, considerable OF talker. If had to
rrpe round all day, with no one to say a
wo.n to, seems S 4 | should fly. An a
wgaac can, 60 round like man."
'Tain'i the same" replied Captain
Amos, siaking his h-sd. These here out
sia1rs yo.. just meet Gu the street don't help
yc. none; they an't got no interest in you.
Just as '1e'y's moi they get up an go off be-
fore you're hal; through. Now, my wife
want no talkcr, but she was interested an a
good listener, an guess don't need much
more'n that as general thing, though like
talker, too
sit does help" agreed Mrs. Ketchum;
an if YOU can talk over old times To-
gether-7
"That's il" broke in Captain Amos, with
pleased recognition Of great truth When
folks git on, the biggest part Of you's behind
you, an your mind goes back. Well, guess
you an me are on firm ground there, Maria.
remember you when you were knee-high
to a grasshopper. Why, Henry here amt
known you longer"
No. she said though you was some
older"
!" Some" acknowledged Captain Amos,
though little difference dop't count after
fifty like il does before twenty, notice"
No, il don't she agreed; then she rose.
"Well, you must come in often, Amos. !
know you'll do Henry world q good. can
tell by myself. y. =. ~.
a will, / will " the captain promised Il
guess was kind o. cut out for a sick-com,
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