The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28
Was Too Much of a Hustler
ABNElS LEACH WAS LWAYs IN HURRY AND GOT A QUICK FIN.
ISH TO HIS CAREER

her was in such q rush that he for
got to fetch the ring II the license
along. II had to go clear back to Pen
ohscot for them articles.
That wasn't all. When him and
his bride got to Bangor on their we'd
for Bostn that he took the wrong
train II got carried way up toward
Moosehead Lake. Wife she missed
him in the crowd. n got onto the right
train. n went long toward Bost'n. 1t
was three days fore they fell in with
one mother ag'in. n by that time the
bride was tearin' mad IL Abner was
out bout SIS.
Well. gentlemen, they got under
way aEfn. Ahn n Sue. n went up
to Rost'n II all round. windn' up over
to Skowhegan, where Sue had a rich
old uncle. Pears the uncle vas sick
n wanted Sue to stop II take care of
him for a few weeks. seein' 3 how he
hadn't no wimmen folks left but her,
n Sue was willin' n glad to do 1t,
KNOWN the old Teller wouldn't last
long II prob'ly she'd get a slice of his
money-'n he had some ~consid'able
prop'ty, But Abner he was in one o
his great PUSHES. He had to get home
to do his spring plantin', he was
bound u must go long. So home
they vent. The neighbors told Abner
not to be in any hurry bout his plant-
in. sayin' there'd prob'iy be frosts
fore good spring weather sot in. n
heavy rains; but Abner was in n rush
n went rigth ahead. Result was he
had to do that plantin' all ovcr ag'in.
Three weeks after they got home Alb
ner n Sue they got a letter writ by a
Skowhegan lawyer sayin' that Sues
uncle was dead. II that he'd left Sue
one dollar, while he left Il woman that
want no relation to Inn ten thou
SAM all long q her kindness II CHRIS
tian sperit in a'taSin' are OF him in
his last days.
That's the way 1t was with Abner
Leach, I'm h cradle to the grave. s
the minister says. n he lit out at full
speed. too. ] member it we'll. There
want nothin' to hurry bout that
mornin.' Lut Abner lie couldn't wait
for the kitchen fire to blaze up. so he
grabbed for the kerosene can. Pears
he got hold o the wrong can. grabbin'
IL that Sue had some o this gas-o-
leen into. for cleanin' of clothes. Abb
ner he dumped a lot O. that stuff into
the stove 'thout stoppin' to look or
smell. 1t started the fire all right,
gentlemen, n 1t also started Abner on
his last rush.
even the fun'ral was rushed. Min
lister he had to marry two couples that
day. n most O. the neighbors was
a'goin' to Bluehill fair. Wuss'n that,
.Abner's brother Hartman was the I'M
dertakec, n he was in Il terrible rush.
The singers they sung 4 couple O.
hymns kinder quick-like. same's a
hand organ plays. N the minister he
mumbled somethin' bout the active
life that Abner'd led n the good long
rest he was goin' to have, n fore he'd
got more'n half through Abner's|
brother Hartman he poked his head
into the room n yelled: Come gen.
tlemen, let's be spry. Got two more
fun'rals today down to Castine.
"Mebbe YOU won't believe me when
I tell you that the hearse HOSES, that
want s'posed to have any life into
'em, run away n spilled out the cask-
ct. Well. that's what them bosses did
Hartman got his pay for that job
quick, too. Sent the widder a bill next
day. What come o. Hartman? Oh,
died O. quick consumption. Both died
poor's church mice, too. But they was
hustlers. l amt"