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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-18
him off to one side and picked up Peatys;

him off to one side and picked up Peaty<;
from the ground.
There, she said. if you know where that
belongs you go and return it You 4aint
needed any more, she said to the poleece-
man.
Well the policeman was sozsupprisedthe
just looked at her and then he looked atsher
again And then | thought p,raps he was
going to laugh But she WASH t.seeming to
bother with him any more, andH could see
it wasn't any time to stop and find out
whether he laughed or not, Because it
looked as if Peatys aunt was on our. side
now and she might change any minute.
Besides it wasn't sure about the poleece-
man, and if he wanted he could interfere
again any minute.
Come on Peaty, l said, and took a hold |
of his hand to incouridge him and we
started to go right out through the yard.
Peaty's face was real streaked and .derty,
looking from what had happened and of T
course he was kind of streaked and muddy /
all over from the brook and all, but he begans
smiling just littel too. -
| guess she'll be surprised when giyeitA
to her, he said.
He looked down at the shatelane bag and !
walked along as if he felt real smart to have
1t, and as if he was going to give it to her 4
now, no matter what, and we came round |
by the front of the house 1t looked as if we !
couldn't of arranged it better too. because |
just as we came round there the front door /
opened and there were Mother and Mrs. /
Cotton Furbush standing there together.
They didn't see US first so we went across
the grass a littel farther and then Peaty
stopped You give it to her, he whispered.
He was SCARED.
Well just then Mrs. Cotton Furbush
looked at US. She is quite fat and large and
was all drestup, and guess / stopped mysef.
But Mrs. Furbush was looking right at
her bag as if she couldn't believe it. Why.
did drop my bag3 she said Why hadn't
missed it. Did drop it2
| told her yes and Peaty found il.
| thought sure he would run away then.
But he didn't. He just stood there. OF
course he looked real pail and small and q
course he was streaked too, but he stood
there and that was real brave for Peaty.
Why thank you, she said, How careliss of
me- And this is Peaty is it?
She smiled at him and then she smiled
back at Mother as if it was real funny Our
companions arc sometimes helpful after aE
she SAID Thank you Peaty.
hen she turned to go down the walk.
Good by. she said, and smiled some more.
And Mother was still looking Just the way
she did when she said that about COM
panion for the afternoon, and bringing up
boys. 80 ] stood there beside of Peaty and
she stood there in the doorway reaching out
her hand to me and smiling.
Good by she said to Mrs. Cotton Fur
bush.
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OF its making the policeman suspishious.
And for that reason he started right of on
the run too. So started right of on the
run too And ey'rybody kept it up on
the run like that, with Peaty first and me
last till we were clear round the back side of
Peaty's house and then evrybody stopped.
The reason was Peaty had skwirmed right
through a littel hole under the back poarch
so there really wasn't anything left OF him.
Well OF course the policeman was quite
fat, so he looked at the littel hole as if he
didn't hardly know just what to say and
then he hollered, Come out of there you
httel devel.
suppose that isn't very nice to write but
he said it so have to.
Come out of there you littel devel, he
said. and said before, that Peaty was real
bashfull about talking so he didn't give him
any answer.
Come out Of there you lttel theft, the
policeman hollered, but Peaty was too
bashiull to make him any reply.
say Come out of there before | ring your
neck, the policeman said, hollering right in
the littel hole Do YOU want to appear in
court to-morrowmorning2 he said. Do you
want to go to the reformertory for the sum-
mer2
Well when Peaty didn't make the slight
est answer TO that | thought | would have
to explane littel about him to the poleece-
man. So | said He hears you alright /
guess. but he's so bashfull he doesn't really
like to answer.
Bashfull the policeman hollered, Bash
full did you say Well p'raps he won't
be feeling so bashfull by the time / get
through with him, p'raps he'll get over
being so bashluh by the time | rip the
poarch down.
| was SCARED at that Because l knew
Peatys aunt would come out if he ripped
the poarch down and she would be no
help at all. | was SO SCARED said, P'raps
if | spoke to Peaty he would answer.
thought he was acquainted with me SO it
might incouridge him.
Well speak ahead, the policeman said.
And tell him from me that if he don't
answer I'll ring his neck
was getting most as SCARED as Peaty by
this time, so | put my mouth down at the
littel hole and | was so kind OF confuzed |
said, Do you want to 60 to the reformertory
Peaty? He says ii you answer he'll ring
your neck.
You see l was kind Of mixed up and
guess didn't incouridge him as much as |
meant to- Anyway he didn't feel incour-
idged enough to answer. And it seemed to
make the policeman feel littel more
aggravated than before.
Well if you amt the werst Lttel cuppel Of
fools going he said, and he kind of jerked
out his watch as il he had to get somewhere.
/ can waisteany more time with you either,
he said, but you can tell that young timber
legs from me that III settle with him yet,
and before very long too, he said.
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same time, and just as Peaty stood there
ike that he went BY Or he would have
II il hadn't been for Peaty But you see
he noticed the shatelane bag.
HuIIo he said, what's that.
Peaty was very easy SCARED AND would
almost always run when man or lady
spoke to him. Wei he didn't make any
diffrence with the policeman, and when
he stopped and said Hullo, what's that,
why Peaty was most scared to death.
Hold 0ni the policeman said, but Peaty
started right off on the run with Peat behind
him. OF course II was really about the
lerst thing he could have done on account
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r Peaty didn't say anything to that and
thought she'd ask him what made him lool
so damp and derty. But he usyually look!
quite derty and | guess she didn't notice
about the dampness. Anyway the next
thing she said was, It's work work work fol
some and play play play for Others. Now
you get to your chores in short order.
| got to return this where it belongs first
Peaty began saying, and then he stopped all
of sudden as if he had got SCARED. The
reason was the policeman was walking
right across the yard. l thought for sure
Peaty would run. guess the policeman
thought so too.
Hold on now, hold on now, he said, and
walked right up and took hold his showlder
and reached down for the shatelane bag.
Peaty saw what he was doing and kept a
, hold of it so tight thought first p'raps the
J noleeceman wouldn't get it. But of course
he is much stronger than Peaty, and he just
gave his wrist kind of twist and then he
pulled it right away. When he did it Peaty
looked at him for minute something the
way he did that time at me on the bridge
He looked as if he wouldn't have thought
he would have done it. Then Peaty began
to cry. l guess for one thing praps the
| policeman hurt him and another thing I
guess he was so discouraged he couldn't
help it. But the policeman began to
laugh,
Well it seems to be quite loss to you he
said, What inside this thing anyway? And
he began to unfasten the shatelane bag.
Then Peaty did something that didn't
seem anything like Peaty at tall l don't
believe he could have done it if he hadn't
got SO kind of worked up and all, because
he ought to see it wouldn't do him any
good, but he started in to pervent him.
You stop! he holered, You stop, it don t
belong to you, you give it back You stop
opening that lady's persel You you give it
back And Peaty started right in to fight
the policeman.
l didn't really blame him for it and yet of
course | could see it wouldn't do him any
good, because the policeman was very
broard and big and have already said Peaty
was real narrow and littel. He must have
seen his size couldn't be in MS favor, and vet
he was so kind of worked up and all | guess
it didn't make any difference to hin.
You you give ii back he kept hollering,
That was the way it sounded, kind d STAN
merry and crying at the same time You
you give it back. You amt no business to
do like that when / was takin it to her
You amt no right to be doing like that when
| was takin ii TO heri You give it back
Well hold on now, the policeman said
and he took him in one hand and just layed
him right down on the ground and put his
foot on him just the way you would on
crokay bali to keep it still. Peaty could see
nov il wouldn't do him any good TO fight
any more, so he just seemed to put his head
down in the dirt and cry kind OF to himself.
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The policeman walked of then and /
just lay there watching the littel hole.
Pretty soon | spoke into it again
You can come out ii y5u want 10, Peaty,
l said.
And Peaty came out.
He looked around the yard as if he was
going 10 make sure, and then the FIRST
thing he said was surprise What he
said was, amt got the bag, but guess
! know who has.
Well / thought for sure that Peaty was
telling a lie.
Why you have got it too I said
You showed it to me.
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And he got up and walked off as if he felt
real smart about it. But he didn't go far
either. He stopped as if there was some
thing the matter. The matter was his aunt
was coming out through the yard. | felt
kind of discouraged to see her, because she
wasn't so very nice and OF course there
couldn't anybody tell what she would say
What she said was, Anybody ydthink there
wasn't anything to do round here.
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y No I amt, he said, I was so SCARED I
dropped it. I bet Peat's got it.
When he said that, of course it looked
as if there was going to be trouble for
somebody sure. | don't know whether
Peaty was thinking about that or not, but
he went round the end of the house where it
has another littel poarch to keep milk bot
ties on. 1t doesn't seem to ever look very
nice anywhere round Peaty's house, but |
think it is partly because his aunt is apt to
throw things out if they are in the way.
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LUCY p RAT I

But he said one more thing to the poleece7
man too. What he said was, You you
didn't have any business to open that lady's
perse. :,
Well just then something unexpeckted
happened 1t was Peaty's aunt did it.
What she did was walk up to the poleece-
man so unexpeckted he wasn't really look
ing for her, and take the shatelane bag right
out OF his hand. Then she kind OF brushed
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- M
A,EIENlA lIhIArn comes up back to back
NM ,T1YF ~ with our house. The
EASGaEAG4zl reason l have TO begin
s-suzazxx -.. like that is he IS part of
#. Tsuppose his real name must be Peater
but his aunt always calls him Peaty and
ev'rybody else does too. He has dog. And
p'raps you wouldn't believe it if | tell
you his name, but the dogs name is
Peat. 1t proba'ly wouldn't have been
named like that but YOU see it was named
before Peaty ever had him and he wouldn' t
change it. I think It's real name was
Peater too to start with. But now evry-
body always calls him Peat and they call
Peaty Peaty. If anybody feels any con-
fuzed about it, all they have to do is look at
them and see which is which.
But the special thing that | am going to
teq started yesterday about three O'Clock in
ne fterneon. 1t was Saturday and that
Axras lIhy1 wasn't in school, but instead was
IN, III Mothers room looking out her win
dow. Well it happend that Peaty and Peat
were just going by, and Peaty was just
standing there looking real hard at some
thing In his hand. | guess he must have
lust picked it up And Peat was looking at
J.
it too.
HuIio .Peaty, said when got out there,
What you found?
Peaty held it up 50 could see it, but he
didn't say anything yet. guess he was too
surprised. l don't know as | blame him
either because it was a green shatelane bag
II didn't know it was shatelane then but do
now. It had quite long gold chain on it
too and it had jewels kind Of set in on the
front side in the green.
Well / guess was about as surprised as
Peaty.
Where'd you get it? I asked him And
Peaty pointed at the front door That lady
in there she dropped it, he said.
You see there is a policeman with two
stripes that always comes by our house
iust about four O'Clock in the afternoon.
He must always be going somewhere l
guess. Anyway it is always about the
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HAVE to begin BY say
ing there is a littel boy
named Peaty, and he
lives in a house that
comes up back to back
with our house. The
reason l have to begin
HE Ahat L he L mart Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The steamer Bunker Hill. New York 70
Boston, with 275 passengers, struck a
submerged rock off Nobska point In
Vineyard sound early Friday and leaked
badly The steamer went TO Vineyard
Haven, transferred her passengers and
later returned to New York for repairs
The United States revenue cutter
practice ship Itasca is reported being
held in quarantine by the British au-
thorities in Gibraltar. The Itasca has
on board 80 cadets from the revenue
cutter school al Fort Trumbull CT
M illness is reported aboard the ship
but she is held because Gibraltar has
established Il cholera quarantine
against Marseilfes, France, the port
from which the Itasca cleared for Glib
raltar.
general investigation into freight
rates on live stock. packing house prod
ucts and fresh meats in effect through
out that portion of the country west and
southwest of Chicago was Friday order
ed by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion The proceeding will begin sept II
at Oklahoma City. The inquiry will be
a wide one 1t will affect directly not
only the live stock and packing house
product rates throughout the Central
West but also those east of Chicago and
west of Denver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05
Safe Treatment for Headache.

The rational treatment for headache
is to get at the cause, if possible, and
remove it. Headache is only a symp-
tom of trouble somewhere in the sys-
tenn, and dosing with tablets or powders
containing acetanilid or other coal-tar
derivatives which stop the pain tempo
rarily but weaken the heart, is at once
unsafe and unwise. The headache may
come from your eyes, then a good ocu-
list can help you at once with proper
eyeglasses; but if it comes with furred
tongue, loss of appetite, nausea, and
constipation, it is usually the result
of disordered digestion, or torpid liver,
and one or two doses of L. F. Atwood s
Medicine will speedily help you by
carrying off impurities and restoring
the clogged digestive organs to their
normal activity. In using this old re,
liable remedy. you take no chances of
weakening the hearts action.
1t has a record of sixty years as a
safe headache remedy. The IL. +.
Medicine Co.. Portland, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05
FAIRFIELD.

The water pipe of the summit
Spring Water Co on High street burst
Thursday in front of the Catholic
church and many of the families IN
the vicinity of the church were without
water until Friday noon.
The Memo Co. is moving from the
odd Fellows block to the Giibreth
block. where it will occupy the base
ment which has recently been put into
frst-class condition for them. They
were Obliged to move from the odd
Fellows block as the post once iS oe-
ing enlarged.
Mrs. Frank Doe and daughter Alta
returned to their home in Branch
Mills Friday, after making short
visit with Mrs. Annie Harvey, Os-
borne street.
Mrs. A. j. Marden and child, who
have been the guests of Mrs. e. VIII
son. returned Friday to Pittsfield.
Tom Henderson is painting the block
on Main street in which are situated
Neil Gregorys grocery store and
Shibley's dry goods store.
Miss Beatrice Johnson has return
ed from Rumford Falls. where she has
been visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jewell and Mr.
| and Mrs. w. w. Nye went in Mr.. Jew
ellis auto Friday to Pittsfield. where
| they attended the races.
| Roger Nye injured one of his eyes
while at work in Sawver's garage anc
| he is obliged to be absent from his
duties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05
SEWALL w. PEASLEE,
Well Known Windsorviile Man Drops
Dead from Heart Disease.

Windsorville, Me. Aug. 4.-Sewall w.
Peaslee, farmer and buyer of cattle,
dropped dead in his yard Wednesday,
having for some time suffered with
heart trouble. For nearly 50 years he
had been a familiar figure on the roads
of Lincoln and Kennebec counties and
was especially noted for his many
charitable acts.
Mr.. Peaslee was born in Whitehead
73 years ago and educated in the
schools OF this tewn, and went Wes
with an older brother when yet in hi!
teens At the beginning of the ClYi
War they were pressed into service
liz the Confederate army and thei
uroperty confiscated Both finally es
caped. but in their fight separated
They never saw each other again. TIT
elder brother was never heard from
When Mr. Peaslee reached the Uniol
lines he offered his services in defenc
az his country, but the officers sen
him horne 10 recuperate. After a tim
he married Mss Oetavia Cooper o
Chelsea and settled in this town.
Six children. Mrs Thomas Wright o
Toledo Sewall f. Peaslee of Chelsea
Mrs Iottie Reynolds Of Burnhan
Mrs. George F. Bartol of Freeport an
freeman and Myrtle Peaslee of thi
tovn survive. His wife died 10 year
ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05

Mr. and Mrs. Reuel Lamb of Ben
ton Fails have gone to Capitol Island
for a two-weeks vacation
The Rebekahs will hold a Picnic
supper Thursday afternoon at Bun
kers island
Rev. J. l. Clark has returned from
Windermere. where he has been en-
joying short vacation.
Mrs. Dafnie Heald Of Unity is visit
ING friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles johnson and
son Henry returned Friday from Pitts
field. where they have been visiting
relatives. They were accompanied by
MIR. Johnson,s father, Henry Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w H White OF Leo
Minister. Mass, are the guests Of Mrs.
Mary Gilman at her home ON lower
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson and
children. Mildred and Ashton. have
gone to china lake for months out
ing At their cottage
Mr. and Mrs. w. X. White of Leo
minister. Mass, are the guests Of Mrs.
Whites sister. Mrs, Jennie Gilman,
Main street. Mr.. and Mrs. White have
been visiting in Springvale. Mass, for
a week before coming here.
The Shawmut w &. T. L. Young
Campaiguers and Sunday school VIII
hold a picnic Wednesday, Aug. 3, at
tn. camp of the Hillside Country Club
on b. H. Lawrenee's farm.
Mrs. Walter Smell and Miss Bertha
Smell have gone To old Orchard for
| twa-weeks vacation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05
OAKLAND.

Mrs Amos Holmes gave Very In
teresting talk at the High Street Mis-
sion recently on the missions at Bur
nah. Mrs. Holmes has brother who
has been a missionary there for many
years and she was especially well
qualified to speak on the subject.
Miss Alice Benjamin has returned
from Paris Hill, where she has been
for several weeks
George Ormiston is passing the
weekend with his family at Old Or
chard.
Mrs Mary Amy from Massaehu-
setts is visiting at John Taylor's.
Norris Bush and Everett Page have
returned from a three days camping
and fishing trip to Messalonskee lake
Mrs. Henry Chesley and Mrs. A, NJ.
Weare who have been visiting at Mi
and Mrs. James Garnett's, have re-
turned To their respective homes at
Nottingham. N H.. and East Roehes-
ter. N. H. 9EtG
William 2. Blake died at IL A. NJ,
Friday at his home on Church street
at the advanced age of sc years. A
widow, Mrs. Ann (Greeley) Blake, hVe
sons, Fred of Sidney. Jess, VIM A.
Glen P, and T. L. of South Braintree
and a daughter, Mrs Martha Blaisdell,
survive. He was born in this town
June 10. 1926 and had always lived
here, being identified with the manu-
featuring industries of the place be-
ing one of the founders of the Hub
bard & Blake Mfg. Co. He was also
a selectman of the town for number
of years. Mr.. Blake held for about
four years the gold headed cane given
by a Boston paper to the Oldest man
in town. Uncle Joe" Harris Is prob
ably the oldest man in town and will
be the possessor of the cane.
J. G. Morrell of Gray was calling on
friends in town on his way to Scion,
where he was TO deliver lecture Fri
day before the Teachers Convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05

When | have seen little more oi
your country ! may have II little NOR.
to say" said Admiral Togo as he made
ready to receive an official visit from
Mayor Guynor The admiral was iatei
visited by Mayor Gaynor and this ar
ternocn departed tor Washington
where on Sunday. he will meet Presl-
dent Taft and be entertained by him
at dinner. Admiral Togo will make a
hurried trip to Annapolis and Mount
Vernon, returning to this city on Aug.
ii, making stops at Baltimore and
philadelphia. The Mayllower viii take
him to West Point, and after peep
at Boston and Niagara Falls. he will
set his course for the Northwest,
where he win board the Pacific Liner
TaHlba Maru for Yokohama.
Passengers on the Lusitania, which
deeked today, told of several incidents
of the voyage in which Admiral Togo
figured
Not the least interesting was the
giving of his autograph TO little girl,
who asked him in English and received
the coveted prize through the seefe-
tary Of the admiral,
Admiral Togo had the misfortune TO
drop his purse i'm the wash room OF
the ship one day and felt his loss the
more keenlv. because of the valuable
document il contained rather than the
100 pounds sterling within its covers,
The purse was fortunately found by
a traveller who returned il at once. The
admiral was not astonished that he
had met an honest man, as he said
that Japan was famous for its homes
". nut was intensely pleased that his
papers had been recovered.
Admiral Togo left his hotel in an au-
this morning and, escorted
BY a cavalcade of loo policemen. went
ia city han to visit Mayor Gaynor.
An immense crowd which thronged
the City Hall park gave Admiral Togo
and his party a hearty cheer as they
aHghted from their automobile. The
admiral was dressed in full white duck
uniform. He nodded a smiling ac-
cement of the reception.