The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-05

UIIkutcSI ydlieE ndlF ever Sees 0u
they laughed a good deal, and there wa
some young men walkin' right benin
'em, and maxim remarks.
'Hobble, hobble, hobble, says another
kind of mimickin' turkey gobbler.
Mother she pulled me to one side
that them's some of them hobble skirt.
I've read about And she stared jus1
as hard as she could.
Pipe tn pippins," says the young
men.
Il didn't like that kind of talk.
didn't jest know what it meant, but
didn't think it sounded good, so l jest
stopped one O. them young fellers, an
says, says /: I don't know what you
may be a-drivin' at, says l, ''but if
them girls was your sisters, you wouldn t
be a-talkin' like that says l.
We'll, what do you know about this?'
says one of the young fellers. Hear the
old gink,preach, says he. They all LATED.
an tn same one goes on: AN tn old
dame, says he, amt she the piece of
work. says he. Then all tn rest of 'em
laughs like.they'd laugh their heads off.
Get wise t. tn. civil war raiment,' goes
on the young Teller. BE We still sellin'
skim milk, old folks, an calm it cream!
says he.
"Well, sir, l was jest bilin' by this
time. 1t was bad enough t see them
young men a-pickin' on them poor, mis-
guided little girls with their shameful
tight clothes on, but lwhen it come to
insultin' mother, l jest warn't goin' to
stand it.
$50 l jest reached over and fetched
that young man belt on tn jaw, He
looked kind O surprised, and he come
back at me SOS | felt l had been hit in
tn stomach with the butt end of hand
spike.
."Would, would ye, ye old salt cod
fish, says he, an he makes another pass
at me. ssS9F
my dander was clean up by this time.
| didn't used t go mate on square
rigger FIR nothin- So l watches my
chanst and | gave him wallop that laid
him out stitfer'n frozen herrin Then
| sot on him and give him some more.
He turned kind O. blue around tn gills,
and | was sorry; but what We goin' t do
with people that don't have no respect
f'r wimmen?
''Well them girls was dretful scarf,
and mother, | thought she was goin' t
faint. She got right down and held tn
head of that young man. oh father,
she says, He amt much bad-lookin'
boy. He can't be all bad says she.
q knowned what was in her mind. If
the Lord had spared our boy, thought |,
I'd have hated t see him like this. l
was thinkin pretty hard. when up comes
a constable, an before could say Jack
Robinson he had me in irons. 'Twant
tn first time I'd been in tn bilboes, an
| warn't so foolish as t resist lawful
authority.
$50 says, I'm ready t go along with
We, constable.
Jest then big Vaughn comes up an
he packs me into it, with the young man,
an mother an one O. them girls. We
was drove down t tn lookup, an lined
up afore tn head constable. | told him
how it was. He kind O. grinned.
If hold ye | suppose ye know that
yell be fined, says he.
"'Aye, aye, sir, says |. Cant help
it, if | be, says l. I ain goin' t. stand
by an see any reflections cast on VIM
min folks, says |.
"He grinned again, and turned to tn
young Teller, who was perkin' up by this
time, an asst him if he wanted t swear
out warrant agin me. for salt an bat
terry:
eager. Bout this time l felt mighty
mean FIR hittin' him so hard, so up an
says: 3D., ...-. e
l hurt this young man, says l, but l
hoped it learned him somethin. see
I've torn his cot, an guess owe him
about flyer FIR that
$50 hauls out my wallet and hands
out a flyer t. tn constable. Give him
that says I. AN Id'like t. add ten
ner for this young woman t go git a
skirt that's got enough cloth in it, says l.
eth young woman kind of tipped up
her nose, but she kept eyin mother'n
me pretty hard, an first thing knew
she rushed over t. mother, an putin
her arm round mothers neck, busted
out cryin'. You re like my own dear
good mother she said.
Mother, she blubbered, an guess
cried too, FIR first thing l knowed was
shakin' hands with the young man, an
tellin' him how sorry | was that | hit
him. He says, Say, old top, we amt
half bad | guess | amt got no kick
comm, says he.
THE constable, he grinned: I guess
there amt any reason FIR holdin' any of
youse, says he. I've heard of you afore,
Cap'n Okum, says he. I hope ye have
a pleasant Thanksgivin' dinner, says he:
Il up an told him l was going out t
Waban-in- the-Pines tomorrer. He said
he never heard of tn place, but was
sure I'd have fine time. Then he hands
out cigar. First time l ever see con-
stable give away anything, l swan.
when we come out of tn lookup tn
little girl whispered t. mother, an said
she'd shake tn skirt soon as ever she
got home, an she'd try an be a better
girl. Tn young man, he went off feelin'
pretty well towards me, an mother n me
clumb into one of them taxywagg'ns and
laid a course FIR the landin', an here we
be!
But" here the skipper scratched his
head. "I'm cussed if l know tn right
sailin' directions now FIR Waban-in-the
Pines!"
FRANKFORT PERSONALS.