Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-04-04

ANk'AS hNN lAliS ~ lulNN 1 WAS on
nay face His knees were astride my
body, and gradually felt them push
ing my arms up toward my neck
lett 4 slight blow on the back of my
head, rs though by the edge OF the
hand tight, delicate, gentle but
dreamy in its results For the first
time IN my life | found myself about
TO be mastered by another man.
Had he been more careful he certain.
~ would have had the victory over me
But the morning was warm, and we
had worked for some moments. My
man stopped for moment in his calm
plnoning Of my arms and perhaps
raised his hand to brush his face or
push back his hair. At that moment
luck came to my aid. He did not re
peat the strange gentle blow ut the
back OF my head-one which | think
would have left unconscious II man
with neck less Stiff and rs his pres
sure ON my twisted arm relaxed / sud.
denly got back my faculties. At once
used my whole body rs n spring and
so Strengthened enough to turn and put
my arm power against his own. witch
was all | wanted
He laughed whCu turned and with
perfect good nature freed my arm and
Sprang to his feet, bowling with hand
upreNrhed to me
by the Lord, sir" he said, with
certain looSrneSs of speech, as II seem
ed TO ne for Il minister OF the gospel
you're the first ever knew TO break
it,
Twas no credit to me-" owned
You let go your hand The horse is
yours"
Not in the least" he responded: mot
in the least. If ! had felt | had won
him I'd take him and not leave YOU
feeling rs though YOU had been given
present, But if you like IN draw my
own little wager as we'll You're the
best man ever met IN any country
BY the Lord man. YOU broke the bold
that | once saw an eX.guariSman killed
at Singapore for resisting broke his
arm short Off, and he died ON the table
I've seen 1t At Tokyo and Nagasaki
Why. man, it's the yellow policemans
hold, the secret trick of the orient.
Done in proper time, and the little gen
tleman is the match OF any size. yellow
or white"
IF you like TO call 1t draw" said |,
1T would suit me mighty well, You're
the best man | ever took of coat 10 IN
my life. and I'll never wrestle you
nit, tNIn I A.
well, unless you want It
Game. Game" he cried, laughing
and busting Off his knees. IL swear
you Nirginlans are fellows after my
own heart But, come, think your
friend wants you now"
We turned toward the room where
poor Harry was mumbling TO himself.
and presently | loaded him into the
wagon and told the negro man to drive
him home.
For myself. | mounted Satan aud
rode off up the street of WaIIngford
toward CowIes' Farms with my head
dropped in thought. for certainly when
! came to review the incidents of the
morning had had enough to give me
reason for reflection.
We sent our carriage down to Wal
lingford that evening and had my
new friend, Mr.. Orme. out to Cowles
Farms for that night. He was
stranger In the land. and that was
enough. | often think today how ready
we were to welcome any who came
and how easily we might have been
deceived as to the nature OF such
chance guests, Yet Orme so finely
conducted himself that none might
criticise him. and indeed both my IA
ther and mother appeared fairly to
form liking for him. This was the
more surprising on the part OF both
since they were fully advised OF the
nature of his recent speech, or sermon.
or what you choose TO call II, ut the
Methodist church. the sentiments of
which scarce jumped with their own
Both my parents accepted Orme for
what he purported to be. "A minister of
the gospel. and any singuarity of his
conduct which they may have noticed
they ascribed to his education In com
munities different from our own quiet
one' TeCdil very wen the ulScuSSlOHs
they had and remember how formally
my mother would begin her little ar
guments Friend, | am moved to say
to thee" and then she would 20 on to
tell him gently that all men should be
brothers and that there should be
peace on earth and that no man should
Cypress his brother in any way and
that slavery ought not to exist.
What, madam" Orme would ex-
claim, this manner of thought IN n
southern family And so he In turn
would 90 on repeating his old argu
ment OF geography and saying how
England must side with the south and
how the south must soon break with
the north, This man Lincoln. II elect
ed" said he. will confiscate every
slave III the southern states He will
cripple and ruin the south mark my
words"
II do not think the south would fight