Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-10-24
CHARLES T~ENNEYJACKSON
: TIEN YW SOULS, ~ BROTH
KEEPER etc. etc.


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CHAPTER I.
CAPTAIN TINKLETOEs.
It was the morning Of tho kings pa-
rad when Aurelie was ost to the holy
family. The holy family was ON it's
way to mass at Saint Louis cathedral,
Sister Anastasia leading the sedate
procession with the larger girls, and
Sister Laure at the e with the
smaller ones. Aurelie was the smallest
Laurss skirts. for in the asylum. one
sAw nothing like this. All Royal street
was filled with bawling Mardi Gras
makers ringing bells, footing horns
ana humping into the holy family as
though, on such q morning there
should not be such q thing az an or
phan in the whole round world: And
On the orner Aurelie. very frightened.
looked up into the eyes Of an old man
Who stared down at her with crafty
and deliberate intent, and then
stumped after the procession on his
wooden peg leg. bound round with q
shiny brass band. ID IL now the matter
vas settled. and Of all the orphans.
big ones, middle sized ones and small
e. ones, flight mixed" dark mixed
and some almost black-there was just
one he wanted. and that val the lit
Nest ono Of all.
Many. many years after. . black
eyed and v~iyacious young woman,
whom all the land had read about,
starting on her wedding journey.
cne-lesged old rebel and kissing him.
NEW. Uncle Michigan. before we say
goOdby, tell ME the real reason you
stole me-"
The old rebel chuckled % he had
done q thousand times at this same
yexed question. well. you had on q
pant1 and I lone reckoned you was .
boy. So I follered you right up close
and when q lot Of them Mardy Graws
come along blowing horns and bumped
into the convent sisters every way. !
3uat grabbed you up and stumped Oh.
for I says: BY mighty. this y the one
one with. the little blue pants.' So OF
70 tho woods We went"
Then she dubbed with Q fond re-
proving laughter. Nov, don't be silly.
That story Is awfully silly. But, Uncle
Mich, I'm glad you stole merthen -
when everything began to happen"
Well. lot u see Aurelie on on her
Honeymoon, while We 80 back 20 years
~ ~ ~ 8A4A8D W . 0bAA
seized her out Of the demoralixed holy
family and stumped Of to the French
market lugger landing In Old New
Orleans where he put her on Etienne
0ulllimetss r1bSboat bound Tor Bara-
tAria bayS He gave her praliae to
suck lest she cry, and turned a-crAb
basket over her head, and not until
the Caminada had wheexed some miles
up the yellow Mississippi and turned
OF through q canal leading to the wild
Louisiana swamps did he take the
basket on
blinlingiy Never such q feast with
tho decorous holy family. Her frst
taste of the wicked world was good.
When the Cajun captain saw the
child he was amazed.
"By damn. ole man-whoso ees DAFT
.Oh," said Uncle Michigan. scratch
ms z match evasively on his wooden
wimmin' folks-'way OF past john
the-Tool and Africa and them campo
Ifo Q right lonesome country"
But IL Captain, Etienne and tho ca.
Inn crew had remembered they might
have known that. long before tho lower
lakes were reached, g tFappers III
rogue shot out from the overhanginA
Jungle, and Uncle Michigan handed
down the child to another old man
Who Oat Il before him In the tin!
eauoe and stared It Il with lncredu.
Ious alteration. The Caminala wheexed
on to the , south, and all about the
mighty woods grew still with onts
the boot Of m owl IN the twtligh,
g1oom under tho smoss-hung cypress
The little old man still started ct thu
child who looked back oxpectant W
fearless.
sDone comet. be brsathsd IN hi,
Okultation. 'Dons comet"
He took her In his arms ana hell
her Oh. In his eyeeI the light OF TIL
0ethlehem. Apd when Michigan pad
d1ed on to whore . great/bar Of tn
sunset broke through the forest b,
NV the child In . golden light an
.6uxhed hts happiness. "a little chill,
Ghall lead 'em. Michigan. here ! be
IN old fool reb on In the swampo witt
tie frogs and owls and snakes an
g isad 'em 70 occupy the land-An'
But Michigan VA silent. He HI
Wado an awful discovery.
They 'wedt on past the evil spikes q
NE cypres0 lifting out Of the olAc
water where once . giant gar ottrre
the depths: and once An alltEato
sgray shark SWAN llthely In the sAl
tide setting up from the gulf. an
once tar on IN owl called. and frot
- palmetto o~vorhAng1ne the cAnoe
0~opporhead. snake fell, BY the child
i'd but she seemed without feAl
And IN tho last rosy light I. snow
1etet sailed above them. q on
until the swampers'. pifogus IN
stolen On Into the black. vet foeest.
They came to . tiny Garden At d
ngad ok . canal filled with purple hyu