The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20

their comrade with deep commiseratlon. |
while he himself seemed sinking further I
into dependency. Gloom overwhelmed
them all.
Jim Baisdc,l. however. who had lis !
tencN silently hitherto. though not ~
one without sympathy, now lifted up
his voice.
Alcbbe they mought be somepin' did" !
he said, 70 to make Mis- pearsall see
things mo- reasonable like. amt ppared
TO to say what It's, bein' married
man my own SELF. but they mought.
III they ~ any way % dom ii. I
reckon Mis- Blaisdell en- tel what tis.
She's red headed too, but she's mo- of
spot n what MIS- Pearsall pears to
he. an II she en- help Sam out mo- n
likely she will"
The eagerncss with which the w.
happy Mr.. Pearsall caught at this sug-
gestlon was really pathetic. With a
piieous tremor in his tone he besought
his friend to seek tho advice Of the lady
in question, VINO was known to all OF
them.
Blasdell agreed readily To do this.
and the next evening he reported that
Mrs. B.aisdell had made n brilliant sug-
gcstinn.
she saws how IL ANYBODY quarts
with his bread an m'lasses. the hest way
is not to give 'em none" said he
with n chucliic, AN bein' Mis- pearsal
'biects to Sam playin', what he'd ought
70 10 do il to quit"
The full significance II this advice
was not Immediately apparent to his
hearers. and they looked at him with
something akin TO CONSERVATION. The
old man was the only one who seemed
able TO speak. and he did it with some
bitterness.
"Yo. all done asst yo' wife 70 loaf
o bread and she pears to done give yo'
a dornck. like the unjust judge In the
Good Book" he said "wotn,ll good Il
that do"
"She says what il Sam don't play
no mo just nachully he won't have no
money. an II he hain't got none. she
can't gi: none off'n him. o. co'se It's
a desprt remedy. but it's mo- r less
Of desprit case" And Mr. Ria sdell
looked around AT the company as COM
placently az IL he had himself solved
the difficulty.
But they were still SLOW Of appre-
hcnslon. Mr. Fearsall in particular was
inclined to resent the suggestion that
he should he expected 10 comply with
an unreasonable demand
If gives In like that" he said in
dignantly, "'twon't be no time afo shell
h. tryin' to stop my liquor an tobacco.
'Slong s I've got the spcrit OF man
= exon on dom whatever | doggone
please away I'm home - co'se It's
diff rent round the house" he admitted.
bat II ? man Is gwin" to take orders
bout what he sh1l do outside they
wouldn't he no object; in leavin' home"
We'll. Mis- Blalsdcll says how she
reckors II d no a good idee 70 yo' al
t. SGT round the house all the time 70
a spell explained her husband. lust
! nachul, Ms Pearsall II git sick O. that
in no time at all mo special II they
amt no money comm in. Likfl ~ she'll
! drive yo' all out with a broomstck. but
| that's par; o the gam. Way Mis-
| Blaisdell put it was when n dog is got
| his teeth sot in yo' laig. the bes. thing
| to do is TO shet OF his wind"
They can't nobody shet OF Mis- Pear
| sails wind" said Sam with conviction
"Mebhe not" said BlaiSde,l. but yo
/ all en- shet off s'plies. An when they
ain't no hawg an hom!ny in the house
no mo mebbe she mought listen Il
reason"
Coming 80 see the ultimate design
Mr.. Prarsail finally admitted ;ha. II
might be well to try the experiment
Just nachully 20 all don't wan; 10
give in long o. be.n' fo'ced." said tho
old man. "Bp II W was - git good an
drunk yo' Cd lay round home 10 Q
week or two, p'tcndin' what yo' wan
able to do nothin'. ny that time. she'C
b. willn' TO yo' all 70 do anythin' 80
doggone please 70 the sake u s1ttin' yo
out mo- special il she was broke Xix,
Ms Blaisdell s'gested.'
II; it was me, Ia break the do dow
when ! went in said Joe Bassett. a
one anxious to further the scheme. an,
all agreed that that might help
Accordingly they assisted with RICH
, good will in preparing Mr.. Pearsall 10
the ordeal. II was no easy task. for h
, was no tyro but late that night the,
adjudged him At. and Bassett went wit
him az far a. his door to make sur
that that would be opened proper,
. after which he was left to his fate An
, from that time on. for considerable
: interval. the poker club that was won
to meet regularly was one shy.
Strange sounds were heard fror
! time to time issuing from the Pcarsa
residence. but the Conmen dable habI
, of not interfering with other people
business obtained generally IN Arkansa
City, and as the house did not appea
: to he actually or FIRE no one venture
y TO enter IT, And concerning what wcr
j on inside for the ensuing week no on
ever gained positive information.
There was considerable fire apparen
l however. In Mrs. Pearsalls eye whe
y eventually she came forth and meetIn
Joe Basse.t on the levee, dema 0ded
u him, as Sheriff, that he mmediatel
u arrest her husband and take him
u court, where she would prefer 4 serloy
I lCharge against him.
} Officially Bassett felt tina; he had n
To option in thu matter and painful az
! appeared TO be for him To take his o.
i friend IN custody he did his duty ma
fully leading the way immed.d tely
= old man Greenlaw's saloon where.
4 justice of the peace, the prdprietC
I held court in cases ~ emergency.
d Being there. Pearsall was duly a.
r, iraigncd, and the old man rega rdcd hi
" sternly.
q "Wot is yo' all got to say how Il
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