Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
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arter he'd Stanched the flow o lie vital HulO tnat
he'd never done better. And striking hands with Big
WEIGH we passed to roomy subjects till Lonesome
Bean grows inquisitive and asks:
a.For how long has this yere camp got that female
wished on t9'
a.The papers don't say signs skowhegan. I
warned Mr.. Plunkett when he was hiring of her that
she didn't look good to But he's headstrong and
tightly
AYeu admit, Miss this shore was some aggravated
assault and the blood O. the Punketts never slow
to git het up Not but what the Maine man done well
according his lights but he slow his feet, and
it all aore he got started But the diversion
led Lonesome Bean to remark:
aPears to me this influx O. Ann has sort rasped Our
nerves to ragged edge. I'd like to return to the bamy
days when life was the wing, speaking 6ggeratvey
@Mebbe it would be best if sacrificed our stom-
achs and let her go, signs Big WEIGH. I hate this
toomol and carnage. S'posing We run down and tell
her, Bean, that she's free to seek new pasters.'
3Sposing don't sneers Bean, splitting disdainful.
Trying to corral my claim by my unt1mely death!
Sailor Dutch amt got any friends
with what the poet felers would term his prestine
arder Dutch renewed his cussng, him being that sensi-
tive, Miss We lodged another battle only by my
proposing mild game O table stakes but we was that
unstrung that when One an Halt fell back INTO
his evil habit O stealing white chips from the kitty
Macpherson didn't have the heart to than br1ise
him his dome for luck with his crutch. Which
was shore some indication, Miss o how low speerted
the camp descending.
THE very next morning, arter we'd congregated for
the opening meal, Ann raped her skillet on the
end O the table, and says, 'Theren be town meeting
on Tuesday
ga which, Maam?' perlitely asks Big WEIGH, who
nearest the door and by secret system o self
protection had to act as speaker for the bunch
aTown meeting Thickhead!' she snaps. And we
all cheered the warmth O. her remarks 'Ye don't
mount nothing, and will she pursues, amidst
more cheers.
al see what we're driving at, Ma'am, meekly says
Big WEIGH. Il thought it something new to eat.
blow
aAl1 We think of is stufing yer gnerant hide she
containers in the poplar vein. 1 call this meeting
along O. twenty back O the call; the same being
third O the lawful ballots in this yere camp.
al was thinking the paper drawn up atween us
lowed we ten votes Ma'am,' cautiously suggested.
@'The paper says ten votes per woman. My helper
is titled to voteor is she slave? And she squelched
me with burning look
@She joy and thing o beauty forever, and she
shall VOTE am, grins Macpherson, passing US the
sly wink Wen be on deck
4Then III take this time to ask if there's anything
we want in the warrant? she resumes.
&'Nothng less We provide for the fit punishment of
all dispensers o liquid pizen Maam gently offers Big
WEIGH.
a'The ticker question will be finally settled at the
September election she promises, and even Big WEIGH
crnged, as he'd been only joking Miss.
1'Now what'n sin is she up to-? whispers the Pain
killer, as we all skunk away.
al don't know, and don't care chuckled Mac
Pherson 'ProbIy she wants to make herself public
institution and vote herself raise in pay pension
But we've got her beat to stardsti she won't have
only twenty votes. Let her dream on!
@'Such being so, let her project to the limit, SCOTS
Skowhegan.
@And agreed joyous; whereby showing we was
nothing but thick-headed, inherent males arter all.
EVERYBODY was impatient for Tuesday to arrive
= and when Monday came round met at
breakfast by piece o paper pinned the door O the
shack. We read: