The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-16
HIS PLAIN ACCOUNT
Story Written on Facts Known
to Writer in General and
Particular.
BY HAYDEN cARRUTH.

,stCopyright, by Daily Story Pub. Cop
Says the Teller to the other fell
Ter: Can you play the violinT'
II dunno says the other Teller, Il
never tried" Which is the same with
me. Can write a story? ! dunno; \
never tried. But I'm reasonably
sure 1 can give a plain account OF a
recent happening right here near
our town Of. Hawleyburgh, the facts
Of the game being known to me In
general and particular partly from
being there and partly from setting
in PickeIson's grocery and using a
pair Of nat'ral gifts heaven bestow-
ed ON me. / refer to my ears.
Well, you see, there is a mighty
, likely girl lives near here as could
name in fact 1t won't do no harm
Il do name her, though her name is
mighty likely to change that's
another story. as third Teller said
Her name, then, is Matilda Chollop
--old Squire Chollop's daughter.
Pretty ffne figure Of a girl. Good
many faIIers been sweet on her. Had
my own incIinations that way. Don't
go round talking bout 'em though.
Not word to say what she thinks
of me. May know, but shan't tell,
Will say this, however, that she
thinks less Of a certain Teller named
Hanks than she did,
You see this here certain Teller
named Hanks came up here from the
city for his health, he said He got
some fine outdoor exercise fore he
got through that ought to have give
his state OF health considerable
hist. ss ifsg
You see old man Popdale, who
lives out four or FIVE miles, give q
dance one night last fall to christen
a new barn. Fine man, old Popdale
is, and everybody knew they'd have
q good time. with two fiddlers and
a barrel OF cider. So everybody
lowed they'd go. OF course this
here Hanks he had to up and plan
to go too. Called it hop" Tar
nationest fool you ever see, Hanks
as-Iittle slim Teller with red eyes.
Used TO 60 round with his head up
like baElxy cow, with a board over
her face. Course he thought he had
TO- take Somebody to his pesky hop,
ar a he asked Matilda Chollop, And
somehow she said yes-out of pity
for the Teller. mebby. / went out
to old ChoIlop's myself the next day,
thinking I'd ask her to go with me.
but she said she'd promised Hanks.
Some folks might although from
her manner that she was sorry that
shed been SO fast, but | won't say
anything about what / thought I'm
not saying everything think Any
tow. IQl say that she wished So fore
she god through.
WellI | went out to Old Popdale's
ON the night of the dance, even if
Matilda had gone and made some
rash promises, and lots of other
folks were there too, all anxious to
start the new barn right and see
that The cider didn't s'pile. And just
as Il was growing sort of dark up.
drove that there Hanks, who was up
in the country for his health, and
Matilda Choilop, who wished, mebby,
that she'd come with me. Hanks
had borrowed the Wilder Camden
goot's One-hOss phaeton- one of
these here ve-hick-els which looks
like a big basket and with powerful
big wheels behind and nightly little.
wheels In front. Biggest wheels
behind and smallest wheels for'ard
yon exer seen. that being the way
with phate6ns In gen'ral and this one.
specially particular. Well Hanks
tied his boss under a shed, and him
and Matilda went into the barn with
the others and the two fiddlers
struck UP and soon we was all dane
ing right lively tripping the light
bombastic toe, as Hanks said. 1t
was enough TO make you sick to hear
that falIer talk. Is
WeiIs wG kept 1t up livelier and
tiveIier till along about midnight, the
6ddlers saving away like all get out.
and the cider holding out uncommon.
It being an extra large barrel and
extra full reckoned mebby Ma
tilda would have got enough of
Hanks riding out with him, but she
4AAA u SWELL "a OAp SA0 6Q sue Al0SI
keep dancing with him right along,
bout EVERY other time. But didn't
find any fault not mite. AS usual
1 was asheafing and. a-seeing. but
wasn't saying word. !.
IL was inst about the darkest night
you ever seen No moon for six
weeks. and the stars behind 40 miles
of solid cl0Id And 1t happened
along. ahOlt midnight. or some after,
or thereab0uts. that some blamed
rapscailion. oe rapscaIlions. went out
of that tiarn and into the shed where
the hosses was hitched And this
here Teller. or feliers, they walked
around while prob'bly did - and
prob'Iy they talked some, and they
seem to- have entered into an unholy
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