The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-11-05

han ever. And he himself had Heard
Angy warn this man In a whisper not
to rifle him up" R~emorselessly went
On the ~rejuvenated D-rby:
"Hain't a.goin' ter git up HEIR Yew
old m~ollycoddle! Yew baby! Old
Lady 81! Kiny calf. Hut | haln't
a.blamin' yew; IF | had lived In this
here place n year an a half. I'd be
stark. starin' mad! Leetle tootsie-
wootsie! Git up"
Abe had opened his eyes and was
once more staring at the other, his
mind slowly coming to the light of the
realization that Samuel might be more
sane than himself.
That's what ! told Angy all along"
he ventured. II told her. | says says
I. 'Humbug! Fo~olishness, Ye'rc a.
maxim a regular baby OF me. why
| says. what's the difference between
me an these here womcn.folks except
that ! wear "A beard an smoke a pipe?"
Then why don't yew git up?" de-
manded the memorable Samuel. cit
up an fool 'em; or. gosh all hemlock!
they'll be m%easurin' yew fer yer coffin
next week. when I come inter the
hall. what dew yew think these here
sisters o. yourn was ~a.di"cussin'? They
was a%-arguin' the pint as 10 whether
they'd bury yew IN "a shroud or yer
sunday suit"
Abraham put one foot out Of bed.
Samuel took hold OF his arm and with
this assistance the old man managed
To gee up entirely and stand. though
shaking az II with the palsy, upon the
floor.
Feel poorly good. don't yew?" de.
mandcd Samuel. but with less sever.
ity.
"A leetle soft. u lectle soft nut.
tered the other. Gimme my cane
Thar. Of one q them women comes In
the door lll-lll-" Abraham raised
his stick and shook II at the innocent
air. "Whar's my pipe? Mis- Holman,
she went an hid II last week"
After some searching. Samuel found
the pipe In Abe's hatboN underneath
the old mans beaver. and produced
from his " pocket "A package of to
bacco, w%hereupOn the two sat down
for a quiet smoke, Samuel Chuckling
to himself every now and again. Abe
modestly seeking from time 10 time To
cover his bare legs with the skirt OF
his pink.striped nightrobe. not daring
To reach for "A blanket lest Samuel
should call him names again. With
the very first pun of his pipe. the light
had come back into the inyalid's eyes,
with the second. the ashen hue com.
plctely left his cheek. and when he
had pulled the tenth time on the pipe,
Abe was ready to laugh at the sisters,
the whole world, and even himself.
"liy.guy. but it's splendid to feel
like u man ag'in!"
The witch OF iiawthorne's story
never gazed more tondly at her
"Feathertop" than Samuel now gazed
At Abraham pulling away on his pipe;
but he determined that Abraham's
fate should nOt he as poor Feather.
tops" Abe must remain a man.
"Naow look a.her6. Abe" he began
after Il while. laying his hand on the
others knee. dew yew knaow that
yew come put nigh gittin' swamped In
the big breakers? III | hadn't come
along an throwed out the lifeline.
yew-"
"Saml." interrupted the new Abra.
ham, not without n touch OF asperity,
'whar ycw been these six months?
A.leavin' me ter die OF apron strings
an doctors! OF course didn't 'spect
nuthin' O. ycw when yew vas list a
bachelor. an we'd sort o. lost sight or
each other fer many n year. but Hrter
yew got connected with the Hum by
marriage sorter-
Connected with the Hum by mar.
riagc," brok" In Samuel with "A snort
OF indignant protest. Me-" Words
failed him. He stared at Abe with
burning eyes, but Abe only insisted
sullenly:
"Whar yew an Blossy been all this
time?"
Dew yew mean ter tell me. Abe
Rose, that yew didn't know that Aunt
Nancy forbid GLOSSY the house cause
she didn't go an ask her permission
ter git ~spliced? Oh, | forgot" he
added. "Yew'd gone upstairs ter take
a nap that dag We come back from
the minister's"
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