Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-07

than ever. And he himself had heard
Angy warn this man in a whisper not
to "rile him up!" Remorselessly went
on the retuvenated Darby:
"Hain't a-goin' ter git up. hehf Yew
old mollycoddle! Yew baby! Old
Lady 81! Kitty calf! But I hain't
a-blamin' yew; eff l had lived In this
here place a year an 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
l, 'Humbug! Foolishness! Ye're a,
maxim a regular baby Of me. Why,
l says, what's the difference between
me an these here women-folks except
that wear beard an smoke a piper"
Then why don't yew git up?" de-
manded the memorable Samuel. cit
up an fool 'em; or, gosh all hemlock!
they'll be measurin' yew fer yer coffin
next week. When l come inter the
hall, what dew yew think these here
sisters O. yourn was a-discussin'? They
was a-arguin' the pint as to whether
they'd bury yew in 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 get up entirely and stand, though
shaking as II with the palsy, upon the
floor.
Feel pooty good, don't yew?" de
manded Samuel, but with less sever
ity.
"A leetle soft, leetle soft" NUT
tered the other. Gimme my cane
Thar, eff one o. them women comes II
the door I'll-Tll-" Abraham raised
his stick and shook 1t at the innocen
air. "Whar's my pipe? Mis- Holman
she went an hid 1t last week."
After some searching. Samuel fount
the pipe in Abe's hatbox underneath
the old mans beaver. and produces
from his own pocket package Of to
bacco, whereupon the two sat dow
for quiet smoke, Samuel chucklinl
to himself every now and again, ABB
modestly seeking from time to time tt
cover his bare legs with the skirt 0
his pink-striped nightrobe, not DARN,
to reach for a blanket lest Samue
should call him names again. Wit
the very first puff of his pipe. the ligh
had come back into the invalid's eyes
with the second, the ashen hue CON
pletely left his cheek; and when h
had pulled the tenth time on the pipe
Abe was ready to laugh at the sisters
the whole world, and even himself.
"Hy-guy, but it's splendid to fee
like a man ag'in!"
The witch of Hawthorne's stor
never gazed more fondly at he
"Feathertop" than Samuel now gaze
at Abraham pulling away on his pipe
but he determined that Abraham
fate should not be as poor Feather
tops" Abe must remain q man.
"Naow look a-here, Abe" he bega
after a while, laying his hand on tn
others knee, dew yew knaow tina
yew come put nigh gittin' swamped i
the big breakers?. Ell l hadn't com
along an throwed out the lifeline
yew-"
"Saml," interrupted the new Abra
ham, not without touch of asperity
"whar yew been these six months
A-leavin' me ter die of apron string
an doctors! or course didn't spec
nuthin' O. yew when yew was jist
bachelor, an we'd sort O. lost sight g
! each other fer many year, but arte
yew got connected with the Hum b,
marriage sorter-"
} Connected with the Hum by maj
riage!' broke In Samuel with a snor
of indignant protest. Mel" Word
failed him. He stared at Abe wit
burning eyes, but Abe only insiste
sullenly:
: "Whar yew an Blossy been all thl
timer"
, Dew yew mean ter tell me, AT
, Rose, that yew didn't know that Aul
!, Nancy forbid Blossy the house 'caus
, she didn't go an ask her permissie
ter git spliced? oh, l forgot"
added. "Yew'd gone upstairs ter tai
! a nap that day we come back fro
the minister's"