Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-09-23
Why Mr.. PeasIee Was Feverish.

why mr. fcdSiSS was FS'SiiSh'
Caleb Peaslee came slowly down the
village street and joined the gathering OF
elderly men on the platform OF the gen.
eral store. ElnathanNudd made way for
him, shifting his rheumatic leg with an ef-
fort.
"Seddown, Kellup," he urged, "and
cool yourself off mite. You look kind
OF feverish."
Mr.. PeaSlee famed himself with his
broad "haymaker's hat and pursed his
lips tightly.
"Wal, lmightS well own up. Elnathan," }"
he admitted at length. 81 be a little
might wrought up this mornin'. ! guess
I'm suiierin' from bein' too good neigh
Dor for my own welfare"
Mr.. Nudd looked at Caleb aSkance.
"Huh" he remarked obviously. There
amt so very many folks laid up with that
complaint round this village. When did
il ketch you so hard ?"
at ketched me, Mr.. PeaSlee asserted,
"a day or two after that new man moved
into the Skinner place, and it's been git
tin wuSS every day sence. True'S were
settin' here, Elnathan, that critters bout
all en- bring myself 10 put up with !"
"Shol" clucked Mr.. Nudd Sympathet-
ically. whats he ben doin' 10 try you
so, Kellup?"
"Bonowin'p returned Mr.. PeaSlee
with emphasis. "He and his wife and
that tribe Of young ones; they're wuss'n
a swarm OF locuSseS | amt been able
10 find garden rake, or scythe, or my
wheelbarrer without hunting all over my
farm and the Skinner place Sence that
pack moved here. And tother day he
come over and wanted 10 take my watch
and chain; said he was goin' to Bangor
and might want TO get trusted for some
things, and wanted 10 look kind OF pros
p'rous |"
Mr.. Nudd again made noises expressive
OF sympathy and depreciation.
"Yes, SIR" went or MIR. Peaslee feel
ingly, "and that amt by no means the
wust. The capsheaf and button happen
ed this very mornin'.
"My wife'd jest finished diShin' up
breakfast and was dryin' my face and
hands at the sink, when happened to
glance out the back winder, and there
was one of Benson's shotes rootin' out
my garden stuff 'sif he didn't have only
a minute more TO live. ieStgrabbed the
fust thing happened ONT CHANGED 10
be my wife's butter paddes-and put
out through the back door; and my wife
close behind me.
oval, il took rs 10th mebbe the better
part OF twenty mirutes 10 get that pig
back through Inc hole in the fence, and
then my wife used up mebbe two minutes
more tryin' 10 ketch her breath again,
and then we went back to the house,
callatin' 10 eat our breakfast. Elnathan,
there want any more sign OF viciuals on
that table than there is on that patch OF
greensward there
"For minute was scared my wife
was goin' to have spell with her heart.
ketched her and eased her down into a
chair, and she was jest comm round
when there that oldest girl from the Skin
ner place stood in the doorway, twistin
her apron and GRIMM ielluk her father.
owe had company come before break
fast, she says, and ma didn't have hardly
anything cooked up, so pa and come
over 10 borrer little somethin', and we
found some victuaIs on the table, and you
want here, so we just lugged 'em home
pa said 'twould be all right, bein' neigh
bors so but after pa got back he r'mem-
bered he didn't relish bacon less'n he has
eggs with il, so will you lend us fourteenP
And ma says, if you've got some napkins
and napkin rings she wishes you'd send
'em over by me- she says a table don't
look right when you've got company
less'n there's napkins on il and pa says
if you en- find little pepper sass he cd
use mite OF that, and en- you git 'em
right off, cause we amt had any break
fast yit p
WAL" asserted Mr.. Peaslee grimly,
"by the time she'd shot all that at us, 'sif
every word was bullet, cd begin TO
feel my ears gettin' warm, and got up
and reached for my hiatt But my wife
got up out Of her chair and went over TO
the young one and turned her round lords
the door and put her out without word,
and then she turned 10 me.
"'Now, Kellup Peaslee.' she says,
you amt goin' over there. You're goin'
down to the post office and tell The men
folks all about il and get il out OF your
system, and by that time III have another
breakfast ready. Now you run along
And that" concluded Mr.. Peaslee,
"is why ! looked So fevered up. And
don'tyou Think It's bout time for my fever
10 turn? Hey ?"
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