Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-01-22

Angy warn this man In whisper not
to "rile him up!" Remorselessly went
on the rejuvenated Darby:
"Hain't a-goin' ter git up, heb? Yew
old mollycoddle! Yew babyl Old
Lady 81! Kiffy calf! But I hain't
a-blamin' yew eff had lived in this
here place q 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
/, 'Humbug! Foolishness! Ye're g.
maxim regular baby Of me. Why
says, what's the difference between
me an these here women-folks except
that wear 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!
theyl ne measurin' yew fer yer coffin
next wesf-. When I come inter the
hall, what dew yew think these here
sisters O. yourn was a-discussin'7 They
was a-arguin' the pint as to 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 get up entirely and stand. though
shaking as II with the palsy. upon tbs
floor.
Feel pooty good. don't yew7" 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 In
the door Ill-I1l-' Abraham raised
his stick and shook 1t at the innocent
air. "Whars my pipe? Mis- Homan.
she went an hid it last week"
After some searching. Samuel found
the pipe in Abe's hatbox underneath
the old mans beaver, and produced
from his own pocket package of to-
bacco. whereupon the two sat down
for a quiet smoke, Samuel chuckltng
to himself every now and again, Abe
modestly seeking from time to time to
cover his bare legs with the skirt of
his pink-striped nightrobe. not daring
to reach for blanket lest Samuel
should call him names again. With
the very first puff of his pipe, the light
had come back into the invalid's eyes;
with the second. the ashen hue com
pletely left his cheek: and when ha
Abe was ready to laugh at the sisters,
the whole world, and even himself.
"Hy-guy, but it's splendid to feel
like man ag'in!"
The witch of Hawthorne's story
never gazed more fondly at her
"Feathertop" than Samuel now gazed
at Abraham pulling away on bis pipe:
but he determined that Abraham's
fate should not be as poor Feather
tops" Abe must remain q man
"Naow look a-here, Abe" he began
after while, laying his hand on the
OIuSI OOW J0W AAsOW SAAa%s
yew come put nigh gittin' swamped In
the big breakers? Ell hadn't come
along an throwed out the lifeline,
yew-"
"SamI," interrupted the new Abra-
ham, not without a touch OF asperity,
"whar yew been these six monthsf
A-leavin' me ter die of apron strings
an doctors! OF course didn't 'spect
nuthin' O. yew when yew was fist a
bachelor, an we'd sort O. lost sight er
each other fer many a year. but arter
yew got connected with the Hum by
marriage sorter-"
Connected with the Hum by mar
riagel" broke in Samuel with snort
of indignant protest. Mel" Words
failed him. He stared at Abe with
burning eyes. but Abe only insisted
sullenly:
"Whar yew an Blossy been all this
timer"
Dew yew mean ter tell me, Abe
Rose, that yew didn't know that Aunt
Nancy forbid Blossy the house cause
she didn't go an ask her permission
ter git spliced7 Oh, forgot" he
added. "Yew'd gone upstairs ter take
a nap that day We come back from
the minister's"
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