Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-05-21

good health at your time Of life?"
Abe grinned all over his face and
cleared his throat Importantly. but
before he could answer, Samuel
growled:
Ter me! His health an his life
both. dragged him up out Of death.
bed only a week ago."
The editor took out his notebook
and began scribbling.
What brought you 80 low, Captain
Rose?" he inquired without glancing
up. Again, before Abe could answer,
Samuel trod on his toe.
Thirty mollycoddling women-folks."
Abe found his voice and slammed
the fist Of one hand against the palm
of the other.
"If you go an put that in the pa
per, Ill-Ill-'
Words failed him. He could see the
sisters fairly fighting for the posses
sion of the Shoreville Herald tomor-
row, evening, as they always scram-
bled, each for the first glance at the
only copy taken at the home, and he
could hear one reading his name aloud
reading Of the black ingratitude Of
their brother member.
Jest say" he added eagerly, that
the time fer old folks ter stick home
under the cellar door has passed, an
nobody is tew old ter go a-gallivantin'
nowadays. An then yew might men.
tion''-the old mans face was shining
now as he imagined Angy's pleasure
that Mis- Rose is gone deown ten
Twin Coves ter visit Mis- Samuel Oar
by fer week, an Cap'n Darby an
Cap'n Abraham Rose" his breast
swelling out, "is a-goin' ter spend q
week at Bleak Hill. Thar, hain't that
Cap'n Eph a-scootin' in naow7
guess them air new runners O. Bill
Green's didn't work. He hain't no
where In sight. He"
Les be a-gwine, Abe" interrupted
Samuel, and leaving the editor still
scribbling, he led the way down thu
bank with a determined trudge, hit
market basket in one hand, his griy
In the other, and his lips mutterinl
that "a Teller couldn't dew nuthin' IL
Shoreville without gettin' his nam,
in the paper" But moment later
when the two were walking gingerly
over the ice to the spot whore Epl
had drawn his scooter to a standstill
Samuel fell into a self-congratulator!
chuckle.
"He didn't find out, though, that
had my reasons for leavin' home tew
Women-folks, be 1t only one. hahn
good all the time fer nobody. conn
ter see Blossy twict year afore vi
was married, regular; an naow.
caklate ter leave her twict yea
fer a spell. A week onct every 81,
months separate an apart" proceeds
the recently made benedict, "is wha
makes a man an his wife learn haov
ter put up with one another in b
tween times"
why, me an Angy," began ABB
have lived tergether year in an yea
out fer"
"All aboard!" interrupted Capital
Eph with shout TITS fair wint
, bet on making it in five minutes an
fifty seconds
Seven minutes had been the recor
time for the five-mile sail over the &c
to Bleak Hill, but Samuel and Alb,
both vowing delightedly that the ski
per couldn't go too fast for then
stepped into the body of the boat an
sQuatted down on the hard board
They grinned at each other as tn
: scooter started and Eph jumpe
aboard-grinned and waved to tn
] people on the shore, their proud oil
: thoughts crying:
, II guess folks will see now tbs
I we're as young as we ever was!"
They continued to grin as the boz
r spun into full fight and went whisxin
r over the ice, whizzing and bumpin
; and bouncing. Both their faces gre
! red. their two pairs of eyes began
4 water. their teeth began to chatter
r but Samuel shouted at the top of h
= voice in defiance Of the gale:
ABE, we've cut the apron strings
I "Hy-guy!" Abe shouted in retur
his heart flying as fast as the ga
n back to youth and manhood agai
back to truant days and the vacatie
time OF boyhood. "Hy-guy, Sam
; Haint we a-gwine ter have a reg'l,
y A No. spree!"
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