Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-01

sounds first of like II n,cbbe mourht
inehn some2in'. but no. The mo. yo'
listen the Do so see what IT don't
mean nothin'."
Al this moment the dove OF peace
left the room.
The old man Immediately began TO
swell. His enlargement show cd hrs, IL,
the veins around his temples which
instantly distendcd Themselves in
alarming fashion. Then tn" tone ot
his voice Increased until II filed Tho
entire nciEhborhood. He seemed to
experience considerable diincultv in
thuing his utterancc. but w1cn he
found II there was no lack of force In
Ii. Neither ambiguity.
IL reckon" he said, what "A vyild ,,ss
o the wilderness ii bust wide open IL
he didn't bray Onc't in so often, nut /,
al be heap less Objectionable To tho
c'munity IL he was to bust ,p'viGin.
't"a'n.t did inside the house"
AS he spoke he turned toward a..
corner where he kept his bunisstart.r
but when he turned again Mr.. l,eppo,
was no longer there. Bnnl.d ;Jue -,
his evident purpose. the ola nm, t,irr.I
once more, this time In III. dion,in,,
or MIR. Winterbottom, but or the IN
slant sam Pcarsall said thou.htr,ilv.
"plitic'l ain't Lain. no., e,.n,'c.,,,.
amt Latin. ! reckon thoy sot.14rin.
wrong SOmercS" '''
NO. said the old man. :tbatin.. }is
WRATH somewhat In the delight Of cx-
pou."lne "ifhcuit problem "T'hoy
amt neither on ON Latin ,rI.,, ,..,
Is Token scp'ratc. but putin. .e,n "a
Sclher makes 'em Latin, lonl. a. mo,
nov bclh no other way a. 'xulniui,,' -,
EN-. That's what I.atin's TO- TaI,i
usea on "hen they Amt no other WAY
10, 10 tell what's meant"
reckon Pepper was nigh 'hgut
right. muttcred Jim Blaisd.n Pea,
iike the old mans belly is chock fulI
me east wind. as the Good Book
"Wot in ell does yo' all know hon,
the Good Book" dcmanded Inc "" oId
man. highly indignant q, this hold ~.
tempt to steal the thunder he supposed
WAS his own
Nothin' much" admitted Blaisdcl
eareiessiy. but rs done hcnr'd yo' all
make mention OF il some frcuu.ut Am
been lookin' at it, Pears Ike !
| round somepln what ITS tol'.Dle vellu
WANTS OLD MAN TO SAY
WHAT HE REALLY MI:AN "
! "Sho did" said Joe Basse,t with
strong emphasis. but II al he mo =
me purpose II the old man ID come out
pam an say what he's Iwluc TO-
Mebbc they's be some peacc round tho
place II he was to git ii outen him"
What ] was ,ryin' to say wncu
was interrupted" said the old man
with great dignity, rs what they s
laws enough now. Moses done made
ten. on EN- In the b'rinnin'. an ,h.y
amt mo- n half on EN- never beer
KEEP. instead o which nlank yind kecrs
| on maxim new ones an not payin' ia
tention 10 en- when thcy's made
Minds me OF old Deacon pcttigrer
He was one o them pestiferous cusss,
what ain: never satisfied 20 leave
things go as they lay. Wanted 20
change en-. an jus, nachuly al'ays
made en- heap sight wuss ~ thcy
was afo. Didn't make no difference 70
nm II sacred principles was involved.
! nc was afays he'll bent on what no
called improvements
COT so eventual what he done set
out 10 make improvements into the
game o poker. Afo' that IL was gently
reckoncd what he was just plain loonv.
I hut when he set in maxim new rules
/ 70 the game in his back room every
body seen what he'd outlivcd hisscli
an dorc 20, into his adare
They couldn't nobody very well sax
nothin'. first of. ae.n his nov rules
/ bcin 3 he run the ou'y place IN towr
where thoy was open game. him 6eiu
tho chief o. police. an mighty s,ric, i'm
4 sccin' what the laws was kcp' every
where's else. hut they was 81 good MAN.
what rcckoned he al done went TOO far