Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09

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by the French meat peddler, driv-
ing a knurly French horse, hitched
to very primitive home con-
structed cart, with sh tin g
stretched over wooden hoops and
tackled for an enclosure. The judge
accosted him thus: well, Alex.
how's the meat business?"
Pretty COSTLY poor, jedge. Ev-
rybody see ak me, DO you got
some pluck? (liver) l say vas, l got
plenty pluck. Then they say, You
ak Something's for pluck?' Eef l say,
Vas, l ak Something's, nobody wants
pluck; but eef say l ak nodings,
EVERYBODY wants pluck. Those gosh
darn Yankeell beat the poor
Frenchman out of hees pluck" he
added.
That illustration of the French
meat peddler's, said hardwood as
the latter drove along, will aptly
apply to mental pluck; everybody
would have pluck, but few are
ready and willing to prove it by
paying the price of noble daring,
courage and self-sacrifice."
In the later hours of the after
noon they dropped down from the
hills, and the mountain rangers
were quite surprised to find them
selves at Judge Markham home
stead in the suburbs of Maplewood.
Glad as they were to arrive and as
gladly welcomed, they felt half re-
gretful that their excursion, so
fraught with health giving expert
ence and pleasant'incident was over.
They literally rewarded Uncle Ez
and his helper, Baptiste, and the
last act of the play was to settle"
with Hunter John.
Hunter John" asked hardwood,
how much are you owing on the
mountain FARM"
"Seventy-five dollars and interest
from last New Years. said he, "'n
I'm hopin' to get her down to fifty
this year, if | have good luck with
my sheep"
Mr.. hardwood placed in the hands
of the astonished hunter four
double eagles, saying, We'll,
Hunter John, Mr.. Marktree and
myself claim the privilege of paying
that debt in compensation for your
faithful and efficient services as our
guide on this excursion, and we still
feel indebted to you for helping us
enjoy ourselves in so many ways"
"Oh that's too much, too much, I"
said Hunter John. A dollar a day
would be big pay, N then somehow
I've had such good time that it
seems though I'd orter stand in for
my whack too"
mo, no." said Marktree; take
the money, lift that debt. You
know it will enable you to give your
good mother an easy time little
sooner. Take it, and please US as
we'll as your good parents.
There was a mist in the honest
hunters eyes as he said, "Wa-al
gentlemen, you've put me in debt
deeper'n ever. could work off that
debt on the farm in course O time
| guess; but l shall owe We both fol
this till my dyin' day Saying this
he placed the gold pieces in a bucl
skin pouch, and weighing it in hi
hand, said, That's the most money
ever had in hand and real gold
too. | didn't think l was fndin' ;
gold mine in the mountains. 1hel
after appointing a day for accom-
panying Mr.. and Mrs. hardwood t.
Hopewelldale on a visit to the Love
joy family, he babe them goodby
and disappeared.
On the following morning brigh
and early, Judge Markham had hi
fastest team hitchtd up into his Con
cord buggy and took his Under
ground railroad passenger commit
ted to his care, and drove over tn
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