Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1916-12-23


going to drive relf pa-f nc Powers
pHcc ul .he Powers aun~t ays
hai mast of sou kind even t it
a-ut marc thau polart magazine
ar SEED catalogue Aar one or
$50 such mistake. Deacon tpnk barge
Is things himself fraA haGsr -
l4gsc d. went stopping wherever he
haI hceu % iba habt % calling watt
He unfl the brw eufr,rf found VINO
Hyod there and had looked through LETT
ttrs aaa parels ~ see ID hr had any
thing far them.
All tie forenoon and al the SITTER
uoon this went on bui when fhe red
sun went down 90 the frosty west thcre
lI remained half hundred letters
aal more than p peck az packages ta
De- delivered The uew man was huu-
ery and Tired bur be- was uo qutter
80 he begged SOME bars aad cars for
Deacon borrowed lantern. aHd to-
ee,her thry started to hush the Route
As for Deacon MS oli Knees we're
SITTER flan ever lbs shoulder muscles
hel d HaHks haavod ikc pair ~
blacksmith bellows but Be- plunged
aa never eEnuing 4tsh, house
never h.-.tst.t. M roundabout haIf.
milr doing his whole auts quite MS
tfnruei as u There haa brea some
one memtd Is urep him 81 instead Il
Il cold uamAed Hark. Uha had ua
longer et.u Touched tbe r,tu. ar mst
ualy ono lsttar va. feft. 4 0Hck. bulky
ONE u hu, waterproof envelope
hslriu. f foreign ua.mare Josiah
Bra>tad E,q. va~ tNe address
"Eras,.l sbs ni...ra1 faa cfars
eWonar r IF. olf hars. Know. whore
ne uta-r
Evidently Deacon ana for he was
blowing through 4 lfe df4 heading
aral.ht om an ,he Ho~,au road into
49, darkness Far ah.a8 III tha top
afa lane mI rhe cark could So tha
Ishts ~ h.e house. Thare were ne
arh,- nshts between MHe4 behind ~
,agid rae, out the glow az The ritv
rhe clork wished ~ could he hacb
ucr,. where 81, could ~ warm again
and cer something bot To- eat With
numb fingers d. pulled mt hts watch
lIaifpast nine Why il would take
them q good TWO hours 10 drive back
now Braistrd hc hanged He could
trt his letter after Christmas.
So he grabbed the ro.n~ ANA indi.
aaf.a T. Deacon 4 desire Il turn
around Bu, Deacon wou!d NOT turn
Pan IN me- ralu ii ~ ni.bt p.,co,
would oaly swing his head about
keeping his legs moving straight
ahead. ~ much shouting ana saving
ga the reins Deacon was stopped
Then tn new driver ~aaed ONT Ia his
Aead took hlin 4, III. Nd. and fr.ad n
point The horse the other way. pea.
ean refused 10 bulge TAas. lights On
no TOP 81 the long hin marked M. end
~ fhc route. and Deacon knew it, And
10 those lights they went Josiah
Rraistedf" asked the driver curtIv 81
the Young woman who answered his
ring.
"Oh. It's come. its come :" she
shouted 10 someone within ns she held
aut her hnnd eaearly far no la,ter
Npyrr before had. ne seen Sa fnuch
excitement caused ~ mo DELIVERY ~
u letter In II mo,nant ,h.ra wore thrae
or four persons In The front hall nh
falkin. III one.
"no YOU think II viii save him doc.
TORI" asked tho nnvious.fnced old
lady mo Ind followed the girl ~ the
door.
"It Viii II ANYTHING wiu guess
answered stout bearded man Ana
~ mounted the stairs Ia see the mn
fleut m The upper room.
Then they Insisted thai tho half.
frozen clerk com. fps,b. and b,ve
something 10 eat peacanf on ,hny
would fnk. car. ~ Deocon Th.v ala
ain this ANA mor.. II seemed thaf mis-
letter had been long expected and WAS