Gunnison news-champion., 1919-11-28

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We wanted to - the old ~ when
shs III. and we did Out at tie fhrthes
sad Of the platform. ve surnsd oppe-
sate eosness just ~ sAe saIled down q
her runaway.
He had cotton hoe BY Tie handleL
and TO lfs neck. . cord two yards
loog. he bad lied lop-eared, hahn.
breed dog. He was sitting on the plat
fern holding the hoe handle and dog
In fishing style. o. n he had Mite.
"Bustef!' yelled the approaching a.
sailant. ~wha' cha mean runnin' oR
an the train about to startY"
why. maw." drawled the boy. ''the
train amt come yet. and paw made ne
ieave old Tige out here. while We went
to the depot. an he's cold"
ss 8vSes yVO WutW MIN Up
holdin' him here b. the handlei IN
kill that fool deGi" she stormed. but
aimed . blow At the boys head. He
lodged readily and still chung to the
hoe handle. while the whining dog
huddled against the platform with his
tall safely between his legR
Just then the hog-back squealed In
the distance. and the warllke mother
set on to gather her belongings pre-
paratory to boarding the train.
She took down the bird cage. got an
arm about one clock. selxed the um-
brella and bag again, gave vociferous
commands to the children to ''git them
things and git on that train." and mar
shaled them In long line by the track
while No. I came Gathering In.
Most Of the passengers were in no
hurry to get aboard, as No. usually
stopped an hour or two-long enough
for q drummer to work" the town
and catch the same train for the next.
But today, those aboard had been
there 10 long they were Anxious to get
OF. and soon the family phalanx was
broken up by the crowd. After the
drummer and had secured seats, we
looked out and saw the woman, with
the clock and caged rabbit. racing UP
and down the platform. calling at
every jump: "Jerrl-mi-nah-hh!
As this, was a new name, we soon
figured that the husband had escaped
while she had been looking for the
missing Buster. The drayman emerged,
and out Of pure good will began to call
Jeremiah also. Several boys took up
the cry. till the town rang with the
chorus Of shouts for that namesake Of
the weeping prophet.
Finally, the woman collected her
children, clocks. rabbit. etc. In a knot
near the train. and gave out in stem
torian tones that she would ''stay right
there till the cows or Jerry came
home"
''rm betting on the cows In that
race" remarked the drummer. and
then he settled for an hours doxe be-
fore the train started.
After = while we were all awakened
BY Jerk Of the train and the renewed
cries Of the moving woman, who
seemed to think the COWS were about
to win.
Jeremiah had not yet appeared, and
the engine had finished Its switching
work and backed up to get the train
for another start.
Several Of the children added to the
hubbub with their frantic yells for
father, and Just ~ the bell began
ringing for the departure Of No. the
missing hero came around the corner
Of the depot scowling furiously at the
uproarious family.
Cant . Teller ct away long enough
to have smoke In peacer' he growled,
referring to the tw0-for-a-nickei cigar
protrudIng from his overgrown beard.
He went into the depot again for the
tickets, but the snorting little hog-back
began sruntins on down the track.
leaving the moving-woman the picture
Of wrath and despair as she clung to
her clocks and rabbit, groanIng:
" knowed It'll knowed I'll I
knowed he'd git lsfti"
A new disturbance at the rear Of the
train now attracted our attention. On
investigation. we found Buster, the dog
and the hoe. mixed up In row with
the brakeman. The boy and the dog
had slipped onto the rear Of the train.
while others of the family were calling
Terry.
Il tell you. bub." declared the brake
man. "you can't bring that pup on this
carl"
"Well. he's. on here. ain't hef" re-
torted Buster.
"Well, take him to the baggage car
and express him through! He can't
stay on this carl Where's your ticketf'
Paws got It, reckon"
''Where is hef Hunt him up quick I"
The boy tried to leave the dog In the
corner by the stove while he went to
show the brakeman the holder Of the