The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-01

search OF her wandering boy, Buster.
Things were getting so interesting
that the drummer passed me the wink
and skunk out OF the other door fol-
lowed.
"You go one way" said he, 'innd TIL
go the other"
We wanted to see the old hen when
she lit. and we did Out ut the farther
end Of the platform. we turned oppo-
site corners just as she sailed down on
her runaway.
He had a cotton hoe by the handle,
and to Its neck. n cord two yards
long. he had tied fiop-eareti. half
breed dog. He was sitting on the plat
form holding the hoe handle and dog
In fishing style, as II he had d bite.
"Buster!" yelled the approaching ns-
sailant. "Wha' chu mean ruunin' on
an the train about to startf"
'"Why. maw," drawled the boy. "the
train amt come yet, and paw made me
leave old Tige out here. while we went
to the depot. an he's cold"
swell. guess you'll warm him up
holdin' him here by the handlel I'll
kill that fool dog!" she stormed. but
aimed blow nt the boys head. He
lodged readily and still clung to the
hoe handle, while the whining dog
huddled against the platform with his
tail safely between his legs
Just then the hog-back squealed In
the distance. and the warlke mother
set or to gather her belongings pre-
paratory to boarding the train.
She took down the bird cage, got an
arm about one clock. seized 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 a long line by the track
while No. 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 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 Gagged rabbit. racing up
and down the platform. calling at
every jump: "Jerrl-mi- -aah-hh
Az 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 M
the cry, till the town rang with the
chorus Of shouts for that. namesake o.
the weeping prophet.
Finally. the woman collected her
children, clocks. rabbit, etc. II knot
near the train. and gave ont ~ stem
torian tones that she would "stAy light
there TIL the cows Or jerry came
home"
TN betting on the cows IN that
race" remarked the drummer, and
then he settled for an hours dose b.
fore the train started.
After a while we were all awakened
by Jerk of the train and the renewed
cries of the moving womun. 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 as the bell lhegan
ringing for the departure Of No. the
missing hero came around the corner
Of the depot scowling furiously at the
uproarious family.
Cant feller git away long enough
to have smoke In peacer he growled.
referring to the two-for-a-nickel cigar
protruding from his overgrown beard.
He went into the depot again for the
tickets. but the snorting little hog-back
began grunting on down the track.
leaving the moving-woman the picture
Of wrath aud despair as she clung to
her clocks and rabbit. grooming:
II knowed III knowed I'll
knowed he'd git left"
A new disturbance Mt 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
Jerry. ~
II tell you. bub." declared the brake
man. you can't bring that pup on this
carr
"well, he's on here, aln't sher re-
torted Buster.
"well, take him to the baggage car
and express him through! He can't
stay on this car! Where's your ticket r.
PAWS got It, reckon"
Where Is hef Hunt him up quick 7"
The boy tried to leave the dog in the
corner by the stove while he went to
show the brakeman the holder OF the