The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-06-28

search Of her wandering boy, Buster.
Things were getting 80 interesting
that the drummer passed me the wink
and skunk out Of the other door. fol-
lowed.
"You 60 one way" said, he, land I'll
20 the other"
We wanted to see the old hen when
she it, and we did. Out at the farther
site corners just as she sailed down on
her runaway.
He had cotton hoe by the handle,
and to its neck. cord two yards
long, he had tied a flop-eared, half
breed dog. He was sitting on the plat
form holding the hoe handle and dog
in fishing style, as If he had bite
"Buster!' yelled the approaching as
sailant VIVA chu mean runnin' off
an the train about to start?"
"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"
well, ! guess you'll warm him up
holdin' him here by the handle! I'll
kill that fool dog" 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
tail safely between his legs.
Just then the hog-back squealed in
the distance, and the warlike mother
set of 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 long line by the track
while No. l 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 so long they were anxious to get
on, and soon the family phalanx was
broken up by the crowd. After the
drummer and l 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: "Jerri-mI- q ah-hh! I"
As this was q 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 nsmesake of
the weeping prophet.
Finally, the woman collected her
children, clocks. rabbit, etc, In q knot
near the train. and gave out in stem
tortan tones that she would "stay right
there till the cows or Jerry came
home,
TIN betting ON the cows in that
race" remarked the drummer, and
then he settled for an hours dozs be-
fore the train started.
After a while we were all awakened
by a 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 As 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 a Teller git away long enough
to have a smoke in peace" he growled,
referring to the two-for-a-nickelc cigar
protruding from his overgrown beard.
He went into the depot again for the
tickets, but the snorting little hog back
began grunting of down the track.
leaving the moving woman the picture
Of wrath and despair as she chung TO
her clocks and rabbit, groaning:
II knowed 1t! knowed i'll
knowed he'd git leftw
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 4 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.
* tell you, bub." declared the brake
man. "you can't bring that pup ON this
CARP
"Well, he's on here, amt hep re-
torted Buster.
swell, take him to the baggage car
and express him through! He can't
stay on this car! Where's your tickstr
PAWS got 1t, reckon"
where Is hei Hunt him up Quickl"
The boy tried to leave the dog in the
corner by the stove while he went to
show the brakeman the holder of the
ticket, but the trick failed. The dog
followed, and, when assaulted by the
brakeman, started bowling down the
aisle with the hoe catching In the seats
and hitting the passengers.
Boy and brakeman tried to stop the