Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-06
cuAPTER XVII-continued.

"a If hav. aunt Deel stood on the
.. stems looking down the road.
wv and then her waving handker-
-% w.. rerr IT, her eyes. Uncle Pea
, ,.,r came down the standard off his
WI and walked toward me.
aSar stranger have you seen any
ni,e Of faIlet by the name O. Bart
names: he demanded.
sHaya yuuY" I asked.
%:o sir. [ afn't. Gosh a'mightyI
e.r, What have sc done with that boy
d ourn* -,
asked again.
aBuilt on an addition"
aTBats what I've done to your boy"
answered.
1Tbunder an Iightnin'! How you've
..i,sd the roof" he exclaimed as he
8 -.sbbad nv satchel. Dressed like a
s.-esman an bigger'n a bullmoose.
ant 'rastie with you no more. But,
ar ri run We a race. l can beat ye
a., carry the SatChel, too"
Ne ran prlI-meIl up the lane to the
stems Ike q pair Of children.
Amt Dpel did not speak. She just
mf her arms around me and laid her
bar old head upon my breast. Uncle
Peabody turned away. Then what a
5sDcp. Off in the edge of the wood
Ind heard the fairy flute of a wood
thrush
aPuryis. YOU drive that load on the
soor an put up the hOsses," Uncle
Peabody shouted in a moment. eff
You don't like it you can hire mother
man. won't do no more till after
dinner This slave business is played
out"
All right" Purvis answered.
you bet IFS all right. I'm fer abo-
niOa an I've stood your domineerin',
nyer-drIyer ways long enough fer
one mornin'. If you don't like it you
an look for another man."
Aunt Dpel and I began to laugh at
ibis good-naJured, make-believe scold-
hg Of Uncle Peabody and the emo
tOna strain was over. They led me
into the house, where a delightful sur
Prise awaited me, for the rooms had
.en decorated with balsam boughs
li sweet ferns. A glowing mass of
rIO.ets framed in moss, occupied the
enter of the table. The house was
= Excl With the OdOrs of the forest,
Elich as they knew, were dear to me.
bad written that they might expect
ne some time before noon, but
begged them not to meet me In Can
TO, as I wished to walk home after
0! long ride. So they were ready for
y.
remember how they felt the cloth
81 ny back and how proudly they sur
Egei 1t.
Couldn't buy them goods round
nsse parts" said Uncle Peabody.
Nor nothin' like 'em-no, sir"
Feels leetle bit like the burternut
1VISerS,' said Aunt Deel as she felt
/! coat.
Ayes, but them butternut trousers
i1t what they used to be when they
'sy young and Iimber," Uncle Peabody
A-aghed. Seems so they was get
d Kind O wrinkled an baldheaded-
lie, Specially where 1 set down."
Ayes. Wal [ guess a man can't
%" old without his pants CROWN
al too-ayeS ~ said Aunt Deel.
y flyer legs are in 'em ev'ry Sunday
lsg ketch it Of ye," my uncle an
"eied. Long sermons are hard on
ants, seems 10 me-"
An the longer the legs the harder
e ermonS-in them little seats over
NE Schoolhouse-ayes !" Aunt Deel
'.N oy way of justifying his COM
Alt There wouldn't be so much
'slf IN ten-mile walk-nOw
Inc chicken pie was baking and the
N''oeFrIe> We're ready for the short
I've been walIerin' since the dew
y III giJtin' them berries an VII
Saves said Aunt Deel, now busy
'l her work at the stove.
aunt You look as young as ever" 1
s-2r5eI.
Ne slapped my arm and said with
NS severity.
S,0D thpfr w., V. 49,.
>geSr AN'" Oe''e'
-'' Vigorously she stirred the fire
aat return the complimentary
%" you've changed-ayes !" she
~. -.te You amt fit no more, Bart.
~ GEAR 10 think o. you flynn at
u. al Pouadtn' of EN-. Don't seem
mo. it don'tm
WY Aunt Deel. what in the world
g- nsan:" I asked.
,~ ~ fur'.s' brain that does the
=, "a, guess" said my uncle.
g. get the habit. It's reg
d WI. Drain. To hear him talk
-, ma Ae an you could clean out
h., leNiean nation-barrin' acct |
s. why. anybody would suppose
~ eaen.a> 20 to climbin' trees |
nm ~ Trey see We comm an that |
,- TIE trees up by the roots to |
,.s.. IAN amount of such deviltry
'c7~,r@'E E" he comfort of Mr..
remarked. If there is no.
&rt - ,tSe the responsibility |
&s-- ~ -.aeS il himself. His imag-
s ,- aus a1 intense craving for
d. Violence. It's that type of
ss "A.' e-sed on by the slave |
p vsr. --1.yl1s Us into trouble
l.ns In presently with a
es,ss-,.' - lace which betrayed his
ss gs OF the TACT that all tho cob
s1, s-- oy his fancy were now to
rF~1 1 away. Still he enjoyed |
ia Of , .-s. lasted and there was
~ 4e., claim in his manner
e3rot were subjects regarding
% TN ines. mes man could be expect
Is ~ he truth.
= 81 sS - o1' dinner they told me
>ssbr.s-. slave had come into