The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-02-08


heard my uncle coming with the
horses. | concluded that | would
stay where l was: but the dog came
and shifted and barked at the hole
through which / had crawled as if
saying, Here he is" My position
was untenable. l came out. Shep
began trying to clean my clothes with
his tongue. Uncle Peabody stood
near with the horses. He looked ut
me. He stuck his finger into the
honey on my coat and smelt it.
"Well, by" he stopped and came
closer and asked.
whats happened?"
"Bee stung me-" | answered.
"Where did We find so much honey
that We could go swimmin' in it," he
asked.
l heard the door of the house open
suddenly and the voice of Aunt Deel.
peabody; Peabody, come here
/ quick" she called.
Uncle Peabody ran to the house, but
l stayed out with the dog.
Through the open door l heard Aunt
Deel saying: Il can't stan it any
longer and / wOn't-nOt another day
ayes, l can't stan it. That boy is a
regular pest"
They came out on the veranda. Un-
Gle Peabody said nothing, but l could
see that he couldn't stand 1t either.
My brain was working fast.
Come here, sir" Uncle Peabody
called.
l knew it was serious. for he had
never called me "sir" before. / went
slowly to the steps.
MY Lord!" Aunt Deel exclaimed.
Look at that lip and the honey all
over him-ayes! l tell ye-I can't
stan It,"
Say, boy, is there anything on this
place that We amt tipped Over?" Un$e
Peabody asked in sorrOwful tone.
Wouldn't We like to tip the house
ever?"
l was near breaking down in this
answer:
II went into the but'ry and that
pan jumped on to me-"
Didn't you taste the honey?"
NO" / drew in my breath and
shook my head.
Liar, tool" said Aunt Deel. 81
can't stan it an | won't"
Uncle Peabody was sorely tried, but
he was keeping down his anger. His
voice trembled as he said:
Boy. guess you'll have to"
Uncle Peabody stopped. He haC
/; been driven to the last ditch, but hi
had not stepped over it. However,
knew what he had started to say anC
sat Gown on the steps in great de
lection. Shep followed, working a
my coat with his tongue.
, think the sight of me must hav,
touched the heart of Aunt Deel.
peabody Baynes, we mustn't b,
cruel" said she in softer tone, anC
then she brought rag and began I,
assist Shep in the process of clean
ing my coat. Good land! He's got t,
stay here-ayes he amt got II,
other place To go TO.
Bat if you can't stan it," said I'm
Gle Peabody.
I've got to stan it-ayes Il can
) stan cit, but I've got to-ayes. s,
! have you"
Aunt Deel put me to bed although
Ii was only five o'clock. AS / la!
looking up at the shingles a singular
! resolution came to me. 1t was borI
If my longing for the companionshiI
| III my kind and of my resentment.
would go and live with the Dunkel
|, bergs. | would 20 the way they hat
gone and find them. | knew ii wa
body knew where the Dunkelberg
4 lived and any one would show me
| would run and get there befor
dark and tell them that | wanted 4
n live with them and every day 1 woul,
1 play with Sally Dunkelberg. Uncl
a Peabody was not half as nice to pla
e with as she was.
l / heard Uncle Peabody drive away
: | watched him through the open win
dow. | could hear Aunt Deel wash
: ing the dishes in the kitchen. go
o out of bed very slyly and put on m
: Sunday clothes. l went to the Ope
V window. The sun had just gone owe
the top of the woods. | would hay
!. to hurry to get to the Dunkelbergs
before dark. l crept out on the to
Of the shed and descended the lac
; der that leaned against II. stood
l moment listening. The dooryard wa
covered with shadows and very still
The dog must have gone with Uncl
Peabody. l ran through the garde
: to the road and down it as fast n
my bare feet could carry me. In tina
direction the nearest house was a
most a mile away. remember
was out of breath, and the light wa
u growing dim before / got to il.
went on. 1t seemed TO me that
. had gone nearly far enough to reac