The Jasper news., 1921-09-01

ladder" Samson had sald.
Sarah had all the arts Of the New.
England home maker. Under hes
hand the cnbln, In color. ntlnbsphcrs
nnd general neatness. would have dc
lighted higher taste than was to be
found on the prairies. save In tha
brain OF Keiso, who really bad some
acquaintance with beauty. Tc be sure
the bed, was In one corner. spread
with Its upper cover knit Of gray yarn
harmonlzing IN color with the bark
Of the log walls. A handsome dark
brown buffalo robe lay beside It. The
rifle and powder horn we're hung
above the mantel. The fireplace had
Its crane of wrought iron.
Every one in the Httle village came
to the house warming. The people
were In their best clothes. The women
wore dresses OF new calico-save Mrs
Doctor Allen, who wore black silk
dress which had come with her from
her late home in Lexington, BIN
kelso came In dress Of red muslin
trimmed with white lace. Ann Rut
ledge also wore red dress and came
with Abe. The latter was rather
grotesque In his new ilnsey trousers.
OF better length than the former
pair, but stiil too short.
at Isn't fair to blame the trousers
or the tailor," he had saId when he
had tried them on. my legs are 20
long that the imagination Of the tailor,
is sure to fall short II the cloth don't.
Next time I'll hnve 'em made to meas
ure with q ten-foot pole Instead Of q
yardstick. II they're too long can
roll 'em up and let out link or iwo
when they shrink. Ever since was a
boy have been troubled with shrink
Ing pants"
Abe wore blue swallow-tail coat
with brnss buttons, the tails OF which
were so short as TO be well above the
danger Of pressure when he sat down.
His cowhide shoes had been well
blackened; the blue yarn Of his socks
showed above them. "These darned
socks Of mine are rather proud and
concelted," he used to say. "They
like to show on"
He wore a shirt Of white, un-
blenched cotton. q starched collar lnd
black tie.
In speaking OF his collar to Samson,
he said that he felt like q Wild horse
In box stall.
Mentor Graham, the schoolmasteF,
was there-a smOoth-faced man with
large head, sandy hair and small
mustnche, who spoke by uote, as II
were. Keiso called him the great
articulator and said that he walked
in the valley OF the shadow of Lindley
Murray. He seemed to keep a watch
ful eye on his words. as II they we're
lot OF schoolboys not to be trusted
They came out with q kind of self.
conscious rectitude.
The children's games had begun
and the little house rang with their
songs and laughter, while their elders
sat by the fire and along the walls
talking. Ann Rutledge and BIN Kelso
and Harry Needles and John Mcneil
plnyed with them. In one OF The
dances all Joined In singing the
verses:
I won't have none o. yer weeyily wheat.
1 won't have none o. yer barley;
won't have none o. yer weevily wheat
To make cake for Charley
Charley Ia a fine young man,
Charley is a dandy.
Charley likes TO kiss the girlA
Whenever II comes handy.
When victim was caught in the
flying scrImmage at the end OF a pos
sage In the game Of Prisoners, he or
she was brought before the blind
folded Judge:
Heavy. henvy hangs over your
head" said the constable.
"Fine or supertinef" the judge In.
quired.
"Flne," said the constable. which
meant that the Victim was q boy.
Then the sentence was pronounced
and generally II was this:
"Go bow to the wittiest. kneei to
the prettiest and kiss the one that you
love best"
Harry was the FIRST prisoner. He
went straight to BIN Kelso and bowed
and knelt. and when he had risen she
turned and ran like a scared deer
around the chairs and the crowd Of
onlookers, some assisting and some
checking her flight, before the nimble
youth. Hard pressed. she ran out OF
the open door, with . merry laugh,
and just beyond the steps Harry
caught and kissed her. and her cheeks
had the color OF roses when he led
ho,. haolr