The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-07-07

" put AiAi 0OWh tAiSl FNOF-O
have looked askance at me. Deacon
Somers would have called me aside
to look into my soul, and Judge
Grandy and his wife would not have
invited me to their parties. Here it's
different. A chap who can take the
law in his hands and bring the evil
man to his senses even If he has to
hit him over the head, is looked up to.
It's a reckless country. You feel 1t as
soon as you get here. In time, 1 fear,
/ shall be as headlong as the rest OF
them. Some way the news of my act
has got here from Springfield. Sarah
was kind of cut up. Jack Kelso has
nicknamed me The man with the iron
arms and Abe, who is a better man
every way, laughs at my embarrass-
ment and says ought to feel honored.
For one thing Jack Armstrong has
become a good citizen. His wife has
foxed pair of breeches for Abe.
They say McNoll has left the country.
There has been no deviltry here since
that day. l guess the gang is broken
up-too much iron in its way
Sarah enjoyed fixing up the cabin.
Jack Kelso had given her some deer
and buffalo skins to lay on the floors.
The upper room, reached by stick
ladder, had its two beds, one Of which
Harry occupied. The children slept
below in a trundle bed that was
pushed under the larger one when it
was made up in the morning.
"Some time I'm going to put In a
windletrap and get rid o that stick
ladder" Samson had said.
! Sarah had all the arts Of the New
England home maker. Under her
hand the cabin, in color, atmosphere
and general neatness, would have de-
lighted a higher taste than was to be
found on the prairies, save In the
brain of Kelso, who really had some
acquaintance with beauty. To be sure
the bed was in one corner, spreac
with its upper cover knit Of gray yarr
harmonizing in color with the bari
Of the log walls. A handsome darl
brown buffalo robe lay beside It, Th'
rifle and powder horn were hum
above the mantel. The fireplace ha'
it's crane of wrought iron.
: Every one in the little village cam
to the house warming. The peepl
were in their best clothes. The w0me
wore dresses Of new calico-save Mr.
1 Doctor Allen, who wore black sill
dress which had come with her frOI
). her late home in Lexington. Bill
Kelso came in dress Of red musli
! trimmed with white lace. Ann Ru
= ledge also wore red dress and can
with Abe. The latter was tathe
= grotesque in his new linsey trouser
= Of a better length than the form'
pair, but still too short.
- 1T isn't fair to blame the trouse
!" or the tailor" he had said when
" had tried them on. "My legs are
long that the imagination Of the tail
" Is sure to fall short If the cloth don
le Next time I'll have 'em made to mes
~ ure with a ten-foot pole instead OF
=. yardstick. If they're too long 1 G.
~ ~ roll 'em up and let out link or t.
s. when they shrink. Ever since was
=. boy I have been troubled with shrir
ing pants" '
! Abe wore blue swallow-tail &C
with brass buttons, the tails Of whi
were so short as to be well above
danger of pressure when he sat dow
His cowhide shoes had been w
blackened; the blue yarn of his soc
showed above them. "These darn
| socks of mine are rather proud a
IN conceited," he used to say. 9TH
VI like to show off,"
! He wore shirt Of white,
bleached cotton, a starched collar a
black tie.
:. In speaking of his collar to Sans
81 he said that he felt like a Wild ho
- in box stall.
III Mentor Graham, the schoolmast
0N was there-a smooth-faced man W
NU a large head, sandy hair and sm
Y .mustache, who spoke by note, as
were. Kelso called him the gr
' articulator and said that he wall
in the valley of the shadow of Lind
Murray. He seemed to keep a wat
full eve on his words, as If they W
a lot of schoolboys not to be trust
They came out with kind Of S
conscious rectitude.
r The children's games had beg
and the little house rang with tt
songs and laughter, while their eld
sat by the fire and along the WI
LIN talking. Ann Rutledge and BIN Kt
and Harry Needles and John Mel
nlayed with them. In one of
can dances all joined in singing
eek verses:
ntS -
I won't have none O. yer weevily whe
won't have none O yer barley;
lest I won't have none O. yer weevily whe
!" To make a cake for Charley
Charley is q fine young man,
itn- Charley Is q dandy,
nds Charley likes to kiss the girls,
tho Whenever 1t comes handy.
When a victim was caught in
and flying scrimmage at the end of a
:. sage In the game Of Prisoners. III
uuS | ~. hv~ thn h