Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-30


three conjugations, between customers
this afternoon"
The sleeper, WI ose name was Will
liam Berry rose and stretched him
self and was introduced to the new
conner. He was short, genial man,
Of some thirty years, with blonde,
curly hair and mustache. His fat
cheeks had color as definite as that
Of the blossoms on his shirt, now
rather soiled. His prominent nose
shared their glow of ruddy opulence.
His gray eyes wore a look of apology
MIR. Traylor, this Is Mr. William
Berry" said DIR. Allen. Mr.. Traylor
has Just acquired an interest in all our
institutions. He has bought the Coll
ahcr tract and is going to build a
house and some fences. Abe, couldn't
you help get the timber out in a
hurry so we can have a raising within
a week? You know the arts Of the
AK better than any Of us"
Abe looked at Samson.
Il reckon he and | would make Il
good team with the AK" he said. Tile
looks as If he could push a house
down with one hand and build it up
with the other. You can bet I'll be
glad to help in any way | can.
Wen all turn in and help. | should
think Bill or Jack Kelso could look
after the store for a few days." said
the Doctor. II promised to take Mr..
Traylor over to Jack Kelso's tonight.
Couldn't you come alongY'
Good! Wen have a story-tellin'
and get Jack to unlimber his guns"
said Abe.
Jack Kelso's cabin, one Of two which
stood close together at the western
end of the village, was lighted by the
CHEEKY blaze of dry logs in its fire
place. There were guns on rack
over the fireplace under bucks head,
powder horn hanging near them on
its string Topped over q nail. There
were wolf and deer and bear pelts on
the floor The skins Of foxes, rae
coons and wildcats adorned the log
walls. Jack Kelso was blond,
SIn0oth-faced, go0d-looking, merry
hearted Scot, about forty years old,
Of rather slight build, some five
feet, eight inches tall. That is all
that any one knew Of him save that
he spent most of his time hunting
and fishing and seemed to have all
IN VIII uh
said or written, on the tip of his
tongue
Welcome and here's the best seat
at the fireside," he said TO Samson.
my wife and daughter are away for
visit and for two days I've had the
cabin to myself Look, We worshipers
Of fire, and see how fine 1t is now !!
The homeIy cabin is place Of beauty.
What q heaven 1t Is when the flames
are leaping. Here Is Hogarth's line
of beauty: nothing perpendicular or
horizontal"
He took Abe's hand and went on :
Here, We lovers of romance, is one
of the story-tellers OF Ispahan who
ing tribes He can tell you II tale
that will draw children from their
play and old men from the chimney
corner. My boy, take q chair next
to Mr.. Traylor. Mr. Traylor. you
stand up as proud and firm as a
big pine. I believe you're a Yankee"
$50 do T." said Samson. IF you
took all the Yankee out o. me I'd have
! an empty skin
Then Abe began to show the stran-
ger his peculiar art In these words ::
stephen NuckleS used to say =:
Gods grace embraces the isles O. the
sea an the utter!nost parts o the
earth. 1t takes In he Esquimaux an
the Hottentots. Some go so fur to
say that 1t takes In the Yankees but
| don't go so fur
Samson Joined In the good-natured
laughter that followed.
IF you deal with some Yankees
| you take your life in your hands," he
said. ''They can serve God or NAM
mon and guess they have given the
devil some of his best ideas. He
seems to be getting q lot Of Yankee
notions lately"
There was a powerful prejudice
In Kentucky against the Yankees"
| Abe went on. Down there they used
TO tell about Yankee who sold his
hogs and was driving them to town.
On the way he decided that he had
sold them too cheap. He left them
with his drover In the road and went
on TO town and told the~buyer that he
would need help TO bring 'em In
Flows that? the buyer asked.
why they git away an go to run
min through the woods an fields an
we can't keep up with EN-
"I don't think ! want EN-, says
the buyer. A speedy hog hasn't
much pork to carry. I'll give ye
| twenty bits to LET me off,
7 guess that Yankee had one more