davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-18

University of Indiana has a col
lection or birds stuffed by Theodore
Roosevelt, while student at Har-
yard
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Alaskan railroad is complete AT
both ends; but cant make ends meet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-18

Railroad asks L. s. for s31 .000,-
600. When did our government go
back under railroad control?
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One argument against cheek-to-
cheek dancing is that by midnight
All have the same complexion
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Agents Wanted

AGENTs-Men and women; a real
honest to goodness line OF over
1876 lightweight popular priced
necessities. We pay 100 per cent
commission; SO a day can be made
at the start; no capital, no expert
ence required to sell our high
grade line OF Toilet Preparations,
Food products, etc. Valuable tel.
ritory open, all or spare time.
Elegant agents outfit furnished
free. Write. today; postal will do.
MAR-VELo PRODUCTS COM
PANY. Dept. X. 1904 Rhodes Ave,
Chicago, Ill. 1861 A
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Special Notices

State OF West pirginias
AT the April 1879 Rules held IA
the Clerks Office OF the Circus
Court in and for the County Of
Marion and State Aforesaid Anfii
8, 1923 the following order was
entered: Mae Leota Malone M.
William A. Malone.
Summons
The State OF West Virsinias
To the Sheriff OF Marion Counts,
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded 10
summon william A. Mahon6 10
appear before the Circuit Court OF
Marion County, at rules to b held
In the Clerks Office OF said Court
on the first Monday In March.
1922. TO answer a bill In Ghaneery
exhibited against him In said Court
by Mae Leota Malone.
And have then there this wilt,
Witness l.. A. Gather, ctefl OF
sad Court. at Court House Il said
County. the 3rd day otfMagch, leas,
and seth year of the State
L. A. GATHER, Clerk,
The return Of Service endorsed
by the Sheriff ON the forekoing
summons Is In words and figures
following:
THE within named William 4.
Malone Is not foundsin my gbaili-
wick, March 3, 1898.
CFiAS. BARTHoEow,
Deputy for ]. D, Charlton Sheriff
OF Marion County, West Virginia.
object o. suit
The object Of the above styied
chancery cause is that the said
Mae Leota Malone, the plhlntiff.
do obtain q divorce from thnibonds
OF. matrimony from William Al.
Malone, the defendant, and that
the said Mae Leota Malone he de-
creed a divorce from the said
William A, Malone. the defend
ant, from the bonds Of matrimouy
An affidavit having been made
and filed that the said William a.
Malone, the defendant 81 the
above styled suit Is q nonresident
of the State OF West Virginia, II Is
ordered that the said William A.
Malone do appear within one
mont frob the first publication OF.
this order, In the Clerks Office ~
our said Circuit Court, at Rules 10
be holden therefor, and idoswhat 4
necessary to protect his interests.
tbs orderee that a copy of this
order be published and posted 4
required by law.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day Of April 1922.
L. A. GATHER, Clerk.
E. R. BELL,
Counsel for plaintiff.
This order is published for the
first time April Z, 1922. andstc sbe
published once each week for four
successive weeks.
L. A. GATHER, Clerk.
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NOTICE. 10 %cREpIToRs.

10 the Creditors Oh 5Ghhrlea W.
Mason, deceased:
In pursuance OF a decree Of the
Circuit Court Of the County OF
Marion, made IN a cause therein
pending, entitled Matte i. Mason.
Administrator or the personal es.
tate OF Charles w, Mason, de.
ceased, plaintiff, and DeIbert Ma
son and others defendants, and dat.
ed goth day OF March. fs22. to sub
tect the real estate Of tho said do
cedent To the payment OF his debts
you are hereby required to present
your claims against the estate OF
said decedent for adjudication to
NJ. w. Ogden, Ghancery Commits.
slouer, at his office Home Savings
Bank Bldg In the City OF Fair
mont Marion County. West vir.
iginias on or before the 18th dag
of May, 1892 next.
Witness, y Gather. Clerk o
said Court thts 3tst day Of March
1922, and bstf year OF the State.
y A GATHER clcrk
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA:

' AASk& ~
the Clerks Office of the Circuit
court In and for the County OF
Marion and State aforesaid, April
3, 1922, the following order wal
tntered:-Rose Chrtsty, plaintiff
VS.. Clyde Christy, Defendant.
Chancery.
Summons
The State OF West Virginia:
To tho Sheriff OF Marion
Cdounty, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
SUMMON Clyde Christy, to appear
before the Circuit Court Of Marion
County. at Rules to be held In the
Clerks Office Of said Court on the
first Monday in April. 1929. to
answer to a bill in Chancery ex-
'hibited against him In said Court
by Rose Christy.
And have then there this writ.
Witness L. A. Gather. Clerk OF
said Court, at Court House in SAID
County, the 31st day OF March 1929,
and seth year Of the State.
L. A. GATHER, Clerk.
The return OF service endorsed
on the back OF foregoing sum-
mons is in words and figures fol.
lowing:
The within named Clyde christy
Is not found in my bail.Wlck Marcn
oHAs. RARTHo1,ow
Deputy for ]. D. Charlton, Sheriff
OF Marion County, West Virginia.
object Of Suit
The object OF the above entitled
suit Is TO obtain an absolute
divorce from the Defendant.
An affidavit having been made
and filed that the said Clyde
Christy, the defendant IN the above
styled suit, Is a non resident or
the State OF West virginia. It Is
ordered that the said Clyde thristy
do appear within one month from
the first publication OF this order.
In the Clerks office OF our said
Circuit Court at Rules 10 be holden
therefor and do what is necessary
to protect his interests.
II Is ordered that q copy or this
order be published and posted as
required by law.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day OF Apr:l 1929.
L. A. GATHER, Clerk.
MUSGRAVE q BRANDON
Counsel for plaintiff.
This order Is published for the
first time April 9Th. 1872, and 10
he published once each week for
-four s1ccesstye weekst
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WANTED: Housekeeper for family
Of four. Family consists Of boy
s; girl 6: grandmother and father
of children. Prefer lady from coun.
try. Address Box 3979-A West VIr.
gtnlan. 3979A
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Help Wanted

CIVIL SERVICE has positions for
yong men, women, IS upwards.
S126 monthly. Experience unnec-
essary. For cree list positions open,
write r. Terry former Civil Ser
vice Examiner) 39G Continental
Bldg, Washington, D. C. 1870 A
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NEW -FOUR ROOM p~lastered
house for sale. Layman avenue.
jackson Addition. Lot 40x10o.
Cellar and all conyen:ences. Phone
sse.J. 3725A
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FOUND: Grey mare. About 5
years. Owner can have same by
identifying. JOE LARoSE, Ever
son, w. Va. Koson Run. 39S2A
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Fulniture For Sale

CITY FURNITURE HOSPITAL
UpholstcrinK. GENERAL RE
PAIRING. Bicycles aud supplies.
Tapestry and leather samples OF
hand. MRS. ]. H. INFER, Phone
1597-J. 3705A
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Lost And Found

LosT-AprIl 18th. Purse contain
ing 1926 Church Collection.
Finder please notify T. NJ. CAR
PEETER, 1112 Fairfax st. 3976A
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ADVERTISE IN TAMPA! II you
want to buy, sell or exchange at.
vertise your wares in Tampa and
South Florida. One OF the most
prosperous regions OF today. AL,
ways use Times want Ads. Larg'
est Tampa circulation and largest
daily average want ad lineage oil
any Florida paper. Guaranteed to
all advertisers. Regular rate one
cent per word. Monthly rate on ap.
plication. Inquiries cheerfully an.
swered. Address THE AMP
TIMES, Tampa, Florida. .3sS6A
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FOR SALE

AN EXPENSIVE HOUSE
CHEAP, SIX ROOMS AND
BATH, FL0oRED ATTIC,
GOOD BASEMENT, LARGE
LIVING ROOM. THE KIND
OF Al HOUSE YOU WOULD
EXPECT TO PAY $66oO.0O
FoRs PRICED FOR QUICK
SALE $4,000
EAST PARK AVENUE 10.
CATION.
FURNISHED
HOME AT MOUNTAIN LAKE
PARK, ND. FIVE ROOMS,
BATH, LARGE LOT, $4,000
WILL BUY EVERYTHING.
SEE PAUL AMOS,
P. o. BOX 212
PHONE 1872
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HOLLOW tile, cheap. size Sx12x
10. 207 Virginia Ave. Phone
tAl9-W. 3969A
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Farm, Garden and Home
You can GROW OUR FAMOUS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS


You can GROW OUR FAMOUS
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
cHRYSANTHEMuMS
THE BIG SNOWY BLOOMS.
with OUR DIRECTIONS can b.
RAISED AS EASILY AS IN A
HoTHOUSE: IL fine plants, 81;
rs, IS. AND YOU can raise CAR
NATION PINKS all summer and
fall from OUR FINE PLANTS, In
20 varieties and colors; 10 Big
plants. 81; rs, IS. MANY OTHER
SPLENDID PLANTS at samy
prices. A SAMPLE FEW ARE
MAMMOTH VERBENAS, NOVEL
TY SNAPDRAGoNS including
NELROSEPlNK, ~H0LLYHOCKSt
DELPHINIUMS, FoXGLoVES.
GAlLLARDIAs, SCABIOSA, SAL
Was, FRINGED PETUNIAS,
HELIOTRoPEs. AND ALL ORDI.
NARY BEDDING AND HARDl
PLANTS. FULL LIST. SOME
VERY FINE R0SEBuSHES, and
4 IT. old oPHELIA, COLUMBIA
PREMIER, MILADY, KILLARNEY
and many others, COO each, ~ for
So. ORDER TODAY and deduct
To for mentioning this paper. THE
HARLoWARDEN
GREENPoRT. n. Y. TENTtt
YEAR OF SELLING DIRECT TO
YOU.
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Male Help Wanted

ONE BIG furnished room suitable
for one or two gentlemen. Apply
Cliff House, Phone 22S-R 1902 A.
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Women's Specialties

ARTFUL DESIGNING, DRESS
MAKING, Gertrude DoSier Fen
nell. Phone 1871, sos Eighth st.
1857 A
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ONE OVERLAND so radiator,
one pair Weed chains 1874. two
wood nantes. Call 63S-J. $3.50 A
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WHITE GIRL WANTED for gen.
eral housework. $40 Cleveland
Ave, Phone 1911. 397SA
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FOR sALE-Two 4-room houses,
bath and cellar. All modern con.
yeniences. Phone so. Ss13A
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Coal and Timber

OAK LUMBER. ANY KIND OF
OAK, POPLAR OR HICKORY
Can cut to I'LL your need. Phone
17s3.M or w:ite Elmus P. Moran,
.Fairmont, Ri. No. 8. 37o4A
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UNFINISHED Rooms
Apartments
Business Opportunities

BANKERS OR BUSINESS MEN OF
good standing In their commu.
nifty can adj materially to income
devoting spare time. Proposition
has endorsement Of leading Pitts.
burgh Bankers and Merchants. Re
plies treated strictly confidential
and proposition presented. II you
are the . man we want $4,000 per
annum will be your minimum earn.
ing. Address ROBERT L. LOGAN,
Alas jenkins Arcade, Pittsburgh,
Pa. 3s73A
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Female Help Wanted

DEMONSTRATORS, with selling
experience, real money makers,
So day up. Free particulars. P.
Q. Box 10, East End, Pittsburgh,
Pa. 3642-A
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FOR SALE: Six room house, near
willets Pottery. Phone, 1452.W.
3S27A
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Houses For Sale

NEW Broom house for sale. Jack.
son Addition. See e. NJ. Hard
way. Jackson Addition. 1884
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He~ating-Plumbing
Insurance
Special Notices

State Of West Virginia.
At the April 1929 Rules held IL
the Clerks Office OF the Circuit
Court in and for the County O
Marion and State aforesaid, AprI
8, 1922. the following order wal
entered: Marcus Danielson VS.
Ellen cophia Danielson, Chancery;
NJ
The State OF West Virginia:
To the Sheriff Of Marion County
Greeting:
You are hereby commanded tc
summon Ellen Sophia DanIelson Il
appear before the Circuit Courr
Of Marion County, at Rules to be
held In the Clerks Office OF said
Court on the first Monday in April
1922 to answer a bill in ChancerJ
exhibited against. her in sait
Court by Marcus DanieIson.
And have then there this writ
Witness L. A. Gather, Clerk Of
said Court, at Court House In said
County, the 80 day OF March, 1922
and 59th year Of the State.
L. A. GATHER, Clerk.
The return OF service endorsed
on the back OF foregoing summons
Is in words and figures following:
THE within named Sophia Ellen
Danielson Is not found In my baili-
wick 31st March, 1922.
CHAS. BARTHoLow,
Deputy for ]. D. Charlton, Sher.
III Marion County, West Viz
ginia.
OBJECT OF SUIT
The object Of the above entitled
suit Is to obtain for the plaintiff
an absolute divorce.
An affidavit having been made
and filed that the said Ellen SophI4
Dartalson the defendant In the
above styled suit, is a non residen;
Of the State OF West Virginia, /.
Is ordered that the said Ellen
Sophia Danielson do appear with.
In one month from the first pub,
lication Of this order. In the Clerks
Office Of our said Circuit Court,
at Rules to be holden therefor ano
do what is necessary to protect her
interests.
1t is ordered that a copy OF thi.
order be published and posted as
required by law.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day Of April, 1922.
L. A. GATHER, Clerk.
French McCray,
Counsel for plaintiff.
This order is published for the
first time April 9TH, 1929, and to
be published once each week for
four successive weeks.
L. A. GATHER, Clerk.
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CoalLands

PITTSBURGH COAL DELlvERET;
ANYWHERE. Call 17S3-M.
Price Reasonable. 370SA
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HOUSES, LOTS, FARMS, bought,
gold and exchanged. FRANK
yRIcHARD, Phone 975.
X Ss14A
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SOME DESIRABLE HoMEs-one
OF the best residence Homes To-
ated at 1877 Coleman Ave. See
4. N. Lough, Real Estate Agent.
$3.50 A
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tsIX ROOM HOUSE for sale. 3io
RIain street. 1899 A
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Auto Repairs

PAINTING and tops built
and repaired. FAIRMoNT CAR.
RAGE WORKS, Phone 1881.
1855 A
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Electrical Work
Feed and Produce

FAMOUS FRosTPRooF CAB.
BAGE PLANTS. All varieties at
S1.00 per 1000 by express collect
or SOC per 100 postpaid. H. s,
WHALEY, Yonges Island, s. O.
3s7sA
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State Of West virginia:
At the April, 1922, Rules held N
the Clerks Office OF the Circuit
Court In and for the County OF
Marion, State aforesaid, April 3.
1922, the following order was en-
tered: 2. F. Davis, AdmrS0t the
Estate OF George W. Martin, be.
ceased, VS.. =. Jane Martin widow
and others:
OBJECT OF SUIT
The object OF suit IS to settle
the accounts Of the above narieh
administrator, and to obtain d de
cree subiecting the real estate %
George ". Martin, deceased, or 70
much there OF as 10 necessary TO
the payment OF said decedent,s
debts, aud for general RELIEF
An affidavit having been made
and filed by the plaintiff that he
as such administrator has twice
had process directed and delivered
to the Sheriff OF Marion County for
the said Minnie Hanson, one ~ The
defendants In above styled case.
which have both been returned
mot found by said officer and
that the affIant has made inquiry
and has used due diligence to as
certain in what County the said
defendant, Minnie Hanson 81, with.
out effect, II. is ordered that the
said Minnie Hanson do appear
within one month from tie first
publication OF this order I'll tho
Clerks Office OF our said Circuit
Court, at Rules to be holden there
for, and do what Is necessary to
protect her interests.
It is ordered that copy Or this
order be published and posted as
required by law.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day Of April, 1899.
I. a. GATHER.
ERNEST R. BELL,
Attorney for Plaintiff
This order is published for the
first time April Z, 1922 and to be
published once each week for four
a~ureAaaiva waak
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Miscellaneous For Sale
PURE HONEY

COMPLETE RADIO SETS SIS.
VAN RADIO, 941 Freeland ST.,
Pittsburgh. S4s7-A
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Dentists
Repairing

SHOES REPAIRED WHILE YOU
WAIT. Salvatore Blumetto, Goa
Monroe st. 3s23A
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narrative.


Fright out then Nell swOre she'd
20 after Thorne. If them cavalrymen
couldn't ride with a western girl. to
save brother American-let them
hang back. One feller, under orders,
tried to stop Blanco Sol. An that
feller invited himself to the hospital.
Then the cavalrymen went flyin' for
their hOsseS. 1t didn't take long for
every man in that camp to get wind
of what was comm of. Shore they
muSta been wild. They strung out
after Nell in a thunderin' troop.
"Roias and his men vamOoSed with
out shot That aln't Surprisin'.
There wasn't shot fired by anybody.
The Cavalrymen soon found Thone
an hurried with him back on Uncle
Sans land. Thorne was half naked,
black an blue all over. thin as a rail.
He was given food an drink. Shore
he seemed starved man. But he
picked up wonderful, an by the time
jim came along he was wantin' to
start for ForlOn River. So was Nell
BY main strength as much as per-
suasion we kept the two men quiet
till next evenln' at dark.
"Well, we made as sneaky a start
In the dark as jim an lRe could man
age. an never hit the 9rail till we
was miles from town. TAOrne'S nerve
held him up for a while. Then all at
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you're close to it. That big white
devil can't catch Sol. Not in an hour
or Il day or a weekw
"Laddy. YOU mean to say Sol is
faster horse than DiablO?" thundered
Belding, his face purple,
"Shore I mean to tell you just that
there" replied the ranger. III ride
your Blunco Devil as he never was rid
before, 'ccpt once when a d--n sight
better hoSsman than I am couldn't
make him OutrWn Sol" -
Without more words the men sad.
died and We're off. The interminable
time that followed contained for Gale
about as much suspense as be could
well bear. What astoniShcd him and
helped him greatly to fight of actual
distress was the endurance Of Nell's
mother.
Early on the morning OF the second
day, Gale saw three white horses and
hay come YEARLY stepping down the
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unusual paTT0r and i1e singular depth
and sweetness Of her voice.

unusual paIT0r and tne singular depth
and sweetness Of her voice.
Thorne could not be kept in bed,
and all in a day, It seemed, he grew
so we'll and so hungry that his friends
were delighted, and. Mercedes was
radiant. In few days his weakness
disappeared and he was going the
round of the fields and looking over
the ground marked out in Gales plan
of water development. Thorne wars
highly enthusiastic, and at once staked
out his claim for one hundred and
sixty acres Of land adjoining that of
Belding and the rangers. These five
tracts took In all the ground necessary
for their operations, but In case Of
the success of the irrigation project
the idea was to increase their squatter
holding by purchase Of more land
down the valley. A hundred families
had lately moved to Forlorn River; !;
more were coming all the time; and
Belding vowed he could see vision
of the whole Altar valley green with
farms.
Meanwhile everybody in Belongs
household, except the quiet Ladd and
the watchfuI Yaqui, In the absence of
disturbance of any kind along the bor-
der, grew freer and more unrestrained,
as If anxiety was slowly fading in the
peace of the present. Jith Lash made
a trip to the Sonoyta oasis, and Ladd
patrolled fifty miles Of the line east
ward without incident orslght of raid
ers. Evidently all the border hawks
were in at the picking of, Casita.
The February nights were cold. with
a dry, Icy, penetrating eoldness that
made a warm fire most comfortable.
Belongs. household congregated In
the sitting room, where burning mes
quite logs cracked IN the open fire
place.
There came low knock at the door.
It may have been an ordinary knock.
for It did not disturb the women; but
to Belding and his rangers it had d
subtle meaning
"Who's that" asked Belding, as he
slowly pushed back his chair and
looked at Ladd a
"Yaquf," replied the ranger. 81"
"Come in," called Belding.
The door opened, and athe short,
square, powerfully built Indian en-
tered. He carried a rife and strode
with impressive dignity.
(To Be ContInued).
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the shadows of night were beginning
80 creep over the lake like a great
hanloet he set forth I'M his fat bot
toned skiff, tied 1t to stake driven
lc"p in the mid, and then baited- sew
eral hooks with fat appetizing earth
worms. An hour later he came back
~iH twenty-five catfish and deposited
them, still alive and Hopping, in the
preserve. '...
I'he next morning there were only
ten, ,"'and tic fisherman swore ven
geanCe In the afternoon he refreshed
Iim.elf with long nap and then,
with :hotg1.n loaded with No. G shot,
stood watch over the preserve from
.'he shelter of his porch. Nothing
happened during the night, so far as
the fisherman could sec, but when
morning came and he again counted
his fish there were only FIVE. These
FIVE were cooked and eaten for break
fast, and then, with his pipe aglow,
the fisherman swung lazily in his
hammocKr undtr the, trees and tried to
fothom the myStery He caught 10
catfish. that night, placed then, iii the.
preserve. and IN the morning there
were only two left. ?,
The fisherman sat on q stump and
tried to figure the thing out. While he
thought, he observed that d thrush
was scolding dreadfully from n, near
by bush, with occasional futterihgS
here and there. but with many Signs
hat fight was rot dre1med of, What
/ troubled the bird was plain enough.
Some creature he'd ventred too near
her nest and she was eNpostulating
rs ychementIy as she knew how. Bent
on Riding the bird of the annoyance
whatever it was the fsherna., strolled
toward her and suddenly jumped back
with startled expression. He had
almost stepped upon a blacksrake five
feet long and bigger in tie middle
than n fat mans wrist. '
Blacksnakes are harmless and holp-
ful in the garden because they keep
down many living things that prey
upon garden truck. And this snake
would not have been hurt if he had
moved out of the way. But he was
listless and disclosed anger at being
disturbed. Thereupon the fisherman
struck him sharply with Il heavy stick
and the snake squlrmed for time
and died. The fisherman gaZed at
him remorsefully until he noticed a
dead catfish lying near by, and then
his remorse turned to amaZement
Running TO his woodpilc, he got an ak
and, with it chopped the dead snake
in two. Several catfish Topped out
Searching around the fisherman
found three other big snakes which
he instantly sentenced to death and
then executed the sentence. All had
partnken Of catfish.
kin we beat it?" asked the fisher
man of his neighbors, and they re-
Piled:
I'VE kin not