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10 TJ1E OMAHA PAJLY SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 23 , 1800. BY Joel Chandler Harris CHAPTER V. Continued. Again Aaron gave Ihe halloo , and this time ft was answered by the quavering cry of a hound , Before the children learned the Ian- KII < I'K < > of the animals they would have said a dog was howling somewhere on the planta tion , bul now they knew thai Rambler was saying : "I am c-o-m-l-n-gl" In a few mlnules ho came running Inlo the cabin , hla hair damp with the dew. HP looked rather sheepish , as the saying is , and crouched near Aaron as If he expected to bo tcolded. Once upon a time Hamhler had been a black-and-tan , but he was now old , and the gray hairs had well nigh obliterated the tan , and were encroaching on the black. His muzzle was very gray , anil his dcu claws had grown until they were nearly an Inch and a half long. Ono of htn long ears was split a little al Iho end , Ihe result of n skirmish with old Mr. Uaccoon. Ho kept his eyes averted from Aaron and the chil dren , and seemed to be both humble and uneasy. He was better sallMlcd with Aaron told him what was wanled. Indeed , he be came very nveiy , anu weni aooui ino room picking up the pcraps of bread the children had dropped on the floor. Aaron went to his lltllo pone cupboard and got out a pone of corn bread that he had saved from the day before. Ilambler took the bread in his mouth and then placed It gently on the floor. Gently wagging his tall , he looked UD in Aaron'a face. "Son of Hen All , " ho said , "I am getting old , and > wbat with gnawing bones and kill ing cats and flghllng coons , my teeth are bad. This bread Ms hard. " , Whereupon Aaron took the bread , crushed It In hls lindn. dropped it In an old tin platter , and placed It on the hearth. "This would lasto belter If It had ham gravy on It , " remarked Rambler , after sayIng - Ing "thanky" with hlo tall , "yes , a good deal beller , bill I'll not be choice. " When he had finished the bread ho seated himself near the- chimney corner and licked his chops caicfully. "You want to know about that trip the Son of Hen AH made lo sell Ihe col'on. Dul I don't oven know how lo begin. My longtic and my tall will be > hero talking and wagging , and my mind will be off In the woods hunting minks and 'coons and 'possums. You know- how one thing leads to another. Well , If I get slartcd I'll gel things upside down , an the rabbit does when he Iries to run down hill. " "When I started with the cotton , " sug gested Aaron , "you made up your mind lo go with me. " "That's so , " said Rambler. "I dnn't know why. I know well enough you weren't going hunting. It was just a notion thai seized mo. I trotted along , sometimes in front of the wagon and tometlmcs behind II. Before we had gone very far1 I happened to bo In front of the wagon when a labblt ran across the road. I dashed aflcr 11 and bumped my head agtlnsl a fence rail. II hurl so thai I tut down by the roidslde and waited for the pain to go away. The wagon went by and I con- cludoil to go back homo and go to bed In the shuckpcn. I started back , but before I had gone far. I heard the clicking of bridle reins and l\lts. \ and presently I siw two men on horseback. "I stopped until they passed by. And then I'saw ' that It was 01(1 Grizzly and the over woer. " 1'Old Grizzly ! " cried .Duster . John. "Who he ? " was 4 "That'was the name'the negroes bad for Mr. Gos < iett. " Aaron explained. "Old Grizzly and the overseer , " Rambler continued , paying no attention to the Inter ruption. "They were riding along after the wnirnn. lint nt some distance behind It. I says to myself , well , well ! something Is up. So , Instead of going back homo. I turned nround and trotted along the roaJ llll I passed Old .Grizzly and the overseer , and caught Up with the wagon. I said to the Son of Bon All : " ' ( lot down and fix one of your wagon ' vheols and pee who comes' behind you. ' j "This he did , but when Old Grizzly and the overseer heard the Son of Ben All knock- IPK on one of Iho wagon wheels with a rock they stopped , and came no further until after h.e drove on again. Then I knew , and the , Son of Ben All knew , thai Old Grizzly ami the overseer were coming to see thai orders were obeyed. "The house lo which Ihe Son of Ben All was carrying Ihe collon was nol far. II was In the midst of a big grove of oak trc2s. The trees wcro too big for the house , or the house was not flne > enough for the trees , for they made everything so dark that from the road these who cannel pee In Iho night would never know that a house was there. "Thp Son of Bon All drove the wagon un der the tros , waited until he could hear the clinking of bridles and bits , as Old Grizzly and the overseer rodn up , and then slipped around the house and went to the back door. I waited until I saw Old Grizzly and the overseer stop under one of the big oaks and then I followed. _ . "The Son of Hen All knocked at HID back door , which was Boon opened by a negro woman , who asked him what ho wanted. Ho told her , and then Ihe man came to the door. ' ' " 'What do you want' said the Son flf Ben All. 'I wanl to sell you a bale of cotton. ' " 'Who Is your masler ? ' Iho mm asked. " 'Mr. Gossatt , ' the- Son of Ben All an swered. " 'What Is your nameT " 'They cull mo Aaron. ' " 'You are the boy he bought not long ao. ' " 'Yes sir. ' " 'Walt a moment. ' The man wont Into another room and when ho appeared again he had a clinlKun In his hands. Mr. hldo ii not very thick , and so I went under the steps. The man seemed to be mad. The Son of Ben Alt had some such Idea , for he asltod : " 'What are you going to do with the gun , sir : ' " 'Get the truth out of you/ " 'A dead man will neither lie nor tell the truth , ' said the Son of Ben All. Ills voice sounded as If he might bo laughing , but 1 was under the steps and couldn't see. . " 'Is tlit > cotton ycurs ? ' the man aiked , " 'It IB Mr. 'Why do you bring It here tonight ? " 'I had my orders. ' " 'Oh. If I had the clcl scoundrel hero ! ' cried tie | man In a rage. " 'II talk loud he'll ' you hear you , ealil Aaron , "Tho man understood at once. 'Walt ! ' ho whispered Then ho slipped around the corner of the house. Suddenly I heard the gun go off , and It scared me so I couldn't help but cry out , Some one eUe yelled , too toino ono under the oaVs In front , and tlien I heard the snorting and stamping of horses. The Hon of Bon Alt stole off In the- dark before ? tb man returned , and I followed him , not knowing what had happened or what might happen. "llpt I soon found out , and It was not at lad an. It might have been. The ehot the man fired had shattered one of tlio overseer's nrma. He was not hurt so badly hut ho could ride hla horse , and he and Old Grizzly hurried homo as fast as they could , "After a whllo the Son of Ben All fol lowed , , but , Instead of riding In the wagon he walked by the side of It , and I went ahead to sec that the way was clear. The Son of Ben All knew that there was trouble In sorc for him , and lie didn't want Old Grli- Kly to get hold of him. " "I don't 8(0 why , " said Buster John. "Why. Old Drizzly didn't knoiv but the Hon of Bon All had gone to the man's houst > and told him about the- whole lnisint > : < j. There > was nobody else to tell the man , and If he knew that Old Grizzly and the overseer wcro waiting In the grove , of course he must have KOt fho newg from Ihe Sou of Hen All. Bul It hippaued that the overseer was BO badly sored about his wouuded arm that Old Griz zly had to go homo and sit up with him , and this tell the way clear for the Son of Bet ) All tft take the mulu and wagon and cotton where they belonged. He drova the wigon under the gin shelter , unharnessed the mule and fed II , and then went to his hut anl gathered up his belongings and took to the v , oods. " "Then he wan a runaway , " said Swceteal Susan. She looked at Aaron wllh new Inter est. She had often heard of runaways , but she had niver seen one. "Yes , he was a runaway , " Rambler answer ed , "and It was a lone ; time before be was anything else. I didn't bother my head .ibout the Son of Ben All when ho went to the woods , for I knew he was just an much at homo there as I was. I stayed behind to POO what would happen , and by staying I soon found out thut I had made tome trouble for myself. "It was very curious , too. w > < en you come to think about It. Old Grizzly behaved with to much meanness toward his negroes , half feeding and clothing them , and working them long after dark , that some of tliom were In the woods most of the time. Now , Old Grizzly's son , George , was very fond of fox hunting , and someof his friends sent me to him when I was quite young. My whole family has a great name for running foxes , so It is said , and Old Orlrzly's Gcorgo wanted mo to hunt foxes for htm along with the other dogs. I didn't need any teach ing In thut business , for the minute I rs > WE CAME UPON A. YOUNG MAN AND A YOUNG LADY. smelled a fox , no matter at what hour of the day or night , I felt bound to hunt him up and run him down. I had that feeling as far back as I can remember. "One day when I was very young I was playing at hunting with the llttlo negroes , just to pass the time away. One would hold mo and another would go far out of sight .and hide. I had to use my nose to find him , and I soon came to enjoy the fun. Once Old Grizzly himself saw us playing , and he seemed to be very much pleased wllh Ihe way I followed Die trail of the Illtle negroes. Ho took part in It himself , holding me while ono of tlio children ran through the pas- lure and down Ihe branch , and around by tlio gin screw back lo the house. He did this many times , and scemd to be very much pleased with me. After a while , when I grew older , ho made some of the large negroes run , but I never failed lo find and bay them. I soon found out why Old Grizzly was so well pleased. One morning one of the ne groes was in Is slug. He had run away some tlmo during Die night , having been prom- Ued a strapping for the next morning. Old Grizzly called me , and we went lo Ihe negro's hut , where I was made to smell of his blanket and such of his belongings as he had failed to take with him. I knew al once what Qld Grizzly wanted mo lo do , and I was more than willing to do It , for the negro happened to be one that had given me more kicks than'scraps. . I settled down lo busl- net-s at once. I ran from the hut , and cir cled around It. Tlio scent was as pla'n tome mo as a Irack In the mud Is to you. I fol lowed It with no trouble at all , and Old Griz zly , having his horse ready , wcnl along with mo , keeping as close to mo as ho could. Ir an hour wo had overtaken the negro , am Old Grizzly carried him back , making him walk before the horse all the way home. "After that I had to look oul for myself. The negroes Ircaled me worse lhan ever. They were ready to kill me at any time and I had to keep out of their way. This made it worse for Iho negroes , None of hem could escape old Grl/zly by going to the woods. I had help , too , for some of the other houndu , seeing me made much of by the master and the overseer , joined mo In my expeditions , and in u short while Old Grizzly had a pack of 'nigger dogs , ' as he called us , that seemed to fill him with pride. "This was going on when the Son of Ben All came when he came and touched me and gave mo the sign. And then I knew more than I had known before. After ho came he wan the first to go Into the .woods , a I have told you , and the next morning my trouble beeau. . "Old Grizzly was very mad when at day light ho sent for the Son of Ben tAll and found him gone. I ulept under the house In a corner of the chimney stack , nnd I heard Old Grizzly when he came in fum the overseer's house. He bawled at tlio cook for not having breakfast ready , though | t was not tlmo , and then he came out , rip ping and roaring , and sent the house boy for the Son of Ben All. But the Son of Ben All was r.ot to be founil. This made matters worse. Old Grizzly called up my companions and mynelf. gave us a few bites of Male bread , had bis bora- ? saddled , and then carried UB to the hut where the Son of Ben All lied lived. "I knew then what was going to happen. I ought to have known before , but It had never occurred to me. We were to run the Son of Ben All ilovirn. BO that Old drizzly could capture him. This didn't suit me at all , but I had to , go. There was no way to et out ot U. " "Oh , i don't see why , " .erled Swaet Su san. san."Mo "Mo nuthar , " Dru llln chimed In. "It If simple enough , " said Rambler , plac ing himself In a more comfortable position ho had been sitting on his hauncbes. "Tho other doga would have gone , whether I went or not. 89 I pretended I was very glad to go. I circled around the house , and ran over the scent twice , no as to ece what the other doga would do. Tbey ran over It , too. but I know that one. ot them had a faint hint of It. Ho went back to it. and then " "Hero a spark from the pine knot that rnado a light In the cabin flew out near Ram bler's head , and oudduuly burst into a shower of smaller sparks. Rambler dodged and jumped out of the way to quickly that the children laughed. 'You may think It U funny , " tali ! Ram bler , "and U may be , but I'll not laugh until I see yu with a hot spark In your ear. " Ho settle 1 himself again and resumed hlti story , hut this tlmo he kept one eye on the plno knot. CHAPTER VI. A RUN THROUGH THE WOODS. "As I t\aa saying , " Rambler went on. "the scent was as plain as the HM on your face , and , nllhouglt I patted It over , one of the other dogs had a hint of It and whlmporcJ over It. Thin doir afterward made a very good trick dog. Ho had what they call a cold nose , and he was hard-headed enough to hang on. But at that time he was young and foolish , and new to the business. Ho had no ml ml of his own. So I went back to the trail , picked up the pccnt , and went along with II slowly , as if It were a tcJIous job to unravel It , "What I wanted to do was to follow It un til It crossed aomo other trail , and th"n pick up the new one and carry Old Grizzly away from the Son of Ben All. But it was Impossible. No one had passed , and so wo ran on after the Son of Ben All. "Tho next host tiling to finding ipmo other track , I thought , was to get out ot sight of Old Grizzly. I let myself out a llttlcv the other docs 'did the same , and In a few mo ments we had left Old Grizzly behind. Right then I did something I had never done before , and that wats to try to catch a rabbit when I was hunting a different kind -of game. While we were going alcng , full till , a big fat rabbit jumped up right under my nose. I ( 'ashed after It as hard as I could go , and the other dogs came tumbling after. I was so close to the rabbit thai it turned bafore going Into the swamp. I made It turn again , and it ran Into the mouth of one of my companion ? . The others ran up , and they had quite a fight over the rabbit , tearing It to pieces In short order. I was hungry myself , and nothing would have pleased me betler than to rush In and take the rabbit away from my companions. But I didn't have time. "While the others wore snapping and snarling I bllpped Into the swamp , ran across It , and made a circle of a mile or more , and tried to pick up the scent again where I thought It ought to be. Bul II was nol Ihcro. I knew Ihen that the Son of Ben All had wandered about , not knowIng - Ing or caring where ho went so long as he kept oul of Ihe way of Old Grizzly. I made another circle , and this lime I picked up Ihe sccnl again. I had said to myself when I was hunting for It thai I would remain silent when I found it , but I came upon It so suddenly and unexpectedly , and It was so warm and fresh that I cried out al the top of my voice. U was foolish , but such is habit. My companions heard It , and they ciime to me without delay. I knew they were coming , and the best I could do was to discover quickly which way the scent led , and then take Iho back track , trusting to the dullness of my companions to mislead - load them. By the time they came up I was tripping along toward the cold end of the trail as noisily as If the Son of Ben All were In plain view. The others , not to bo ouldone , joined In the cry , and we went bolting along Iho back track. In this way wo came up with 01J Grizzly , who seemed to bo much astonlshoJ to see us running head long In Ihe way ho had just como. "The scent grew fainter and fainter , and everything would have gone well but for ono of my companions , the ono that dis co ; cred the scent at the beginning of the hunt. When the' scent grew colder ho began to circle around for himself , and about a half a mile away he picked it up with such a howl and a nourish thai I ran lo Win. It waa so warm that I looked up , expecting to ECO the Son ot Ben All trolling along a quarler of a mile away. But it was not so. Ho was not In sight. "I joined In and took the lead , saying to myself that when wo got Into the woods I'd show my spotted companion a new wriuklu in trailing. When we camq to the bushes I dropped back a lltlle , seized my companion by Ihe neck , and dragged him around and shook him up In a way that surprised him and the others , " 'What's that for ? ' he cried. 'You're too spotted , ' I replied. This quieted them down , i > n , It was too late to carry out my now plans. The scent had been crowing warmer and warmer , and I took It up again as a matter of duty , and the others followed In a more sober manner. Wo wenl through the woods at a pretty good pace , and" I expected to see the Spn cf Ben All limping along ahe d of us. ready to drop , for we had now como several miles In doubling and twisting and turnliiK. "But Instead of seeing the Son of Ben AH we saw something that was more surprising. Wo came upon a young man and a young lady. The young man had been hunting , for he had a gun , and the young lady bad been gatherIng - Ing wild flow ere , for a negro girl with her liad a basketful. " "I know-J I know ! " cried Drusllla. "Dat nigger 'oman wuz my mammy , I been hear 'er tell dat many an' many's de time. Yes , suh | dat wuz my mammy ! An' dat ain't all. Dat ar white man an' dat ar white 'oman wu you all's pa an' niu. " Bunted John and Sweetest Susan looked at Aaron for confirmation or denial. "That's so , " Aaron said. "Mammy say dey wuz ; courtln' , " explained Drusllla. Buster John seemed to ho somewhat em- larrassed at this information , but Sweetest iuenu appeared to relish It. On the other mud , Rambler went to Aaron and said : "Son of Ben All. It would please me much ! ycu would scraps your fboe just behind my shoulders. A colony of ( leas bar Ecttled there becaipt > thor know I c n reach them neither wUh , mr teeth nor with my hind ' " " in I , Aaron petfnrrntMl this service willingly , and the ecraplng.B rped to tickle Rambler ro tint ho ralse.l qno , pf hl hind feet from tin ground andfim de believe to be scratching Mmeclf , but Jj | ) foot wao almply moving up and down lt > , the air. At this the children laughed very , heartily. 'Well , " wld Rambler , "when wo ran up on the young mm nnd the young lady there was a great flurrf , t The negro girl screamed , and the young l dy , pislio.l Into the arms of Iho young man formptotectlon. My companions * and I ran arouod and circled , but all traca cf the Son of Ben All had disappeared. "I found the warm fcont of a horre , but there was no horse to bo peon. I thought thin very Btrange , pa \ followed It a few hundred yards , but tuld nothing to my csmpanloiu about It. The ucent led out of the woods * , through a field In which the brown sedge grew high , and. In going through this , I cnl-ght the scent of the Son of Ben All. H was high on the tx-dge , and I know by this that the horse had the Son of Ben Alt for a rider. But I said nothing to my compin- long. I turned away from the IIOHM'S trail , and continued to go In a circle , until , coming lo the point where the young man had entered the wooJo , I made some fuss over It , and this drew my companions away from the sedge field. They came to me , but I told them It was a mistake , nnd In tlily way cooled them flff , M that they were no longer as keen to find the trail of the Son of Bon All no they had been. "I have told pretty much all I know about It , " continued Rambler , dodging another spark. "It happened thai Iho young man who was out there In the woods with the young lady was Ihe man to whom Old Grlrzly had sent the Son of Ben All with the bale of cotton. " "Was It really papa and mamma ? " asked Busier John , turning to Aaron. Aaron laughqd'and nodded his head. "Well , they've never told me anything about It , " said Sweetest Susan , In an In jured lone. 'Nor me ellher , " remarked Busier John. "Huh ! " exclaimed Drulsllla. "folks don't haflcr tell , dey chllluns all dey know. " Just then a loud but mellow voice out side cried out : "Drusllla ! You Drusllla ! You'd better answer me gal ! I boun' I'll make you talk when I Bit holt cr you ! " Drusllla put her head outside tbo door and yelled oul : "Ma'am ! " "Come 'ere , dls mlnntt , madam ! Whar Is you ? " "At Unk A'on's house , mammy ! " "Tell her Uncle Aaron says he wants to see nor. " said Buster John. This DrutllU did , nnd presently Brasilia's mother v/aa heard coming along the path , breathing dlro vengeance against Drusllla , and won dering what In the world Aaron wantcJ. "Is that you , Jemlmy ? " asked Aaron. Como In don't be scarej. " Jemlmy camo. In laughing , ojtd her smile was In queer contrast to the threats she had Just made against her daughter. "What you all doln' here ? " she said. seeIng - Ing the white children. ' "Unk Aaron Is she got mo' time fer ter fool wld you dan what I got. Ah' dar's dat ol' dqg setlin' up dar big ez anybody. What you want , honey ? " turning to Buster John. "Talk quick. I ain't ; got. no time ler Ih'ow waj- . huir ( ; u iiy uuuer imuituuiiK lilt ! 1111 ; hotise ) and set rhy mornin's bread ter rise. " Tlien she tunu > 4ito Aaron. "Did you call me sho' nuff , v'W/ils. / dezo yer chlllun des rurnln' on wld 'rJisr foolishness ? " Aaron nocldoil.tilg head and brought out a stool for hlmfc < > ) r giving Jemlmy the chair In which he had. " been sitting. "I 'clar' . J "alnu got no time fer ter be settln' down ioru cwlnc on wld doze chlllun Tlmo yo' Unk " Von know much 'bout you ez what I does ; he won't be settln' down here worrying 'Ibnij wid you. " Jemlmy sajdl.thfs , laughing In an cmbar- ras ed way.She stood In awe ot Atfron , but she sat dowii. J\Vhat * you grlnln' at , I like ter knowshty cried , turning suddenly on Drusllla' , to Hide h'or own confusion. "Whar yo' manners ? " ! ! . > ' Aaron shook * Ms- head and Druslfla mhde no reply. - , * , 1 "A ntMlmy.6aid Buster John , "we want , you to tell us abjut the time you Went Into. the woods with Tiuiinm.i wheiuUncle Aarori was a runaway , and""when-'Mr. Oossett was running him with dogs. " " * _ | " Jemlmy laughed , and then phe looked "se rious. She looked first at the children and then at Aaron. At last herycye fell on Ram bler , who had crossed , the hearth r"and was sitting between Aaron and.the chimney Jamb. "Ef I ain't mighty much mistaken , " said Jemimy , "dat ar very dog dar Is one er de dogs what wuz runnln' after you. " Aaron nodded his head. "Ho gitlln' ol' , mon. Why dal ar dog ain't fur from Iwonty year ol1. " Jemlmy paused , but nobody said anything. Finally she went on : "I never Is ter ferglt dat day. ef I wuz ter Ilvo ter bo older dan ol' man Melhualem. I speck I wuz 'bout 14 year ol' , an' Miss Rachel , she wuz 'bout 18 or 19 some'rs 'long In dar. Soon one morntn' she sent me out ter tell ol' Unk Aberham fer ter saddle de pacln' filly. She low she gwineter go out In do woods alter somewll' flowers , an' she sqys she want me tor go along wld'er. So dey done saddle de filly , en put Miss Rachel on 'er. an' tuck mo on behlne 'or , beln's ez de fllly done been trained to tote double. I had er baiket pn my arm , an' dat ar basket sholy did worry dat hoss. She danced an' she pranced , an' twuz e'en 'bout all I could do ter set up dar , her back wuz so slick. "But blmeby do fllly done git usjn ter de basket , an' alien dat , I ax Miss Rachel w'ar she Kwlne. She say she swine alter some wll' flowers. I ax her wharbouts. I 'low'd dey wuz plenty right whar we wuz at. She up'n say dey want 'nuff ter suit her. We rid on an' rid on , an' blmeby I say , 'Miss Ilacho , you. know you aln'L gwlne alter no UowenV Slio ax < me > wlmrbouts she gwlne den. I say , 'You er gwlne over yon'er in dc big wooda' Shaaxiwhat she gwlne over dar for. I say " Here Jemlmy straightened herself up and looked at Aaron curiously. "I 'clare ter gracious , I ought'nt ter be tellln' dls 'fo' dcse yer chlllun , " i'he said. Aaron made no reply , ono way or another , bul seemed to be surprised , and the children protested loudly. "You'll run rlghl straight an' tell Miss Rachel" exclaimed Jemlmy , as Indignantly as it the children had already lold their molher , "Why , mamma knows II already If It's true , " said Butter John scornfully. "She'd run meoff'n do place ef she know'd I wuz runnln' on 'bout ol' times right hero 'fo' you nil. La ! niggers Is fools , mo' ppechually when dey er wlmmen folks. " "I reckon she'ti about right , " said Rambler , yawning and stretching hlmrelf. "What kinder cu'us fuss Is dat dog mak- in' ? " asked Jemlmy , seeing Aaron and the children laughing. "I alii't never sco no dog make fuss Ilko that. You all better watch dat dog. He BO ol' , dey ain't no tellln' when he'll co ravin' . " < . "You told .mamma she was going to the blj woods-'saldi'Buster ' John , by way of a reminder , 'in s "Sho wn'n'f < rof' ma den ? " remarked Jemlmy , "I ebyl 'You ain't gwlne alter no flowers. Ycu er gwine over yoa'er In do big woods. ' She sxil me what she cwlne over dar fer , I eayvirYou'er gwlne dar kaze you speck you'll strJUo'up wld dal ar Dave Henry Wyche.1 Man.tsuhli She' blush up twel It look like you kin'aee ' > plum tlmo her ears , dey got so red. Alter while she axed me who tol' me dat. an/-I-ay , 'How cum my eye balls ain't big Mm ler mo ter tell myself ? ' "We rid 'long , an' rid Mong. an' den blmeby she lov 'flal. 'Mr. Wyche des ez good ez anybody elW.1' bf he ain't got ez much prop'ty ez sonidjer 'lie ' res' . I say , 'I ain't 'sputln' dat , but > bow cum you call Mm Mr. Wyche now. whWtVnu been callin' 'lm Dave Henry ever slnqo. . toted you' ' school bucket when "You. ua'nl knee high to a gotlln1 ? ' Den jmb'sal' It's kase dey done got older dan when"1 fley'usetor wuz. "We rid on. an' rid en , an' blmeby we como ter whar de bg ! poplar grows dar In de woods , Right darshe w'o'd de fllly , an * tol' me ter jump down , kase rlcht dar whar she gwlnt ter gll some wll' flowers. I hilt de hoes , I did , an' she llpt down same cz a bird off'n de bush , an' den she tuk de basket an' went isa'nterln' 'roun' . 'I Mow. 'Ef you gwlne ter git any flowers - ers right roun' hero , you'll hafter dig In da groun' alter 'em , 'an she say I better b 'tendln' ter my business , on' hoi' dat ar nily so she won't break loosean' run away. Well , dat sorter brung me Voun' . kase I gkeered er hobses anyhow , but I hilt on ter de bridle reins , an I kep' one eye on Miss Rachel , an' de odder one on do fllly. lilts Rachel , she went on thoo' de woods , sorter hummln' ono er dein ar ol' time chunes , an' I follcr'd "long alter do bes' way I could , kaao I tkeer'd dat 'ar fllly gulue ter walk up behlne me an' ( romplo me , Blmeby , I sue somebody gwlne 'long thoa * de woods 1 yyE don't know a better way to get your trade quickly than to get the best materials for you to choose from. DENVER CINCINNATI By our bright arrangement you can examine WASHINGTON NEWYORKtt INDIANAPOLIS amine -a thousand styles in a few minutes , Draped side by side for easy comparison. Patterns on this Table : Pants $5 Suits $20 All Patterns on that Table : Pants $6 Suits $25 And so on through our entire stock. Force of habit and long experience in thu tailoring business insures accuracy of style and fitting of every garment we make. . . New spring woolens arriving daily , Next week we will tell you about them. 2OY 2OY Soutli So LItli St. LItliSt. . good , an' den I right uia a gun. I look know'rl 'Uvuz. Marse Dave Henry Wycho. "Well suhl you dunnor how quare touts Is. Miss Hachcl. she seed 'lm mos' time I did. an1 jlen she stopped and fetched a little sn.ual ) . dps like she didn't Icnow all do tlmo he WHZ gwlne ter be dar ; an' den Marse Dave Henry , he stopped lllie ho wuz Vanished , an' tuk off hlo hat like he aln t 'toed ' Miss llachcl in a. mont'er Sundays. Dan dey shuck han'a an' blood dar an talked ! an' talked. I dunner what dey say. hut one tlmo Marso nave Henry would laugh an look down at his foots , an' den Mlsa llachel she'd snicker an' blush. Dey wuz gwtne on dat way when I feel do nily pullln on do reins , an' den when I look at 'er she had .her ears not forrered , like she wuz lis'nll * tat sump'n. Den I hear noun's a-bayln' an 'des 'bout dat tfmo I here do bushes sliakln and somebody cme chargln' 'long hard ez he bin come. "Dls make do nily Jerk back an' r'ar , but I swung enter do.bildle ; rein , an' holler w'oa. an' den blmeby she w'dail. Well , suli , dat ar somebody chargln' 'long wuz yo' Unk A'on dar. De dggs wuz a galnln' on 'lm cve'y jump. He seed Miss llachel an' Marso Dave Henry stan'ln' dar , an' he went up ter whar dey wuz an' say : 'You see what I git fer tellln' you las' night. ' ftiarso uavc Henry 'low , 'I wish ter God I could heir you ! ' Ml as Rachel rlr on her tiptoes , an' ' stretch out her han' an' say , 'Take dat fllly dar an' ride her home fer me ! ' She looked lots bigger dan what Marse Dave Henry did , I tell you now , when you git de Aber- crotnble blood stirred up you better go ofl som'rs tucl it cool off. "Well , Unk A'on dar , he fetched a Jump ei two an' jerked de reluo out'n my han' , ar llpt on de filly's back bohlne do side sad dle , now , mind you an' hit her wld his heels a time er two. an' wuz done gone 'fo I could git up off'n de groun' whar I fell at. Den Marco Dave Henry Hung his gun 'cross his let' arm an' put eomo fresh caps on It , an' ' dar ho hilt It. "Blmeby , hero come do dogs. Dey sailed 'roun' , an' sailed 'roun' , hut dey couldn't gene no fudder. Den here come dat ol' Mr. GOH- sett. I hope he'll go ter heaven , but I never slilll b'lleve it tvrcL I sec 'lm dar. He come a-follerln' long alter dc dogs. Ho rid up an' tuck off his hat when he see Mis * Rachel. Dut na'er one un um do like dey know he's llvln' . Miss Haoliel she look at Marno Dave Henry , an' Marso Dave Henry ho look right straight at ol' Mr. Qoajatt. He sot dar on his hess an' look at um , an * thump do pummel er his saddle like he studyln * 'bout sump'n 'way off yon'cr an" den ho opled me. He 11' his hat agin , like ho tellln' um good-by , an * den he rid up by mo. Ho say , 'Gal , Is you seed any nigger man runnln' 'long by here ? ' I look at Miss Rachel , an' she drapt her oyeleds. I eay , 'Yasser. ' He bay , 'Which way wuz ho gwlno ? ' I look at Miss Rachel , an * she throw her eyes over ter de lef , an' I pint dat way an' 'Jow , 'cross yon'er. ' He sot ilar , dat ar white man did , an' look at mo n * thump de pummel cr bis saddle , en den lie broke out In a big laugh an' rid on. I : ell you now , ol' Nick wasn't no sharper dan dat ar white man. "Marse Dave Henry made a motion like 10 wuz gwlne tor toiler on alter ol' Mr , Gossstt , but Miss Rachel eho laid her han' on hla arm , an * den we all walked back liomo. Do las' word I say ter Miss Rachel an' she tell you so horso'f wuz , 'I tol' yo rou wan't hunlln' no flowers , ' an * she 'low , How kin anybody hunt flowers wliou de .roods . wuz full er runaway nlggcra an' dogs ? ' an * I say , 'You ain't call do name er all ivbat do woods wuz full uv , ' an' Blio 'low ef don't hush up she'll bo mad wld mo all o balance er do week , an' den I. hushed up. " Jomlmy paused , look'ed all around and then tunica to the children : "D6n't yeti dast ter tell yo' ma dat I been gwlno. on Wld all dish yer ol' time foolish ness , kaso ef you do she'll take me out'n do kitchen an' sen * mo ter dor cotton patch , an' I'm doln1 mighty well whar I-Is. " Then , ' after telling DruBilla. neb 'to be sit ting up all nlglt | , she went out. ( To be Continued. ) THIS ULUSSINCi UK CIIII.DHK.V. Household Words. Dainty butterflies In human form they Hut- ter round and by ; TrlflfH light as.olr delight them Such , a Illtle can affright thorn , Yet lone they prnooth the tangles when Ufa's threads have gone awry. 'i/hcre'H a magic In their clinging hands no sorrow can deny ; In the namclcsH baby graces Of the winsome lltllo faces Turning up to ours conlldlngly as daisies to the sky. They nre sunbeamu on the water when life's cup Is brimming high : And the mourning heart rejoices At the sound of baby voices. Uven Kve forget a her travail when she hears the tlrst mnu',1 cry. Tlio Iilciil rnnuci-u. James L. Francis , alderman , Chicago , says : "I regard Dr. King's New Discovery as an Ideal 1'anacea for coughs , colds and lung complaints , having used It In my family for the last five yean , to the exclusion of phy sician's prescriptions or other preparations. " Rev. John Ourgus , Keokuk , Iowa , writes : "I have been a minister of the MetbodUt Episcopal church for 60 years or more and Uavo never found anything to beneficial or that gave ma such speedy relief as Dr. King's New Discovery. " Try tlili Ideal cough f-mf-dy now Trial bottles free at Kuhn & ! o. ' drug store. COVM Itll.lTIIOS. Aaron Herchflcld , the MoTUana millionaire , whose effort to secure a divorce from his wlfo was one of the most sensational In Dakota's divorce history , was married In St. I'aul lai'teck t < v Mrs. Marie Cluxlon , a Chicago widow. The marriage of Miss Angelica Hamilton Lawrcnco to Mr. Francis Philip Naoh. jr. . son of Prof. Nash of Hobart college , and grandson of DUOiop Cleveland Coxe , wae very quietly celebrated at Iho bride's home In New York City on Tussday last. The engagement of Cornelius Vanderbllt , Jr. , and Mlia Grace Wilson appears to ho a fact. The young man ha written from Paris lo a friend lhat he would soon bo on his way lo Egypt with his fiancee and her parents and that ho haJ announced the engagement. I Miss Wilson Is a good-looking young woman of. the blond type. She IB 30 years old and i nine years the senior of ' young Vanderbllt. ] [ Frank A. Lombard o'f Brooklyn , a real estate agent and the son of a wealthy widow , advertised himself as an eligible young man , and received C38 letlers from women who wanled to marry. Ho apparently accepted the proposals of thirty-nine , and finally nlnlrort out Miss Hattle Kellogc. a blonde about 22 years old , of Maspeth , L. I. New half a dozen of the other thirty-eight un claimed women , are after him. Mrs. Ida Louise Dlgnan of IJlooklyn. N. Y. has brought suit against her husband , Mat thew , and his daughter , Annie , for the recov cry of $150.000 of properly. She claims t have married Dlgnan because tiho "conslderer the amount of properly owned by sal ( Matthew Dlgnan , and Iho value Ihereof , ' and oo accepted him. On the eve of the wed ding day Dlgnan transferred to his daughter Annie , "for $1 and other valuable consid erations. " hlg entire properly. The wife uants the property back on the claim of prior dower rights. Years ago H. C. Helloy of Algiers. La. lived at Hryantsburg. Ind. , and David Kldd worked for him. Kldd had Iwo baby daugh ters * . Mlnnlo and Nellie. Helley always In sisted Minnie should he his wife when grown up. The Kldd family moved away and Helloy lost track of Ihem , went lo Algiers , and became weallhy. Recenlly he hunted Ihem up , proposed lo his baby sweetheart and was rejected. Just as he was leaving Iho Kldd homestead. Sister Nellie appeared. Mr. Helley proposed , was accepted , and mar- rlago followed In short crder. The supreme court of New York has had a matrimonial tangle to unravel. Georglana B. Begelspecker claimed that Mr. Hegel- specker married her In 1804. The other woman In the case swore Ihe man had mar ried her Iwcnty years ago and was now living with her. Wlfo No. 1 Bald that In July. 1S94. Jicr liiU'band took a short vacation. She later learned lhal during hla search after rest and lienllh ho bad married the fair complainant. Ho said ho had only married the other woman ' 'Just for fun , " and she look htm back. The olher woman swore she hail enjoyed the first wife's husband's society just about ulx wesks. She asked for the annulment of the mar riage. Her request will bo granted. From rural Texas comes a leap year opl- soJo lhat shows how great are the pre rogatives of the fair BOX If tiey ! have but .ho courage to exorcise them. This par- .Icular maiden Is not forlorn , but In the Jieyday of youth , and good to look upon. She la rich in her own right , and Ins a eng train of admliers , bul Iho onn among .hem all lhat had the power to set her heart flulterlng and to whom her fancy paid tribute oven when ho was absent lover pressed his suit. Ho belongs to that nnumerablo army of poor but honest , and pride withhold the yards thai Ihe Texas day she went to him In her most bewitch ing costume and. a smile thai exaclly matched. She told him with blushing can dor that he was old enough and sensible enough to be getting married. She had a young lady In mind that would make him a capital wife , and If authorized by him she would volunteer to carry on negotia tions. This mads the young man mad , and took him entirely out of himself. He served notice In very Icy terms that he did not require the services of any one In con ducting hla affairs of the heart , and It was particularly exasperating to have the only woman ho ever did love or ever could love como lo Intercede for aomo one else. Thai settled It. The trap had caught the game she was after , and they are going to have the most recherche wedding ever held In that congressional district. Tlic Ap | > lu mitl UK * I'lirxr. In Rochester the other evening , says the Rochester Union , a woman got on u street car , carrying an apple and her Turno In bur hand , She sat iloun nexl to a young man , and as she tupposed , pul her purse and the apple in the side pocket of her suck. The young man got out at Union street and the car went on , A passenger happening to look out of the rear window saw him ru h- f after the car. wildly calling for It to Cop. Knally , the bell was rung and the young man caught up and not on , doing to the woman who had Hat besldu him he said : "Madam , here nro your apple and purse. You put them In my packet by mistake. " Hversbody In the car laueheil but the woman. Bhe looked angry und did not even thank the yomiK mini who had gone to so much trouble to return her property. If he hud not returned the articles bho would have been certain thut ho had picked bur pocket , Smokers will flud Sweet Moments * cigar ette * to be the best. Sold oterywhere. Searles & Sea-rles SPECIALISTS 1.4 Nervous , Chronic and Private Discisa. WEflFMEN BEXUALL.r. All rrlruto Dlsonftoi mllHsorilora of Slou 1'rcutniont by mall consultation frou- SYPHILIS Cured for life nd the poUnn thoroughly cleansed from the system. IMI.KH. .KISTULA" an nnPTAL ULCBHS. 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