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THAT GIRL of JOHNSON'S -WBAJ* K*T£ '^|l MUr «r *ur «- dftfi JMSrren" fi*. • ; .\' > S' ' ' ' •' |mn< According to Act of Concrete la the Yeer lW by Street fc SaKk <- la tki Office of tlM Librarian of CoivrtM, at Washington. D. C. CHAPTER X. - The Rescue. f^y 1» mdi of the men wera brawny ffor ;a#nd strong; Green was light in weight '"'^ind lithe as a tiger; the rope ran out ;fc i . Jsloly and steadily, slid out and down !_•> over the sharp edge of the chasm 6jH\;-*rher® the grasses were long and hid ^" 4^ihe sharp cut into emptiness, making * '• v «t treacherous foothold. Suddenly the ('- ffrope stopped running, grew slack, and • Ureen'6 voice came up in a shout. ,*rhus silence reigned again save for 4he rain and wind. - Moments passed; to the girl stand- '$f.Ing back motionless the moments deemed like hours. Her eyes did not ^ > tnove from the edge where, the rope iSL ^ ^fTin over. Green called again, and they began to pull the rope. Dolores' eyes widened as she watched fliem; her iips were apart, a flush on her cheeks. The mist grew more thick and dense, stealing up and VP until it reached the edge of the chasm. !t stole about the men at work at the rope and enveloped them Silently; through its gray folds they looked %ke specters at work for all eternity, with &t faces, pulling the rope to and in. The rope came up steadily and slow and snre, then Green spoke from just below the surface. "Stop; some of you give me a hand here. Careful. He is insensible." They obeyed him without a word. A terror was on Dolores' face; she did not move; her fingers were twisted tightly together; her lips were com­ pressed in a straight red line. The men were slow and careful; it was no light thing to lean over the ; «dge of the chasm; the treacherous V.- #dge hidden in sedge might give way *--K . -At any moment, but the hands of the *ien were slow and steady; they *t ", obeyed Green's commands as though . ®»ey were powerless of self-thought. "They had Johnson up on firm ground •>> ^j«nd Green after him; they laid the * Insensible man on the ground with (oats for pillows; they forced some < ' «lder between his teeth and chafed , - bis brawny hands tenderly as a wo- " -van would. Two of them cut down a > «ouple of saplingd and lopped off the branches, making the body smooth; / these they bound together with two / «ro8s pieces; they crossed the rope tn a network b&ch and forth. No - words were uttered; they worked in •' silence with a grimness that was al- %if} tnost terrible to the watching girL ' < The rain was falling steadily now. . find dripped through the branches, /falling on Johnson s face. His hands & •l-:: fnoved gropingly a moment; he > •' opened his eyes and looked vacantly about him; they were hollow eyes and J. Ibungry; he recognized no one. Dolo- II • res came up shyly, oiTering no word ; ' ef sympathy, and with a moan John- ' ton closed his eyes again. "We must get him home as noon as possible," Green said, gravely, his "eyes on the face of (he girl standing p. .ilently beside her father. "He has been without food since the day be- V fore yesterday. He lost his Way, and tell in the night when he was trying ¥* • to find hia way back after hunting the ' •' «w. He has been lying there on that ledge ever since too weak to make t .f' «ny effort to save himself, thereby 's Houbtless saving his life, for the ledge V%ouid stand little motion." & He did not add that Johnson had W broken both of his legs in the fall, and doubtless received internal in- M':>" Juries that must prove serious if not ^jr%"i.i¥ataL Dolores' eyes were on his, and fv" lie could not tell the whole of what . might come. When they had placed Johnson on •it-V ,the litter as comfortably as possible, lx>die offered his coat to Dolores^ in $.! * short word or two and no chang4 of lace, but the girl shook her head. y", '-without speaking, though she gave blm one of her rare smiles, and •Ji <•,'walked steadily down the path tangled In the treacherous bashes, half hidden *#.* fc. Laid him on the Ground. great hearth fires. Their needles were busy, their spinning wheels hummed; their lives were narrow, but there was work to be done as well as food for gossip. Only Dolores was idle. She stood at window staring with un­ seeing eyes at the storm outside, straining her ears in vain to catch the hum of voices in her father's room. Young Green was there, and two doc­ tors, and a woman they said was a nurse. What need was there of a nurse she asked herself. She could nurse her father. And what were the doctors doing there? If her father was only ex­ hausted from exposure and lack of food why should he need two doctorst Men had been lost on the mountain before; they never needed nurses when they were brought home; their own women cared for them; she cculd care for her father. When he was well enough they would send for him at the town; they f&?w In mist a'nd rain, with Green at her aide buried in thought, though his hand was ready to reach out for her assistance whenever it was needed and his face was almost sweet with a new touch upon it. • • • f; • • • Dolores stood listlessly at one of the kitchen windows; she was looking out at the storm, but she did 6ot see it; her ears were strained to catch the sound of voices In her father's room. Earnest voices they were and full of a meaning she could not catch. The road was deserted; the men bad straggled up to Johnson's house when first he was brought home, but as soon as the messenger sent by Green brought the doctors from the town they ordered perfect quiet, and the men were sent away without be- ins allowed to enter. They turned away in silence and went down the road to the tavern with its welcome fire, its cider, and comrades. The women were forced to remain ml home; they gossiped with their isoghters or their kinsfolk around the She lifted her eyes to his face. were only waiting for him to proTe their suspicions. The case had been adjourned; it was a pretty clear case of malice, folks said, but they were waiting for her father to prove it. The door of the bedroom opened, and the nurse came out. She was an elderly woman with a grave face. She brought several parcels from the town. Toung Green sent her a note by the man who went to fetch the doc­ tors, and she knew what to bring. One or two of these she opened and pre­ pared beef and broth. She spoke quietly and pleasantly to Dolores, but she found her own way about the house and seemed to jgt into-every­ thing. A sudden fear took possession of Dolores. It was sharp and appalling, and she straightened up under it as though she had received a blow. It was no exhaustion from want of food and shelter that ailed her father; some­ thing more than that brought this woman and the doctors, caused this hush of voice and footsteps, shut her from her father's presence. She spoke, and hd* vcice was low. The woman turned quietly toward the girl. "You spoke, Miss Johnson?" "What1 ails my father?" "He will be better by and by. We could not expect him to recover"at once. Do not be alarmed." Dolores repeated her question in the same low yet perfectly distinct voice; her4 eyes looked steadily at the wom­ an. "What ails my father?" The nurse was annoyed. She did not like to be questioned so pointed­ ly; she had studied to keep her own counsel and use few words. "Your father had a heavy fall,'Miss Johnson; only the ledge saved him. Hia right leg was broken above the kn£e; the doctprs have set that now; it will be better soon." Like young Green, she would not tell the full truth. How could she te/ll the girl the extent of the injuries and the possible end? That one of his legs would have to be amputated; that his whole system was so shat­ tered it would be a miracle if he lived, and though he should live he would be a cripple always? She dared not say this; she dared not look at the girl at firsL Presently Dolores spoke again, and her voice was perfectly even and slow. "How long before he will be well?" "Impossible to tell." the woman re­ plied gravely. "Such cases are uncer­ tain." "But he will get well?" "Why not? We will take good care of him." "Do you think." Dolores' eyes grew dark as night, "do you think they will send for him before he can go? They are waiting for him to go to the town --for him to go to prove " "I know," the woman said, quietly, with perfect control over the muscles of her face. "I have heard. No, they will not send for him until he can go. You must not worry. Miss Johnson." Dolorea turned back to the window with do further remark, and silence fell over the room £ave for the wom­ an's soft movements, and a hushed sound from the bedroom now and then. * said, and there was an fndescrtbab!* kin dress tn his voice as he stood be- sk'e her at the window while the dark­ ness waa enveloping the world. "I wcnld so like to see the stars from your windows, Dolores. Can you see Venus mountains when it is clear, and the moon set in the young moon's arms?" She lifted her true eyes to hia face, and a flush was coming into the pure, pale face. ' "There are few I can place in the heavens," she said, slowly, "but those I know are like friends to me; I have no friends, you know. And my mother is near me when the stars are in the sky. My mother is dead. . You knew my mother is dead?" "Yes," he made answer, smiling into tho lifted face so near his own. "I would so like you to see my moth­ er, Dolores. You could not fail to love her." The girt ahook her head. There was no deepening of the soft coloring of her face, no tremor of the proudly curved red lips, no drooping of the silken lashes over the dark eyes. "I know nothing about love," she said, quietly. "I have only my fattier and my mother's books." His eyes darkened suddenly, a strange tenderness came over the fair, kindly face. "After all. there is a sadness about love; perhaps it is as well, Dolores." He turned swiftly from her, and crossing the room lighted only by the flickering fire, his figure defined in grotesque shapes upon the walls, he entered the room beyond, leaving her motionless at the darkened window, her eyes following him. Presently she left the window also and/crossing to a shelf at the other end, took down the last book he had brought her and opened it to her favorite reading of the fables of the stars. Her eyes bent over the pages were luminous, her cheeks flushed softly. She was out of her narrowed life with the infinite range of the heavens spread before her; the mill­ ions and millions of miles of space carried her mind with the thoughts far, far above the shut-in life of her mountain home and the stolid settle­ ment that had no life but the tavern and the gossip. As young Green entered the bed­ room the nurse was setting things to rights for the night; she smiled at him as he entered; the two doctors were talking together in an under­ tone. 'Take good care of her, Mra. Allen," he said, earnestly; "and see that she sleeps. She is completely worn out with this strain. I leave it with you to see that she is interested in things outside of this room. I will stop at the tavern to-night and be up early in the morning. Everything all right, Harry?" {To be continued.) i »iji a FIRE ESCAPE OF NOVEL PATTERN ; RECENTLY DEVISED BV ENGLISHMAN. NOT TROUBLED WITH INSOMNIA. On the Contrary, This Man Waa Too Fond of 8!eep. We have heard of men falling aSleep on the railroad track, of sen­ tries sleeping at their posts and of soldiers drowsing in the face of ter­ rific fire from the eremy; but here's a case which beats them all: A bridegroom, on the way to his own wedding and cognizant of the fact that dear friends and relatives, includ­ ing, of course, the affianced bride her­ self, are anxiously awaiting his ar­ rival, carelessly falls asleep in a rail­ way station, misses his train and up­ sets all the happy arrangements. When he puts in :hia appearance, fotir hours later, all the guests had depart­ ed, the clergyman'had gone home and the supper hiad gone cold. But, for­ tunately, the lady's heart was still warm, dnd the ceremony was perform­ ed with as little {ufther delay aa pos­ sible. If the restfttetf Nifties carried life do not anfhee to cure this man of his sleepiness, he should buy a par­ rot, put fnpa burglar alat^m or Joip an ambulance corps. His casp de­ mands prompt;-end; It may be aibien- tiflc treatment,,a; v. for v t READY, WITH h,d ANiwin;'^' How Sir Harry Keppel Staggered th» I . governor gf Algiers. ' -i > iT:5| There are not many men in the Ejritlsh navy who were promoted thore quickly than 'Sir* Harry Keppel. was a commodore at twenty-fpur, and at this early age was sent to the gov­ ernor of Algiers to demand an apol­ ogy from that monarch for an insult to the British flag. Naturally the gold braid of the commodore fired the youth to deeds of daring, and, perhaps, a little bit of "side," and the high tone which be arrogated to himself upset bis majesty of Algiers to such an extent that that dusky potentate cried out against the insolence of the British queen for sending a "beardless boy" with such a message tp him. But young Keppel was prepared. "Were my queen," he replied, "wont to take length of beard for a test of wisdom,, she would have sent your highness a he-goat." CHAPTER XI. The hushed X The Nurse's Story, doctors remained in room the whole of the night through; the nurse said that they would go presently, but they did noL As darkness settled down heavily one of them came out and spoke to the nurse. Then the nurse went into the bedroom with the doctors, and the door was shut. Once or twice youpg Green came out to speak a pleasant word to her of encouragement, or a message as to her father's condition; he was more quiet now. the doctors had given him a narcotic. Later he was sleeping quietly', sleep waa what he needed. „" Lt Is too bad it is so stormy," he Sentiment vs. Fact. 'That the advance preparation Of speeches wui not always conform to circumstances was made evident dur­ ing a recent flag raising at an uptown puolic school. The young orator had been speaking for several minutes, vfhen he advanced to the front of the platform, raised his hand with a dra­ matic gesture to the flag on the staff above him and shouted: "See yon flag throwing Its protect­ ing folds to the breeze of freedaip! lt was a pretty sentiment, but the "breeze" didn't bear out toe picture. The flag.to which all eyes were turned immediately turned, hung as limp as if It had been dipped In water.--Phila­ delphia Press. %'A 1 The rapid increase in the number of fatalities from fires in London has attracted the attention of inventors to the great problem of saving life endangered ^y fire and one result is the invention of a large motor car which carries a series of platforms with mechanical means for raising them to a great height. In use the machine would be swift­ ly driven to a burning house and at once extended so that the platforms are on a level with the upper win­ dows. The occupants whose escape by the staircase has been cut off by the flames can then step from the windows directly on to these firm, elevated tables, and can easily des­ cend to the ground by means of the light steel ladders. GRAftlD DUKE'S GIFT RETURNED. "He Who Hesitates Is Losf«* An old negro was about to leave a Colorado mining camp for & town a hundred miles away. "Shall you travel straight through. Uncle Bill?" some one asked him. "Well no, suh," replied Uncle Bill, "Ah have a cousin llvin' in a village fifty miles from here an' expect to hesitate there a spell." And while poor old Bill was "hesl tattng" at his cousin's house he fell 14 of pneumonia and died--another testimony of the proverb's truth. Mra. Nannie L. Shaw Refuses Gema from Royal Russian. Mrs. Nannie Langhorne Shaw of Richmond, Va., has returned to Grand Duke Michael of Russia a diamond- studded brooch, valued at $500, sent her by the Grand Duke soon after her return with her mother from a recent tour of Europe. From Mrs. T. Moncure Perklr.3 of Richmond, a sister of Mrs. Suaw, it was learned that the latter met the grand duke while in London, and that there was a pleasant, though slight acquaintance, as a reminder of which no doubt the duke sent the token of his esteem. No reason was given for the return of the gift, but it is obvious that the American beauty did not deem it proper to accept presents of such value from so brief an acquaintance, even though of such exalted rank. Mrs. Shaw is tho beautiiul sister of Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, wife of the noted artist. Denounces Spiritualistic MedluM*<' Dr. Albert Moil of Berlin has under­ taken to expose the famous Italian spir­ itualistic medium, Eusapia^ Palladino, who has convinced Dr. Lombroso and a number of other Italian professors that she is the possessor of a mysteri­ ous psychic power. According to Dr. Moll the Palladino humbug has become almost an epidemic not only among the Italian nobility, but among the savants. These savants, headed by Lombroso, claim that their scientific training enables them to judge such phenomena as experts. Dr. Moll re­ torts that it is not a question of scien­ tific observation, but of legerdemain, in which they are not experts. She dupes them, like other victims, by cleverly distracting their attention. Oppose Taine Monument. ' The proposition to erect a monu­ ment to Henri Taine at Vouzlers has brought out some opposition, based on political hostility, notably from M. A. Aulard, professor in the Sor- bonne, who accuses Taine .of inaccu­ racy in his history of the French revo­ lution. M. Aulard goes so far as to say that Tame was no historian at all and that )iis documentation was so fantastic and erroneous that those who are authorities on < the matter have long since dismissed his histori­ cal works as negligible. One of the moBt novel features of the invention is the clever device by which the platforms are extended lengthways to the width of the house on fire, so that exit is easy from any window. In addition to forming an escape the engine is ifrovided with a pump­ ing arrangement, an4 from the vari1 ous balconies the firemen wobld be able to direct streams of water into the rooms far more effectually than they would from the street level. From the {ligh platforms the fire­ men would, where necessary, be able with the greatest ease to enter through the windows, dragging the hose after them, thus quickly reach­ ing the real seat ot the fire, and bringing all their resources to' ~ bear upon it. IS HERO OF BALAKLAVA. George McKilligan Passing. His Days In Delaware Village. George McKilligan, one of the few survivors of that band of men who have gone down in history since the battle of Balaklava as the "thin red line," is living quietly on a farm near Viola, Del. There are several still livlng-who went to make up "the Noble Six Hundred," but so far as Mr. McKilligan knows he is the only one remaining of the Ninety-third High­ landers. After the battle McKilligan was made a corporal, although ho - had many times before refused to accept promotion. He received three medals --the Crimean Clasp and Pin for Se- bastapol and Alma, one from the Sul­ tan of Turkey, and the third of the Combined Armies of the Crimea. Mr. McKilligan came to America twenty-three years ago and settled in Viola. Since then he has become a naturalized citizen of the United i^ates. It was this fact which pre­ vented him from accepting the pen­ sion offered to all survivors of the siege forty years after the war had ended. He is 76 years old, and bis faculties are still good. May Buy Alden Homestead. The descendants of John Alden and Priscilla at their reunion in Duxbury," Mass., last week stated a subscription for a fund to buy the old Alden home­ stead in that town. President George W. Alden of the association, says that it can be bought at a reasonable price. The house, erected by John Alden's grandson and now £50 years old, has been held by the Alden fam­ ily through all its history, and is now occupied by John^-W. Alden and his wife, Mr. Alden being a direct des- cgo4£nt froip the original line. THE JOKE ON 8TEVENSON* Pain Called by Referring to Hia "Im­ pressive Voice." •n amusing episode of Robert Louis Sterenson's school days and bis father's manner of teasing the boy is described in "Robert Louis Steven­ son's Edinburgh Days," by E. B. Samp­ son. "Robert's voice," a master had said, "is not strong, but impressive." "This opinion," Louis adds, "I was fool enough to carry home to my father, who roasted me tor years in conse­ quence." If Louis, in some dispute or childish excitement, raised his tone to a shrill pitch Mr. Stevenson would listen with intentional gravity, and when Louis' treble was silenced would turn to a visitor and remark, "Louis is noted at school for his impressive voice," and they would wonder that they had not noticed it before. When he was grown up Mr. Ste­ venson at times referred to this old blister, and Louis, remembering the smart every allusion to his impres­ sive voice had given him when a boy, laughed at the remembrance.--Youth's. Companion. S Texas Finds a Remedy. Fate, Tex., Sept 21st.--Texas has seldom, if ever, had such a profound sensation, as that caused by the intro­ duction recently of a new remedy for Kidney diseases. This remedy has already been tried in thousands of cases, and in almost every case the results have been wonderful- Henry Vaughan, of Rural Route, No. 3, Fate, says of it: "I suffered with Kidney Trouble for over 18 months. I was very bad and could get nothing to help me till I heard of the new remedy, Dodd's Kid­ ney Pills. I began to use these pills, and very soon found myself improv­ ing. I kept on and now I can say I am absolutely cured and free from any symptom of my old trouble. "I am very glad I heard of this wonderful remedy and I would strongly advise anyone suffering with Kidney trouble to try it, for I kqow It will cure." Knew His Business. Two young men entered the cafe of a well-known city hoteh the other even­ ing. It happened that a new and very young wine clerk was behind the bar, and the two customers resolved to have some fun with him. "Give me," said one, "a seltzer water." "And I," said the other, "will have some vicious water." Without hesitating, the barkeeper placed a bottle of absinthe before the last man to order. "What's this?" he asked. "It's the most vicious of anything we keep, air," calmly replfofr ^th« clerk. How's This ? offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any eaea Ot Catarrh that c-mnot be curea by Hail'e Cattarh Cure. F. .T. CHUNKY & CO.. Props..Toledo. O. We, the un<l rslprnert, huvo known F. .1. Cheuey for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business traimactloii* and financially able Ut carry out any obligations made by tlielr firm. Wkst & Tin'ax. Wholesale I)rupe-lnt». Toledo. O. Valimno, Kin.vah & Mabvix, Wholesale Droc* gists, Toledo, O. . Hall's Catarrh Cure t« taken Internally, acttnc directly upon the blood and m icoui eorfaeM of the Bystem. Testimonial* sent free. Mm 750 pec iiottle. Sold by all l)ru(?gl«tg. Hall'* Family Fills are tlie besb Nest Puzzles Scientists. George Corliss of Bath, Me., ia show­ ing a peculiar specimen which he found on a tree in the Brunswick woods. The article resembles a co- coanut shell, but is much larger and evidently was the home of some small enimals, as the entrance is quite small. Many scientific men have seen the nest, but are unable to tell what lt is, or of what substance it is 'madib , . Why of It. . Mrs. Hayrix--"It 'peers tew me es heow that cousin uv yourn is llvin' in a heap better style sense she got a divorce." < Mrs. Oatcake---"Yes, In course she do. She's llvin' on th' antimony the took an* 'low'd her." I Allen's Foot-Ease, Wonderful Remedy. "Havetried ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE, and find it to be a certain cure, and gives com­ fort to one suffering with sore, tender and swollen feet. I will recommend ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE to my friends, as it is certainly a wonderful remedy."Mrs. N. H. Guilford, New Orleans, La." Gratitude. "John," said the stern woman, "If any one stole me would you offer a reward?" "Sure," replied the little henpecked man. "I'd always reward any one that did me a good favor." The Difference as He Saw It. "What is the difference between A violinist and a fiddler?" "The difference," answered th® concert manager, "is enormous; any- where from $500 to $6,000 & weak." Insist on Getting It. Some proper* »ay they don't kWp De­ fiance Starch because they hnv® n stork in band ot IS < ». b. and-, which thev kuow canuot be nold to a customer who lias on • used the 16 os. pkg. Defiance Utanb for money. Anything to Get Liquo*. ^ . ISifne curious tricks are played "t>y Brocktonlans who seek to obtain liquor by unlawful means and for unlawful purposes, says the Boston Globe. A few days since the police seized ten gallons of whisky that came from Boston. addressed to a woman. The address was correct, but the officers on communicating with the woman found that she had never authorized any one to use her name in that way. ?,r.'S . " 1 S >Wanamaker Out of Public Life. John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, ex-postmaster general, says the story that Senator Quay would like to see him in Congress is "almost too absurd to discusB." Furthermore, Mr. Wana­ maker says, be would not accept any public office. •, i '5 ,'v As Formidable as H>a Nairn^-,-vJ $utkeiwcicz, tlie new tackle iu the University of Pennsylvania football team, weighs over 200 pounds and is said to .be irresistible as his strength is as great as his weight. .. L-f-fc-sOi ,,:Vle in Target Marksmanship. Bftring the recent visit of Baton Speck Von Sternburg to the president at Sagamore Hill the ambassador and the president showed themselves to be •evenly matched as marksmen.- Once they tied. The president outscored the ambassador once and then the ambas­ sador beat the president. Clara Barton Still at Work. Miss Clara Barton has not ceased h^r labors on behalf of the Red Cross Society, notwithstanding the recent ef­ forts to depose her from the presi­ dency. She Is formulating plans tor a new and large fund of probably 11,000,- 090 for the extension of the work. . Costly 8et of Harneas. The khedlve of Egypt Is fond of horses, and has the most costly set of harness In the world. It was made In England, cost $10,000, and la for (our horses. More Flexible and Lasting, mat shake out or blow out; by usfaift Peilanee Ktoreb you obtain better reeolta thiui possible with anv other brand aoa on* third more for same tnouev. Two Views. Haw Yorker--"A dog ia considered mad if he balks at water." Kentucklan--"Down our way a man is considered mad if hs doesn't." He Knevy What He Meant. PtMi Piannigan married yatt :• Mike--No, bedad, an' a molgbty good thing it is fer his wotfe. Four-Leaf Clovers In Profusion. Two Saco, Me., girls found 470 four* leaf clovers ia less than an qnm day recently. " Why It la the Beat la because made by an entirely different proceae. Defiance Starcb id unlike ur other, better and one-tuird more for V oeaU. The only difference between white lies and black ones Is that other pie always tall the black onaa. J3y BVBON WUmS Git Yo' Gun. Johnnie, git yo' gun, An' cjme on t' d' wocjdat " Gotta git some eatin' An' refu'n wif d' goodf| y Squirrel -am a-peekin' ^vf From out a' dat crotch;' ' ,• Ef he ain't a-careful « He's a-gwlrie git cotehJU'; Yeltah-hammah pecklnS.f On a bass-a-wood trees?"' Ev'ythlng is singin' ^51,..... cailin' t' iael . ;--1 • 1 >*' ,So! Johnny, git yo' gun/.- ' An*' come on t' d' woods! • «• Gotta git some' eatin' : An' retu'n wif d' apode!^^#'--* •••• sant am a drummln' _' hollah an* dell. Quail, in d' open, Is a-singlng "All's y - 7^vy' Out in d' stubble D' wil' clilck scoots? Hear dat a-screech-owl A hootin' him hoots! Down 'long d' bayou Whar de shitepoke pipe, Thars whar I git-a Dem big jack snipe! Killdees am l l t t lA An" dey ain't wuf muoW Rathah save mah powaaw > Dan to shoot at a-suctk! Chiprr:onk a-scoldln' In a butternut trea-- Bettah look out 111 be gitten a-heI Fo\ Johnny git ye* gwi. An' come on t' d wood a! Gotta git t,some eatin' An' retu'n wif d' goods! City fellah's huntin* AH over d' fiels;. Dunno whar to go T' git duck teals! Dunno whar to fin* i D* rabbit's nes", Dunno nuffin' * « What Ah know bbs$ Dunno \yhar d' bees « v Am a-makin' d' honey-**-sms.: ';vv Dunno nuffin- But dat aln' funny: *-::t-.2U.;\ Cain' 'stan Nature r When she whispers a-iiB^'f' Liaike Ah do when v * V',, • M - H • 'p '• • . ' •tS'; ,r • ••GIT Y<y GUN!* 1 fcftars man All! Gotta know how An' t" have a sha'p ear When d' winds dey whispeh. Ef yo' done gwine a-hear! All. of dem voices « Am a tatkln' t" met Jes' laike Ah lev" 'em K'm Infancy! i, Johnny, git yo* gun, i An' come on t' d" woods! Gotta git some eatin' An' retu'n wif d' goods! Bettln' heah a-dreamin' Doan git no game! 1 Bettah rouse up An' pu'sue dat same: .*> . F«' Dinah'U be lookin' i f' F' somethln' t' cook, . t An* Ah dun bettah hurrjr"" • Er Ah dun git shook! A • Ah'd Ialke t' sleep ' "Whar d' sun-tlow's grow, Jes' sleep an' snoozle j, •;-»*' While d' sof' winds b!6W-^ iff - But I'se fcwlne git hu'| ^ *S|f Ef Ah doan hike soon,« /. .f'aj Fer Ah gotta git game • Fo'e d' light ob d* mo oaf .1 ^ ' The Moon. " < ' a " Even the. creameryman admits it la not made of green cheese.^ The poet says the moon- is a silver pin-head that holds the curtalna ft heaven fast. 5 When a moon Is full lt sheds llgbt$ when a jnan is futy, be sheds dark* ness. . A dog may bark at tbe moon anp often does, but the moon doea not know it. .Great men take no noU«|| of the criticism of fools. * Byron's assertion that the devil (s in the moon is all moonshine. It !• moonshine whiskey tfcat the devil 1*» habits. George Cooly tells of the moq|p "walking in beauty to her mldatgljjt throne!" but who* ever saw tfeijr. moon's feet? The moon Is as fickle as the (rati* lie, and as dependable. r. The honeymoon is only a tempo#* ary conglomeration of c(s)ella. The harvest moon always reminds me of the harvest home supper. There Is but one moon, as the^ should be but one woman--for you.^, A babe cries for the moon, but it,- man yearns to build a fence around IK There are times when a man seal two moons, but his wife always falls to see the 49Ke- • ' . falling. Falling*. ~ Oh. brown leaves, and red I eattfc j And yellow leaves as well, , ,} I wonder why you're falling, ' 1 wonder wliy--do tell! '•* tTpon the ewaytng branches ' Your colors loosely hang; '•' ¥ $ "BROWN I-KAV2S AND RED. & LEAVES." Brawn leaves* and red leaVea,: And yellow leave*, a pun* *&&'• Is what you give me * - •'*">)£& To •«*« your full Ins role.. For now 1*11 ha'-* to go to teanav And-buy my winter's coal! Sometimes it takes all t^e ment out of boyhood memories meet the beautiful girl of your dreanl metamorphosed into a fat, greasy, a* kempt woman with eleren dirty aUJt, •i'sSl ,rt v"„.i 5