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Show p 1 ' j J NAUTICAL OXEN. Iiral Mi i t Anions; hie nelsliliors Job liatntswas ' ifijf 9 J cemsMerrU jrlljr fair wet of tots- ' "''" I t i lit 11 eetllod in tho llttlo town Initio f J southern irt of Kansas, where lio llvnl iff 1 a I u an Immigrant from New Hampshire, '8 an.! lio urwjht hla VsnVro suarrmMS IX J with Urn, tiat as ho dralt fair an 1 at- ' JE J j tended to Ml own utisliyis lio lassM. agl j Tho only member of tin family besides fljjj J Job anil hit wlfo waa Ike, a nephew SB J whom Job lial taken to bring np, nsho 5 I 8 J IslDocliIldrrnof litsown. Iknwata W 6 A tyrlcal New nutinj boy about frtwn j5J 5 if )ar vlJ. II 11 bwn trouiihl np In jjt L 8 onoof thoroait Tillaitwof Maine, aoj ;R x balaKmitluTeforthaaia. jB , J Job, lilotlio Majority of Yankoafann- W i j rra, wm a flnn brlltror In cattb, ami Jjk 1 illJuoitof Ms work with on. One JB I ,i day Lo aa!4 to Iif ! "Jli, If you'll taks jjf ' tlit lair ( yearling atwra ami brrile mj i tJitm to xrvrTt yon can Utro tlwra." Jka fit ' i I wal elwJInfly well I'lim-cl at that, Ins it'. an 1 at ouca aMuned charjro of liU new l(IR i 1 i ixxwdoni. If orer a ulr of yuung )3r ) irn were well taken care of they weta. SRI -TS ) lie KrooraeJ tlem a( carefnlly a tha tflj . lionet, aj tlut tltclr leek cota thouo a$ f9B i j)' Rlovy aa rllk, ami he waa w klml with ""T Ultflj IK Ha named them Jack ami Ullly. i ' I I nfi In hit weatern homo lk Merer forgot V& -t HO ' (R tlio far off cwm It liad bcn tliQ ouo P fH5y W ' bo of hU Ufa to l a fallor. but hla ft I''l "U belnj aent weat lial deatroycl When IIm1 ' kii ' tw nnclo garo him tht atccrs to lm-ak, llOlrt i W nK 0 'PJI cam" to him Uiat thongh ho 7D' ' iw f in couMnercr ejict to trejwl tha deck of $ raff! lK 1 43n onn I1' a C0Q UM k'P I hraaea i niBi 'In flB '" li edncation of hla oien, ami thm rjMaijK I W alwayi bo reminded of hla ownliumo be- vllafH I 101! fldatliaaea. Time It wa that Jack in 1 imjf t Br ? vcra (neatetl to work, "broken Jlfi ' Wk totally Ignorant of the uinal commamli hia affY which oxen are managed. 'Uev" sW "B and "haw," "git up" and "who." had 'ItU no meaning fur them whatercr. Hwai 'i7 9 ! "haul away" anl "port" and "tar- 'tit W board" and "belay." "Stent all," wa Ak3 wj ' back. Tho oxen grew ami waxed atrong, inM andhh) uncle often remarked that lio nn) a xierur aaw n team tlutt could do more ?Lki M work than thoeo oxen and Ike, No one T? I &i t"' ll "" "10u'''t ' liandllng them. a" I In w nearM ttelghtor to the Ilalnei1 9 JR M Deacon Jlcrwln, a good man and & W pillar of tho church. The good deacon 'jsH ww that Iko'a yoke nf oxen were work. Oj ere, and a dedre came orer him to poa- j t atMthenu JIa olftred to bny them aer , eral timet, bnt Job alwaya laid that they ' belongeil to Iko and were not for tale, t , The deacon aaked lira If he would atll i , them, but met with euch an Indlguant ' ,, refuiil that ha felt angered, bnt did not 't , glee up the Idea of pouewlng tho cattle, f 1'inally he weut to job and uldl Wfj "Neighbor Ilalnei, If them cattloll mi 1 j work good crery way 1 11 glvo yon IOU ns ? in 'or ,r,IU Tly'ra tw much proitrty for -.fig 1, a boy like Iko to have, and It ll apt to i. Uni ifill ' create In him a bad rporrit and make . S IHl!? 'I Urn feel aboo hla tldera." 'Jfillr "Well, I don t know, deacon. Tho TBI i boy acta a deal by them cattle, and a Y fflS,' H promlwla a promlee. I r-tvothem to Bp , 9 Blinl' hewoull brcakVm, andholuu, T iBi I & ao I'm bound to keep my jmrt." Z? (V ! 1 "That'a all true enongh, neighbor a, 1 ui" I ' ? IIalnt,but Iko'a only a boy, and then, C 5 remember, 100 ain't offered everyday f! , for a yoko of cattle. Whyot atll in i , ( theeo and giro him another jialr to it r hreali that "nd do him jlst aa well." ' If The detcon'a 100 and penuaelona 1 g finally cakem4 Job'a acruplM, and he t) gavo In. Tho devnn wa to try them, (1 and If they worked all right waa to have I M- them for (100. How to Ml Ike what ho P had done w a poier to bU uncle. Illi I 'L , aunt declared It a downright mean pleoe R ij of LojincM, on 1 told Job plilnly what I .r j the thought of him. 1 Vf. H waa finally decided not to aay any. J fl thlngtolkounUlafiertheaalobndbon I ) inado and the cattle gcuo. Iu order that J ,, ' Ike might not be on land to eeo Ida u j 1 1 hcl1 1' wa' &"" a liollday, aud Kut to WOT j H'end the day at a neighbor , a couple reTtMlll ,, mllea away, where there wua a boy of Bl iiti U n! wl' wa ort of clura of ''la. ' HD IBi The next morning Ike waa off bright i H! and early, and the deacon waa on hand p I I M ahorlly after. It would not bo fair to I S", ' Jobtoaay that ho did not havo any mU- J ' Ml glvlnga. Hewould hao backedoutof ' ' !l . 'he bargain at tho leait iliante, and he g J really hoil that the deacon would not I 5 I ,. be aitlrfli.l with them. The oxon wero It ' brought out anl j oke.1 to tho cart with- J out dlfllcully, though the deacon re- marked that they did .m 'klndr ij i atoopld." Job and tho diacon climbed i up Into the cart. I il Tlio oxen turned their big eea round I I Inquiringly, "aco up, thercl" repuited f jl Job: but they did not move a hoof. i SI . "That don i npin ur llko good breaV- (5 "1 Ing'rimarkdlthodtiicoii. '.'' I "rhey're broko all right," replied Job. i I "Come, gee np, there'" at the aaine time .1 1 he gave each prod with the goa,. j Iji rvetionw to the prodding the tattle Ji I walked otr toward tho own gate. In -j whlihdlrecUonthtlrhea.lahopwlto 5 1 be turned. Job did not want Ih'm torn , In the road, ao he alwute.1 out, "Ho.! i boyr to turn them aroundi but tho oxen 1 1 had no Idea what "hoy" meant, an 1 w Wf I, kept going itralght ahead. Jolhoule. I I I Werand atnick Wr im th, "'V Htuil I 'afllaxlaxW ml 'lkxu J BHllffhflffffr' ntF .houleJ. "Wboal whoat" but they did BottalrJIhalellrwr. "They d" ' apfar to 1 ax well broka aa I reckoned on," rotaarkl the deacon, he tt In the cart and viewed the They re broke well enough," replied Job, rather nettled, "but 1 m etrange to thm notoly but Ike ever droro thm." "Well, turn them about," raid tho deiron. ... jjt Ihey paid no heed to any com-rannl, com-rannl, and finally, ex;rntod. Job etrurk Uicm both with tho goad, and they itartcd at a f nil run down tho road, flattery bangl the cart went, and lwth Job and the deacon wero compilled to hoi 1 on the ' att atakm to prevent being bounced ont of tho cart. "Stop Vml Btop 'emT ahouted the deaccn. "1 want to get out. AYhonl whoa' wheal yo vannlnU!" lint the oxen only loved their headt on 1 ran the farter. ' Stop 'em, can't ye1" Job waa downright mad by thla time. "Stop 'em yourlf, yon old foolP anipd hei "you know aa much bow to atop Vnt aa I do." "Wall t ihucked ont and kllledr rhonted the deacon, at tha cart banged over a atone. The oim were now thoroughly frightened fright-ened ami running an ay for fair, anl loth men were badly ecared and holding on for dear life. All at one an Idun atrnck Jolt. Hay, deacon, can't yon lallr aome aen talk to 'cm? That'a wliat !' allere heard Ike talk to Vm," ho colled ont aa the cart butnied along. "Ilrother Ilalnei, audi ea talk na I'm heard ain't proper fer a (illlar of tho church to rrpiat, and I'll call ineetln' on yon frr thla If wo git out alive," replied the deacon, with aa much dignity aa ho coul I amume while holding to the ataVu. "Pit try, deaconl" ahonted tho terrified Job) "it may aaro our llrca." J ad then tho cart gava a fearful lurch, an 1 tho ileacon banged hit head again't tho atake ho waa holding to with cunnhl-crtble cunnhl-crtble force- Thla maile him boiling mad la adJItlon to hla fear. "p!ico tho main brace! Hhlrer my tlmberal Tlpo all hamla to grngr ami then, aa tluit liad no effect on tho frantlo team, "lloat ahoyr and tlten loalng all control cf tluielf, "Ahoyl AhoyI drat ye, ) Uankety blank brute!", and tho deacon let out auch a atring of profanity that Job tamed a ahade or two paler. Iillo thU waa going on the oxen had gotten over ronaldcrablo ground. Tho jp!a along tha roal gaztsl In opin inootlieil aatonUhment to aeo two auch atall cltliona going along ao furlnnidy with an ox train, and wero terribly acandallzed at their apparent hlltnty, Ike, totally uneouaclotu nf what waa goto? on at home, waa plolding along tuwanl hla chnin'a, when, ho heard n fearfal cbttter coming ljehlnd him. Ho turned, anl coul! hardly believe Ida eyea. There came hla pete Jack and iJilly at a furloua pace, an I hla uncle and the deacon In the cart. "Stop'cnt, Ike etop'cmt" ahouted hla uncle tih"n lia aaw Ike. Iko it-ppe! to one aide of the road, an 1 aa the cattlo daalied np calletlout, "IVUy, Jock! llelay, llillyr At tho aouml of tha familiar volcu and com-man com-man 1 they topied at once, aud went qnlrtlr up to their yonng muter. "Ill luvo the law of yon for thla. Job ltalnea," anarled the deacon, aa ho painfully pain-fully descended from the cart. "And 111 call church on your retorted Job aa ho rubbed hl brulaea, ' 1 won't Irlong to any church with a man tltat ealn awear llko you kin- A party deacon youbeP "If I h.vl a brat like that I'd akin him alive!" roared tho deacon aa Ira glared at tbotawtldercdlke. "laac, taka them calllo homo at once," aald hla undo. "Aa for thla wicked man here, I ahall never notice him again." Ike touk tho cattle home. Ilia uncle walked. Ilia aunt told him about the contemplated tale, and thongh ho ex I rcwed nnnnilieratloa for hla uncle it la doubtful If Ira felt any. Hla aunt auld It acrved them jnat right. Iko kept hla oxen. Texaa rJtftlnga. |