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Show Jusx. I tt'e Slemury. Tlio tiino livw of n rat uro often n llUitmlt Mibjoct to (lonl with Urn lo John 'i'owiiMMid liml n nittnlicr of rat. ns lih only comp.inloiH In tho littlo fnnnlioiw, nml Utuilly lce l.lr-l thnt ono of thorn muit 1 11kixi-1 of. IIU hrotlicr, w ho liinl on the mljoinln fiinn. 0ffen.1l to kill it foi him "Well, now, Ahncr, I cn.citl.ito IT havo j on kill Hint black em. He uln't 110 -uul oMiit to tut. Ilo won't limit, nml 1 won't li.no itothln 'round tint can't cam it. own lilin no ou jest tnko him 11JT " So Kaltl Undo John on tint mnr lng that Abner tamo to fultill li Iironlaa "lUml of n likely looldn cat," cn tuiixl Abuor. " Tnlu't nny memory fer rats," n. jiHc-tl Undo John 1 "jou Jot tnl. him nir " Abnir ileirtcl with tho cat and 1 ahotguu. At night ho cuuio ovel ngnin "Killed tho old cat, did jot" asked hUbtothir. , "I rtH-Vou 1 did," replied Abner, "ho won't In) tiouuled itbout mt himtin after tltk" Umlo Johu mudo no reply, but riointed toward tho hcartliatonn, whero eat old niacllc, tu w ell op Irently itnoier. "Weill" ejucuhteil Abner in mir iirbjo. Then, nftcr n moment', fcl lenco, ho turni-.! toward hUbtothir nndKildi "Tlmfa n likely cnt. Kin d. r foructf ul, maylx), but I reckon ho'll hunt nil right now. I didn't Mil him, but I nort of jogged hh memorj-." You th'n Companion. |
