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Show 'MIUUtU L'NLtlkf." ma uELtkr in uie atn bavxd uiu a UOOh likAL UK 1 HuUULC from ttis httroit rr r-s. "Hcllol" A slraoger called out tha greeting to ft ragged, bony man. with long, tauglad hair and beard, lying ball aaleup In tha weads of tbe dooryarj before be-fore ft log oabin. Bsok uf tha cabin a: me sickly atalka of corn ware struggling for Ufa among weeds aud grass. "Uoo'-Jay," replied lha man, lifting himself lu his elbow and rubblug his -" 'Floe weather for oropa." Ys.u," with a yewu. -'Are you a faruiei?'' Mha'e wha' they call me." "Is this your field?" 'It will be when 1 git II pair! for.'1 'What are you dolug uow?" -Nftwitiln." 'Why not?" 'O Vauee i don't never have no luck at nothiuV "Hi's you ever ploughed tbat corn?" Nv" hoed H?" Nsw." 'Ihe fence la down In ft dozen places." "Va st, Jrsa my luck. Tba blamed old fence had lor fall down right altar I m ved here." "Why dou't you fix It up?" "Wln'i the ust? I I'd ooma down kerslap 'for a year. I'm alius In bad luck." 'Have you any stock?" 'Had ft kew an' soma pssgs, but they atravud of! au' never ouine back, drat 'en !' MIH i yuii look for Ihem?" Naw. No use tu. I'd never And 'em. lUlu't my luck to ever dud any thing." 'Have yeu a team?" "Had ft purly good ole boss, but be ft II down a well auu broke bis plauguvy ueok cea mv luck.'1 'Was Uie well oovereu?" 'New 1 'lotted ou ktvsrln' It, but baiii.'t got 'round to it yit I was horned unlucky." 'You ctuld itel a small crop of corn yet from ibis field If you'd hoe 11 and fix up the feuce." "Ooii'i bltuvelt. 'Twouldu't bsuiy luck. I might ex well let things rip. Home mu air born tu g"t rich an' thetu es has gits. Hut I'm nolo tie o' tbem kind, belu' borned onluuky." 'Look here, my fileud, if 1 were you Hut tbe Hanluoky" ruau had goua lo sleep agalD. |
