Show tincle ABEL tho Pat pathetic hetio story told by a florida crackow Or Cr ackor I 1 etwas mid win KT January but florada the frost king bull lar lap ton nin ninny or comics to 1 0 admit of lila his roig uloa theroan the doai tom pa to the inland town ol of bartow tret chod out in the ibo IN arm chater sun sunshine shino oat lot sinuous and tany sandy A gentl ernaR rid dg os leisurely along the road smiled to lim olt AS ho he camo camou upon rom a sudden turn T n here herc i tree had bad fallen across the road and it elof clog no DO onos buoi business to lo remove the iho i at onic ill a sharp detour had been made at his til point the monotonous pines gat ga e c blakc to 10 a stretch ot of beautiful lilah lium moki country and bo be spied caled a narrow darrow path irom from the iho road into a ve aci 3 thick port part of 0 the into inlo this leaf 3 P path la ho be turned lilly idly w or dering where it i led many sharp turns it mado made and ani final I 1 lv y as it around a largo bunch of pat pal motto melto ila ho found himself at tile ter 9 ero ito ol of bo omo m knob annj dacato foco to faco ich a s figure A heavy heard beard proclaimed tile figure to bet bo that hat of it a man but the iron icon gray heir hair wo was from the forehead in a bygone school pirl fashion and by a genuine round comb from which it felt fell to the shoulders in ia loose ringlets small hoops oops were la in tile his aarsand cara car sand and a huge bugo bandanna baa daDDa vas plucked pinned about bin throat with an ioime oso old f fashioned brooch thomaa tho man were too leoia abort trousers trow scra sers that reminded one I 1 forcibly of tho the divided skirl to ardently urfried upon femininity reformers and shifting brass apura oro ere at jached to 10 life bl boots tho the a oura lolau rely e abit the borso ala DI it L tat swie aay n 7 1 I i lse af ln in big wj brown or ayo a an bo a noted tho the stran me rr evident ho hul had been fa fan a sault himself with his hi palmetto bau bat but now ho he put pul it on aslant as ho he maid cordially howdy yank im glad kl to BOO yo y 0 wort oatt t ya ro belt nod and como come in for a spoil spell los 1 1 I would like ilko a drink tho the mr ro plied island and yonder old U in a 0 oak loola tn in t in 14 rawson ho he added am ho be led his bli borso borroto to tho the gate and ana raft im abel hammond or if undo uncle abel tea lad ind who aho up op lyou tend to tho or antler I 1 ater then turning to lead tho the way to ili tho largo livo live oak which had attracted the rangers attention ho he continued in the drawling lono peculiar coall to all tho the sc as s tho the batilo whites of tho the florida backwoods art are called saying yo ye found it purly middling hot I 1 reek reck on t i v those yer piney woods aint much for shade sod this white fluddy sand and a 6 agh about a hoi batts the sun it ll 11 alts all bet batup up reta re g good L two we tall trai glit backed hide bide bottom choirs stood under the trees tree vs A latin huo banging loo auto to tho the on a low limb vaa as a curious cantle ware vessel with a gourd irvi nging bes I 1 do it ilav havo chair boj it a drink from the moa itcy 1 ey ll 11 said ald uncle abel proceeding to pour wt u t ft a beautiful clearwater from small mall near tho the top of tho the vessels hta his guest evidently the road qualities of tho the monley monkey for lie ho filled tho the staining shining gourd again inquiring boded ho did SO 0 o it if undo uncle abel was wan a floridian A yeh I 1 ni an a crackers cracker here and raised raise in Ilu ridy somo boma of those yer cons arned walta ats they kicks agin being colled called crackers crock cra but it show dhow mo me yby why Tha a lt Is such a mighty might ight lern cracker I 1 LI it allow you all a bloomin jasmine that for forfi gilis ita to go to sleep to lo the day tuna this pectin wager front froni such a decidedly procia crociato to murco brought a slightly surprised ilot tho farcis lr fr ancor cIs LIM up lach uncle abel immediately listed I 1 w to think its burus t that t such nn all 0 olo to coon as aado me ud and kw noy any thing bout boot flowers but low law bat alc can el 1 can tell jest aber yell find tit alio big gesti lit bluch bost valets an tho the a wettest 1 w bit alto usa abero the ibo jasmine boil hum blooms grow thickest thicken joal jest when tho the and maple caplo commences to rod red anil and where the iho wild grapes git gib the iho quickest bowd I 1 coico to know well IU mollyo toll yo havo i ou pot a lullo girl to yoro yore place with heir jeba liko like on no and cyc achaval yc havel shake hatco fl stronger rm im glad to roo eo yo ya bu t thelo fildi eliho girl ala aint blind thoro beg 5 oro ore pardon but the suns so bright it ib kind ol 01 0 makes my eyes weaken I 1 ru ill ones chango go my seat a L I 1 after tho the vigorous use data 0 I 1 a largo bagdan na uncle abel tilted his bis broad hat slightly over his eyes and achl ray aatlo bright eos that look ahat liko they could see tarol the out side and lock right at soul Boult boy cant to never verses faco nothing epLing Ic hat her olo etc dad talks to hor about and 01 then she bho says say she bho aces it la IQ hor her Is iberal lie ho rose rono and helped himself to a la lib b 1 cc f to ito inquire rf if U his big i I 1 alas daughter had bad always alway ben blind I 1 27 she ebo I 1 am I 1 t bt bli ids nl iswar dono done M hell the era only two icar old ola be seven caco cimo next Augi iut yo oakia pea llah about every body bad a L lunch u nc b or of cattle ranging 11 I 1 ilbo uio woods then anil and every win ter let the woods ultra arid burn the iho dry grass sos M come spring the iho new grass 1 ml I bo be good food grazing Dc where au all the is ia gone to como come iown delve from up country said and every last lant ono on lion on sas 63 so bo title la 13 tho rho land of flowers is I 1 dont As if could bloom land and have to light fire every earl car I 1 Why lils ali hs as much ns as thin yer old tough ira grass graf can do to stand tho the 11 fresl ms I 1 but I 1 wore were going to toll tell Y yo about my lit tic girla eyes u i etwas all along of these same anon fires rcA blonna the boys wu won gone to tampa with a tout low of 0 mandarin aud and tan ger gorilo no oranges nice primo prime uns una they their was wa too tsoo leaving brother barn to after the iho pullet land the chicks tho the my old loomon boman I 1 called her br so 0 o whon alion I 1 fust corn cam test round ronad her ber and shed hod think I 1 aeto sick lck or tried mail if at I 1 Iwai was to oay say Hs soury ann I 1 well wo we hilwit hil tit been gone cono no ho lime fore oro del neighbor gabor kilgore three muo away sent foot ids bis boy after kain to lo como come still and doctor him up tip a little beluge ho be laj thorn tic no doctor cloister clott tor in n forty mick and as aa sim fim had done a good deal in ia that line tic bo very well help hell from arcing though lo be did hlo iaac h lo to 10 leavo the rollin folks diann ib eul tho the Pul pullens rullo tB as 0 plucky a little looman as ft liver tit mho bcd she ho was waa fourteen annj mcd oi it was puny nigh tn ten and then lattal skittle abo baby i well saw lie 10 come homo bonto that night being ns as jint jim kilgore A ore so do bid buloff off in fact poro porn olo jim he bo peters I 1 out in tho the night III cant jost tell yo liow how it nu all happened but in tho the night the buin alost to tho the house housa nas flaa set mires tin mt nthan lion the folks folka puked it to lo nuj flad the flartley fl artles so alost to the iho ciban they saw MW teera hermit to burn but that the ibo worst tito firo cro had bal to a solid ring round tho the cabin and there dida t tacoa to 0 o ld bd no way my for tho folks to gal out to walk right the the ila es there want no time to losses lose luthor for too the open a gitlin ff in n sm seallor allor so the iho the ho snatched matched quilts and asked loan om bell and TO filled the ibo children in ill cm am fixing all three head of children sos thy coutil ruo run then alto ho climbed up on the ladder to sea acro the iho flames mas as thio nets nord a cho leing it were she abo but there barnt no time ilmo for tooling fooling so aiho told alio two to 4 bolo tho q quills ailt a over their heads head and when they come comoto to the ibo firo fire to make a break till bit they ditto dido t feel fed tile tho heal beat no more then she tools took tho the baby all wrapped ili a a quilt gull is 6 abbo how might a got out all right for piney woods wooda aint thick and tho the grass crass don dont it rib git high enough to mako make a high bleb blaze blase but sho she small still and tho the baby ere cre heavy unit something or other oilier must have tripped her up for or she foil fell jest as aa silo bho reached tho the edges and tho the quilt como come at off from tho the 1 little una head sho she thought they was safe but store she could get ups up a blazing branch foil fall from siren over their beads right down across the babas eyes of course it take taka tho the I 1 allet a second to snatch it off but cand and well arranger yo ya know tho the its rest t I 1 toll tell yo friend I 1 v hen I 1 come homo home and found every thing in tho the world I 1 could call mine pono gone to ashen it ciscro era party hard dul but when hen I 1 tind lind to believe that roy my little dudlo had bad lost loat for always the light out of 0 her two live bright crests id have bavo boon been glad to sea eco a 0 an million illion of dollars burn clean up area a my cyc aad net or lifted a linger finger to save aava it 11 id base brought back bersig liL Dutt Dut boro thero good of at hoping for any ucb happen ing for tho the best doc doctor ter in now new york reckoned shed never see no DO moro more whan wo we got a roof over our heads more wo we lived on mighty slim blim rations land and in two years we to saved enough to flake me DIO aad the little girl to tile tho lid big city buti but I 1 came back it alth ith roy my heart bicart it a licop heap heavier betout I 1 roust must have hoped strong but I 1 never sensed it till that doctor bad looked hi at her eyes ond and then looked at antino too 11 ho eta diar t say bay one ono words word hut but jest reached out his land hond find I 1 took it in both of 0 mine 4 and it I 1 never uniting too I 1 never wished I 1 were a looman but boots and that were the iho time lime for it to nio DID like my poro olo ole hoart d break if I 1 und find a let out somehow bud aud what the abo girls call a CW COCK me DIO a i powerful pon erful ai but bolus I 1 N ere a mau man I 1 boit sot and held bard onto thill that there lind liand tilt sudia put tier bor little lingers up ork oi tr cholo choko down tho hurt bur land speak to her rare fore little girl I 1 sho ho old enough to sense look boio it elio could havo have seenia seen it well Vell ive vc boon bacon eyes to her over since and I 1 vo via can seen more in the last live year in n I 1 ever saw 1 in wy my whole lifetime alore lookdown Look down to lo that there bur bout over you it ito if the iho head bead of th big hi red end it yo dont donl soy any its enough bight tho the purl pun lest piece ya ever sot not eyes on OD then I 1 in ill plumb out a my fteres N it ere and mo but if or they como cattle in life oft cat t now flow nod d you goo for youself how loras her a boory OLD dad 11 UW ciet ILI Y leace ail |