Show 1140 nl 0 01 I 1 t red str steer A southern southe rn thanksgiving story B 1 KW AV WWW TIRED LOOKING ionian I 1 ans wea ini by bv the liht light of f a fire and two tino candles candies paced hi aih h upon the wall near the f fire ire su sat a pirl girl thoughtful and of comell come fave face ner hair aas s too tine thick to be kept knur contro nul and illien tips imps of it nere ere in constant disobedience obedience Ii A aag ag a schoolman tr ter had bad declared areil that her head j ns the constant scene of a petty rebel toil on from time to tane she reached back into a corner and drew forth ticks sticks of brushwood to feed the it fire re the night was warn warm the acor was n upon open but the fire A was as needed to throw abro light upon the loom the candles were so lull dull the woman was uns known as the widow towson the pirl girl was her daughter ter the husband and father kno known a as cling tow son was away OIT off jome somewhere where in a government prison hen ing out a life sentence for killing a deputy marshal who iio had come to destroy his moonlight di distillery tillery the neighbors voted that as no na one wa was ever known to survie aurvie a life sentence in a yankee prison sirs niri tow son might a as well it enter at once her season of widowhood and so BO whenever he never anyone would ask does tha th widow Towson live here she would woud answer yes ye the uc loe hf tit ww iet lull oil alt C r i we have boaks v ils 1 been ille 3 our father phout t ioni i ozere too y isi i 1 I hy li ipa w all ail that 11 il ii 1 I 1 t i liu tuu tion doll t r V 0 11 Y do wll 11 e I 1 arr rit to ogue ine 4 fay yli fele ht I 1 tn mu it the woman lur 1 r 11 1 i live loom 1 I aou ou 11 1 in 1 bp be 1 I 1 3 I 1 1 I love lore him c 1 ni 1 I 0 1 lire if 1 linn ii to e t j b t so T i nu it could res piet iii I 1 I 1 t but I 1 co coilan coil ildr ln i respect nn alf p r your fabber riia t hw hwn been r neit git our ere mt 0 ii plit giuli ni it ir ati it your head I 1 i i j ted iii for iou oi c 11 1 nd what did it ii i 1 A life of AtA anil thal 11 iii 11 i leip air egetter r duerally ue ally rally aenni 0 fur a ornan oman you mill it at lea t willse me to think ovet over it yes es I 1 promise ebat the gire Went io in bill at i i ie p hoi 1101 promise to think mer il 11 I 1 lie in I 1 t 1 1 ma w a soon on antl and 1 11 i irl kiil ir 1 her iab J aber her 1 I I 1 n I 1 it lie rn more re loe lilt thought ou tile lie 1 I d 1 liked old efge coster lie v is inrid I 1 em in man tah t had all e er i aden ill n t the it p it e i gh it ih li dublin s to rid ride abndt baj I 1 ir like it i red recK teer eer ell red hair bair lie inn w bald e ewein belot on the side of his heid auck up into ifko ili the horns ofa of n aler 11 I 1 had and a 1 laugk that sonn dei like tb alie ion lo 10 0 of f a i s t per nee lie he had a falit fig lit with nith a man and IA not use ili his liand and nt at all ile he kieke dyke e a steer lint dut he inai money Y in h d a house painted g ari rt in i n with sun rs in the N ard but with iab steer low in the ba back c k lot lie ile had said that eliat wife van d not have to work is statement found ere dence c ven knew that his hi first ahad had almost ki killed led hereof with hard I 1 abor bo at As the M pt pamm made 13 P tj Z 40 it t i r THE GOBBLERS LAST appearance at the head of a rock ribbed an oak budded ded and vine laced ravine the county road that led over the mountain nia was not far away and ciany a tinie limo in t ahe he dirk d irk nights before t the he to iia a iowa fill fili nine aine the girl had often list ni in birr bed bd to hear the be enem hot hoit beating upon the bard pike and hid had bool l up to osee see her ter father silting near the llie door with his gun lying 1 ing across hi his knees let me weave now mother said iha he girl far you are arc worn out oui N on oil attend to the fire them the ornan replied looking round with a sigh hard enough and beh besides des you rant cant weave 1 ewt 1 I I 1 C en n try yeb and while you are trying the ibe worl work will be going to waste if it you auald only do as aft I 1 beg bt of ou in an appealing look from tho th girl bcd glicr you know what I 1 mea mean 1 I fi ld lid 1 aph ei the girl replied 1 I anoa I 1 hen you know what I 1 want you to I 1 0 O yes I 1 i then rhen why dont you do it 5 because lie cause I 1 cant the woman frowned but you can w un kill hill myself at work 1 I I 1 ant am compelled to see it but it grieves me nearly to death it if it did you would seek a remedy and on ono is at hand what mat have I 1 do done ne for you I 1 haw arp aft 1 n i 11 i n llla ella ire he hall hail laughed or lou boned ell i M lien she hart had kindly told him to sn go ili ins at 1111 lie paid Fald that lie he would but bin that hut it in lat aci it ill c come c ba wk K again anil in ili anil I 1 ill not only lint but many liim if hi rid ini ince thought faiai hat sim alln i teacher stood jn in h hi it and it wu it a fact a stronger fai t th abin it it hp slip supposed e d fut but MaH 00 coded oo 1 id proncie iier nothing better than it a life colhard work karly early the neat rooming morning the teacher stopped at the lie toson on his way tose to school hool the girl met him at the I 1 fence ence looking hack back she caught sight of 0 iier her mothers hers angry face the postmaster says that you are writing letters lett cri to the government said the pirl what mitt are you doing that for 1 I in n the ha interest of 0 your father he be answered but abat wont do any good it may I 1 have hae told them what ahat a 2 brave union soldier he was during the war that will haie hae a good effect if it in im properly presented and I 1 till am wor working kingott on it like a man writing writings tinga a book 1 I find that be saied the flag more than once and I 1 also find that there is considerable sid erable doubt as to his killing till the deputy lie ile deo declared lared that he ella replied yes mid and nobody ever knew him to tell a q ue be il 1 have been po ill n 1 i good deal am all I 1 have coni con v within athin one ot of finding ont a good food wan tuan things and I 1 way aul them out surp sure enough the first fai l th it iii ou know put but now to another pant when are we to to be be mar clax he ri abe shook her head sadly 1 I dont know sani im mother bother 2 yes I 1 know low the red steer has vi 01 I 1 acil ed rm on her alic she blinks tl inks he be is the greatest man mail in lie 0 world on m count of his money but boutwe e blame her her life has been ancen hard but you dont want me to marry lim l i im M lie ile looked up lip and then drawled humorously ly it would be sad and if they should find nd a red bed steer tying lying in tie the road mia illa come in hero here the met mother lher c ilca 1 I lip he oung man seized her ter hand and r fd it ansbe ns she turned nav aay tha t afternoon the red steer called full foll of confidence oh its all right I 1 lo 10 0 ullalea in ile i bluff lie he said tall talking ing t to 0 t th h mollier hut looking atthe at the girl 1 I 1 d dont 0 n nant it ant ani am thing to lie be too easy it i will ill not ile he at all said alit th the girl semi se nices eps till first for rm ny a yen ye ir were in ere to be held in the lick house the widow deed dei pi I ired i t that lint she bould not pi go that she he vid lod nothing to be thankful for ma ala it itt tt lil id called at the houw bouw to per sunt i cpr tall talk to rne ine she raid acu yon ite tle i erv one that causes me not to bt iut oil will nill let rila an 0 o wont you site pan can flo do as a she be plead site khe hai ha i one 0 o ilu he hag ha ill banki nit n nin iii heart mr ar cister 0 ter tit nt nin ma dav before av anil and sv aars that lie will no not come nin am boore all ah and i 1 lie i is now out of the way you v ant nt ali A oct to Ys vis I 1 mil you hall ahall never marry pr N v till ni tl t consent oh I 1 iso 0 will you promise me or ore thing 1 I ilont dont leion but what it that i ou oil all N ill aring lier her t lo 10 0 hurch to T 1 I do blont iknon no vav do ou want me there to f te you thankful in the presence of 0 f ibur our neighbors neich bors 1 impossible but it if ou wilt vill make me ic a promise but I 1 ought not to ask it t 1 I dont know what it I 1 is but ill tell you on what I 1 will agree to do if 11 you are not at thankful on this occasion I 1 nil att L r 7 steer r 1 I will be there said the widow the sermon was as to be preached by an all old nian man the congregation amias as large IL ran mysterious asteriou ste riou whisper had gone about that something ol unusual might inight be ex the preacher was when he arose e ife he from lime to time conard a i side door the wido and her daughter sat veil nell toward the h 1 0 r ail 1 MATFIELD RECEIVES TIIS REWARD front the girl wondered ala mafield had not come the red eed steer sat not far away gazing at her there theresaa The i as it IL sudden commotion at the front end 0 of f the houe the people mere astonished to see armed men their stand at the door just then ma field entered from the lie side door lie ile no nodded added at the preacher who nho said before the ser sen ice ices begin there is a strange ere illon mona y to go through with mr alaa ila field fifeld the preacher stepped aside andalay and may the people my friend baid lid he 1 I think that this will be aclan si daiv ingin ili neigh horwood ho Io tic lie paused for fora a moment and then ihen continued an investigation by the government has proved a certain man innocent ot of the crime of killi killinen ngn a deputy and his great service as a soldier ba has pardoned his offense lenae of a as nn an illicit distiller ile HP reached my place hiir night by arrangement and ami is no here cling towson stepped in at tile the door hitt his wife with a shriek pran to meet him lie he looked fara fir a naomen upon her tired face and then cuttill his arms about her lie ho said Y wont have to work m so hard the go eminent has gai ghan ell me ire a back pension the congregation shouted v Y ill ter in their eyes eye for cling clin had bad always alway bt a favorite in the neighborhood 9 1 pardoned man embraced ili his daugh and with a backwoods mans zinc fordable for table grace boat bowed ed anil and put pit her 1 to in hayfields May Itlay fields outstretched palm T Xay bayfield field spoke again we liam ine covered that the depute was by a man known as the red steer OVIE OPIE REA |