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Show 1....,, w... : I. - . ..: I HI HAD GOT AWAY. Widow' Prey Chootts th Leisr of Two Evils. Where I bad atoppcii lo water my j horse by good sized waysl.le pond u old woman was sluing Willi a determined deter-mined look on her lean visage and good sired hickory club In her knotted hand: she balled me as 1 was about lo rble away, and I stopped to see what f she wanted. - if" "Stranger." said she. "how long kin I a ninn krltter stny under water?" i r "Tho average." replied I, "I about i f a nilnule, but exceptional case have I. been known when they have stayed ( Jj under longer." I f "Wall, this Is one o' them there ex- ceptloliul cases." ; I "Tho record, I believe, Is lour mln- llles." ' "Not longer'n that?" "No, certainly not longer. Why do you ask?" ; "Wall yeh know Jnah Hlrdsell?" . "No, 1 don't believe I do." j "Wall, Josh has be n ettln' up with me aholdln' ban's ter nigh on Hire t year now. Stranger, wouldn't yeh ! 'low from that thei ho bad er'ous In- j tenlions?" ' "I cerinlnly would." i bel s what I lowed, an' when he j come over lor my house this tnornln' an' 'lowed the! ho was flggorln' on marryln tho Wl.l.ler llenson wall, j Ibefs when It come off! He lit Intor the road movln' an' with me Jest J clot ennff ter tech his coat-tails, but j not clout ennff tor git holt onto 'em. Thet B erbout all, 'reptln' when be got i thla fur an could fuel my breath onto i his neck ho duv Inter the water yere, an' I ben wallln' lor him ever sence." j "Why! llo nnrt be drowned!" ! "n'y reckon?" ? ' r "Why, he must b.' j T Then yeh don't reckon they' any j I ue ' my wallln' any longer?" j I "I Bhould think not!" ' I "Then I reckon I'll lie Joggln' alone. NIc day." llouaton Poll. ( I |
