The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969, February 21, 1919, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTHE LIEUT IN THE CLEARING-" A TALE OF THE NORTH COUNTRY IN. THE TIME OF SILAS WIGHT IRVING BACHELLEFL AUTHMOf (UN HOIMN, DM AND I, DAHKL Of THl HESSU) BU4 UlfINO Ur VITH UUt tTC, (TC I... muMtHMniiumninkaiMiMaua to house most of the nliriit, snd ' "Yen. I'll alurt off with him In an have Dover fiirxolU'tt hir Joy ut seelnic hour or iu," mi I it my friend, "1 om me and her tuler itreetluic. Hhe Rut Interested In this boy end I want ti Into the bustry snd tuAv l"tii with see liln aunt and urn le," us, holding ma In her lap. I'tule )'a- "Well, Bully, you lo down to Hit of-, hocly ami one of our neliililiora hnd floe mid aluy with Hurt until they gu.' "You'd like Hint, wouldn't )'"U'f" the mini linked of 1110. "I don't know," I mid. "Tlmt means yeis" Mild the num. Hully nnd another little ulrl cumo with na arid nulii tre t held Imck to look nt many houutlful thing" In a hlx window, "la thorn niiytliliiK you'd like there, Itnrtr III man nuked. "I wlxlit I had pnlr o' them alilny Klmea with liuttona on,"' I answered lu I low, confidential tone, iifnild In eipreM, openly, a wish m extrava gant. "Coma rliilit lu," ho mild, nnd I re nieniher Hint when wu entered the , alore I could heur my h' lirt heating. lie houi'lit l pnlr (if shoes for me nnd I would huve them on nt once, nnd mad It neeewiiiry for III in In buy t pulr of socks also. After the ulioel went huttoiied on in feet I saw Utile of Sully DuiikellicrK or the other piHipIo of the village, my eyes being on my feet moat of the time. The mnn look ua Into hla olUce nnd told.ua to alt down until he could write letter. .. Koon l horae and buggy rnine for ua nnd I briefly answered Bully's good bye before the man drove iwny with tne. I remember telling him we went on over the rout'li Mad, between flelde of ripened grulu, of my water melon and my dug and my little pet hen. I ahull not try to describe thut borne Coining. We found Aunt I 'eel In the Mud five nillea from home. Klie hud , lieon cnlilnir and traveling front house been out In the woods all night with pine torehet. I rtx-ull how, nllliouiili eieltcd by my return, ho took oil hi hut nt the sight of my new friend unit mild: "Mr. Wright, J never wished thut I lived lu n p:ilu uutl! no". " IliLillilu't notice me until I held up IIIMllllU l liolll feet ai ml culled: "Look a' there, Uncle IVulMKly." Then he tiune and took uie out of the buggy mid 1 suw the tears lu Ida es when he klaaed me. The muu told of finding me op hla little veriiuilu, and I told of my ride with Dug Imiper, utter which Uncle I'euliiHly wild: "I'm goln' to put In your boas and feed him, Comptroller." "And I'm goln' to cook the beat dinner I ever cooked la my life," mild Aunt Peel. When the greut mun bud gone Uncle 1'vnbody took me In hi hip mid suld very gently and with a aerloua look: "You didn't think I mount It, did yer thut you would have to go 'way from here?" "I don't know," was my answer. "'Course I didn't nieau Hint. I Just wanted ye to ce thut It wu'n't going to do fur you to keep on tlpplu' thing over no." Thut evening a I wua about to go up-atulra to bed, Aunt Deel mild to my uncle: "I)o you remember whut oP Knto wrote down ubout hi ml Thla la hla drat peril an' he hua met hla first great mun an' I can eee thut Kile Wright la kind o' fond o' him." 1 went to aleep thut night thinking If you have pnile in the farm that gives you a home and a living why not show it by naming the farm and doing your , ' corresponding on printed stationery? Ask us about it. TELL your friends and tell them to tell their friends to make Monmouth their busiiiens and banking center, You can see what an endless chain of welfare promot 'ingthatwill.be. It will work to the advantage of both our town and the country surrounding. Help the First.National Bankjin its Upbuilding'plans. Ira C. Powell, President; J. B. V. Butler, Vice President; E. L, Kilen, Cashier; Emma Parker, Asa't Cashier FirstNationalBank Monmouth Or 6 on, Read your cv;n Herald $15y2aprer it of the strange, old, ragged, silent woman. CHAPTER III. W Oo to Meetlno " Set Mr. Wright Again. I. hnd t chill that night nnd In the tfoeka Unit followed I wna nearly burned up lth lung fever. Ixictor ('lurk e.,me from ('union to ee me every ollnr uny for a lime and one evening Mr. Wright nunc with lilin and wutchid all night neur my bed aide. In fie ifloriilng he said Hint he could Mint the next Tueaduy morning If we mt ded him and act nut right lifter breakfast, In the (lira dawn light, to walk to Canton., "Pi'iibody Ilyynea," an Id my Aunt Iicel a ahe aloud looking out of the window at Mr. Wright. "Hint li one of the grandeat, aplenilldeat men Hint I ever ace or henrd of, lie' an awful aiiiurt mnn, an' a duy o' hla Hue la worth more'n a month of our'n, but he cornea away olf here to net up with a tick young one and walks back. Does bent all-rdon't It 7 ayca I" "If any one need help Rile Wright la always on hund," wild Uncle Pea- body. I wna won out of bed and he came no mori. to alt up with me. VI en I wna well uguln. Aunt Decl Hold one duy: "I'euhody liujues, J ain't rd no preachln' tlnce Mr I'liiighorn died. I gueaa we better gn down to ('union to meclln' soms Sunday. If. there ain't no minister 8lle Wrlsikt always reuda a sermon, If he'a borne, and the puner says be dun't g 'wajr for a month ylt. I kind o' feel the need of a good aermon flyea I" "All right. I'll hitch up the hosaeS and we'll go. We cud start at eight o'clock and tuke a bite with ua an' git ba'k here by three", I hud told Aunt Diid whut Bully hud aald of my pemonu! apiienrunce. "Your cunt l good enough for any body ayea!" wild fche. "I'll miike you a pnlr o' breccbea an' then I guesi you won't have to be 'ehumcd oo more." She had spent several evenings mak ing lliein out' of an old groy flannel pelllcout of hirs and hud put two a iiy w lllll CHAI-IBERL TABLETS THIS is just what you need, madam. Many women who were troubled with indigestion, a sallow, muddy skin, indicating biliousness and habitual constipation, have been permanently cured by the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. Before using these tablets they felt miserable and despondent. Now they arc cheerful and happy and relish their meals. Try them. They only cost a quarter. Good Printing is the Product of the Herald Print Shop She Had Spent Several Evening.! Making Them Out of an Old Gray ' Flannel Petticoat pockets In them of which. I wns very proud. Tfiey cnm Just to the tops of my shoes, which pleased me, for thereby the glory of my new shoes suffered no encroachment. The next Sunday after they were finished we hud' preaching In the silioolhouso and I wus eager to go and weur my wonderful trousers, Uu cle Peubody Biild thut he didn't know whether bis leg would hold out or not "through a whole lueetla'." Ills left leg wns liime from a wrench uud pulned blin t he sat long In one po sition. I greatly, enjoyed this first public exhibition of my new trous ers. I remember praying lu silence, as we sat down, that Uncle I'eabody's leg would hold out. Later, when tho bug sermon hud begun to weary me, I prayed that It would not. It wus a beautiful summer morning as we drove down the hills and from the summit of the last high ridge we could see the smoke of a steamer looming over the St. Lawrence and the big buildings of Canton on the distant flats below us. My heart beat fust when I reflected that I should soon 'see Mr. Wright nnd the Duukel bergs. I had lost a Utile of my Inter est In Sully. Still I felt sure that when she saw my new breeches she would conclude that I was a person not to be trifled wltli. When we got to Canton people were flocking to the big stone Presbyterian church. It was what they called a "deacon's meetiug." I remember that Mr, Wright read from the Scriptures, and having explained that there was no minister In the village, read one of Mr. Edwards' sermons, lu . the course of which I went to sleep on the arm of my aunt. She awoke me when the service had . ended, and whispered ; "Come, we're goln down to speak to Mr. Wright" I remember Mr. Wright kissed me and said: "Hello I Here's my boy In a Dow pulr o' trousers 1" "Put yer hand in there," I said proudly, as I took my own hand out ot one ot my potkets, and pointed Hie way. lie did not accept the Invitation, but liiuiih.il heartily and gar ma little bug. When we went out of the church there atood Mr. and lira. Horace Iun kelherg, and Hull and aome other children. It wna a tragic moment for me when Hully laughed and ran be hind her mother. HUH worae wai It when a coCple of by ran away cry ing, "Look at the breeches I" 1 looki-d down at my breechea and wondered whut wax wrong with them. They neemed very ijilendid to me and yet I saw at once that they were Dot popular. I went eTo to my Aunt Diel and purtly hid myself In ber clunk. I heard Mrs. bunkelberg (ay: "Of course you'll come to dinner with uar , - l or a second my bopet leaped high. I wua hungry and visions of Jelly cuke and preserves rose before me. Of cnurae there were the trouaeri, but perluipa Sally would get uaed to the tmuNi-rs and ask me to pluy with ber, "Thank ye, but we've got a good wnya to go and we fetched a bite with ua ayea!" aald Aunt Deel, Kngerly I awaited an Invitation from the greut Mrs. Dunkelberg that should be decisively urgent, buj she only in Id: "I'm very sorry you can't stay." My hope fell like bricks and van ished like bubbles. The Imnkelhergs left na with pleas ant words. They had asked me to "hake hands with Sally, but I bad filing to my aunt's clouk and firmly refused to make any advances. Slow ly and without a word we walked across the park toward the tavern iheds. We had started away up the South mud when, to my surprise, Aunt Deel mildly attacked the Dunkelbergs. "These here Tillage folks like to be waited on ayes! an' they're aw ful anxious yon should come to see 'em when ye can't ayes! but when -ye git to the village they ain't nigh so anxious no they ain't 1" In the middle of the great cedar suuinp neur Little Itlver Aunt Deel got out the lunch basket and I sut down on the buggy bottom between tli'ir legs and leaning against the uVh. So disposed we ate our luncheon of fried cakes and bread and butter and maple sugur and cheese. Whut an efficient cure for good health were the doughnuta and cheese and sugar, especially If they were mixed with the Idleness of Sunday. I had a beiiduche also and soon fell asleep. The sun was low when they awoke me In our dooryard. I soon discovered that the Dunkel hergs had fallen from their high es tate In our home and that Silas Wright, Jr., bad taken their place In the conversation of Aunt Deel. CHAPTER IV. In the Light of the Candles. One day the stage, on Its way to Hullybeen, came to our house and left a box and a letter from Mr. Wright, addressed to my uncle, which rend : "Dear Sir I send herewith a box of books and magazines In the hope that you or Miss Baynes will read them aloud to my Uttle partner and In doing so get some enjoyment and profit for yourselves. "Yours respectfully, "S. WIUGHT, Jit. ' "P. S. When the contents of the box have duly risen Into your minds will you kindly see that It does a like service to your neighbors In School District No. 7! S. W. Jr." ' "I guess Bart has made a friend o' this great man sartln ayes I" said Aunt Deel "I wonder who'll be the next one J" The work of the day ended, the candles were grouped near the edge of the table and my aunt's armchair wo ntoceit hexlile them, Then I sat on Unci penbody's lap by the Or or, a time went on, In my small chair beside him, while Aunt Deel adjusted her spectacles and begun to read. Continued next week Monmouth and Independence Auto-Bus Schedule Uw MmHMk Imm bVaadM 6.60 a. m. North Bound 7.3(i a. m. l.&O p. m. " " 2.25 p. m. 8.16 " " " 6.48 " 10.00 t. m. South Bound 10.34 a. m. 3.16 p.m. " " .Tlp. m. 30 " " 7.12 " GRAHAM & SON Propri.tor. EVANGELICAL CHURCH Peter Conxlin, Pastob Sunday School, 10.00 a. m. Preaching Service, 11.00 a. m. Y. P. A. Meeting, 6.16 p, m Preaching Service, - 7.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 7.30 p. m. BAPTIST CHURCH . E. B. Pack, Pastor Sunday School, . 10.00 s. m. Preaching Service, 11.00 a. m. C. U. E. Meeting, .' .6.30 p. m. Preaching Service, 7.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 7.30 p. m Swope & Swope, Lawyers, I. O. O. F. Bldg. Independence DR. F. R. BOWERSOX PHYSICIAN O SVRGEOS PHONE NOS. OFFICE 1313 HOUSE 151 L C. PRICE, M. D. Office and residence Kline Apartments. - Phone 1903 WALTER G. BROWN Representing the "PENNSYLVANIA" Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia Notary Public Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Etc. Monmouth Transfer and Feed Stable All kinds ol transferring done promptly and on short notice FRANK SKEEN, Proprietor. , Monmouth, - Oregon Willamette Valley Transfer Co. Leave Portland daily between Salem, Independence, Monmouth and Dallas at 7 A. M. Our trucks are at your service for all kinds of short or long distance hauling, furniture moving etc. i Prompt and careful service Leave orders at the Herald Office until depot , is opened, i Don't Start The New Year with a disabled or halting timepiece. Bring it to me and have it put in order. WALTER G. BROWN Watches and Jewelry. Repairing I fordson - TRACTORS I i Oliver Plow No. 7, Roderick Lean Disc The Tractor is made by Ford & Son. Plows and disc made under their personal supervision Your order now will insure Spring delivery ' Write or phone for further ( information VICK BROTHERS VALLEY MOTOR CO. 260 High Stieet . 127 State Street SALEM . . 1995 PHONES- -442 Tractor and Plow on display at OREGON Graham and Son Garage, Selling Agents, Monmouth,