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Show Tl!R ~IDT7~NTURE8 OF IIUCJ{LEBERR1- F'I .. Y~Y. In ah(JnL hn1f (Ul hour T01n's wagon droYe up to th<' front , tiL\ an<l .. \nnt Nally sh \ ee iL i hrouo·h the win< low be~an~c it wa~ oulv ahout fiftv yanl~, an<l .'ay~: ' \\:h y t h >r<.-',. ROlneho<ly com<.\ ! I wonder \Yho ~tis r \Yhy, I<lobelie~·c it"sn.'trancr r. Jimtny"(thaf onrofLhechi1dren), ' run and te1l Liz<\ to put on an t h r plate for dinner." Everybo<ly nuulc a. rn ·h for the front cloor, becau. P, of <·our~r, a ~trangcr <1on~t co1n eve,·y year, ancl ·o h lay over thP y;l1l<·r fpypr fnr int crPst, \rh n h dol'. orne. Ton1 " ·as over t lt( . t ik ancl ~tart ing for ihc hou.._ ; th \ragon wa. pinning- up the road for tlt \ Yillagc ancl \\. \ras all bnnche<l in th \ front door. T n1 ha<l his , Lore cl the on, an<l an au lien· - an<l that wa · alway~ nut~ for Tmn Sawyer. Tn ih<\In circnm"'tanc I it w;1rn~t no trouh]c to hin1 to throw jn an :unonnt of style that waf.: .· nitnhle. J[e warn,t a. boy to 1necky along up that yard like n :he p; 110, lu' con1c cahn a.n<l intporta.nt like the nun. "\\rhen he got afront of u~, h lift hi. hat ver so gracious ancl <lninty, likP it wa~ t lH' li<l of a box that had hutterfli n, I ep in ii, and hc <1i<ln~t want io <li.-tnrb th m, and I ay : "l\Ir. Archiba1<l NichoL, I pre:u1ne? "No 1n y boy ,, ~ays t h ol<l gentleman, " I'm sorry I o ~ay 't your clri \T r has <1 cei ve<l you ; Nic hoi 's place is down a 1naLter of three n1il nun· . Cmnc in co1ne in." To1n h \ took a look baek OY r hi .. hould r, an<l .'ay~, " Too late-he~~ onL of I ight. ·~ "1.~ '., he'~ gone 1ny on, and y u 1nu ·t come in a11d eat your clinn r with u ; and then w '11 hitch up an<l tak(• yon < lown to T ichols ~ ··. '' "Ob, I can't 1nakc you ~o 1n1.teh trouble, I couldn't think of it. rn ·walJ~-r <lon't lnind i he cli .tance." ' But we w n't let y n \ralk- it \vouldn't he , 'out hcrn ho,.pitality to do it. Cmne right in." "Oh, do;· ~ nys Aunt Sally; "ii ain't a bit of trouble to uf-, ~ '0 UTill~'R1V l!Q;':>'PI1~ l~l'l J ~ 11ot a bit in th<\ ·world. l~ou 1u1.c l ·tav. It·~· a lcmg, du;-;ty t hrcc lllilc, ~nul \V can'l let you walk. An<l be~icl s, rv(' nlrcady to]d \'JH t put on another plai <' \Vh<·n I .' <.' • you cmning; .·o you 1nu .. t n't dise~ppoint u~. Corne right in and 1nak, your. ·lf at hmn " 'o T01n h \ thank<'<l t he1n very h 'ady ancl lwnd.'oine, and -- __;- ' ' I,, I I J - _- · ~----... ''.\I H. AIWIIIBALD ~I<'IIOLK, 1 PHESL\IE? ., 1< ·i l1i1n •]f be persuaded, an<l 0 111 "\ in; a1Hl wh n h' wa .. in, he said hr wa.' a trang r frmn IIi ·k ·vill , ( >l1io, and hi: narn was \\rillia1n Tho1np. on-and h \ Jnad anotlt r bow. \Y \11, h run on, an<l on, an<l n, 1nakin <r up sluff about l.fick ville _and everybody in it he conhl inv n( and I g tting a ht Ll' n rv1ou., and WOlHlcring how this wa · going to h •]p HlP out of 1ny ·crap ; nn<.l at last, till talking a]ong h r<'ach d |
