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Jf' Mi 9 O o 6 6ibo06o6o6b6666 to o BILLY PATTERPAT 8 By FRANK H. SWEET O Copyright, 1904, by Frank H. Sweet O 00000000000000 O'Nell stepped to the door of the saloon, holding his glass so he could see the colors of the sunlight through the liquor. The street was compara tively deserted, for when cowboys were lu town It was customary for the ln iiuliltunts, to bethink themselves of needed duties indoors. The color of the liquor proving satisfactory, O'Nell'8 hand dropped from Its significant posi tion on his blp pocket, and his eyes swept the street "Hike here, you fellers 1" he yelled suddenly. "Yonder's Billy Patterpat turning the corner. Let's cover the street and corral him and then make him dance." "Huh!" drawled another cowboy who wns leaning against the counter, emptying glasses and flinging them at whoever lie thought might not be able to dodge and holding his revolver in readiness to meet possible objection to his playfulness, "Putterpat won't dunce, lie's Joined the little party of Mcnnonitux up country and gone plain. Ain't you heard? Billy ain't frivolous liny more. "We're goln' to give him a drink first" significantly. "There won't be trouble then. You used to know Billy." The figure at the counter Btralght cnetl. "Why, of course, of course," he "look at that, bull" conceded, "a good drink will be oil for Patterpat's feet I did used to know Billy. The only trouble with him was that all his brains and fun and everything was Jest in his feet. and with them gone plain there couldn't be no Patterpat any more, We'll oil 'cm with Billy's special Urn berer." As they filed out a newcomer from Texas looked discontentedly at O'Nell, "Any special Inducement 'bout that Patterpat's feetr he inquired. "I've been pretty comfortable sitting on the counter. We have dancing down to Texas." "Better go back there," curtly, "or go sit on the counter if you like. Aa to inducement there ain't only ono dancer, and that's Patterpat I've been to Frisco and to Kansas City and to Chicago, and I've seen dancin' least ways what they called dancin' but I've never seen but one Patterpat only he has to be limbered up with great jugs of whisky first Then his legs are all wheels and parabolas and ricoshay8 and scintillates. Now, you stand right here, and I'll canter out to the middle of the street That's him comin' yonder and begin nin' to dodge already. That's the way he. used to do, and we had to round him like we would a wild mustang and then fill him up." Billy Patterpat was a block and a half away, coming on slowly and look ing from side to side for some avenue of escape. The gradual spreading of the cowboys across the street brought up memories of past experiences, and his eyes had begun to grow troubled and full of apprehension. At' length he topped and looked back, but it was too late now. Several of the cowboy were near their mustangs, and as he turned they swung into their saddles and dashed up the street In a few moments ho was In their midst strug gling and protesting, big eyes big with terror of what he felt was coming. "Don't you give it to me, gentlemen," he pleaded. "I'm plain now, and it wouldn't be right Ain't danced In six months and ain't tasted a drop. Dont you make me now." "Look nt that Billy," said O'Nell, holding up a bottle between Billy's eyes and the sun. "Don't that look good? Just sin) how It smiles! It's the very best In town, and we've got more bottles In watting-. There's ten whole glasses for you, Billy Just for you. Thllik how It'll feel running down your throat and remember how it smcllB! Lordy, I do feci almost like drinking tlio whole thing myself! But eBW..flim TTfl-reaffied but the bottle suddenly, and Billy's hands-both of them-went hungrily toward it His. eyes were shining, bis lips trembling, bis whole form In a quiver, but even then, with an almost superhuman effort, he forced bis arms back to his sloes. "Don't, O'Neill" he Implored. "Don't, don't don'tl" his voice rising quaver lngly. "You know how 'tis with me. Please don't I don't want It" "It'll do you good," Inflexibly. "You are getting thin from going without it so long, and It's better to enjoy the stuff trickling down your throat slow than to have It poured down In bot tles full. You know what we say goes, Billy, and you must drink the whole thing." Billy dropped upon his knees. "Don't," he repeated dully. "I don't want to. If I smell I can't stop then. You and me's been good friends, O'Nell, and I've danced and and drunk a lot for you. Let me off this time. And and, if you don't mind, I'd like to say why." "Oh, let the poor devil make his con fession, O'Nell," Interposed one of the cowboys good naturedly. "You know how 'tis with Patterpat. If he smells, as he says, he won't stop easy. If 11 be two months before he sobers up. Let him start In right" Billy shot him a grateful look. "It's like this," he said, with a pa thetic eagerness in his voice. "Six months ago I happened to be up in the country, and I saved a girl's life. She was caught by a bear, and and I suppose I acted some brave. Anyhow, she and her folks thought so and took me In. Since then I've been up there, and I ain't tasted a drop, and I've been feelln' that mebbe I could make some thing of myself some time, like I used to think a a long while ago." There was a little catch in his voice; then he went on in lower tones: "Me and the girl was to be married. I came down today for a ring and license. They believe in me up there, and I've Joined in with them, and" his eyes suddenly becoming steady and aggressive at a giggle from one of the cowboys "if 'twan't for the whisky I believe I could be a good man again a better one than you could ever be, Danny. But of course" his voice again dropping and bis hand reaching mechanically toward the bottle-"thls will finish it all. Up there they don't have anything strong to drink, and and they never suspect ed I was that way. When they find this out it'll be over with us. I'll run through myself Boon's I can, and and the girl and they'll feel sorry, but you'll have your dance carnival. So we won't all lose. Now you can give me the bot tle, O'Nell." But O'Nell was holding the bottlo up between his own eyes and the sun. "Seems a pity to spill such good stuff,' he said regretfully, "but it's got to be' Then In a louder voice: "Here, you fel lers, see that stone over t'other side the street? Well, every one who's got a bottle shy nt that and the one who breaks Into the most pieces will go with Billy to see about the ring and license. Then we'll all club In for a present and" Billy's head went up suddenly. His eyes were moist. "No, no," he protested: "I don't want no present gentlemen. I've been work ing hard up there and have got some ahead. I'm all right long's I can keep away from that stuff." "Shut up, Billy!" O'Nell retorted un graciously. " 'Tain't you; it's a present for the bride. And I reckon we'd bet ter make it two of our best ponies. They'll be bandy's anything up among them Mennonite farmers. Now, fel lers, one,- two, three, and crash!" And with the last word a half dozen or more bottles delivered from as many unerring hands crashed against the stone. A Considerate Jadge. Baron Martin, an English justice, whose native leniency and sense of fun often placed him at the mercy of the very men he was trying, was once about to sentence an old offender charged with a petty theft "Look," said the baron, with an as sumption of severity, "I hardly know what to do, but you can tak' six. months." "I can't take that my lord; it's too much," said the prisoner respectfully, but firmly. "I can't take it Your lordship sees I didn't steal very much, after all." The baron indulged In one of his low, chuckling laughs before replying. "Well, that's vera true; ye didn't steal much," he said. "Well, then, ye can tak' four months. Will that do-four mouths?" "Nay, my lord, but I can't take that neither," said the prisoner patiently. "Then tak' three." "That's nearer the mark, my lord, the prisoner said approvingly. "But I'd rather you made It two, If you will be so kind." " era well, then, tak' two," said the Judge, with the air of one who Is pleas ed to have done the right thing at last, "And, mind, don't come again. If yon do I'll give ye well, It all depends!" The Cnatomarr Climax. v. Nordy How did the new play end) Butts Oh, lu the usual way. Nordy And what do you call the usual end? Butts In a whirl of hats and feathers and opera rlonks.-Houston Chronicle II imTHTIIT atTKABI The Bid. arlslnal ORnVKH Tuklu. Chill Tonic, Ton know what yon are tak ing. It is iron and quinine In a tasteless m. No ewe, ao pay. Me, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Ciw, SALE of Unclaimed and Refused Freight Fayettevllle, N. 0., Feb'y 20th, 1905. By direction of the Freight Claim MONDAY, MARCH 20th, 1905, at the house, In Fayettevllle, N. C, the following list of unclaimed and refused artl clei of freight; also, a large quantity of freight of various kinds. Goods sold without guarantee of 4 commence at 10 o'clock a. m and continue from day to day until gooda are Bold. TERMS: CASH. No 1 4 pieces F iron 2 1 box bread 3brls vinegar 11 1 bale domestic 12 1 package hardware 13 1 box tinware 16 1 package sasb 8 sash weights 17 1 roeker 18 1 mower 19 1 o&se whips 1 oase hardware 20 3 boxes d rugs 2 boxes glass..... 21 3 9 eastings 22 2 pieoes D pipe 3 sacks C seed 1 paokage eastings .............. 23 1 bundle cushions 25 2 barrels glass ware 26 1 seek C seed 3rj 1 orate marble l Headstone 34 11 pieoes tobacco floe 35 1 baby earriage 37 2 boxes soap . 38 3 pails paint 1 box adv matter . lpost 40 1 piece iron 44 1 bnndle adv matter I "Ml" barrel 45 1 box scrap 40 1 bundle signs leirealar 49 1 bundle m frames 60 1 pieoe oastings 51 lbox olothing 54 2 kegs vinegar... lofauoet 56 lbox 59 1 barrel jelly 60 1 box cartridges 61 2 boxes 8 leaven 62 1 pa saw cuffs 63 3KD safes 64 2 empty kegs 65 2 empty kegs... 66 2 empty kegs 82 2 barrels lamps 1 box lamps 83 1 rooker .....- lbox oofflos.. ........... ....... 2 boxes window glass.... .. 84 1 farm bell and fixtures 87 load tobacco 89 5 bnndles brooms... . W I e pants 92 3 bags bobbins. 95 1 box F netting. vi 1 box pants. 100 1 show oase 101 1 show ease...... ... 1 box glass 1 stand . 103 7 kegs paint... 1 oan paint... 104 lshow oase 2 boxss drugs 105 1 tool chest 1061 bundle c baskets.. .i 110 1 oan L oil 111 1 bundle p matter 1 bundle aigne 112 1 bsx drills 114 3 orts marble 119 1 box p boxes 120 6 boxes snan 121 1 Bowing maehine - las 1 lot a N goods 122 1 organ, boxed - 125 1 ert B work 128 2 bundles p handles 130 1 bag cattle food..... 131 1 anger ... . 133 1 eotton planter 134 1 box a food 1351 box hardware 136 1 box inonbators leoil wire 1 box F c-aner 138 1 box books 143 1 box drv aaaA 144 3 boxes drugs iw cads tobaooo...... le smoking tobacso 147 1 bale domestic... 152 1 harvester lign 2 oata grinds 2 arts frames.. ..... 153 1 brl eakee 154 Soblaokibir.... 166 3 orts pie frame t 167 1 nest baskets 2 eratea baskets. 169 7 boxes easting 160 1 paokage bed Milk 163 1 ease E ware - 164 1 box P medicine 105 1 box hardware. 170 1 box books 171 1 box grip books 1 iou 1 oox marble 186 8 bnndlea B oastihw 191 1 erate marble 198 6 pieoes pipe 3 bnndlea P beans -206 2 boxes 212 1 box P medioine 213 1 bnndle iron bed.' 1 bnndle tails Agent, I will sell at Public Auction on Atlantic Coast Line "Old Hoea" Ware quality, quantity or value. Sale will J. A. HU8KE, Route Agent. No marks, Lumber Bridge, N C " Kinston, N C " " Lake City, Fla N L Stafford Walthowville, G " " " No marks Lotta S C " Intoelaoken Fla JL McDonald Lamat S C C M Spear do do do do do No marks Meigs Ga do do do do do do J A McKay Benson N C J C Johnson do do MCox do do F S Cobb do do B M Hodges & Co Gates N C Henry Andetson do do EC Miller Molntosh G ao ao no No marks Fremont N C Hanks Goldsboro do No marks Benson do Bloont Bros Williamston N C JECarter do do JGStaton do do J M Pope do do C A Ward do do W B Moseley do do Geo W Bogg Einaton do LHarvey&Son do do " do do No marks Rowland do Cape Fear Lnmber Co Wilmington N C Mrs Eattie Faison do do W H Moore do do do do do PCummings do do No mark Ponta Gooda Fla do Goldsboro NC Avery & Taylor Jacksonville N C W H Malloy do do o-n ABeece do do o-n G M Barber & Co do do do do do do do do G S Tneker & Co Wilson do do do do No mark Bennettsville S C do do do do do do o-n J T Henderson Jacksonville N C No mark Jamesville N L do do do do do do do do do Williamston N C Ashepole do Sanford do T L Gibson Gibson N C No mark do do do do do do do do do Mixton do do do do No marks Newberry Fla do do do do Jacksonville N C do Sootland Neek N C T J B Nashville do TW Braswell Nashville do do do do "o-n 6315" do do No mark Fair Bluff N C do Weldon do J M Shenard Wadesboro do Cah Buyers' Union Wadesboro N C N Thompson ao MrsT H Hall do J W MeCey Pot Co do do do do No mark Mayesville NC do do do do Jacksonville N C . do Fair Bluff NC V Wilson N C do do do WW Gibson Bed Bprings N C W B Caw do do o-d W A Hart do do Ed Christian Goldsboro N C No marks Kerr N C do Cnrrie N C do Wallace N C do do do do Like City S C HJPopeMt Olive NC do do do 4a do do Mrs J 6 White Playmonth N C Nn mirk Weldon N U ir.ii irnraitnrs Co Favstteville N C Fay. Fnrnttnre Co., Fayetteville, N. do do do do A H filooomb do 8 Sheet Bon, do W T Macon, Wilson, N. C. No mark, do B B ft Co., do J H Haneoek, Jacksonville, N. C. No mark, Goldsboro, N. C. do Gates NC Roberts, Dnnn, N. C. E H Williams, Tarboro, N. C. .No mark, Effingham, S. C. .do Eofield.N. C do Tatboro, N. C. firown Co., Lake City, S. C. No mark, do do do 219 1 tool obest 222 1 circular saw 226 1 box 229 1 ease cotton febrie 230 1 box drugs U 1 orate 8 ware 232 1 desk 233 1 box A food 2 nails A food 234 3 pieoes 8 pipe 1 bnndle 2 wheels 235 1 tietce G ware 236 1 trunk 237 1 box scales 238 1 bundle oastings 239 I trunk 240 1 show oase 1 box glass 241 1 bdl paper 242 1 do do 243 1 do do 244 I do do 245 1 sign 247 1 trunk books 248 1 bicycle 249 1 bdl robber tires 250 1 keg hardware 252 1 bbl fertilizers 253 1 bdl paper 264 1 box P effeots 267 1 box scales 259 1 e olothing 204 orate piotnre frames 263 1 roll carpet IHA 1 bdl wheels 1 orate bodies 265 1 box Cobblers outfit 1 bundle handles 269 1 barrel P paria 270 1 piece marble 1 pail snuff 1 bex medicine 1 box hardware 2 boxes almanacs 1 bundle oastings 271 3 paokages (13 oade) tobaooo 272 1 boat 276 3 orates marble 278 6 e Beans 280 1 bdl bed ends 281 1 hhd crockery 282 3 boxes drugs 2 boxes G ware 284 1 barrel P beverage 287 2 boxes L fittings 1 box G lamps 1 barrel lamps 288 1 barrel vinegar SSL 14 0 bottles 293 1 eotton gin 294 1 box Groe 1 box olooks 4 boxes 2 packages clocks 297 4 pieoes pipe 298 1 w stool 301 1 bdl chain 3041 boxC powders 305 2 pieces ladder 306 1 box piotnre frames 610 1 box balusters 311 1 bag wool 312 1 barrel vinegar 320 1 barrel vinegar 323 3 boxes drugs 324 1 bdl (3 pieoes) steel 325 1 B chair 326 1 oaeo extracts 328 1 caso color 329 1 c clothing 330 2 barrels E paint 1 0 adv matter 331 1 e soap 333 3 rolls w paper 1 bdl monlding 1 box paint 3 boxes w paper 334 1 box clothing 336 1 box dry gooda 337 1 hhd E ware 338 2 crates gutter pipe 340 1 table 341 1 bundle wheels 342 2 crates marble 343 1 crate picture frames 344 1 box drugs 2 door frames 350 1 box I P forglngs 351 2 boxes sosp 35s s boxes picture frames 356 1 cultivator 2 old plows 1 bundle hames 357 1 sack land plaster 360 1 teacher's chair 1 "mt" barrel 361 1 iron bell 1 bundle castings 1 crate I C screws 6 akeins 1 box books 362 1 box glass 3 pscksges 363 5 palls A food 1 box A food 1 case scales 8 bnndles bucketa 364 1 barrel L oil 1 keg A grease 6 cans paint 369 1 bundle (3) gates 44 pieces posts 3 boxes hardware I spools wire 370 1 ease hats 371 9 rolls fence wire 372 1 roll bagn 1 bnndle ties 1 trunk 374 1 boxes drugs 383 1 barrel molasses 389 10 pieoes furnaee 3 bandies iron 1 piece pipe 390 1 bnndle hat boxes 391 1 bale eot dnck 302 J crates galv oil cans 313 10 crates galv oil cans 394 1 bnndle saa paper notice to Diipit Tai-payerx All unpaid State, Coantv and Special Taxes save been past due sine Novem ber 1st. Every tax -payer Is urgently re quested to come forward hmtiiaUW and settle np. The law directs the Sheriff to proceed to levy for all unpaid taxes af ter November lit. Unless delinquents some forward promptly, we will be com pelled to levy, as the taxes are past due and most be paid. Give this matter prompt attention aad save extra cost of collection by levy. W. H. MARSH. Sheriff of Cumberland County. Fayettevllle, N. C, Nort 19, "04. C. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure DlgMta what you nt 4 Geo A Blythe, Fayetteville, N. C. A L Johnson, Granger, N. C. No mark, Scotland Neok, N. C. do Plymouth, N. C. do Stony Creek, Va. do do do do do do do do do Mt. Tabor, N. C. do do do Jonesboro, N. C. E Bryant, Tarboro, N. C. D Liobtenstein, Tarboro, N. C. T. & Co., Tarboro, N. C. E Wynne, Tarboro, N. C. E Lewis drug Co., Tarboro, N. C. do do do o-n Daily Southerner, Tarboro do do do do do do do do do do do do o-n B F Diggs, Tarboro o-n T W Throsb, Tarboro B Dane, Tarboro J P MoDowell, Tarboro M T Hardware Co., Tarboro No mark, Tarboro do do A Boyden, Bed Springs, N. C. No mark, Greenville, N. C. do Kinston, N. C. T L Ham, Maxton, N. C. No mark, Bowden, N. C. do Bainbridge, Ga. do do do do do do do Bnrgaw, N. C. do Wallace, N. C. do do do do do do do do do do do Wisaoky, S. C, do Lone Star, C. do do do Sanford, N. V. Kargers B rn. Co , Eotawville, S. C. No mark, Lunn, N. No mark, Dunn, N. U. do do do Barnwell. S. C. , do Sumter, 8. C. do do do do do Fremont, N. C. do do do do do do do do do do do Garland, N. C. do Timmonsville, S. C. W E Cross & Co., Palmyra, N. C. No mark, Chadbourn, N. C. do do T C Baleigb, Greenville, N. C Bob't Phillips, Goldsboro, N. C. W A Johnson, do A M Pate, do No marks, do Perry & Taylor, Wilson, N. C. D M Waterton, do Mies Annie Morgan, Wilson. No mark, Wilson, N. C. French Bros., Wilson, N. C. C Jones, Wilson, N. C. J A Davall, de do do No mark, Eofield, N. C. do Wilmington, N. C. do do do do do do no mark Wilmington N C no mark Wilmington NC no mark Wilmington N C R R McCortney Wilmington N C a Behrends Wilmington M t no mark Kinston N C no mark no mark no mark no mark K&ICo Kinston N C Kinston N C Hobgood N C Hobgood N C Dillon SC D Manning Wilmington N C Cnecago P Company Whltevllle N C Tom Sawyer Whltevllle N C Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer no mark Klrby A J Wise no msik no mark no mark no mark no mark Whltevllle N C Whltevllle N C Black Creek N C Scran ton SC Scranton S C Scranton S C Scranton S C Scranton S C Scranton S C Scranton S C Rev B C Jones Rev B C Jones I S Hudson I S Hudson J b Hudson 1 S Hudson J W Wood Jr J W Wood Jr J W Wood Jr Nichols S C Nichols S C Benson N C Benson N C Benson N C Benson N C Benson N C Benson N C Benson N C Lnterpriss foundry A Fence Co do do Lamar S C do do do Petersburg Va Washington N C R E Laneford E A HoQowan Mitchell M do E Johnson Adams Hon a J do do St Stephens S C Hobgood N C J W Murray no marks Miskomi Furnace Co Petersburg Va ao do do do no mark Elloree S C no mark Wilmington N C Dnnn Hardware Company Dunn N C do do do N Bros Dnnn N C 0 urir g these Cold Winter Months a trip to FLORIDA-CUBA via the Atlantic Coast Line would be just the thing to make life worth the living. Superb trains, excellent schedules and tickets which offer every advantage pos sible for a pleasant and attraetive trip. For lull information or pamphlets call on your nearest ticket agent, or write W. J. CSAIO. O. P. A., H. M. EMEBSON, T, M., Wilmington, N. 0.
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