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"Y' see," he continued, "times is gittin' wuss and wuss; banks failin' everywhar, and nawthin' wuth a cent on th' shillin', 'cept Gov'ment bonds. Corn aint wuth nawthin; farmers is feedin' their wheat to th' hogs, and cotton ye could n't give away." Again there was a silence, and again the "devil's-horse" narrowly escaped a deluge. "By the way, whar 've ye got them Gov'ment bonds o' yourn?"
"Now, boy," he said, "luck's ben a-comin' mighty hard for you and me these last few weeks, and I ain 't a-sayin' it's over yit for both o' us." Checkers made no response. The old man chewed ruminatingly, and spat at a "devil's-horse" which sat alertly atop of a shrub near by.
"Pp-tttt," said the old man, and this time the "devil's-horse" fell a victim to its too great temerity. Sadly enough, it was all too true. Judge Martin, while forced to admit the fact, cursed Mr. Barlow in no measured terms.
But the old man never budged; and again the "devil's-horse" braved an unrighteous fate with a stoicism worthy of a better cause. "Young feller," said Mr. Barlow, after several moments' cogitation, "you ain't never treated me with the perliteness and respect as is due from a boy yer age t' his elders and betters.
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