Beadle's Dime Novels No. 138: Tim, the Scout — page 22: what you’re looking at

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24. TIM, THE scour. , fearing that he might speak to him, Tim whispered to Lizzie, and she turned to the captain. “ My father never sees strangers,” she said. “ Perhaps you will pot object to waiting here until I inform him who are coming.” : “ Certainly not.” “You may come with me, Tim,” she said, “ What is his other name ?” asked Wilson. “ McCarty is what he professes is his name,” replied. Lizzie. “Thank you,” said Wilson ; and as they went, away he muttered to himself, “ So the fellow’s name #3 McCarty, after all. 1 confess that I was getting a little suspicious. . He knew too many people about here, I thought. Whata beautiful girl that is.” } 2 It may as well be told here that an irreconcilable feud ex- isted between the Irishman and the negro, not ene which ever went further than a wordy contest, but which always shook the roof. The whole quarrel arose from a desire on the part of Tim to banter the negro on the length of his foot. It, was, indeed, of surprising longitude, and attracted the admiration of the scout, who said that that was the kind: of foot to follow on the trail, Cub took all this in ill part, and greeted Tim with a sniff of disapproval. : “ W’at dat white truck doin’ bere?” he asked, “ He ain’t got no call to come foolin’ round dese parts, hab he? He can’t let any one alone, he can’t—de ole fool.” “ Come now, Cub, me darlin’, don’t get mad. I ain’t mad, and I want you to be rasonable.” ' “Now, Cub,” said Lizzie, “be good. . I. n't. want you to speak to that gentleman yonder if you. can | ele it, and if he says apy: thing about Tim, be sure you tell him a name is McCarty.” “ Whose name—dat ar man 2” sf No, no; not at all. Tim wishes to be kng Carty.” “ Neber'll doit,” said Cub, in great wrath. “ Noy Missee Lizzie, I wouldn’t mind lyin’ troo ic’ an’ t’in or massa, but darn my buttons if I want to be strucken < lyin’ for Tim Whalen. I won't do it, nuther.” “Not for me, Cub ?” a 4 sey : > oe) 4 ; commiclooks.com