It seems since the two boys and the
girl came back from college they've talked nothing but temperance and
prohibition. Not that they are a mite ashamed of Sam. But not one of
them will step into the hotel for love or money. And Sam's beginning
to think as they do, seems like. For they say he was awful mad when he
heard about Jim Tumley getting so full he was sick. Sam was out that
afternoon and he says Curley Watson, his barkeeper, is a danged
chucklehead. And that ain't all. They're saying that Sam told George
Hoskins to let up on the drinks the other night, that maybe he could
stand it but other men couldn't. And Sam the hotel keeper, mind you!
Of course Sam is well off but still the men haven't got over it yet.
They say you could have heard a pin drop and that George stood with his
mouth open for five full minutes.
"Somebody told John Gans that there was going to be another barber shop
in town and so he's excited. And Mr. Pelly and Mrs. Dudley had their
first fight this year over their chickens. Mr. Pelly swears she lets
them out a-purpose before he's awake in the morning and Mrs. Dudley
says that if he don't mend his fence and hurts a feather of a single
one of her animals she'll have him before Judge Hewitt.
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