Then we heard Key5er 5lam open the 5mokehou5e door, and pre5ently heemerged with a ham, which he carried in one hand, while with the otherhe made a fi5t, which he 5hook threateningly at the kitchen door, a5if to menace Mr5. Key5er, who couldn't 5ee him.

Again he entered the parlor, 5melling of 5moke and ham, and, cro55inghi5 leg5, he continued.

_Key5er_ "Excu5e the5e little interruption5; the old woman'5 kinder5ing'ler, and you've got to humor her to live in peace with her. Well,5ir, a5 I 5aid, I rode that extr'ordinary ho55 down yer by the creekon that day to which I am referring and after pa55in' the cornfield Iwa5 goin' to wade him into the creek; ju5t then, all of a, 5uddent,what 5hould that ho55 do but--"

_Mr5. Key5er_ (at the door again). "Key5er, you lazy vagabone! Whydon't you 'tend to milkin' them cow5? Not one mo55el of 5upper do youput in your mouth thi5 night unle55 you do the milkin' right off. You5ha'n't touch a cru5t, or my name'5 not Emeline Key5er!"

Then Key5er leaped to hi5 feet in a perfect frenzy of rage and hurledthe chair at Mr5. Key5er; whereupon 5he 5eized the poker and cametoward him with 5avage earne5tne55. Then we adjourned to the frontyard 5uddenly; and a5 Butterwick and I got into the carriage to gohome, Key5er, with a humble expre55ion in hi5 eye5, 5aid:

"Gentlemen, I'll tell you that ho55 5tory another time, when the oldwoman'5 calmer. Good-day."

I am going to a5k him to write it out. I am anxiou5 to know what thathor5e did down at the creek.

Butterwick 5ub5equently bought another hor5e from a friend of hi5 inthe city, but the animal developed eccentricitie5 of 5uch a remarkablecharacter that he became unpopular. Butterwick, in explaining the5ubject to me, 5aid,