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sleepy eyes, and glimpses of her brilliantly
white teeth could not remove. Their re-
quest to remain all night was granted.
Now, II loathc that low vice, curiosity. -
but couldn't help feeling desire 10 know
something OF these people, where'they come
from, where they were going, and how two
such persons came to be yoked together;
but1 was disappointed, for found no op-
Portunity for any conversation with the gen
tieman and from the female 1 could only
elicit the facts that they were gwine to see
her husbands kim" (for which said kin /"
Immediately felt much compassion) and
that "she never felt like nothin' when she
hadn't her pipe; smokin' done her a power
iof good" and couldn't help believing It,
MS viewed he, crouched down upon the
door step, with both elbows resting on her
knees, and the smoke putting out from be-
tween the hands which supported her face
she locked as though she had never in her
llfe sat in any other position, or done any,
thing else but smoke pipe. Some women
have an eternal toothache, or carachc, which
IS cvinced by the face being etcrnalIy bound
up with white handkerchief making a
young person look old, and an old person,
look dead; of couisc she had this habit
which she told me was caused by l." sich
misery"
Early the following morning the couple
took their departure. The husband, bound
ing gay!y into the old gig, bid us "good-
bye" in his own hearty, jovial manner, and
went on his way rejoicing while the lstless,
slouching wife (who had got up with IN mis-
cry in her jaw, and pains kinder runnin' all
over her crawled into the vehicle with her
pipe i'll her mouth, and said nothing to no
body.
"Wcll," remarked my friend, ".l,at is
queer couple.-onc is rs much too fast as the
other is too slow," and, (giving me IN arch
lookO she added, "'you are always complain
ing of peoples being too fast, presume
that smoking individual Just suits you."
NO." l replied, "to live within sight of
her, or her boistcrous liegc lord either, would
kill me in month"
This was early in July. About the mid
'ie Of the following September We were one
afternoon startled by loud, quick rap ut
the deor, and itzwa encrgcticaliy repeated
before the servant could attend. From
where sat obtained view of the visitor
through window, and Ter appearance (tor
it was female) induced me to to accompa-
ny my friend to receive her. She was a |
young, and remarkably handsome, but bold
looking wolasa. She wore sun bonnet
madc of calico, the color of which WAS black,
relieved by very large and wildly red flow
ers, and high up OIL top where the bonnet
(after fashion not the latest) was gathered
in n bunch, futtercd large ierce-looking
red bow. Her hair, which, was black and
GLOSSY, streamed in long corkscrcw ring
let on each side of her face, and
Tho the sun with ardent frown
HadsligHtk:'snged her cheek with brown"
ller giitterlng black eyes, red lips aud brill
liant teeth forbade my complaint against her
complexion. Her dress, which was of the
SAME glaring red and black material as her
bonnet, was somewhat short, and fully dis
played stout, serviceable ankle and foot,
strongly it not handsomely cnsed in bright
'Slue stockings; her white apron was made
with large tucks nearly to the waist, and
long strings which reached the ground, or
if there was breeze, floated yard or two
behind her; she held in one hand calico
"satchei,' as she called it, and in the other
a large yellow cotton handkerchief, which
she held elegantly by one corner, and swung
actively to and fro as she walked never
forget face, though I may forget at what
time and place I saw it, and it was thus in
this instance, for 80 complete was the meta
morpiiosis of dress, manners and speech,
that ] did not entertain the slightest suspi--
cion that the singular and very animated Ia
dy before me was the smoking acquaintance
Of two or three months back. My friend
tdid not remember ller at all, and in reply to
her familiar greeting ,Sintimated as much.
Deassme " exclaimed tho visitor, with
a merry laugh md q toss Of her head, which
made the red bow .dsncei e#hg, don't yoa
know me when mo and my old man stopt
here this summer on. our way to Fairfield
Ny name ID Tonpk pkins Missis Eompkius--~
1--WE .s.aid hero aiI night, and that Old lady
there asked me power tof question:, and
was down on me for snokin and tyins M
Emy face. = .s ss,ti ses* sy
! i This secured our recognition at once, and
\ 3Isinquircd II she had learned to dispense
with hsf handkerchief and PIPE, Y,
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