South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-10-28
Strong Minded Government.

Is VT. CuuS 10 asked gentleman
who, having knocked at the door. was sa.
luted by woman from an upper window
with, We'll, what's wanting now ?
Yes, he's in, or about somewhere.
suppose" she replied, "but I'm Mr. Cults
when any business is to be done. He's
Mr.. Cuts eating, drinking and sleeping
sometimes.
Well, my good woman said the gertle-
man, Il think he'll be Mr.. Cuts for nv
business, TOO. wish to see him
What DO you want Of him 2 asked the
>hrew, ihrustiug her head still further out
of the window.
Go do something for me. But I must
see him myself was the reply
Is it renl business, for pay, or only IA
vor you want ? can let your horse have
peck Of oats, or | can direc. YOU tn the Four
Corners or | AM can-wby | can do
anything for you that he could; and n
g00d deal more | take the money aud
write out receipts ard pay the men, and
trade oft the produce IN as good a Judge
OF stock a. he Is, and | can't lie beat on
horse flesh =
But said the gentleman, solemnly, you
me at once
The shrew was bafflad. look here.
mister she continued, may be YOU don't
know the circumstances OF the case This
ere farm Is mine, anl it was my fathers
afure me; aud Cuts he haint no more
claim to It than that hen down there has !
And besides, I'm seven years older that
what he is, aud foot higher. and | weigh
twenty-five pounds more Whats your
business on my place, if | make 50 bold =
TO see aud talk With your husband,
replied the gentleman, getting out of his
chai>e and hi;ching his horse to a post, as
If he meant to stay until he did see him.
'I}e ynu doctor? Cause there aiut a
living thing the matter With Mr. Cuts
les the wcllest man in town, and so be |,
SAID this woman for the times
no, my good woman, I'm not doctor
D. YOU think your husband will be in soon ?
send that boy to End him said the stran-
ger.
heb,y looked up in his mothers face
but be knew his own interests too we'll to
start without orders
Then you minister, | suppose, by
your black coat may as well tell you,
md save your time, that VIC don't 90 to
meeiin' and don't want TO. I aiu't % use
90 leave no tracts nor nothing, for I've got
big dairy, and amt no time to idle away
reading; IA keep him at it so carly and
50 late, that when he's done work he is
glad to 90 10 bel and rest
Il am nS minister, madam | wish | was,
hnugh. for your sake. Send for your hu-.
band ! counot wait much longer, | must
see him at once.
The boy started to his feet again, and
looked in his mothers eye; but it gave no
marching orders
Lock here mister now appearing at
the door, aud looking dcfnntly ct him,
you're a school master a hunting up a dis
,riet school, and You think he's committee
m,n; but he ain; this year.'
Il never taught school aud never mean
'n, sid the stranger
'Maam Cuts, us her ncighbors called
her, dropped her hands at her sides and
hcnycd groau. She had found a man she
could not manage.
See here, now, mister, IN one of them
that can't be deceived ] can read body
right through aud | knew what you was
rhe blessed minute ] clapped eyes 90 you
] can tell by your evcras.in. arguing
that you ore lawyer We baiut got 10
Juarreis. don't want NJ deeds draweI, nor
wjIi made su IL YOU are a huuiin' job
OUT Of my husband, you may as well on
hitch Your horse and drive on We know
enough to make little money, aud / know
enough o. hold on 90 it,
NY good woman, ynu entirely mis1n-
irrstand ms GRAND ] can tcII uo person
but himself what 10 T., ani must tell him
in confidence alone II he chooses, he my
break IT, 90 YOU in che best way ha can
90, my goodness slkes alive. Brother
LIS blowcl up in Mississippi boat ]
bet! o. DO me, lhop poor fellow il5 Jeff me
something diio't Doe
i never beard Of him, and nobody g..
blown u2 lbat I know ol, replied ODE gem
tIcmau
90, now I know You're Che man that
wants % ~ % Congress, ha, aud have come
hero hunting after votes. IT, -hau't vote
FIR sou bate politicians, specially them
what go agin women, and tuIuks they were
u.aIc to drudge, aoi nothing moro ] g1
for equal rights for whi.o nIss-man aud
women-fOr scripture says, .lH,Ie isn't
neither men nor womeo, but al, IS one io
politics. ] believe tha dos is coming
when such as you wi. have t1 bow Co.,
knee 90 woman, afIro you can g.t tbo big
place. aud high piy tbtt D. eating us up
uIth t3xcs You can't see ms husband -
We are going t1 tho polls on tlo way Co.
The mill. aud ID promise you De votes