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

Il have very simple question to ask you
| will give you five dollars if you will prom
ise me not to repeat my words until to
morrow
We'll, sir replied Cuts 4 should not
/ like to answer any question that would
make trouble among my neighbors. | have
my hands full, eau tell you, TO keep out
of scrapes now but have done il, and
haint an enemy in the world as | know
but sir, you need not reply to my ques
: ton unless you are perfectly willing said
the stranger.
Ask your question, sir, said Cuts, aud
| will not repeat it
well. Mr. Cults. | am laying fence on
the Brisley place. that have just bought,
and | was directed to inquire of you where
| could buy cedar posts A fellow in the
store said Cuts can tell you If his wife
will let him, but she won't She'll Insist
on telling you herself, and perhaps will of.
fer to drive with you wherever you 90 to
order them
Il told them I would see you, and ask
/ you only-aud the young fellows bet on it
They are to give you ten dollars, and to
two or three widows a cord Of wood each,
/ If | succeed in asking you this question
alone, and making sure your wife won't
know my business till after breakfast to
morrow morning
/ Cuts knew his wife's Standing too well
to feel very sensitive, and taking the bill
/ from the stranger he smiled and said, Il
will 20 with you to look GU, cedar posts,
aud keep them dark for the Jokes sake;
but don't know as she'll let me stay 10
1 the house tonight, for don't own it, re-
! piled the good natured Cuts.
Suppose you 20 up and see to setting
the posts. ! will send a boy to tell her that
/ you bad to q off suddenly on a little bu
siuess, and will be back in the morning.
said the stranger.
I'll do thai cried Cuts, for never
quarrel with her, but let her have her own
way. | don't want to worry myself about
trifas
/ Good man. said the stranger, there are
no triles in life. The smallest act is i'm
por,auf, aud the easy good nature Of yours
will ruin your family. Blfiie thar spirit to-
day, and next Sunday 90 to the house Of
Gpd, whltcver she says, aud be n real man
at the head Of your Own house and family
If's rather too lat to begin, said Cuts,
shaking his head in a way that would have
warned others from the trap in which his
feet were fast. You sec, the purse is hers
he added, 'nnd that has been cruelcr fet-
ter than her will TO me. But will try to
begin anew, for her sake as well as the
children's'
The boy was sent up with the message,
but he boy wasn't sharp enough Ma'am
Cuts discovered the whereabouts of her
lord, tackled up and went after him All
the way home, and far iuto tho night, she
used eloquence 10 thrcatniuks to find out
the mysterious errand Of that hateful nabob
that had come into town 90 separate happy
families. About midnight she wore herself
OUT and went to sleep, but at break Of day
she began again He then ventured TO say,
as soon as breakfast is over, I'll break tue
news % you'
1 You'll never cat morsol in my house,
! can tell you, cried Xnutippo, 'uil you've
told me what that mar wanted e you
Then you'll wait a good while to hear it,
said Cute, for / vowed I'd never tell IL
ull 1 bad first eaten my breakfast and
WIKI these words be went out Ml'am
Cults endured the torture as long as posi-
b.a, and then GOT breakfast. She called TO
The door % % one in particular Come "
But Cults didn't come And after
while she went out 70 the barn aud found
hun seated on an up'urnod half bushel
measure, calmly peeIing and eating a raw
turup.
'I-docs seem ns IL this ere man had pos.
scs-e3 YOU she cried i never saw sou
SD seIfwiI.ei aflre since J took you homo.
Your braakfast'sal. a cooling do come TO
Here was q point gained Cults wentin
as requested and ate BIS breakfast When
that was over ma'am settled hcr.e.r back in
her chair. with her fBce fII. uf eager oxper-
tafi70 aud said, 'Nag begin What did
that Gre man wauty
Gle wanted some cedar post-,' replied
CUTS, ca'mly, withou, looking up. 'anJ
that was aIi'
Ifan arrow bad struck Madam Cutie.
-ha could r1t have manifested more surprise
AMI shame
I'm tha huchiug stock of ibis town.
added Cute, 'aud fom this hour turn o.
YER new leaf Ion heDrcnrfh head Of
my family, and unless This house is made
mino, ] shall luish I'll room iu 'he blru-
which D. miDe-aol you will De welcome
OBJ share D.. with mo. To not, 100 live there
With Che boys, and you viii dod me civil.
uciebbor'
Maam Cuts power was broken Since
then tbe farm has been called John Cuts
place, aud hc J, the bond of lbo house
EgrThc hr4es. sweet potatoes We have
seen ibIs year were raised in Frederick
county, by No John W Boyd Ooe