Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-04-22

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than you know your daughter. Mrs.
Ashleigh that Is, is different woman
from Miss Melton that was. However,
that's for her to say. / don't intend
to drag herat all but shall certainly
go, and / think she will not care TO
stay behind"
But you know nothing of farming
consider" al have considered.
We debated the matter further-that
| Is, he demonstrated, and finally lost his
temper | grew cooler as he went up
to fever heat, and he left me in pass
iOn-predicting all kinds of evils to
me and mine.
That night laid the whole case be-
fore my wife, unfolding my plans, and
frankly telling her she must expect
privations,- a cottage without roses,
and rough time generally. The lit
tie woman said IL would be delightful.
| / endeavored to explain. / told her
that she would have to do great por-
ton of her own Homework, 10 wear
calico, to have no society,""
| "Oh, Joseph" she answered, I" IL
you knew how sick / am of what they
call society. 1 knew of your purpose
this afternoon. Father sent mother
over after he left, and she wanted me
to stay for awhile, and let you go alone,
but / said, MOI and say 80 now"
Hero was wifes devotionl Even
the magic of mother-in-law lost its
power.
| / wrote to my country bookkeeping
friend to have u small cabin built for
me. forgot to mention there was q
clearing of five acres and in months
time-this was the last of March,
had disposed of my household furni-
ture and plate, with the exception of a
few nicknacks, and sent my library,
which | could not part with ahead of
me. Then we started, and in about n
week reached the town on the Ohio,
where / intended to buy wagon and
horses to carry us to the spot of destina-
ton, and to lay in stock of farming
tools. But on making inquiries, / was
assured that though might take shift
to drive wagon for sixty miles into
the interior, over horrible apologies for
roads, there were ten miles farther to
90, over nothing but horsepaths and
IL was not one nor two who said this
! it was the assertion of all.
After little reflection, saw my way
SO / bought my horses, after examin-
ing at least fifty candidates for purchase
that looked as though they had been
discharged, not cured, out of as many
horse hospitals "a wagon, and as few
: things as possible, for l found / could
get nearly everything wanted at my
county town; but added II saddle for
myself, and side saddle for my wife
for | was assured the horses could cary
as well us pull, and then we started
1t was bad road. Those who told
, us it would be so, were conspicuousiy
, exact in their statements. After the
first eleven miles we came upon mo-
rass, in which we would occasionally
: sink almost up to the horses girths
: this would bc succeeded by mile oil
so of tree stumps; and this by long
| stretch, in which the way seemed tC
: have been macadamiscd by giants Will
: boulders of rock; to he followed by
morass, stumps and rocks again, variet
l by more morass, and much NOR,
stumps, and very much more rocks. /
5 took us three days to get to the coun
! try town, during which we ate an,
: slept at the wayside cabins. The peo
e pie on the road were kind enough
: they brought forth the choicest of thei
corn-bread, and the fattest of their la
Il con nay, some went so far as to chez
Il us with, chicken ,tiNiRgs,n and ma
pie sugar in our coffee; but the far
was rude, and ]. fancied my wife begaI
10 h:nL"r after the flesh-pots of Egyp.
i / did, all events.
= 1t was toward the evening of tn
II third day, when was assuredb ma
l. tive that | met that, The city ain
e more'n mile heyant, jest fcrncnt tn
Is 'tother side of the hill ;"-and at tn
e word "city" SYPHILIS face grew radiant
:, Cant we take an omnibus whe
|. we get THEREOF inquired Rodcrick, m
eldest. Ppm tired Of riding i'm thi
old cart, and SOS Duke and little Sill
know.
We gained the top of the hill, an,
looked down OH the city" 1t con
sisted of two large houses, which
n recognized at once as the court-hous
5. and Jail, and half dozen or SO low, Il
Of regular wooden buildings strung o
r one side of the road, at n stragglin
" distance from each other.
a / looked at Sybil, and Sybil locke
II at me, and then we both made merr
N over II.
a. We were deserted afar off, and Il
n population--men, women and childre
3. poured out TO gaze at the movers
I'd a tall figure separated itself from II
OF mass, and strobe toward us. 1t WI
s. Reuben M'Donald, or NJ Damned,
Il. they called him there,-my old stor
to keeping friend. He shook hands vii
~ us all in succession, and welcomed
~ to Mountain Court House. He inv
IN ted us TO spend the night with hin
IN where Mrs. M'Donald would make
i welcome, and knowing what n cou
ks house tavern generally was, accept
so the invitation with thanks. so
.r, travelled on TO his house, which W
N, the farthcst In the row, and the me
At, pretentious, running the gauntlet
y the admiring population.
ne Mrs. M'Donald was an excclle
re- housewife, and she had prepared cal
ID tai supper, to which we all did JUST
a "A compliment which n woman of I'll
re- stamp appreciates. The good dame "
ng delighted with ourappctltes, and VIII
i'm supper was over disappeared with II
OIL wife and Children to parts unknow
tn, leaving my host and me to our PHI
yet and our confab.
rot "I've got your house up" 50
l M'Donald. ats tOllerably comfort
bic, but had to pay ruinous pri'
bic as you wanted itsin such hurr
my Then l got you two good bedstoa
zen made, and feather beds and tab
nd and half dozen bark-bottomed chai
i've and prudy Ann made you up She
ry, and pillow-cases, and put in kitch
Did things and crockcry, and L can So
groceries and bacon and corn-m
eel over tomorrow"
me "Can we drive there ut ale" a'
me ed.
yer "Much as can be done, l recko
but that wagon o'yours Is stout, an,
Idle allow you can get there by going
my tie out of the way. There's a natu
t / road like, up Cookies dry branch II
did low, and 10y circling around on
ire. pint ridge-ycsl You can get tn
wife somehow"
nts "How much did the house cost?'
lat. venturcd to ask, not without some N
hat givings.
and "Weli, taking eyerything-the (
niture, and whats TO go over to-morr
cry cant say-but it'll he rising a IN
ugh dred and fifty dollars.