The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-02

'@ANb up Aiu1f put III buc CIeSl-
fallen young man who had choked him.
self, and who now seized this opportu-
nifty TO reinstate himself in Judith's
good opinion. "Yew talk too mueh-Pll
tell yer old woman"
"Waal, meow, yew'd best be a-gittin'
an old woman NV yer own-not AGAR
ryin' tales and maxim fuses in other
folks families" answered Tim, face
tiously, who was beginning to feel the
effects on his brain Of long pull at the
whisky bottle"
'All right-rm agreeable" rejoined
the youth, looking down at his plate but
intending this as brilliant advance on
the defences of a cestain gals" affec-
tions, mot more'n a thousand miles
away"
Miles, who for some moments had sat
grimly silent listening to this prattle,
now interfered with certain dignity
which was one of his redeeming graces.
"Fellers," said he, ''ef yew hev he'd
grub enough Well jest git outside. My
darter mout not chuze ter lissen tew yer
ornary gab-nur don't chuze tew hev
her, nuther, what's more"
"Boys will be boys" remarked the
speaker, apologetically; ''but Tim, thar,
he's old 'nuff ter talk sense. Come, boys,
let's be a-goin'."
And so, to Judith's infinite relief, the
house was cleared OF the lank and sal
low company which Judith declared TO
herself she "hatedp individually and
collectively. 1t was further relief that
her father remained with them a long
time talking, thus affording respite
that her wounded feelings and excited
temper required. They to gossip about
Mr.. Shultzl They,with their narrow fore
heads, soulless eyes and sallow counten-
ances generally! They, with their un-
couth manners, and sordid ignorance TO
laugh and chuckle and sneer at her hero!
Her fathers hatred was tolerable.
Equals may hate each other; but for
these cattle Judith did not yet under
stand refined angerl to presume to criti-
else a gentleman! Here Judith's un-
spoken fury came TO stand-still for lack
of mental phrases i'm which to clothe
it-and for another causeI
What was this about Senorita Inez ?
Did she doubt it--could she doubt it
when she remembered every trifiing cir
cumstance corroborative, with such dis
tinctness Boone had warned her. Mr..
Shultz had defended Inez. o, deari
what a weary, weary world this was,
with Boone gone, and everything so try
ingl The faintness OF spirit which fol-
lowed Judith's wrath communicated it.
self to her physical powers, and made
the task before her of "redding-upp the
house after her fathers guests look her
culean. 1 know that it is customary
to reproach women for their fire.
quent failures of spirit over house
hold tasks. Without attempting to deny
the charge, it is pertinent to ask the
merchant who loads ship with goods,
how much spirit he would bring to his
task if he felt or feared his cargo would
never return him anything? On; bono
takes heart out of everything. a posi-
tive aim is the fullness Of the soul
without which it has no power to
resist or attack the ordinary cares OF life.
Q1,i bono ? was what Judith said to her
self now. What use in going on in this
weary way? If she could but stop and
let the world roll over herl But no; she
was herself an orb, whose course was
fixed, and from which she had no power
to depart
She was the more forcibly reminded
OF the fixedness of her orbit by the
complaints of Katie, who, after explor.
: ing among the remnants on the table,
was clearly dissatisfied with the result
of her foraging, and appealed to her sis
ter for fresh supplies; and Judith, who
was eyerunmindful of Katie's comfort
} mechanically resumed her duties, in
which the afternoon passed TO its close
Her spirits rose a little when her father
coming in, spoke to her kindly, making
: no reference to the talk concerning Mr.
Shultz. Indeed, he had not been 80 hi.
, larious in his mood for weeks as he wa
J on this special afternoon-when judith
Z had reason to fear an misunderstanding
himself 10 Katie's whims, and vouch
safing humorous remarks upon affairs o
the neighborhood.
, "Are you going to the meeting TO
night, Pap?" Judith felt emboldened Il
. ask.
"Yaas, by hokey! Pm a-gOin TO tbs
meetin', sure! IF yew're afeared to sta,
by yourself I'll fotch one Of the herder
to watch out"
''No, I'm not afraid-only lonesome
: but | don't want herder to stant
guard over me! said Judith, laughing
ITS powerful lonesome with Boon
away-thets So" Miles admitted; s'bu
I'll be home early, / reckon; an, There,
l the guns ef eny of them Mexican
: comes around. Git out my coat an fix
It ins, Jude, fur I'm a-goin inter high com
c pany, yew bet!"
Accordingly, when evening came
: Judith brought forth the ill-matcbe
, and long disused garments which ha
} been her fathers best in the days of he
e childhood, which, after hasty washin
Is and combing, Miles proceeded to assum,
\ viz: light pair of corduroys, an ol
], satin vest and long-tailed black Goa
r very much wrinkled and the worse to
Ie wear. A pair of well-worn booI
Ie and q sad-lookIng black felt hat, con