The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29

or admiration OF every landscape. She
was sick Of hearing her own ascending
40, o, or II the doctors could only
have devised any other cure for her
cold than this mountain air Of North
Carolina she would have been glad.
"Come and look at Mt. Pisgah,
Nancy" called her uncle, "yender, in
front Of the setting sun. And there are
thegreat Black Brothers, wrapped in the
shadow, and that peak rising out Of the
red mist is the highest land on the At
lantic slope.p
1t was all so tircsomel The other
girls Of her SET were on tho hotel pinzzas
ut Long Branch, with dozen beaux
around them. Very different companions
from this Pisgahand the Black Brothers !
Then he called her to look at the horri-
bic shadow Of chasm, or the yellow
Light in the balsam range, or tho flying
colors on the mist TINT was blown from
the far horizon across the hillsides,
Miss Parr made some trivial excuse TO
go to her own chamber. What earthly
use was there in finding tints in mist !
II it were the colors in her now neckties,
now, or n box Of Jouyin's besti
Just year passed since Miss PARIS
first visit to North Carolina, when she
found herself again mounted with Nelly
on two low mules, climbing the noun
tainside.
The doctors had ordered her to the
balsam regions again. Her cough was
troublesome. The winters campaign
had proved failure, too. She had
danced and dressed untiringly, but the
"good match had not been made. She
began TO look soured and weary, and to
sing songs in tho minor key about the
emptiness Of life.
"Wo are going to Taneo's cabin"
said Nelly.
"Did Hokus prove an example to his
people, as your father commanded" 7"
Nelly laughed. Example, indeed !
A week after his wedding, when tho
time for hoeing the corn arrived, he
heard Of q bear, and set OF post.haste
for the animal. He pursued TINT vision
OF bear for month, and came back to
find the corn hoed,
"When it was ready to gather in, he
thought it necessary 10 consult the con-
iurer on tho other side Of the mountain
as to the chances for rain, and only
finished his consultation when the work
was done.
at was the same story again this
spring with the plowing and planting.
He itsand smokes, and poorlittle Taneo
drudges on, mud grows thinner and
merrier every day, and is moro and more
convinced TINT Hokus is tho best and
wisest Of men. Tho most aifectionate,
blindest little soul She llas just finish
ed working up tho corn this month, dur
ing which tflle Hokus made fishing
tour in the next county,
"He is at home nov" said Anne. "I
see him at the door OF the hut. :"
"And hero comes Taneo, with bag
Of potatoes on one shoulder, and tho pap
poose on the other, 0nd, ms | live, with
out q smile on her face, for the first time
in her lifel Who is sick, Tanool Ho-
kusl Little pappoose here ."
Taneo shook her head and gave
laugh, which ended in n miserable quiv-
er Of the chin aud tears in her eyes.
You come to Hokus' house, Nellyp
ayes. Go on before us. 1 want to
show this lady how clean Taneo's floor is,
and how white she makes the little cur
tains.
"Now what has that fellow done to
bring her to tearsl' lowering her voice.
"Work and even beating she takes us n
matter Of course, and laughs about it rs
soon rs it is over"
Taneo passed on before them, stop
ping humbly to hear some grumbled re-
proof from her lord and master. Hokus,
oil seeing the girls, shufiled uneasily on
his seat, and glanced hastily down the
road, rs II meditating flight.
"Wlat has lie donei" muttered Nelly.
The floor of the little hut was clean.
Two or three boards on tho wall were
filed with deftplates, arranged for show.
A certain air Of comfort aud coziness
reigned over the big fire, tile clean
hearth, wooden chairs and tho neat bed.
Taneo's house is palace compared to
tho other Indian llnts, whispered
Nelly. "But who Is this, Taneo2" MS
fat, overgrown figure appeared, squatted
on the floor by the fire, munching cake
of corn and beans. "Who is this
womanl"
The Indian girl stood without q word
for a moment. Then she unslung her
baby. and took it in hcr arms, looking
into its face.
nThat Is Hokus' new, vito. He
brought her homo to.dAy."
Nelly turned on him her black eyes
dangerously bright. "What do you
mean by this, Hokusl"
"Married woman down at Lufty," ho
grunted. "Gaye horse and two blow
guns for her. All right I"
"Righti And Taheoi"
40, she hoe my corn better than
Taneo. She bigger"
"Ah.hin cried Molly, in speecliless
disgust. "Take up your pappoose,
Taneo, and come with me. You shall
not stay here one hour-not ono ]"
Taneo submissiyely picked up her
baby, and stood still, the tears rolling
down her checks, her eyes on tho
ground.
Holsus gruntcd uncomfortably, and
finally waved his pipe with an air Of
command.
"If the women want mo to have one
wife, they can fight for me-" lie said.
"That Is all right, Hokus willing to
live like Christian"
Nelly vouchsated no reply, but started
down the hill, sweeping Taneo with her
in her righteous Indignation.
Miss Parr, having reached home and
gone back to her novel, speedily forgot |
Door Taneo and her misery. II rnined
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