Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-07-06

thing in his arms and started through the
drifts. And the child put its fingers on
Burton's rough cheek, and muttered,
''Papa!'' And Burton held her close, and
fought the snow more vigorously than
ever.
He found the shanty at last, and rolled
the child in buffalo robe while he made
a fire. Then when he had got the room a
little warm, he took the little thing upon
his knee, dipped her aching fingers into
cold water, and asked her what her name
was.
''Kitty,p she said.
s"'Kitty," said he; ''and what else?'
''Kitty," she answered, nor could he
find out any more
''Your Kitty" she said. For she had
known her father but that one day, and
now she believed that Burton was her
father. Burton sat up all night and stuff
ed wood into his impotent little stove to
keep the baby from freezing to death.
Never having had anything to do with
children, he firmly believed that Kitty,
sleeping snugly under the blankets and
robes, would freeze if he should let the
fire subside in the least.
As the storm prevailed with unabated
fury the next day, and as he dared neith-
er totake Kitty out nor leave her alone,
he stayed by her all day, and stuffed the
stove, and laughed at her droll baby talk,
aIId fed her on biscuit, fried bacon and
coffee. ~ st4s t
On the morning of the second day, the
storm subsided. 1t was cold, but know
ing somebody must be mourning Kitty
for dead, he wrapt her in skins, and with
much difficulty reached the first neigh
boris house, suffering only frosted nose
by the way.
fsThe ehild,'' said the woman to whose
house he had gone, ''is Jones' I seed 'em
take her Outen the wagon day before yes
terday.'' -.s-s-e+s
Burton looked moment at Kitty in
perplexity, then he rolled her up again
and started out, s'traveling like mad, !"
the woman said, as she watched him.
When he reached Jones', he found
Jones and his wife sitting in utter wretch
edness by the fire. They were both sick
from grief, and unable to move out of the
house. Kitty they had given up to be
buried under the snow mound. They
would find her when spring should come
and melt the snow covering off.
| When the exhausted Burton came in
with his buffalo skins, they looked at him
| in amazement. But he opened it, and let
little Kitty out, and said:
Here, Jones, is this your pet Kitten ?''
And Jones got up and took has old part
ner's hand, and said:
'tBurton, old fellow and then choked
up and sat down and cried helplessly.
And Burton said:
"Jones, old fellew, you may have that
forty-acre patch. 1t came near making
me the murderer of that little Kitty's
father
tENo! you shall have it yourself, . cried
Jones, stif have to go to law to make
yOu.''
And he actually decided his interest in
the forty acres to Burton. But Burton
transferred it all to Kitty.
This is why this part of Newton was
called ''Kitty's Forty"
Opposed to slang---Its FOrctble De.
stFUctfOm Resolved UpOns
The ssReform Club is the title of new
society in the West End, organized by
Young ladies for the purpose of discOur
aging the use of 's1ang phrases" in con
versation. At recent meeting, while ;
? member was addressing the society, sht
inadvertently made use of the expression
''awful nice" and was called to order by
sister member for trangressing the rules
EFIn what way have | trangressed? p
asked the speaker, bIushing deeply.
'FYou said is would be awful nice to ad
, nit young gentlemen to our delibera
I tions. !" replied the other.
n 'EWelI, wouldn't it be?'' returned tn
speaker; ''you know you said yourself II
longer ago than yesterday that
eyes, know; but you said awful nice
: That's slang.''
e ''Well,' said the speaker tartly, FEif yo
p are going to be so awful nice about il
perhaps it is; but l wouldn't say any
Ii thing if were you. Didn It you tell Sal
|. 1y Spriggins, this morning, to pull dow
N her basque?''
y face growing crimson; FFand Sallie Spris
gins will say didn't. She won't go baC
Y on me.''
Te ''This is nice racket you are givin
US, cried the president, after rappin
~ both speakers to order. e'Let us asl
s what is the object of this society?"
j, .''To discourage slang!" cried doze
voices.
!, s'K-rect,' said the President, ego G
with the funeral
ee A member rose to explain that she hs
ed been fined at the last meeting for sayir
tv lawful nice" herself, but she hadn't tt
sEstamps to pay itnow-would settle, ho7
~ ever, Sin the sweet by and by
In s'That'n be all right" said the Pres
mt dent; Ftpay when you have the ducats
no Another member asked if a young lat
conld say sold splendid without subjeC
u' ing herself to a fine.
he 'sYou bet she can't said the preside
re, who was the original founder of the sol
,is ETY., and therefore appealed to when al
nice question was to be decided.
"Then, y said the speaker, E'I move tt
lot Miranda Pew come down with the du
on for heard her say that her beau W
nd Just old splendid. -
NJ Miranda's face was in blaze as
tic cried:
she. 'FWell, if my beau was such an old ha
ur. pin as your fellow is wouldn't say i
his ''Shoot the chinning," cried the Pre-
AAS dent. 'Will you never tumble ?''
ex- But the confusion was too great to
allayed. Miranda's blood was up; SO
nm sided with her and others against h
- and amid the Babel that followed CO..
be heard such exclamations as 'Fdry III
lad "nice blackberry you are," ''wipe
nd your chin,' shire a hail. etc.. whe
If6- motion to adjourn was carried 'sby la
majority"
tsie About eight O'Clock Monday mornin
uld boy, whose upper front teeth hung OF
good deal further than the law req ui
cra entered Michigan avenue saloon kept
an old man, and remarked:
looC "Did you ever see a barrel roll up hill
ard 81 don't remember eef 1 ever seen s