Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-08

once knew 4 wealthy W.ipW whose
lar~" patnt;t!!"n and ~w.triu- at nr.rrr"-
did not giyr urrn~iun toe hal! 80 much
att"ntguH and t,ull,.,' IL her ru,y Jl,u.h
ter. X ate. The mother WAS a Vigorous
specimen "i her srN br"lI Aui rudiy.
u>rL to being Wp cary Of mornings.
with voice which could he hvurl al,l
felt from the ~; huu~r.' ~ thr man
sion OF the white folks was called t.
the '.luartCr-" where the blacks rNcd
Ii WAS little her slaves cared tor their
uvrrSrrr in cumpLIiSun. For "n.c Mis-
Kate The mothers name being ;Ar
same Il the daughters they did care
She was the highest ideal "t energy ct
which they could form any conception.
and ri slccp!rSs watch also - ttt
rs Smnhc-huuSc. Corn-rrih. poultry
ward. cutt"u-gjn. press or field wHS
concerned. Pal!ae Athrnr was a vaVor-
ouS phantom to the Ath"nitn~ ~ 4
tutc!nrv deity III comparison /" Mr.. Rytr
III the eve of Hc,' subjects She was
their superstition II She did not see
everything know everything hear every
thiu" do everything on til" Plantations.
ii was impossible tor the whitc-t-
headed Old Cul io on the placeto suggest
the exception. Never sick herself, never
"ti the grounds. apparently never asleep,
She worked harder than the hardest
! worked hand there. and harder than the
''smarleSt boy OF them all III 1.-THE ru,lI
of the season. when the last handful ut
cotton was to be got in and the last bale
of the crop t. be press She wa pres
ent at every birth among the blacks, doc
! tored all their sick. cut and had madr
under her own eyes all their clothes. SAW
in person to all their food. directed til,
! least details of every funeral Any idea ol
a providence bcvond "olc NJ - Kate" nn
their part WAS vague tn the last degree.
But Kate the daughter-and she had IL
soll-was ten times more trouble II hen
than all her place andpeup.e. At eighteen
| the lesser Kate gave assurance OF illllng
up in fullest measure and III due time tn,
utmost outlines ot the Older ani larger
Kate 1t was her having neither husband
nor son To- do II for her which had 80 de
vc.opei the mother. compelled to man
age her large property herself. Now
| Kate the Younger had gradually secure
| to herself the exclusive care ol 50 uluC!
oi the possessions of her mother - cam,
under the head OF ''the >tuck.' \ Srri
ouS charge it was. requiring and wonder
iuliv deS clipping all the energies nt thl'
duplicate "t her mother. The plantation
| rolled its acres upon oH" SIDE along /;
river bottom" the waNv black sol! q
incxhaustible fertility Tor cotton an,
corn wherever the pecan trees. witt
their wagon-load Of nuts in the season
had been gIrdtcd or cut down for th,
crops On the other side of the "gr'
house, which stood upon ridge above
chiilS and fever, the surface spread in hil
lows ~ ui the hciving sea to the horizon
one wide wealth of the sweetest and rich
est mesuut- grass. over which ruIm"i a
will the horses and cattle. This was IN,
undi>puted domain of Kate Rylc lh'
younger Every spring she saw to th'
lngathcring and branding Of the calvc:
and colts hundreds 1T a time. The milk
ing and making 0t butter and cheese a
the spring g-house. where water was ahun
d,nt, were her care. All this dcmahdr,
early Using. to say nothing of being n
most always in the saddle and on 18th,
lopc." i. G., 4 long gallop.over the prai
ries after wiltnl cows or wandering
mares and colts. Very little time ha,
Miss Kate for French ornovcls She hac
a piano, but did not open it once :, montl
Her knowledge Of crochcting was Il
vague us her dates in history hut thrr
she WAS 4 splendid sight t" see on horse
back, with her floating hair, r;r!ian
eyes and glowing checks; for oh. there
is nothing in the world 81 delightful 4
the open air and the green grass and tn
swift riding OF that par,lisc"i 4 climate
Eut Satan enter, d into this PIrudis