Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-01-20


while I took daily rides into the ada
cent wilderness in pursuit ofhealth.
Crossing the upper waters Of thu
White river in Carroll Co., l passed or
until l came to Huntsville in Madison
Co., where I found very creditable ac'
commodations and was soon seated or
the broad piazza, chatting idly with tht
voluble and gossiping wife ofthe land
lord. While sitting there young cir
with long yellow hair, dashed by or
horseback, riding SO we'll, that my at
tention was Immediately arrested.
"Who is she,' inquired.
"We don't hardly know" was the re-
ply. "They live south o. here bout two
mild, and don't seem sociable with any
one O. their neighbors. so we don''
know much about 'em. Thar is jest
the ole man an woman an this yallel
haired gal; an she goes a lopin all over
the country on that wild hoss o hern
She got throwd the other day; but laws
she didn't seem to mind it one bit, and
was up and onto her horse in no time
Jim-that's my boy-he offered tn see
her safe hum an she refused so short,
that he'll never ak her again, bein as
how it was favor to her and not to
him. It's my opinion they're no bet
tern they should be. | never did set
much store by these ere stuck up kind
O. folks. Be you goin' tn stay in
these parts long ?"
"Not more than a month. at mosl,' l
rejoined.
what mout yer business he. Pears
to me, it's mighty quare, fer slip Of a
gal. tn 60 gaIavantin away from her
folks, all alone by herself"
81 did not come on business; came
to rest, and get strong, so that will be
able to go on with my work when l re-
turn to my friends"
"He! he! he! that is funny. You
oon't! he! he! look-he! he! much--ha
ha! as though you worked fur livin'
Yer hands look too white to ever have
done much work. Gals (here she filled
her pipe) that hoe corn and milk and
dig taters, don't look like puff you do.
Ye needn't (puff) try to make me be-
lieve puff that puff air.
II did not intend to have you think I
do any of those things. 1 do not think
it woman's place to work out in the
fields"
Puff, puff, puff "Maybee yer a
Eve hearn tell thet theirs
lots o gals git ther livln' that way.
Puff, puff
II have taught school, several terms
[ responded; not caring to enlighten
her about my real occupation. Have
these people you speak of been IN this
state lone?"
"Wa'al, (puf, puff lemme see. Ann
Elizer (putf, puff was married nigh
'nto four year ago, puff an these folks
puff coined here bout year (puff) and
half puff afore the weddln. What
loes all this yere pipe?" she added. as
he removed it from her mouth and ex-
lmined it closely. "That air pesky
obacker amt wurth shucks. Dye ever
moke? (puff, puff Wa'al, as was
ayin, they've been here bout five years,
N the gal has been way off to some
or other in Missouri. Peas to
ne the name of the place whar she was,
$ Diner, or sumthin like it"
Edna" l suggested.
'Ya'as, l believe 1T was that. The
'al-her name is Cassie-hain't been
l0me but a few weeks"
Cassie" l repeated almost mechani-
ally.
"Ya'as, dye ever hear the name?
is a mighty quare name, l think.
Iever heern a white gal with such
IN outlandish name?"
"No.--yes, l heard the name once,
ome years ago, but never knew any
ne of that name.'
Can it be thought, that this is Dicks
assie. l will make her acquaintance
efore leave this place, and iflt proves
be the same one, will ascertain if
an the cause Of the trouble between
hem and try to set it right.
"They live IN a mighty purity place."
le continued. Right in the woods;
q the old man has cleared away all
,e little bushes an lett the big trees a
;andin' around the house. An then he
ewed the logs, and plastered it all over
the inside; and they've got po>ies all
'und the house an vines climbin up
ver the winders. Jim he'll show We
e place any day; l reckon ye'd like to
e it?'
l thanked the old lady for the prof.
of Jim's valuable services, and de- 4;
ded in my own mind to find some ex.
lse for invading their home the next
y, ifpossible; feeling certain that l
ould escape "Jim" in some manner. If
should place mis- society at my dis
sal.
But l was to make the acquaintance