The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-08-09

they faulted her, why, the more no
tice he took of her. She was alone, We |
sec; and if u mans got any right |
spunk into him, he feels as though |
he had call to defend any woman,
old or young, that haint got nobody
to look out for EN-.
"But she vas the queeresti She
never seemed to know the was a
man round, onless twas some hobblin'
old Teller that nobody else would look
at, or some of them poor ministers
with sick wives that used to come round
in a one-horse shay and get took in at
half-prIce.
40 sech folks, and to tn old wo-
men that was widders or maiden
ladies, she was as sweet as maple
sugar; a-fetchin' in wild-blows to 'em,
and leetle punches of berries and sech.
but she didn't seem TO a no more
for the young fellerS than ii they was
ba'sam sprouts; she'd go over fence
t sprye. l ever see; and cows! why,
she was friends with the biggest part of
'em in the let's around
''She was awful indie endent; 'twa'n't
no use for young man to step up an
sly: ALLOW me to help you over them
stones;' she'd be over 'em before he
got through otakin', and turn round
with Thank your cold enough to
fire. re cream.
''1hey didn't like it; faint natur for
woman TO be so th:st.y and never need
no help from men.
But she didn't care; they was all
alike to her, apr ariently. | m;strusted.
from what see Sundays that she had a
of 40
Teller from York, than of any Of t'others;
I'd learned wimmen folkses ways.
"Well, the aunt an' cousins put back
to York. They couldn't stan su h a
woodsy country; nor such folks, l
guess; but he stayed.
81 got an idee of what was the mat
ter, for Emeline told how she heerd old
Miss Gage a-sayin' one evenin' when
the want but tn m two to the tea
table, that Mr.. Norton was a great
ca CHI, he was 50 rich; and Miss Theo-
doshy she to sed her sliny head up,
Emeline said, just as SEQ nful, and
says, says she: THAT is the best
reason for refusing h s acquaintance.
no decent girl would mary man FIR
his money
'She got old boss that had some
90, and she rid about the roads fur and
near; all alone, mind ye, as bumptious
as bumble-b,e; and he'd SCI by and
watch her jump off, all rosy and fresh,
never lettin' nobody lift a hand to help
her, but jest as capable as though there
want never a m IN made.
Snow accordin' to my idees this kind
of bold independence is not just wom-
anly, nor accordin' to nature.
"Well, most things has an end when
they get to it. Twas gettin' well on
into September, and the folks was goin'
off to milder chimes, as the hymn book
says. He and she and two old creturs
from down the country, one on 'em
stone-deaf- that was Mis- Blake-an'
t'other dead-lame-that was Mister
Blake-was all that was left. About
the tenth, there came, real ontimely, the
biggest frost l ever see; friz up the
roads just like iron, and it didn't thaw
skerce any in the sun. came down TO
Peddle's with an empty stage one day,
and 10 you! see every one ready to go,
them four that 1 spoke about.
''1Miss Theodoshy she'd always ride
onto the top of the stage when she
could, SO now she come out, bundled up
in stout jacket and little warm bun
net, and l fixed the board for her and
up she climbed, the old folks havin' got
inside; but she hadn't more settled
herself before out come Norton, and up
he went by wheel an foot-Eoard, for L d
took the plank away.
"She looked jest as cool as the
weather, / tell ye; but he didn't care,
and didn't neither, so driv along.
~ had a mighty team that day, and a
light load. How them horses did travil
We he'd to go through long piece Of
woods, about ten mile; they're pretty
well cut off now, and there's railroad
alongside the old road for spell, but
then the wan t house nor hut all the
way.
''We'd got we'll along when l heered
something like hound way off; twas
one, | had reason to suppose, for
knowed there was a hound out on Tho
scout for himself Whereabouts, and had
been all summer.
Vel, didn't pay no great attention
to IT, but all of a suddin my leaders Civ,
shy and faced round, the way / spoke
of they see or smelt somethin' DIN t
and while | was pursuadin' of 'em will
my whip there was a great crash in thu
bushes Jest ahead, and down into th'
road, full-tilt, came two of the bigges
black b ars ever see.
you'd ought to ha' seen them HOSES
rare up! The bears want after then
though; they'd heered the hound a
plain as l had, and they didn't know
but what they was hunted, so the!
pulled foot for their place O. res dence
: tibet l found spell after in pile o
g9fks five mile below; for you see wa
- N MI on bears, and if see one,
had to 20 for it whether or no. so afte
stagin' was over l hunted them tw,
out.
''But what to do now, pestered me
little: l hadn't no gun, and twas tee
totally impossible to turn round in tina
narrer road with four-hoss stage be
twixt high bank, and a deep brool
that run five feet fellow the road.
'.And them bosses did act! the bear
went on runnin', but the HOSES jumped
; an rared an sided, and | see Their
+ wasn't but one thing to do, and tina
t was 60 go ahead; SO / fell to with tn
whip.
Il larfed right out out. l neve