Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-08-28
EVIDENCE OF CULTIVATION.
ORIGINAL

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inject with an cvil,nc, nf cultivation.
sN4N ~ -,lnrv IL. r. IN the ruods is Amos;
a, cnnImnS IL the sudden disc 'vrrv of a
I, w"r. httIn. Its perfume1 pa, ais i'll waste
Ilatc where onl: weeds we., expected t.
grow.
The Jay was drary. Ran was falling.
The 'ah - tree, rafting ;:..t stiff timers
together. >h4ycr Il: VIII. occasionally a
rheumatic oiI ,,aG. sua ing his joints Ia
-Lii X would cry out IA AGATE pain. y
h.lI-,-onclv "A vi Lunl.. with n stark
,lmncy and clal board rec but IA house.
tof, IL. SAN the W. ning. though not
imp cit>tu;. No.,c of = A"I!.;a. 't.t ou:tn
the way. viii You" 81 ;,,.d"d. thru ting tie
trr of a coarse since ;.;;.nst the ribs OF u dog.
at du peer like the dos will take The place.
81 down. sir"
sat down. The woman. while closely
eyeinS rrc. proceeded +: twist NJ her tangled
black Lair, which, il the Semi sc ON OF tho
AL uncon4,'nial m Il.
Il reckon YOU :. / a stranger iii this here
comrnunit,:'
Yes"
"out huntin' hog. | reckon"
No. am moi hu, TIM hogs"
1T KANT be III" you air the new circuit
rider. k"n it,
No.ml'lam, lav,l .,yrelv travelling through
this part of the c,.nl.. y with a view of writ
ing II up Tor "A news ~"
Wall. wall" she snE. iii astonishment. "A
man me- time cr-" pat something III tho
IaI~: ahou, our pi;i e.. Inc Iuier IS up here
now. reckon.
81" took down the county paper and
Irtuj'.l q" Il paragraph SETTLING forth the fact
that h-r hu-land', land s.:i> ABOUT to b,
''s.ud for taxes.
"Where is your husband." asked!
"';"nc to whip the man hat PIT that
rradin IN thar. Jim. lie is a powerful smart
man an ken read anythin. At first sight
amt much NV scholard myself 1 u>tei
could tiger a little hut VIXEN the war come
on it 81 pestcred me i'll my mind that
forgot how"
Dipping II cob pipe into the fire, and skill
fully securing II coal, she settled herself
down to solid enjoyment.
The war was awful" she continued
They tuck every chicken on the place. an
aigs. why. | couldn't keep one, no way
could fix it. Pap he got awful mad, hut h,
| had To lay low. One time they tuck hin
outen bel. ted him acrost Il log an whipped
him till yuu mout NV hearn him boiler Il mil,
an er hat was powerful sorry for him
! hut / ,,uilnt la heIt,cI That u-.,,,'. oil
| While they was strrin round with him the,
broke tie finest sctlin uv GcoSe aigs | c,cl
laid my eyes on. Oh. it was shameful the
way they did carry on
What time will your husband return
madam
Wall, its jest OWN to how long it viii
take him tc git through With the bush il
hand. He is usually putty peart. Laws {
massy. how lie ken slash round when he is a
himself. Don't know Lit Kelly, do YOU
confessed that was not acquainted Will
Lit.
wall, seed pap whup Lit with one han
an pay his respccks to the Parker boys will
the luther one Pap, he was edycated whal
they turn out schulards."
| oI u Httic lablc near Wnitn sat, l no
ticcd a lea,herbound book. Taking it up
saw that it was IN old copy of Byron.
That's pap's, she said. ''He wouldn'
take moth fur it."
The book was wei worn. Pap" was evi
IDENTITY Il man Of some cultivation. 1t was ;
surprise to see that book away out there i.
the woods, and to know that a humble, o..
scure man felt the fire of its burning pages
That's the ARMY book he's got she con
tinued, IAN it's the ARMY one he kecr
about
Il suppose he spends u great deal of hi,
time reading itf'
Law bless you, no. It's his razor strap
He lows that there aint't none o these her,
new tangled strops that'll sharpen a razor lik,
that book. Don't be snatched," she added a.
arose
YES, | must go. The rain is about over.
Stop in when You happen to come along
Wall, er. good day" OPIE T. READ.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 20.