The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-09-03


The work Of cutting through the hlll
NJ the ueighboring gorge was begun
at once A large number Of workmen
wen employed, aud everybody who
gas directly interested turned out and
worked with a viii, rain or shine. A.
tunnel wae driven into the side Of the
hill. and whole kegs Of powder cx-
ploded therein, rcnding the earth and
aiding greatly in the work Of excaya-
ton. and NJ last tho work was so far
completed that y portion oF the water
and floating debris was turned aside
into the new channel.
Tho rains, too. had now ceased. aud
as the waters subsidized the exten, Of the
damage done could DO positively de
termincd
In places. banks OF sand and gravel
many feet deep extended across fields
regarded by their owners as the most
valuable ia their possession In other
places the channel Of the litile stream
hal been entirely choked up. aud a new
one cut BY the waters through pastures
and grain lands. and in yet others.
where little OF the coarsor debris bad
been deposited. the long standing OF
the water bad greatly Injured vine
yards aud orchards, the vines and tree
/, trunks being thiokly coated with the
' fine clay which the water had held in
solution.
On the whole tho damage was less
than many had feared. and with the eS-
pectation of preventing any further in
Jury by the erection OF the dam, hope
revived IN the breasts Of all, and they
began repairing as fast MS possible the
injury already done, and the cultiva-
ton OF their vineyards aud fields for the
coming crop.
The Parsons ranch had suffered with
the rest, but not more than many
others. a hundred grape vines stand.
ing upon ground near the creek were
killed or badly Injured Several banks
Of gravel, mingled with larger stones,
extended across some OF the most fer
tilc fields, tho total injury amounting to
q thousand dollars or more. in pros
pectivc, but not seriously affecting the
Immediate income OF the family occu-
pving the white cottage under the bluff.
around whose open porch still clam
berod rose bushes heavy with their
weight OF yellow, and red, and crimson
blooms
As soon as possible after johnny had
been brought hono from the shanty In
1 8he hills where he lay SO many weeks,
'Jennie and Lucy had returned TO school
in San Francisco, Mrs Parsons being now
moro than ever determined that they
should not fail to obtain an education.
III we leave them nothing else,
John, let us at least give them an edu-
cation she had said to her husband,
aud he had made no objections, though
the house seemed doubly lonely with
out them.
To help Mrs Parsons with the lighter
work they secured the assistance of a
young girl whose parents had moved
into the neighborhood but the year be-
fore, and who, having but little to begin
on, were not unwilling that their daugh-
ter should find home where she would
be kindly treated and paid for washing
the dishes and such other chores us her
age and experience fitted her for.
AS they had missed portion OF one
term the girls did not 60 home for the
short spring vacation, but remained in
the city and studied, in order to keep
up with their classes; and when they
did return in midsummer Lucy was en-
gagged to be married to James A9peL
sey.
THE wedding was not to take lace
for at least year yet" she tolt her
neither in announcing the engagement