The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-09-17

nipht went In sloan boidin0 ~ hia
| fathers hand only M awaken vher ali
was stlll with screams ~ FRIGHT a. the
| things which be sayv In bis d,oa,,s
Then .Iohn Parsons ,yonid ariso .nd
| ali by his side and talk h him and tell
him stories. and soo,he him until his
sobs eeased and oradnallv no dronnad
| on Ia sleon AGAIN only n saa once moro
/ Tho borrid shenes that neonIad liz sIae,,.
| Ing fancy and awatn in on agonv n
fear and tremh,ing e' y
And NOW be be9ood and cr;ad unt,l
his parents feared be would 90 INTO
commissions nj his fathers leaving. but
there seemed no other way. for they
knew that the neipbbors were either
busy trying to save something from the
general wreck. or absent looking for
some place TO move 10, People who
are SO foolish as 10 build their houses
where wealthy corporations may wish
| 10 empty the garbage from their back
wards can not bumor the fancies OF their
crippled children. They are like the
birds that build their nests upon the
ground where the farmer desires 10 SOW
his grain-whose nests are turned under
by the plowshare with never thought
| OF the lossIto the little bunch OF brown
feathers that cries so piteously and ilut-
tars about the spot where its little ones
| lie buried beneath the sod.
Il was early in tho morning when
| John Parsons started with the letter.
He knew that he would be forced to
follow a somewhat devious route in
order TO avoid the oyerliowed district.
but he was on horseback and expected
10 make the canter OF ten miles and
back by noon at farthest, aud SO told
his wife and johnny.
But noon came and no father. Then
one O'Clock. and still he had not come.
Mrs. Parsons kept the dinner warm
and waited. She had spent the morn
inc in hacking. as best she could. their
household goods In shane for moving,
atthe same time amusing JOHNNY with
talks Of tho new place 10 which thew
would 90.
She did not know where IL would be.
vet tried. for the lads sake, TO picture
II As pleasant MS possible. and so half
made hcrself believe that they might
not fail In getting another home and be-
She waited she continued tho prepara-
tons for moving; but as the hours
passed and her husband was still alb
sent. she became uneasy and fancicd
an Kinds OF evils that might have be-
fallcn him.
Had he attempted TO cross some place
in the road tha: was covered by the
overflow. and miring down boen unable
TO extricate himselfP
Tho thought was horrible, and her
brain reeled beneath IL.
Then she told herself that Il could not
10: that instead he had bocn forced TO
90 further around than ho had antici-
rated. and SO more time was con-
sumed.
Then again. she feared that his horse
had taken fright and thrown him, and
| sbo nictured him living by the roadside
dead or with broken limbs, calling In
yain for helm. or carried 10 a friendly
sbanty ns he had carried JOHNNY when
the accident which made him y cripple
occurred.
.tThey sayit never rains but Il pours, ',
she said 10 herself. Can IL be possible
that 10 nil our other troubles Is 10 be
aided an injury TO JohnP'r
She could not bear TO think OF II and
put the thought from her. and tried to
keep from dwelling on II by talking TO
Johnny as he lay in his cot watching
her pack the boxes and trunks with
clothing aud the various knick-knacks
about the house.
Thon a more hopeful thought came.