The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-24

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tho mfly summon NJ 1884 Little kulp
celebrated her seventeenth birthday
She VIA % daughter Ui the mOunluna
bright rYod. curlY.hairnd, fresh faced.
with rounded LIMBS aud n good diao.-
ton, and able 10 shoot o rifle or ride A
horse with The best man In tho country
A score ur moro ~ tho Young noun.
i1Inrcrs c%ndeny0red, IN thrir homcly
fashion 10 make Katy their sweetheart.
but She rcpulsod them ALL ono hot
August day, when the ltlle underground
stream thri supplied the mpun-hinr still
IN The cave behind the thick laurel
bushes on lpcpm ellis had run dry.
and Crippled 81. stri his partner Ind
removed their business 10 a secluded
spring branch. where they were busily
engaged "mlhing rum Little Kate
sat on the rude porch whose roof over
hung the door Of her fathers cabin,
busily engaged IN spinning, singing like
a lark meanwhile.
Aman, young and strong llmbed rs
n Hercules. wearing clothes whose text
IRE and color were hidden beneath a
thick coating Of dust, and carrying n
Hight pick On his back, strobe up the
mountain rohd which led from the Mar.
rows. lie paused for n moment in
front Of Crippled Bills cabin, cmst an
admlring glance At the girl on the
porch, and then boldly Unattached the
rude gate set in the paling fence which
oneloacd the little garden and marched
up to the steps Of the porch,
81 beg PARDON he began, and Little
Kate dropped her dlsta0r with a frighton.
ed cry aud turned to face the intruder
with flushed checks aud eyes big with
apprehension. at Is very dusty con.
tlnued the stranger, "and | am thirsty.
Would you kindly give me a drink Of
waterp'
"Sartin snrc,' answered Kate. "lll
git ye a fresh drink from the spring"
and seizing q wooden pigeon which
stood on u shelf beside tho door she ran
quickly down the mountain path leading
to the spring, while the stranger dropped
his pack on the porch and with a crate
ful sigh seated himself In the rush bot
toned chair which Kate had motioncd
him 10 take.
al YOU have no objection" he said.
when she returned with the water aud
prollered him . gourdiul, which he
drank in deep %draughts, II will rest
here u while. | have travelled a long
distance aud an very tired
"Slt ye thar, stranger, rs ,ng rs We
please answered the girl Hospitality.
"ic are plumb welcome"
lie nvailcd himself of her permission
with thanks, and when he began TO talk
ana nus words brought up the pictures
she had heretofore g q only In her day
dreams she stopped her spinning and
drawing up her chair beside his listened
WIN eager Interest.
ihcy were sitting there together when
crippled bill hobblcd up, carrying a
brown Jug OF moonshine whisky in each
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hnnu' Al sight OF him the girl. with n
glnd cry jumped from the porch aud
ran Town to the gate. She throw her
arms pronnd the old mans neck and
Kissed him. whispering meanwhile that
a stranger man had come aud was
THAR ON the pooh. The newcomer
had followed her down, and when Grip
pea blll looked up quickly, with n
irown on MS lace the young man raised
ms mai ANA apologiaed Tor the Intrusion.
I'm hn artist, he said. land my
business here IL to make sketches Of
THIS most picturesque solitude"
crippled blii answered him gruily,
despite Little hate = frownlng protest.
u Tue old man finally picked up two
Jugs oil WHISKY ana walked toward the
house mu'tcrlng something about
"hc'in no room TO entertain strangers,
lie followed Nate Inside the house. The
stranger remained on the porch.