Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-24
The next day he called out oHolloln

neAe Jay otfli the same CHEEKY, hearty
voice, as If he were saluting another boy
as sturdy as himself. Her surprise be.
gan to give way to quiet interest in
the little follow, and one morning. to her
own astonishment, for she had no thought
OF 1t the second before, she answered
back, "Hollol"
1t wasn'tvery loud, nor very enthusias-
tic, but the boy heard it, and gavo half
nod, as If to say: "That's all rightw and
trudged on the same as before.
From that time it was a settled thing.
She always said "Holloi" In answer to
his "Hollop Hers grew little more
hearty, and he always gave her that Gu
couraging nod which meant. evidently
IF you keep on trying, you'll get
there"
If you had asked Miss Jane about the
boy. she would never have betrayed the
interest she hogan to feel I'm him. But it
was just about that time that the weather
began TO grow cold. and sometimes a
sharp frost and good cold night made
Miss Jane think about winter
That boys hands do look awful
cold, she said to herself one day. "He
can't seem to keep 'em warm. lies a.
blowing and clapping of 'em all the
time" And Miss James little soft place
grew little bigger and n little softer,
Til she remembered pair of socks up in
chest that, years ago, she had knitted
Tor brother who went away and had
never been heard from. The socks were
new.
She wondered il she couldn't ravel
them and make that boy pair of nit.
tens2 She did not even know the boys
name. He was always 'that boyn to
her. lie still called out ''Hollo I" when
he went By, and though he codldnt hear
her answer, he still nodded in his CHEEKY
way
Miss Jane set up the mittcns. Quecrly
enough, she set the first one up several
times. She guessed it was too big ut
first. No boy would want his hand
all webbing about in bag" she said.
Then she set it up so small that she was
ashamed of herself not to shave more
sense"
When the wrist was done she fell to
thinking that "that boy was 80 kind of
CHEEKY that he'd like red stripc in
EN-" lie should have red stripc' and
when Mr.. Collins called that day. to
take her butter to towns she asked him
to bring her back little skein of red
yarn.
After this the mittens grew. and it is
well they did, for the cold winter had
come, and the snow was growing deeper
and deeper.
81 guess he'll want them nittens now
ii he ever does, and I'll give 'em to him
right away" So the next morning.
when she heard his CHEEKY +" lIollo 7"
she raped on the window-pane SO loud
that he came to n full stop. But recover
ing from his surprise, he started off again,
nodding carclessly. Miss Jane was not
expecting this, but she was rather re-
lievcd, for the moment she had rapped
she felt that she was unprepared to say
anything.
What should she saya She didn't
know. But she did know that she had
knitted those mittcns and the boy must
have them. She must think up way
to make him stop for them. She did a
lot of thinking that day and tho next
morning when he called out, she had
ready fastened on forked stick outside
the window, the mittens.
She raped loudly. The boy turned
and saw them. With one bound he was
up at the window.
care they for me." he shouted, ioy.
fully, through the window.
She nodded her head
"Youre awful good !" was his answer.
looking up gratefully as he ran on his
way.
81 wonder if he thinks So" thought
Miss Jane. Giles got some manners.
anyway"
That afternoon it showed and con-
tinucd to snow all night. Miss Jane
thought il looked like n heavy storm.
and when night came she made Dolly rs
comfortable hs she could, fed her and
went into the house. The next morning
the snow was drifted so that moor Miss
Jane couldn't get out of her door to 90
to the shed. Neither could she see out
OF the window where she usually watched
for that boy" to go by.
She had plenty TO cat and plenty of
fuel till she should he shoveled out. She
did not feel worried about herself. But
poor Dolly! who would care for herr
She fairly cried rs noon came on and no
one came 10 her relief She couldn't
hear any sleigh-bell She began to
think the whole town was buried. Her
one little attic window looked over to
the woods which were deep with snow.
Would no OIL think of her!
She re membered with sigh how little
she thought of anybody else She re-
membcred that she wanted to live alone;
that, crushed with sorrow when one by
one of her loved ones had died, and the
dear brother was never heard from, she
mad turned against all the world. She
had rebelled at her hard lot. She had
moved away from everything she had
ever known and shut herself up in her
little cottage with no thought nor inter
est in anybody else. She knew no one
but the minister and-'that boy"
A kindly feeling crept over her as she
remembered the boy and his hearty
"Hollo" every morning, and then she
said to herself: GLOW glad am got
those mittens done. i guess he'll be
mighty glad of 'em such a day rs this.
Anyway he VIII, if he can get out of the
house. wonder where he lives and if
he's showed up, too-whats that2n
She listened, and merry voice she
knew full we'll called in the distance.
''IIollom and Miss Jane screamed back
"IIollo" us loud MS she could. She did
not know if he heard her. She heard
scraping and shoveling coming nearer
Il