The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01

gotn', an little Tuke he's only . child
an we 'atn't Considered how you felt. -
i. She didn't appear to be listening,
but she was, and ne didn't appoar, on
his part, 10 be talking to her, aud ho
kept his voice a. hard aud dry - he
could.
San was tsllin' Tukey .'-day that
It was dunn shame our crops hadn' I
turned out better. An vheu / saw
OIL Hatfsid 60 by halted him, an
ssked him what he'd ginme sor two
o No. shoals. Waal, the apshot is. I
oeut 8 town for some things I cslc'.
lated ye'd need. An hsrs's q ticket
to Georestowo. and ten dollsrs. Why,
ma, what's up:' sggaa. .g,7r, .srlt :,
Mrs. Ripley broke down, and with
her hands all wet With. dish .water, %
they were, covered her face, and sob.
bed. She felt like kissing him, bu.
she didn't. Tew ksbary began to whim.
per too; but the old man was aaton.
tshed. His wife had not wspt before
for years (before him). He rose aud
walked clumsily upto her and timi1iy
touching her hair a. E~I -
"Why, motheti What's the matter?
What'v' I dcns now? I WAS calc' lasln'
to sell them pigs anyway. HATFIELD
jest advanced the money on 'em.''
She hoped up and dashed into the
bedroom, and In . few minutes return.
ed with yarn milton, tied around the
wrist, which she laid on the table with
= thumr, saytug: 81 don't want Yer
money. There's money enough 10
take me where want to go.''
"Whee-ew! Thunder and simpsuun
root: Whet'd ye git that: Didn't dig
It out of a holes' -...
'No.' LEST saved it-a dime at Q
time-see2'
Here she turned 1t out on the table
some bills, but mostly silver dimes and
quarters. s - !;
Thunder and scissors! Must be two
or three hundred dollars there stared
he.
sTney's Jest seventy i've dollars snd
thirty cents; Jest aboat enough to 70
back on. Tickets 10 my. ave lolla1s,
gOin' an' comm. That leaves tveaty
dollars for other expsnses, not couutin'.
what I've already spent, which 10 six
d.ty,' said she, recovering her self.
possession. 'It's plenty, 77AFt@ iFr
"Bnt y ain't caic'lated on ne sissp-
ere nor hotel bills.' ..n'j '-r.a 81
Il Amt goin' ON no sleeper. Mis-
Doudney says ics jest scandalous the
way things IL managed on them care.
I'm goin' on the old.iashioned cars.
where they amt no half dressed men
runntn' sround.' s.r' -.gE s-.s.,.
'But you needn't be afraid Of them,
mother; your age
sThere you needn't throw my age
an homelinees Into my face, E.hen
Ripley. II I hadn't waited an tended
on you 90 long, I'd look little mors's
I did when married ysb.'
Ripley gave it up In despair. He
didn't realize fully enough how the
proposed trip had unsettled his Wiis's
nerves. She didn't realize It herself.
Gas f,r the hotel bifl., they won't
be none. stn't a-goin' to pay them
pirates rs muct for q dsy's board 40
we'd charge for weeks, an have
nawthin' TO eat but dishes. I'm soln'
to take a chicken an some hard boiled
eggs, an I'm gofn' right through to
Georgetown" ... -,
"Welt, all right, but here's the ticket
got"
81 don't want yer ticket"
oAt yOu vc Sol W N0Ao II.
"Waai, haint."
"Why, yes, ye have. IT'S bought,
an they won't take It back"
"Won't they?" She was staggered
again.
"Not much they won't. l act 'em.
A ticket sold Is Sold"
"Waai, If they WON'T
"You bet they WON'T"
81 s'pose I'll haR to use II - and
that ended it.
They were . familiar sight as they
rode down the road toward town next
day. As usual, Mrs. Ripley sat up
straight and sllf as 90 half-drove
wedge 10 a white-oak log" The day
was cold and raw. There was some
snow on the ground, but not enough
to warrant the use Of sisighs. 1t was
"Neittgr sleddin' nor wheelin'." The
old people sat on board laid
across the box, aud had an old quilt OF
two drawn up over their knees.
Tewksbury lay In the back part Of
the box (Which was filled with hay),
where he jounced up and down, In
company with a queer old trunk and
a brand.new imitation leather hand.
bag. There Is no ride quite so desolste
and uncomfortable as a ride In q tum.
Der wagon on cold day in autumn,
when the ground Is frozen and the wind
is strong and raw with threatenf fng snow
The wagon wheels grind along In the