The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-20
SAlT'L JARVIS M WIFE.
4 Ginpse st Life II z Wild For-
tica o. the South.

--A-0 - - -A 49, 1880
between Tennessee = North Carolina,
and near vhese the Little Tennessee river
crosses The line, when heard shrili voices
On the rou9a trail ahead. writes y. Quad II
the DccrOn trrs Pres. Then as l passed q
sharp cuPre ! Cans upon man and woman.
and Z fe-. rods beyond them was a tumble
down c@oic. VIA three children sitting o.
the doorstep.
4 needed bit a glance TO snow that man
and III We're husband and wife. and
that the cabin and children belonged 10
them. Tbe woUa had on 81 ancient straw
bc.let and = faded shawl. As Il bound on .
jsurney. and roth people were somewhat
excited Ny appearance cut short their
conversation. and both gaze mea "horty!'
a. l drew nearer.
Il was rle ionelics-. glOomiest spot il al
tae gloomy spurs Of the lonelr Cumberland.
Nine mixes blk was a mountain cabin IN
another such cove-hoy far ahead TO the
next / could 10: Say. Around the house was
half an Gcre of cleared ground. All ESQ
va rock and hill and bush. The nearest
town was twenty miles away, and as for
schoe,s aai churches the people had scarce
Il heard CT them. r wasn't so much the
p~Over-y-though one could be poorer-but
tAo Gs:cc loneliness. the secluSlon. the cut
IT, loose from the great word. that struck
Ee. Once a month some stranger might
pass that Z There was ~ awesou2neSs
about the SPOT even when the sun shoue the
brightest. When the night zane dovI and
the. winds sighed through trees M bushes
and the solemn old mountain sent masses
Of loo.e,eL ea-sh end rock crashing down
the steep slopes il must have been madden
ing.
We three lso,ci a, each other FOR 4 Elin-
tie without speaking. Then the slan said:
Pm iist Slui cat!"
"ScrnI:.r replied the wo-al.
cause row III tell him al about il. and
Ses'.i sec if kS don't fetch lasree, with
me"
No. ne wont. Samuel Jarvis. He'll
jist fetch witt me- and he'll tel YOU 10 yer
face TIA, ye orter be ashamed Of ycrsclf.'
h At "a family jar Inquired
Come Cp 70 the cabin" replied the mar
The chisiren's faces wore an amused ex-
preston through the dirt They seemed to
be about seven. nine aud twelve years old,
respectively. and soap and COMBS and
towels were articles unknown TO them.
They srickersd a1on- themselves IS we
approached sEt the Oldest said 10 MS
father:
MAN was a-goin' this tire. fur suaa."
"S6et'' WAS the brief command OF the
father
dad and rcarn is always s-tussin',"
odded She second oldest.
Hiram. Won shet,- exclaimed the mother
a she SAL de.vn beside him.
The ia.se< and I sa. down upon . loS a.
r6e door. and while he was clearing his
| voice to begin. and reaching out for 4 stick
- .-..s. .-l;V1 L. ~,ff-a4 >In -,-,n rr4g
| denly broke down and sobDed out:
"%-sss lock around and see how I've had
~ 1--we fur the last fifteen years"
"Tha.'s them as lives wUss.' replied the
husband.
What he- we coc:" she demanded,
starting Up and looking around. You
could tote oar goods on yer back. We've
Est sCuatted we're. and we don't owa
nGthinh."
"ISs agin the law 20 own niggers," he
calmly observed
"EIgcers, What do we want with mig
ger. N:sgers would s,arve with Us!
Wc'uns is nicyers 'puE."
"WeIl hex 4 -cuel some day"
{. The cth1ren checred
"a rru-el. Some day. Oh. yes, A real,
live mu-el, And z kerridce, And We'll
faai bin u s,Ivers AID spi;nters, That's
IN he t,rk err,he l,.. dozar vea-.. ana
War TIE 1Iu-elZ-
! "N.eS IS t-,-h. Nancy"
..EInJ v-Ilon rir,. DID, anxi,usIv in
c-ire1 The ,5es- cb;iI
So - +,.bo- -, -,o.ha- -a,a
-a
..sfs Ike This. STRANGER continued thu
vii. So v.;v1u- a--av hey te.-s. We
! h. - along Is IN his far,t. Hos
~ and n fo,,-7 keer fp- riches. HI,
| rlI-,x ~-re =, IN s,..hi1.. hrr i neve-
CON- W, - s7,a,fej vh- we 90,
/ sYIT.,I ard va,a - are ,,-Iav Then,
v5-nr r., Ia. r-ov-a5 NJ Ike aeatba3. and
y-r f----rreu SII ever moved. rye rot
/ r-sau kg=bs1 oa-"
.-u,-,z .--5s--lr-" s3icI-.ro4 the IA.
4, cs,.
-She-." Czcl2I-1eI the fs.lcc Is he
! rca-,e. over and Cu--e1 - voungster's
be-.
Il Ea-i.ss tha- We haycn't TO- rich"
! sle..!v y.r5ieL The husband. Dur tain't al
wy f-9. wasn't / c,agv'd ~ I bar.
! DlLs'tI itl 5ua a. tree, Wasn't the yeuag
= down v--Eh tEc I-4sl.s an tlia-s-.'
-. 20 lsiu'- used ne rictt,- sobho,I
the -.a.. LOCI. .. thesc auds-,-c best
IT,, I've w--F,t and toIea AID ssr5d.
80 VIII. hare ! crr Tor IL Uho bo Tt;,.- =