Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17

from the door, and as had been up yer,
carly that morning about nightfall
turned in and was presently fast asleep
81 am anything but heavy sleeper
however, and cannot have slept long be
fore l was awakened by sound tina
might best be described rs u cross ba
tween hogs grunt and nutmet- gratel
in violent action. AS there was nobody
else in the room but Jim, the stage
driver, at once comprehended that the
obnoxious noise emanatcd from him.
am peculiarly sensitive in the matter OF
sleep, and once aroused, find it very
difficult to resume slumber unless the
cause OF the interruption is removed
Jim, however, kept stortorously and
laboriously on. and l knew that there
was no alternative but to grin aud bear
it. unless got up and shook him. and
knowing that he was very tired man
and of somewhat quick temper to boot,
l preferred to wait till nature came to
the rescue. After about quarter of an
hour Jim gave stiiied gasp, turned over
ON his side, and relapsed into silence.
Then with n feeling of relief l again
composed myself to slumbcr.
"But it was not to be- Thought kept
chasing thought through the corridors
- cAoih. wy DGIAiuC LuOI y
vivid, my senses more acute, through the
surcharged vessels of the head due to q
recumbent posture. Then I became
aware that some persons were talking
quite close by, and as was sleeping on
the bed next what originally thought
was the wall of tho house on my right,
was at first puzzled to make it out. |
quickly came to the conclusion, however.
that the wall near me must BIO partition
wall-thc house was plain board one,
and as the voices were male and female
l reasoned that they must proceed from
the family bedroom of Mr.. and bIrs.
Williams.
MarthY, said a voice which l at
once recognized as that of old man Will
inns, Il tell you KANT afford it. You'll
ruin me with your extravagances. What
with your house bills, an your dress
bills, an your gallivantin' about. an
your trips to town, I'm s'prised you
should dream of such thing. Five
hundred dollars for n trip to Frisco !.
Why, you must be crazyn
IT'S you that's crazy replied the
female voice, in scornful tunes; 'it's six
years since I've been to anywheres but
San Luis. Do you think I'm goin' to
toi! an slave to make money for you
all my life, an get no good out of it7 1
put my foot right down here, an say l
won't. I'm agoin' to Frisco to spend a
month with my sister, an I'm not agoin'
to be laughed at when get there, you
can just bet your life. Five hundred
dollars an not cent less. Why, |
hain't got rag fit to he seen in-hain't
had these six years, and don't propose
to stand it no longer
g But who's agoin to take charge of
the ranch, Marthy, when we're both
away" querled the old man, ENORMOUSLY;
it'll 20 to rack an ruin, sure
Why, wouldn't MIR. and Mrs.
Jcilreys be glad to come! IIain't asked
them, an hain't they said so: An hain't
they got Tom and Bill to help 'em, an
old man Morgan to do the chores (.
What're ye talkin' about disdainfully
rcjoincd the female voice.
i see it all, Marthy.' reioined old
man Williams; it's all bcca'se I've got
to 20 TO the bay that you want to 20. too.
But mines bizness an you know it.
Their amt no 'arthly use of you eoin
'ccpt TO spend money. Now look
a-here, AIarthy, there's four hundred
dollars. as you know, nes'ry to meet that
little bill o. Baxter's for that last bit O.
land. My stagin' back an forrud, :wen.
ty-hve dollars each way-thats fifty.
Two days in town, two dollars-kain't
do it cent less 'cept Baxter treats-
them cities is orful Expensive. Now
there's four hundred an fifty-;wo dol
lars got to he paid AM YOU v amt five
hundred more for rothin' a. ALL Here
the Old man groaned Us If hi, heart
would break.
.Nothin' or no noihin',' replied Mrs.
Williams, decisively. pm go.n' to he
it. Don't you forget that.
"'WelI, well, Marthy,' said the Old
man, after pause, in what was evi.
IDENTIFY meant for Il soothing and mollify
ing key, you was alus good gal. III
sec what kin he done Them banks in
San Luis is orful close. tho gh. You
mustn't 'spect too much
Don't give none O. your games re.
Joined his better half, sternly: you tried
that once afore, I'M if you go for to try
1t ngin. you'll try it once too often. Mind
what Pm a-tcllin' ye.'
after this the voices ccas ID. and as
the snoring had also ceased, Mt last
managed to fall asleep.
Next morning we found the river
had gone down according to expecta
ton, and after paying our bills for man
and horse-which were certainly pretty
stecp-wc resumed our journey at day.
break, supplemented, however, by
another passenger in the person of old
man Williams.
"'No foolin', now. ST, shouted hi.
dame as we drove out of the yard; siv,
hundred or nothin'.'
"'Aye. aye, Marthy,' replied he
spouse; III be back to-morrcr cv'nin'.
"Wcll, we got into San Lnis withou
further mishap about noon taking ex
ira horses at Santa Margarita to get III
over the hill and make up for lost time
In order not to delay the passengers VIII,
had arrived from Santa Barbara ant
. southern points the night before. it wa
, decided that, as we had lost half day
The same stage would start on its return
trip i'll course of an hour. As the onl
J business had to do was to draw money
: was perfectly ready to start the sam
) afternoon. While | was in the banl
getting the coin, old Williams came II
5 and also made out draft. was
little curious as to the amount and mr.
I posely hung around to see what was pai,
Il him. noticed that the clerk countc
, him ont INST fOur hundrod ..1 1:r1