Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-02-07
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1889

rhu -ncd, put away little each ilmr 10
!, mis-. innrrv jar. which | rallr,l Mexico.
and we nritlr nn ~ ever missed II; and
arier awhile M.xicn WAS iull of butter. ani
WE iIn uu.s nn; and hinrhy sold it. aud
PUT away lie mon,y. S"ys I" m sell =
and smile cam- in.o her eyes-"Ihal's my
parqni,ilr-. Everybody ha~ rarqlisi'eS in
these day> and Why shouldn't /
(Which il was all the same about egg
for of course we lays our nwn eggs AID
SAYS to myself, Now. shall ! parqul>i'e
two eggs rut nr every dozen. or two layih'
Irrl- p which | cnncIuic'l To prrrmpi i~o
young la,in' hens. me namin' I'm Jalan
and Turkc, an.l brin lonely-likc Out il'' re-
"n the ranch, aud no one Ia talk i", col
var>cd with 'rm H. il they was f"lkS And
| clare ior'i. ] rrly link they understood
M; for ari,r had told 'cm rwo or thr'c
rimrs tl,at they was prrqui-ite hens. and
mu-i lay arcordin'. and shuuld'nt have "a
excuse about grain and gravel, cause !
would give en- plenty of both, them ~"
hens went To- Ia, in in that degree that
couldn have done better myself; and They
rul cut ca tla cui,d me "ut To lem nest
that nu.b aud that il ralv seemed ~ IL he.
had the missionary on the b'ain AMI th'y
laid me iorly dnzrn of egg. did japan and
Turkey, Ia-t ear, and rol two bits Il d"z'n
frr ',m all rouml-which wa~ pretty g'"d
paiquiSiliug for Two hen>-nnl The m"nc'
Iut away with the fu.t do you serg' Aud
she ram Ia the u-ual sudden stop, and wait
cd f,r IL to speak
.'C,rlainly. What wonderful hens you
NUT favc?"
"Y.s. that iras pretty good. And 'l'on
there WA my calf, which my husband h IL
20 keen l"r money. Of rrur.c We j rsn't cal
uur own lives. Tut >rll, I'm Aud one Il
cur COWS drorpd cali that VA l"or.
ruuv ililr rr raiur', AMI The lutcrcr i"
wouldn't give nulhin' lur il. and nay hu-
/ band lir said it would cn>t morr'n il would
cone to Ia raise il (; aud be- was Tor knockin
! il un the head. and >rlin' the prt. which J
/ ln 80. d him ag'in il. aml said would iai,'
/ il nn kim milk, which wasn't gnnHl i"l
norlin' To nnl"dv, ii he N'u Il let me hav'
il; and hc said might if wanted tn an'
WAS a ere't fnpl tor nv pains :"
to"k il; and the rains ramr nn snd wrri
mi.sinnar, ia rui Ia the shed every m"rnin
and every ,v,nin' and Lci milk 1" carry i'
! ir-wh cli il a'mnrl S.clcd the ,nd of ~,
iing, of larnin' 1" lead aud wc NY f,i
aud >lirp'd dawn int" pnddlr~. and got raii'
.d nu trrn1ju-. and the rh'umiiiz dIe''l-
! lul. me l,rim' afraid all the Time sh"u Il ~
make nIhin' ol her. bu driaimiInd d to lr,.
| Aud alter some mouths ni such work si''
Iuok y star. And the way that calf rr''w' q
when -hr set about II, heat all ,'.u ever &c
! b,sidrs maxim me iutp w"nlanS Iishis
woman. which have believed ia g, er ,enc
aud hall IL lnrg ~ am IN lhi- w"rid-ai'
/ ia the II, xl too. II ihe p'n have al the 81,
thcrr. ~ they dn hcrr--Which don't l'c.
/ lirve. And NY calf. naund h'r l'alqui
! rllc anu sl'Iitu'u Htl hl' "iN'' 80"
she grow, Il nlo handsome hriirr. and l"-
yun io knob ont on the frrln AL. and me
lrllin' her how good l""kin' -hc Wa ~
/ tin. anil she 4 lunkin' ~ me kiud % cnr'u
like, Il, il she wa- Il thinkin' on II OYER. an'
a iunmin' arlrr me whenever | come wltr
,he wa>, aud a rnbhn' her noe on ~,
shoulder. aud me u trllin' her how murl
cutter size would be givin' me bimrly
and what -ldJy hincume she would h-
tor tie ms,innaric-; and one day maj
rode up To The door, and jumped down iron
his hur,e.
wall. m, Il baud be iook him all ov'i
the ra1cb, aud HEY baked ri the whra'.
and The yiucvard. and the fuii. and H.
,Iuck and thy ln"k,d at Paikie a lpii
time. anC :, end Ia be talkin' h,rovcr; nn'
va.aulul rowd (grc'l f. y .cau-r lhongi
ilry WA admirin' her Then the man IT,
laid mll-id and nay husband hc came H.
aud wen, lhr. u.h the kit len wh,rc wa--
an sav> h,. {. relies. like, I'm lhinkin' 90
-.lliug the Young hrif,r.' ~ hat Young h'i II
cr? s1,> / n, yer lhlnkcn' - nplhin' an'
SAYS c. kind % -liarpIihc. The calf ano
say !. jun.pin' up. What! nay cali?' and
,a,> H., nrgly ,c"'riul. loor calll IL
,ay cali. 1t .hnve sou know : and then h'
Nenl ont To the man ag'in.
81 soi right d 'wn. and bu'-i ont cryin'.
Nv lusIand j. iu'ul ,o'. len Ie ia All.
aud knrw il want no Ne Ia say nofhin
aud ju> critd like cr,a bai'y; and. will
hsrs 80 ruri in' d'Wn. wairh,d tie man
dive iuiyul raikir and .le hansin
harf. ard be- 8 wLipin h'r--and -he never
SIN. L bc.nrr in l,r life. And j;:,i hen ~,
II band ,amr IT,. aud -ays he. ~ IL c We
max ia az. tor al. You can have ten dollar
ol The money. If y"n want IL and thai
made me mad. III say u"ihin'. bui J
in,r looked ~ him ani h. d d'ni have -.
call 10 -rav ia htct kiiclnn .he ret of TIM
dav. / til, y"u and look on lw" or ilre'
da,-. all by my>,lf, an" got NAL every Iim'
lie -,rpkr or ,4,me a'ncar. And one day. -
,ot bv the kiichcu table. vith my w"ri
,nue mp. an clean apr u 90, he walked
in and rhr. " 81 ten dollar l'iece mt" n'y 20.
and say, h.. la r.. J. The nion'y ] rr'ni