The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28

thin c eat fore we all went 20 had y
l said didn't want anything. and az ~,
eyes became accustomed TO the liph- So
IL was the same woman of the afteroo.1T
that she had a snaki z palsy. ST. ,loliee;
most vividly old Angela in The Eva 81 :.
Agnes OF Keats, and looked verv 49,
"A poor afrlghted trembling chnrch ~.
thing" In the uncertain light of the sI,at'
ing, cnlmneyleSs little brass lamn She oo1
ried. SDe car
Wen, was quite recovered in the n,orr
ing Dut It rained, in the style and man, :,
~ e a my HnoMn as Gals and dogs all iaJ
long, and was prisoner. NN1
Inc floor o. the room in which Ts,o...
tnat part or 1t not occupied by tnraa ~
WIS covered with drying apples s,era1l
OUT on sheets. counterpanes and ola -
sArE. here, OF course, was exDactaJ :
COMB my hair and make nv entira So =
ana mere made it. thinking that if tber
couid stand 1t l-who never eat az
apples-ougnt TO be able to. | heard Iovj
romplng aud scuthng going on several tine
out to breakfast. saw a bov of ahont e 1e
and an extremely handsome Girl of srDa 40
entity ID, with black eyes ard rn6yi Pa u.
CURING black hair, run out on the norcb u
"Zonyl You Arizonvl
sam! You Saml" called NV ssl,ird,-
crone," and added apologeticalIv 10 u W.:
mem chlins Dad as Two pet bars when
ever they git together. Zony's been no.
Iie1 yer OF Two, an they don't git 70 So
each other often" 1 learned later tbet .S S5e
term, pet bars" meant something in rs Us
family; There had hardly ever been a tn; tu,s
Wnen they were without one or two - -
house, the father and older sons oil bot eHe
famous and inveterate hunters Tbne
were shotguns all about the house ea,,onoI
hanging upon the loom where a niaca IA
butternut colored jeans was in process ~ ~
construction. The women of the famiI,,
seemed 10 do pretty much ali tho 10y
Sammie even refusing nonchalantIv =" "OtA,
the cows for his favorite. ArizGnv ses
sauntering of with his gun. "ud
way rom nyre, you OF rabbit bun+ir,
thing" l heard her say to him. as Che w.
turned with two big buckets of milk and -
came lodging about her with a connla 20
rabbits. P4o VI
learned that evening that Big Tom VII.
son was absent in Asheville, and was not
eXPected nonie Tor several days. Also wa
mad had much rain, and the ascent and do.
scent of Mount Mitchell would b., an eS
ceedingiy difficult and disagreeablo. if not
dangerous undertaking, to Phebe and nv.
sell until after several DAYS of dry weotbor
80 resolved to push on toward AsheyiIla az
rapidly as possible, as | was a good deai
tired, and began to wish for a brief tasta Of
the comforts of civilization. VI
To this end Sammy volunteered 70 set mo
In the main Asheville road by short cnt
OF tnree miles II thought / could "ride
mighty rough trail" |, not knowing what
mighty rough trail might mean, t6oupht
could, and 1t was agreed we should set ont
the next morning early. But it is ono
thing to talk of getting an early start or
doing anything on time among these neo.
pie, and quite another thing to do it.
more sisyphus task than that of irving to
hurry them up cannot be Imagined
Whether their utter lack of restless amin.
ton. and nervous energy comes from a sort
or hopelesSnesS or is an indication of raoI
content, whether their calm, law serenity
is the stolid acceptance of a hard fate or tbs
expression OF a stupid indifference, do not
know, but | do know that it is a perfect
thing OF its kind and would be interesting
and amusing were it not so exasperating
Its getting late, isn't it." asked despeT
ately, as they started one of the hound,
after chicken for breakfast the next
morning.
NAV. | don't think it's pow'ful LATE,
answered the old woman. And so it must
have been 10 o'clock when we finally pot
started; and what a trail" it was My
widest imagination would never have led
me to conceive that mounted men-to saw
notnlng OF women-could go up and down
the sides of such ravines, across such
bouldcr-6lled creeks and over such logs as
we did on that vile cattle path. STILL we
struggled on, up and down, and through
underbrush where my baggage was more
than once torn from its stout moorings on
my saddle.
'Humph Phebe lows to get thar" said
Sammy with grin; and indeed she did.
She tackled every hardship, every obstacle,
with the same fine, dauntless air and car
ried me CALAMITY along where Sammie's
heavier horse struggled and fairly groaned.
And she's such dainty creature, so mar
ve!ousIy light and sure OF foot, and so iron
to endure. When we came to a horribly
steep place-a regular jump-off-she would |
extend tentative forefoot over the edge.
then, after moments pause, drop it lightly
down, then the other, drawing her bent
hlnd-legs far under her, thus carrying me
on nearly level saddle down the worst and
steepest places
We Travelled right on until O'Clock with.
out stopping for moments rest or any
dinner, and going nine-tenths of the way
over very steep mountain roads, and size
brought me up TO this place, apparently as
fresh and brisk as we started out.
She Is not altogether a saint, indeed am
compelled to admit that she
lays her little ears back wickedly when one
goes near her-myself not excepted-and
seems to distrust all humanity / think
she has had her confidence abused; but |
am slowly winning her with soft speeches
and hard apples. and hope that by the tine
we get home we shall be on the best Of
terms. ALICE MACGOWAy.