The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-03-06

course you must move on ana giv'
possession. "
So It was settled. and - there wa
no way around Il tKAamen left for thei
homes In any thing but - pleasan
frame OF mind.
Whats fhe news, Felix Mrs
Skaggs asked when her husband re
turned
Nothing, only We have to give VI
the claim
Ehfssxthars'&a ~ o. dsipGs assSsthinl
with the agentfn
mot thing. It's possession or fiv'
dollars an acre with him, and with a
it's possession, OF course"
During the next two weeks man,
personal appeals were made to tn
agent, and though he was mild an,
gracious in his replies. he showed nj
disposition to deviate from his frs
terms.
Il would be glad to aid YOU" h
would say, but under the circum
stances can not vary from my rules.
so IN time the people, already sore
began TO think and speak OF Mr.. Bah
cock as hard, unfeeling man. who's
whole object was to grind them down
Finally Felix went away to seek an
other location, and while he was goH,
Mrs. Skaggs became sick. and it wa
necessary to send for a doctor. JENNIE
Skaggs, the twelve-year-old child, wa
sent over to the Cross Roads to asl
some one to 90 from there.
tit s a long walk to the store. Jen
ME. " the mother said as the child start
ed off, "but you can find the way east.
~, and you needn't be in anyshurrl
coming back, only SO you reach nome
before night.:'na ...-'---se~---
Jennie tripped away and in due time
reached the Cross Roads, where she
told her errand to the storekeeper ani
asked him to aid her in finding some
one to go for the doctor.
why, yes, I'll help you, OF course,
said the storekeeper, .'but don't SCI
anybody here just now as could go
There'll be some one here directly
though, and II you want to go on bach
I'll attend to it for you and send al
soon as possible. !"
Jennie waited, however, fearful that
the storekeeper might forget. and Il
was growing quite late when she de-
parted for home SO late. in fact, thai
before she had gone half the distance
darkness came on and she lost the
road.
While she was wandering about or
the prairie she heard the clatter q
horses, feet coming toward her. and
waiting where she was n buggy drawn
by two dashing horses soon drew up.
The driver caught a glimpse of the
child's white dress and, halting, cried
out
Hello, here. what's the matterP"
please sir, I'm lost "
Lost, ehp" the man replied, in q
mild, kind tone. WELL now. that's
bad. Where do you want to 60. little
girl p'' -
my pas name is Felix Skaggs and ]
want to 60 home. Do you know where
he lfyes?''----.-------=-- .-
Felix Skaggsp I'm, why, no, I be-
'lieve l don't. haven't been here
long. and I'm not much acquainted
yet"
well, It's five miles from the Cross
Roads on the road leading out to the
new coal mines. A little sod house
with anew frame house almost com.
pleted. y
"Oh, that's 1t, is itp Well. / know
the way there. and as it's very little
out of the way I'll take you home il
you want to ride. Climb in"
Thank you, sir, shall be ever, SO
glad. only I'm afraid it will put you to
too much trouble"
"Oh. it's no trouble. just get in" "
For little ways they went in ST.
lehce and then the man asked. sud-
denly: =. r
How came you@to be out so late
and 4so-far away from homer"
my mother is sick and went over
to the store to get some one to go for
the doctor"
where's your PAP"
Hes gone away to hunt place to
get new home"
Then you're going to move awayp''
"Ycs,t;sir; we have to, but it's awful
bad. Pa and ma both take it mighty
hard, but the agent is too mean to lei
us stay, so we have to give up the
place and every thing. It's terribly
bad, don't you thinkp"
Yes, it is. But you may judge the
agent wrong. I'm sure he doesn't
wish to turn you out. He has his in,
structions, and he has to follow them,
whether he likes to do it or not"
do you know himp"
sYe-es, to some extent -
do you think he's good manp''
We'll, 1 wouldn't like to say as te
that. now, because none of us are as
good as we might be. I'm sure.
though, Mr.. Babcock wishes to dc
right, and his sympathies are with the
poor settlers, and If he could help
them out Of their trouble he would dc
IL"
1.-The people think be is bad and un.
feeling"
Eyes, know. but they think wrong
of ham. He does not act for himself.
but for another, and some other man
as agent might do worse than he
does"
Yes, he might. But it's bad for
poor pa and ma"
''Will they be quite poorp"
Yes, sir. The wagon and horses
and the things in the house is all that
will be left"
Perhaps their friends would help
them to get started again.
mo, sir, / think not. You see we
haven't any friends out here, and pa
has no parents. and mas father won't