Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-04-25

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A few weeks later Jenny was Just
leaving the presence of good Mrs. Perry.
mistress oil u substantial old homestead
in the small, Struggling township OF
Norrisvillc. after having displayed her
credentials and obtained a months en-
.agcmcni on trial.
The Kitchen 10 which she was now in
short life had acquainted her. 1t WAS &,
farm kitchen, oid-iashioncd but clean
Swcct-sinclling, with dark beams project
ing from the ceiling, and smoked hams
and ilitchcs of bacon depending there
from: a Wide fireplace, which formed
recess for tnc stove: II long, whitley
brown table newly scrubbed small -panrd
windows, and thrcc-corncred oaken cup
boards. Here were buckets of skim milk
made warm for the calvcs-for il was
chorc time now and began to grow dusky
II basin of white curl squeezed dry for
the last brood of turkeys, aud loavcs of
rye bread, such rs Jenny ind never seen,
, fresh from the oven, and stcaming under
their wrappings. Close by the fire Il
little mothcrlcss lamb was pinned
up in blankets. and stirring and
hleating uncasily with voice
so like IA baby's that it made ones heart
trcmbe ssAnd bushcl Of potatoes "cut
, to eyes" for planting suggested to the
little town waitress horde of furnished
harbarinns. The ruling divinity here
, was Mistress Ann Pettibonc, a spinster,
shrcwd, tersc, sound and dogmatic, and
not to be ontdonc in that special depart
mcnt of ''smartncss' to which she ap-
piled herself She received the new
conner with series OF vigorous mods,
cast an eye over her, approved her neat
look and opened conversation with the
yusto of born general.
: "Waal, it's good thing Mrs. Fcrry's
got some one TO hclp aforc there's any
more hands to board she began. with
an emphasis ON the word .'some one
that failed to be quite complimentary
cts the back 'ardcst spring | ever see,
an the mud that's ben tracked in here
sencc the middle q March nd bc enough
to till up fair-sized pcasc patch Ever
work out beforc!"
sob, yes; always said Jenny, blush
ing and quaking. t.U...
/ ''Wall, only as'd y declared Mistress
Pcttibonc, shortly. Clocks like an I'm
dcrsized cosset, she docs" was her men
tai addition. ''Thc men folks is put to
it naow to get in the crops. but, law
sakes! faint nothin'y to what it II be
thro' havin'! Here, you might take
a-holt an beat up these cakes eff you're
amin to. Land WY, they sot up the
bes' part o. the night gittin' tho hay
in from that south medher las year, an
they ct--waal, L SWAN, haow they did
eat" Here the good Ann seized upon
.Jenny's bowl and began to bake griddlc
cakes as if for an army of harvcsters.
GLOW beautifully you do it!' said
Jenny. "Won't you learn me how some
! time?" Oh, artlcSs one, are you thus al,
ready the mistress of such skilful ca.
jolcry9
4 "Humph- Here, taste bit, an see CT
I've got enough sody. Yew hear haow
Mis- Perry's old Durham got chokcd
Jenny shook her head, not daring to
ask what a Durham was. "Waal, they'd
/ pitchesf sout hull lot O. ruty -bagys an
SIGH tassha attic one day, an some way
j that cSittfs q piece stuck in her throat.
| heal sninblin' an LOOM aout
to Che n 5ian', run aout, an tina,
shcssyas aoun or. her fore-knees a-tossin
her Aea ssR3,Esis the wall an suckin
herfiad life. The men folks