Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-08-07

pole. She could hardly stir the hcay
piece of wood
| In the midst of her efforts Mrs. John
son happened to glance oat of the win
dow, and SAW Mrs. barrow tryinn. as sin,
supposed, to steal the telephone. pole il
broad daylight.
Now the very next morning after thu
storm, rs Mr.. Ingram passed her house
inspecting damages, Mrs. Johnson had
asked him 10 give her the pole, and he
had chccrfully given 1t to her; but Inc
had forgotten all about it ina moment
| aitcrward-a fact which Mrs. johnson
| did not know, OF course.
Accordingly, when she saw Mrs. Oar
row vainly trying to drag the pole away.
her wrath arose ut once.
''Katc, Kate" She called to her stout
daughter, ''comc here quick. There's
Betsy barrow going to drag oil our ,elc-
pilonc-polc, and II Just hired a man to
come and cut it up tomorrow Run ont
and take it away from her: II it want
for my rheumatic, Iii go myself and give
her piece OF my mind, too. Hurry I'D,
can't you;"
Kate hastily wiped the lishwater from
her hands, ran on. Of the house, and be-
gan to rcproach Mrs. barrow.
"What are you coming here and try
ing 70 take away our telephone pole for!"
She sud, excitcdly.
g faint your telephone pole, Mr..
Ingram gave it TO me-" rciortcd Mrs.
Darrow.
"Wcll Of all observation-disclosures,
that beats en-, sail Kate. .Ma. ma !,
here's Mrs. barrow saying Mr.. Ingram
give her the pole, when we can prove nc
give it to u.s. She screamed out to her
mother.
At this apparent falschood on Mrs.
DaTrow part. MIS-. johnson $ Indignation
overcome her fear OF physical pain, and
she hoIbcd to the door in response to
her daughters call.
Betsy Darrow. you knows we'll ms
you're living woman, that Mr.. Ingram
never give that pole To you in his born
days. lie give it to ne, aud don't let me
soc You 'ouchin. it, much less irving to
haul it away She called out, nngrily.
'lou 90 set down again, Beck John.
son. J reckon know what I'm a-doinr.
This pole belongs to me, and YOU and
Kate aad all your kin aint going t, keen
ric from taking it
"Wc!l. if that don't beat all! Guess
we'll scc whether YOU take that pole or
not. Kate, set down on it, commanded
Mrs. Johnson.
Kate sat down on the pole. laughing
dcrisivcly rs Mrs. barrow strained and
tug.cd till her naturally pale face be-
came purple in hue.
keep IN asserting, Kate ur~cd
Mr-. Johnson; and Kate obeved. till
from sheer exhaustion Mrs. Darrow cave
up the unequal contest
"kate johnson, if you don't get Nh
of that there pole, I'll have youarrcs,cd,
surc's you're alive" she threatened.
But Kate only laughed the more. and
settled her hundred and fifty pounds
more firmly on the disputed pole.
Il don't think any policeman is goin.
to NEEDLE with me for setting on nv
own mas property" She said, spirtcdly.
faint your mas property! | tel!
You it's mine. and you'd better get M
this minute, before drag you along oil
80 t'O'' AaiNp thN Nlth. >ttlsl MIS-. ltlr-
row, as She g;,sped for breath
Finding that thrclts were futile. she
seized the long, slender upper section of
the pole AMI began 20 drag il acros, the
street.
Seeing this, Kate sprang up and pulled
the pole from her cncmy with such force
that she feel! in a heap under the pole. on
the ground
Mrs. Darrow felt that her opportunity
had come; 50, while Kate struggled to
arise, she seized the large end Of the
pole, and in one mighty effort succeeded
in lifting it from the ground
Bat her strength was not sufficient 10
bear the weight, and the pole fell upon
her feet with such force AS to crush
them both very badly
She uttered a sharp cry, and SINK down
so sick and faint tina, she could scarcely
hold up her head.
II reckon you're tickled nearly to
death, Becky johnson. sencc y,in see me
sitting here like a rat in a trap, crippled
for life very likely, all for trying to get
what rigiitfuliy belonged to me- But ii
you think I'm going to hollcr and faint
and cut UP a; some women would, you're
much mistaken, she said, ,lcii;,ntlv.
The next moment she had droppcd
over in dead swoon.
BY this time kltc had come 10 her AS.
s;stancc.
"Oh, ma, she look: as if she's dead
Call to Mr.. Sanders to come quick Hes
digging Il cis:crn in Walters back ward.
I'm afraid to fool with the polcany more;
might hurt her worse than ever"
With great excitement and feelings OF
pity, not unmiXc.l with Il thought that
Mrs. Darrow was receiving her lust de
ser;s. Mrs. johnson obcyci.
Mr. Sanders came, and in few minutes
the unconscious woman was laid on Mrs.
Johnson best bed
"'Taint worth while to carry her home.
There's nobody there to take care Of her.
and she'll need lots of taking care of be-
fore shes through with this, | reckon"
said Mrs. Johnson, her warm heart be-
ginning to swell with sympathy, as she
looked at the white face that had been so
finnr y, t,or -,