West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-19

w NN'N "NNii "N NilV ulSItnCV OF NOoNl
mile from the house, he camo TO n
bridge over largo creek. lt so
happened that as he reached tho
middle of the bridge he gave tire.
mendous snecae and blew his teeth
clear over the dash. board, and strik.
ing tho plank they rolled over the
bridge and dropped into four feet
water. Words cannot do Justice 60
poor Bill or paint the expression Of
his face az he sat therc completely
dumbfounded ut this startling piece
of bad luck. After awhile ho step.
ped out the buggy, and getting on
his hands and knees looked into the
water. "Ncs, thoro they were"
at the bottom with crowd Of httlc
fishes bubbing their noses against
them, and Bill wishes to goodness
that his nose WAS as close for one
second. His beautiful teeth that
had cost so much, the show coming
on and no time to get another set--
and the widow and young Sackridcr.
Well, he must try to get them some
how, and no timc to lose, for some
one might come and ask him what
he was fooling around there for. ilo
had no notion OF spelling his good
clothes by wading in with them on, d,
and, besides, II he did that, he could
not go to the widows that night.
so ho took II look up and down the
road to see that no one was in sight,
and then quickly undrcsscd himself,
putting his clothes in the buggy to
keep them clean Then he ran
around and waded into the almost
icy water, but his teeth did not
chatter in his head--he only wished
they could. Quietly he waded along
so as not to stir up the mud, and
when he got to the right spot he
dropped under tho water and came
up with the teeth in his hand and
replaced them in his mouth. But
bark ! What nose is that \ wag-
OH ! and Il little dog is barking with
all his might, and his horse is start.
ing. "Whoa Whoa - said Bill,
MS he splashed and nouudered on
through mud and water. econ.
found the horge-whoa whoa
stop, you brute You, stop !" But
stop he would not, but went off at
a spanking pace, with tho unfortu-
nate bachelor after him, and the
dog yclplng after the bachelor. Bill
was certainly in capital running
costume, but though he STAINED
every nerve, he could not touch the
buggy or reach the lines that were
dragging along on the ground.
After awhile his hat shook off Of the
seat and the hind wheel went over
1t, making it as AAt as pancake.
Bill snatchcd it as he ran, and after
running his DIST into il stuck it, all
dusty and shapclcss, on his head
And now he saw tho widows house
on the bill, and what, oh, what.
would he do ! Thcn lis coat fell
out ana he slipped IL on, and then
making n desperate spart he clutch.
ed the buck Of the scat and scram-
bled in, and putting tho buffalo
robe over his legs, stuffed the other
things beneath. Now the horse
happened TO be tho one that I've got
from Squire Moore, and lie got it
from the widow, and he took il into
his head to stop at her gate, which
Bill had no power 90 prevent, rs he
had not possession Of the reins--
besides, he was too busy buttonlng
his coat up TO his chin TO think of
doing much else. The widow heard
the rattle Of the wheels and looked,
and seeing it was Mr.. Smiley, md
he did not offer TO get out, Site went
to the gate 10 see what he wanted.
And there she stood chattcring. with
her white arms on the top Of the
gate and her smiling facc turned
right toward him, while tbo Gold
chIlls ran down bis shirtlcss back
clear to his bare feet beneath the
buffalo robe, and the water from
his hair and dust from bis hat com
bincd, TO make some nice littlc
streams Of mud that came tricklinp
down his face. She asked him TO
come in. No, be was ir % bnrry.
be said. Still he did not offer 90
go. lie did not like to ask her to