Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-16

stable taxed. 40 per cent, to feed hi,
horses out of troughs taxed 40 pei
cent.
"ATeanwhilc his good wife has arts
ell and cooked his bacon, which he
had cured with salt taxed IA per cent
(no rcbntc) on stove taxed As pei
cent. The old farmer came 10 Tho
house, and taking pail taxed 20 pei
cent. went to fetch pail of waite,
(nct taxed yeti, which he got from i;
pump taxed 35 per cent. He closed
the door taxed 20 per cent, which
was hung on hinges taxed 35 pei
cent. and was held fast by il lucl, tax
ed As per cent. Then no washed his
hands in n lin basin taxed 35 per
cent, with soap faxed 20 per cent.
and wiped them on Il brown linen
towel taxed 35 per cent. lEc went
into TIC dining room covered with an
oilcloth carpet taxed 10 per cent,
and sal down in chair taxed 35 per
cent. His wife pulled out table
taxed 20 per cent. and spread upon
it Il tableclo.h taxed 40 per cent. She
put on it some earthcnware taxed 10
per cent and white plates taxed 80
per cent. Tho glass tuDblers out Of
which they drank milk were taxed
$50 per cent, and the roof under
which they sat was taxed 20 per cent.
''The good wife poured coffee out
OF II coiiecpot taxed 55 per cent, and
stirred it up with spoon taxed IS
per cent. The bill Of fare was not
elaborate. 1t consisted of coffee tn.
ken out of IL can taxed 55 per cent
bread made Of flour taken from n bag
taxed 30 per cent, and tho butter
seasoned with taxed salt. After
breakfast the farmer put on hat
taxed So per cent, walked over "a tax
ed carpet which covered taxed floor
out of n taxed door hung on taxed
hinges aud fastened with II taxed
lock, into Gods air, not taxed yet
llo then got somo wire nails taxed
$50 per cent, and taking n hammer
taxed 90 per cent. and IL saw and ax
taxed 55 per cent. he repaired a pig.
pen with lumber taxed % per cent.
After he had Finishes, that Job he
went into tho stable and put bride
and harness onto his horses, taxed
80 per cent, led them out from the
taxed stable to taxed trough and
pumped untaxed water for them from
n taxed pump.
ale hitched them to n pillow taxed
45 per cent. and started to the field
to put i'll many lonely hours prepar.
ing tho ground for another crop
The wife swcpt tho floor with a
broom taxed 35 per cent, went into
tho best room, the taxed floor cover
ell with III ingram carpet taxed &c
per cent. She got needle, taxed
20 per cont. and threaded it with Il
cotton inroad taxed n per cent. A,
first she thought sho would make
herself II dress Of some printed cot
ton, valued Mt over fifteen cents pc,
yard, taxed IS per cent, but she at
lust concluded to make her husband
some clothes of common woolet
goods taxed Ill per cent. After sew
ing some hours on The taxed mate
rial with taxed needle and thread
sitting in taxed chair on Il tnxet
carpet which covered n taxed floor
sho went out to work in The garden
aud she took L. hoe and shovel taxed
as per cent. with Which TO dig up til,
weeds. After the long. weary day i.
over the farmer comes home. II,
feeds The chickens, pigs, horses ant
cattle and swine, and comes through
u taxed door and sits mt his taxed
table once moIc, which is lighted
with glass lamp taxed $50 per cent
After supper the farmer take.
down his bible, taxed 25 per cent.
reals chapter from the holy book
thanks God that he has cast his 10
in the 'frcest country on earth, ane
then retiros and covers himself witt
ii blanket taxed Ill per cent.
''Tho years slowly pass away; til,
farmer grows old; the hair of hi.
head is white as snow; his good wifi,
is WI nklod and bont; finally he die.
and he is put in coffin taxed III
per cent. Tho minister comes aut
reads tho service OF the church, ant