Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-07-26

sTsmbling-so far as the outer world
Snew-owed no man a dollar and per
nitted no man 10 owe him one. He
vas well-to-do, the neighbors also con-
reded, had one of the finest farms in
that region, and snug sum in bank to
boot
HIS wife, Mary Ann Dobson. was a
small, thin little creature, with n pair
of faded blue eyes in which ever lurSed
touching expression of WEAKNESS of
both body and spirit. She had not al
ways been pale and weary looking. a.
friends Of her girlhood could vouch.
but years OF hard toll in kitchen and
aairy-toil which had helped to swell
the sum in the bank very materially.
and TO add acre after acre 10 the farm
had taken the roses from her checks
and brought that look in the ewes
which spoke of a weary body and
starved soul
I'm about tucllered out, was her
aSual response To occasional visitors.
sud the sigh with which she dropped
INTO the chair and the nervous witch
,ng Of her toil-worn hands left no
doubt in the visitors mind that Mary
Ann Dobson told the truth.
There were neighbors who whispered
among themselves that Jehiel Dobson
was too near, much too near" for
the comfort and well-being of his pale
little wife, but the majority of the
farmers wives Whereabouts performed
sally the same routine of duties, and
went 70 bed nightly much more weary
than the farm hands or the horses
themselves, 50 they had in consequence
no sympathy 10 offer aud asked none in
return.
One morning in May. in the year of
our Lord 1887, Jcheil Dobson said 70 his
wife.
I've bought that field, Mary Ann
what I've been hankerin' fer 50 long
so reckon III have % get a new hand
onto the farm. Jim and tue can't do
the work Of four men much longer. I'm
a-thinkinr
Timothy smiths feld?' asked his
wife as She passed him his sec-uS cup
Of muddy-looking coffee
eyes, he had 70 sell at last. chuckled
her husband. "a lSnowed il would come
last year when ne broke his leg and
nas laid up Ter 80 long lie was I'm
debt then. you know. and he'd 20 git i'm
deeper. 81 course. durin' them long
months ~ sickness
Yes, said Mary Ann sadly limo
thy has been unfortunit. poor fellow
ale did Eick agin sellin the field
wenton SIR Dobs1n. but undct--t- I'd
from Deacon Blake that debts air
a-pressin' of him. and he he'd TO- seu
that or the house. you see
eyes. nssented Mrs DObzou. "ery
it was lucky FOR bim that you wanted
that oit of field. wasn't 10. JemaY"
Wall reckon Che luck was pretty
ginerulv ou my side. Mary Ann. fer
seeiu a- how Doe was SD auvi9u. to sell.
] hemmrc and hawed Ger quite spell
afDrc J Jet him see AZ how wanted the
field jest uow az ADJ You kiu have IL
Mr. Dooson. says Timothy. for the
same price You offered ia-t summer
was year. but warut to boz caught
that way. Mary Ann. 81 shook my
head and SAYS Yes. Timothy. but
times aiu.t what they was. and J hcv
about give over buyin itanyway.
Mrs Dobson sighed and gave her
husband 70 look Of mild reproach. but
said nothing
iimothys countcnauco fell con-
tinued W. Dobsou. "and : celebrated
onto getUn Che field for about bali ts
worth ON the instant And did. Mary
Ann, gieefuiiy and so the Geld Is
mine at last
Poor uufor unit Timothy" repeated
Mrs uooaon. suppose IT'S alb ri0ht.
JehieL seuee che Scripture savs. To
bum that hath shall bc given. and be
that hath not from him shall be- taken
away even chat which Doe hath. and ]
reckon you Has go tl<e thclittir be had
Tor some purp or other. what we
can't zee jest exactly bows
hr DoOson cleared his throat then