The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-10


rs city farmers indulge In
Finally the rcn wns DIPPED and
handed IL ma. hut 'stcd Or taisin' II shs
rlinchcd her hands together hard, ans
laughin' trcmulans little nitifnl laugh
sc:
mir. Sage, de yon know how hlgf
corn grows on. this plantations'
s. Z: "No, man
"Thcn I'M telln holairr her hAg,d &
foot alsore the earct exactly 81
high and no higher Then .he blades
turn rusty nad we'd and flop ovar like
dog cars ana Il l4;tlc nabhln comes the
size Of my finger
Mr. Sage sorter smilcd. for he hae
commented on the big corn tnhs IL tn,
flcld Ma gave another dry lae ., and
= e:
Yonr sheep will all die There ain
enough gfsa on tho nplan's t. paster i
rabbit, and Tho me,ldcrs arc pi1esious
viii, chilis ard fcvrrrs and we're sub
feet To pneumonia and mnmps sae
measles, aud it,s The wort Kind 81 Inch
70 move at your tiiar ~ life, aIs
MIR. S,g2 satS very sensl.i
"Mallgri, rcsrrr' yarf feetln's. ant
they walked cnt IN TIE porch.
Then ma hust cut IN the pitifullssl
sohbin' and cryin', and She and mo had
H.
She blamed mo, her only son, fei
wantin, III her old ayc 10 turn his ma
| "homeless aud housclcss roofless and
az
My son. she says, "thc air don't
blow SO sweet and pure over no other
piece Of Gods earth. and things NIL 50
convenient ~ my hand. could SO q
my places the darkest night that
comes =
Though I'll swear yond have 10 tray.
q mile to 20 the rounds ~ her flower
garden, greenhouse, dairy, weavin'-
hanse ire- house nna ali the lighthouses
and appuHtcnancea 1hey were located
far apart IN old slavery days, 70 give
occupation 70 the niggers, suppose.
nAnd. oh, tlcortse, my two babies in
Tho graveyard, ans IA picked out my
own place hi yonf pas side lin like
nm oil trio. can't stand transplant.
in' oh, son. to think ~ your dom
such crnel-hcartgd thing ID my cd
a&cl''
Women may be no great shakes ut
hard, SCUM rcnsonin', but mas q very
pretty tlllscr, indeed, and, hg grabs,
felt sorter 50 myself and downright
aggravated with Mckay. What call
had he 10 ny on like potleg ia snch d
sudden swivct to Dust us from the
properly which had belonged 10 our
generation ever sinee William the Com
qnerar, and fnr anght know helped
him to conquer II?
Tho honor and glory Of settin' up in .
stiff starched collar 1T the Exchange
| hotel. hobpoblin' with the Virginia
Legislature, and the judges, and the
bong tong would be bnt peorcompcnsa-
ton for my pack OF houn's and blood
horses, and the foxes and birds md
things was used To-. would be but a
lone, lost boy. cast adrift. even II did
eat oyshters three times day.
"Ain't there no way II gettin out OF
this trap2' says ma. wipin, her eyes on
the long socklcG
II b'lccve I'd die anywhere else \
III we pay Mckay his COMMISSION
and persuade Mr. Sage To give out the
notion, says |, doubtfully.
s'lIow much Is the commission,
George2n she asked, eagerly,
ut amounts TO ninety eight dollars
and seventy cents, but
George, she spoke quickly, III you
will step ont 10 the stables for awhile
think can compose my mind and SOL
ennizc my thoushtsl''
The colts came whihnyin' to meet
me and rubbed their noses on my
shoulder; the calves, tho pigs, cyery-
thing in the yard came at me in q body.
got q hamper Of nubbins and scat
tered 'em. and somethin' KEEP gettin' in
blow my blamed nose off, and the
more thought Of McKay's ofIicious-
mess the madden got. But when got
bach to tho parlor IL was quiet as q
church, and there was ma out Mt tho
yard gate hiddin, The gcnt'mrn far
we'll" Snch WIS her haste to get them
of and away
My dear old mothcrl Her eyes shone
bright as a young girls she's smilin'
and lookiir as pleased as II she'd been
lefta fortune.
W.T., GdBe Sthllci. VOO, anu bpNVca Over
her thin. wrinklcd hand like q true
hearted gent'man.
Ma had carried all her p'ints with MIR.
Sage, then ran and got the shotbag she
had KEEP her egg and chicken and but
ter money In for forty years. She paid
Mckay the commission and begged aud
plead with him to go away and never
come there on no such erran' aruip I'd
long as SHE was on top Of earth. Eva
NJ. dc Jarnette, in N, @ Times Demo
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