The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

also. II lacked the heaviness that pnysi-
cal e1ertion gives when me braih Is nVs
exerclged. The Outline OF heT PRONE Was
rather disfigures by heaVy oang, put
her eyes were fun OF enger Intelligence.
They were spi,1siid. big chlid s-eyes'
staring out OF her annotated race WIN
startling brillianCy she SPOKE 70 ne
with eapserne.ss giving me hand Imply
nervous. and scanning my face curlously.
She was iIlfteratP but her talk was
fluent and not devoid or IDEAS j could
that her BRAN had accrpteu e,ie
chance OF growth offered by the repose
of her body -,
The husband sat on the edge OF the bed.
glapcing at her from time TO time, but
he did not speak except once, 10 ask II
she would have water. While he. was gone
10 the spring she told me all about their
troubles. lie had been rick when tney
were married. she SAID but every thing
had been against them. She had been
sick now for two years; she was twenty
last March, and IL wOuh, certainly make
her proud II she could DO her WORK again
She had'ent touched her skittle or broom
for 80 long, She could. not bear 10 see
TtrrlSey doing the house work, she said
with a pathetic little dnoop Of her lip;
it fretted her more than any thing else.
She didn't mind how much he did In the
mold and she did not mind not having
coffee and sugar; but 70 have him doing
| the womans work. she could not pear
The house YVES clean. tine pans nicely
secured and the floor swept, Dnt the niue
| cotton saque she wore was qulte soned
| "You must excuse this she SAID, toucn-
| In, If delicately ~ though il were un-
| pleasant TO her finger. i haies 10 go so,
| but I'd ruther do IL then see him Washln
! | carnt bar TO have MIN put ms hahus IN
| the sOap-suds: It's bad enough MN
| cookfn' and sweeping. but ! CRIES every
| time / secs him wash. m mos Slad out
! baby died" she continued. speaking II,
| the same quick nervous way, he q or had
! m mind her too lie was powertul sorry
| when she was took Fbe'eive ne loved
! her best" she looked ut me with VIE
questioning eyes, while l the ominous nus"
deepened on le5,,r elst @eT
| II dun know He Test loved 10 hoI her
| I'm his arms quiet Ike. and watch her
little red face But ne = 10 10 hie f6 ,cy
| dollars last year on his crap. an he
| spent mos'all in buyin' med Gin we see
tho Shelf above her bed. On Il there were
| rows and rows of bottles Haunting the
| guady wrappers Of patent medicine.
| "Did they help YOU / asked, following
her gaze through the window tier hGS
/ band was coming up flOm the spring. ne
! stopped for moment by litue mound
| In the fence corner. and sprinkled the
| flowers growing on II from the bucket
II dunnow." She answered my question
| when he was hidden by the house. m
| boun to try things 70 make me peafttf,
/ earn bar him washin 81 cooSih niue"
| longer, | We got 20 E'N Wal
/ rode homeward through the woods
| while the sun was dropping IN ne Nestt.
| When | crossed a clearing could see ,r,
| shadows ZEN across me road. groupinA
themselves Enthusiastically: the squire s
stopped chasing each other; the pro 5,
| ceasing to chirp. dropped 70 sleep. anI !,
| was night I'm the woods. W non ! had ItIi
the shadow Of the trees ! found II SIN
! dusk in the open. As I went through me
| opallne twilight, reviewing my, DAY cam
w. rs,if Hoover FOR his vote. Mp,
buckingham County. July ., 1875.