Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06
THE GREEN TREE TAVERN
by MINNIE W. BA1NEs-M1LLnR.

by MINNIE w. BA1NEs-M1LLER.
Some years ngo IA a log cabin situ-
nted IN the backwogds OF iowa. a
woman lay dying. She WAS neither
old nor young but was at some point
in that debntable period OF female ex-
1stence anywhere between % and 40,
whore woman IS ak old as ghe looks
and no older That 10 TO say, this test
OF uge is one Of those general rules
whose validity ~ proved by It's own
exceptions: and Rachel Boone looked
older than she was a life OF hard
work. deadly monutony frequent
chlld-bearing and attendant cnndi-
tions too numerous "a mention which
usgaily obtain In backwoods existence,
OF 10.
1t was "a bright June morning, ana
the sunlight came IN Ia coqucttiah
FlitnpscB between the Tutoring morn
Ing glory vines that curtuined the
window from without. a bird was
singing Joyously IN a tree hiHt beyond
the open door Noclferuuh shouts Of
alilldren at play outside came 20 her
ears with a clear cut ami cruel dis
tinctness She lay on bursting straw
TICK. ana WAS covered with her own
best aillt-ncyer used save In case of
biclsncss-over the white Held OF which
patchwork tulips or red and yellow.
with long green STEMS wrrv gencr-
puslv scattered. prom such common
surroundings, guided by that angel
with his face like an uaphodel flower
And his feet with nepcnthe alind."
This commonplace woman wns going
out 10 see what Rabelnis. with his dy-
iug breath. called "thr gioat Perhaps"
a man Hnt ucur the head uf the bed
md, hy turns. Wiped hts eyes and hlr,
his nose with n red cotton bnndana.
y woman in the lehu-to at the tear Of
the house was vigorously rafting the
dishes SHE washed. without regard ~
the august guest within
'Jcn.' Fnid tho dying woman foehly
yet ! knpw Sc VIII have 20 have some
woman TO fry yer aassagr an tend TO
the young unH after awhile but
Ia Ike ter hcv SO mind about me Ter
a little spell. IN take time ter miss me
some afore ye git married ugiu Shu
pcercd anNiousiy Into the mans taco
with her dimninE eyes behind which
lay the sririt OF a dumb affection
which could not express itself
''to'se I won't-n0t too sonu.H me
hwurcd the aurruwiur wldOWef-to-be.
rs he took her toil-hardenrd hand lu
his own r0ugh-J ointcd on. Eas!is
satisfied with this CuucuHsion. she
smiled "A smiie-n heavenly smile. uke
that % iugu's Fantbe, from which
Two 'front.' teeth were gUne--and. Bmn-
ng, fen asleep.
che ,,.,ls,.,Y,.I X. - l., :, -. 49," y, ""
sss,sts5 Nv an,.,t ~ M, , ,i'e I,9l',s
IN the interim, laid her ont
,.,,,.,i'.. ~, ION, thousht hhe looked
- 49,. ~ - ~ - Nfth het i"t 2cha ah ne
~, =, y, m.tn . Hle'lHHtimh hno 70 take
s,,.c ~ S,,,,,.t NJ. I'm. ~ uuuet-
.,ssNt,. ~ lunctol nlFtetnf WhA luxury
o. civilization unknown 90 the region
round about. Perhaps the oldest inhub-
liant had never seen rsndv-mnle
49,, '.uetFnn h9onc WINS going
,s,n d, ' IN, Ky h ely ~, htle town, we may
10 ~ Is". tlu 81 hall'} q Grove.
..,s,uuhu u WAH hellhtf, tu give his
go. ,'i,e,l'H 20 carpenter whom he
t,, ~ W"lt Tor hlh 70 mhke that
.'yyt,.s, w, i''', ,''.'
""NeV hetl' Why's are low, tho slide
~, WHya uhhlkh,
"H'9, ~ ~ hullt the breast fun
-, NlhH
80 80 "''sis " uuVk WITH MN When nm
ah'u Not thnt ne put II In this way;
s,,,. 'nlplS unkht ne would see that
,,r I,t,,,, kuyu nopiht' NO, warped
~, ts.s NuNi,rl M'n "a knou oihun'
'ns "sseI WI NA hueh nN THIS,
~ h'N pnrsv Wh hltehed up 20 the
bnllhk Wnkqhf anu Jefferson Boone
bNhtiVN on on nus mourmul misMon,
Nlhor plehA'u iphn Otherwise az hay
w souie sn'hN break In the monotony
MI.
,ban r'l,'nur az h8nker lilll had HIS
,unnp hrSt door 10 the Green Tree
Tavern, whose swinging slgnhourd was
kua,rhteu with very grccn tree
won nus order hnd been given, and
pc hna inspected the grain uf tho wood
ne leit hlh measurements aud with
Prev, eH u might not look sccmiy 10
W. s,s, w the construction OF hia
Mds comm
The Greer Tree tavern was cotnnosaA