Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-24

were the most bucksome sheep she had
ever seen altogether.
Was she guying or chatting me In nv
old age? Great Hickory Ellum, II | had
thought she spoke lightly would cheer
fully have charged her transient rates
while she was herel
These sheep have a "presence" ABOUT
them which has driven away new SAD
die horse Of mine, and we have 10 tis
the horse radIsh also. They eat the
grass and then go partially up the trees
and eat the foliage of.
A sheep cannot even succeed itself In
the same room. Mr. Morris lost IS oy
dogs at one time. That shows that
even the most vile and worthless dog
may be- OF use II he will get up and stir
himself.
sold my sheep yesterday to Bill
Baldwin, the butcher. got So 90 our
Of them, and he had TO drive them
awav.
thought when got them that they
would come up to the library door
standing knee deep In the blue grass
and show eff TO those who cane TO the
villa to see US, but they only came up
to the house on cold days when they
we're melting, and they would SILVER
and look cold, ana their little chins
would culver, and they have never been
taught TO use their hsndkerchiefs, and
am glad they're gone, for | soon a.
most hated them, apd they are as much
of poetic fraud as fool pigeon Is.
Sometimes l think the best works
of nature know Of are purely artificial.
But farm life probably gives me that
idea.
We had on the place here for 4 good
many years kind hearted cow named
Leydie. She was here before | bought
the farm and was beloved by all She
was the kind cow represented In our
earlier literature as "being In the lot
She raised up qnite a family, some OF
whom went west. No one could real
lyssy a word about Leydie, but age
/ finally overlook her, and | called Bill
Baldwin, the butcher, aside three years
I ago aud told him that Leydie had pass
ed her meridian as milkster, yet that
she was delightful character and tho
soul OF honor.
Those things are all right" said he,
sin a general way. but they do not add
| TO the value of 3 steak. Rev. Lyman
Abbott is one OF the ablest divines In
the world, but with the Upper Congo
diocese q stouter man would De more
popular
1t is so with Leydie. She has never
stepped aside from the narrow pathway
and yet doubt her worth as an article
OF food" Still he took her homo with
MIN, aiming 10 feed her up a little and
then take her life.
Every day when he came with his
steak and chops one OF US would ask
with tears which we could Ill conceal,
as this some Leydle?"
No" he would say in low voice
This is some OF Ell, that sterling ole
stag of Mr.. Ledhetter's. You remem bel
him doubtless. Every one knew FL
most as well as what they did Leydie.
Time passed; months grew TO years
thought several times that Mr.. Bald
win had lied TO US and slid Leydie of
on US without saying anything, and 81
we would not be pained so much.
Once tasted a neat malleable steal
that reminded me Of Leydie. 1t wa
only last week. Three years had passeC
away since we sold Leydie, and | said Il
Baldwin this morning:
You did kindly act TO say nothing
to US when you fed US with Leydie'
person. 1t was delicate, nice, thought
full thing for you TO think OF, but
caught you now" l said. 81 selected
her yesterday. There was something
about Leydie that one could never for
get. We had some Of her Yesterday
William, did we not?"
No" he said. "You are wrong
You know good deal, but now anC
then you do not know so much as yoI
think you do.
II have always told you the trutha bou
Leydie. Every time you have asked
| me about her have told you the truth
when | bought Leydie Of you, l saw
that she would close out my business
for me In about four days II / killed
her, with that long wasted, sort o.
bastile countenance OF hers. People
would White Cap me. Therefore sen
her over on Rcan mountain TO Craze
for heard that over there was little
patch of real weeds that had never
been touched. So | aent her over there
"a year ago / went there to see how
Leydie had done on Roam mountain
for she had all that portion OF the STATE
TO feed on, but was too late. Before
could get near enough to her to kill hel
she died. She breathed her last only
an hour before. Her body was stll
warm, but you never have tasted Of
Leydie. Leydie died natural death.
81 supposed that she had the whole o
Roam mountain 10 herself, but since
then I learned that there was wood
pecker living on the other side OF th'
hill, and you can't Craze country TOT
| close. 1t won't stand it,"
North Carolina Is beautiful state
especially In the western portion wher'
il is so much like Turin pronounced
Tureen) that many agriculturists CLAIM
that this Is the reason why they arr
in the soup, but as grazing country j
requires about all OF its present vege
tation to keep our katydIdS 10 good or
der.
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