Iron County register., 1895-02-14

the place | saw horse trade was on
hand: great big fellow was swapping
his horse to another fellow. When
they had changed saddles and brides
when they swap horses they don't
swap saddles and brides
had commenced and we all went in.
As went in I saw Jenny. our boss girl
from our neck of the woods. l had
seen her horse hitched out with the
other horses. l saw Jenny looking at
me. l made a sign. or, rather, tele-
graphed her if might go home with
her after meeting. She telegraphed
back, yes. Well, there was nothing
peculiar about the meeting until the
preacher got up on his last exhorta-
tion. That same fellow that had trad
ed horses gave yell that nearly lifted
me from the seat. and came running
up to the preacher; he went with both
hands On his stomach, just below
ing. and said, 90 I've got 'ligion. I've
got 'ligion" The preacher caught his
hands, and of all the yelling and cry
ing and shouting l ever heard that
beat all.
Well. at last they quieted down. Then
the preacher said. Now we will obey
the command to wash each others
feet" So he pulled off his coat and
tied a towel around himself and called
one elder to come forward and have
his foot washed. As he came basin
of water was brought and set on the
floor, and the elder that had been call
ed pulled off one shoe and stocking.
and the minister got down on his knees
and washed the elders foot; and the
elder did the same thing to another
brother; and so on until all had had a
foot washed.
Well, as all things have an end, the
meeting ended, and was awful glad,
for was getting hungry as bear. and
if l went home with Jenny we had to
go way over the back side of Shep-
herd Mountain.
As soon as we were dismissed, /
went to fetch Jenny's horse; as l did
so saw fellow run and get on his
horse. As l helped Jenny on her
horse this fellow rode up by her side
and sat waiting for her to ride. By
that time l had got on my horse and
rode up on the wrong side of Jenny
and she gave her horse a switch and
rode around to my left, and we started
off at good canter. Oh. how sick
that fellow looked as we left him sit
ting on his horse! But it was too cold
for him to sit there very long, SO he
took the other end of the road. When
Jenny and had got to her house we
found the house shut up and no one at
home, the fire all out, no wood cut,
and it was cold and almost night and
we as hungry as bears. When l help
her down 1 hitched the horses. and
told Jennie to get me the axe. There
was great big white oak tree that
had been deadened a year or two,
standing right in the yard. Itook the
axe and the way I made the chips fly!
l soon had that tree cut down and two
or three big logs cut ready for the fire.
With Jennie's help I got one in the
back of the fireplace. and we soon had
a splendid, roaring fire. l told Jenny
to go and be getting supper, and l
would put up our horses. Just as l
started from the stable her brother.
who had married my cousin, came
he and his wife. He said. ''Ain't you
a nice Christian to be chopping on
l said, .'Ain't you a nice
Christian to go off and leave not a
stick of wood to to burn such cold
day as this? Now you might put up
the horses and feed them. and i will
finish cutting wood for the night" And
just at dark supper was ready. and l
tell you 1 sat down opposite Jenny and
was helped to such fat venison steaks
and hot biscuit. The plate was full of
venison fat, which is far ahead of but
ter on hot biscuit. o, my! wasn't it
delicious, after the cold ride! And af-
ter supper to sit before that big log
fire, which shone and filled the room
with its light and warmth, l tell you
it made me feel in love with all man
and woman kind-especially if sh.. was
as pretty as Jenny was. o my!
T. P. r.
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