The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-02-16
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ny hair is whito Cor a nsn Ct
my raldLc, ruliiing lis shai1ely
ii, ttiulGh the @ whl1e locks.
b. teen, l have seen Il great deaf Of
the world, you know. Sometimes [
til, II woold have been better II had
not
INT what caused yorr ..aix TO tam
So, t.? 1t cannot be age, fnr. if / an.
81: You ace not over 10. The ma
lor l..asued.
she. / was 20 or nY last birthday,
and my hair has been its present shade
for t..e last ten years"
"Gome. major, I'm sure there il: g
story here. Let's have it,"
Again the major smiled, bat this time
/; perc. ptib.o trallor shock his f.aEs.
Il never like to think Of that %tilae,r
he said. But be it Is You will.
"When was so years old, / was GA
ployed by Uncle Sam to scour the u
try for moonshiners. lily territory Icy
mostly in the southern states. It was
LII 1881 that l received an ofGer frcn
the chief Of the division to go into tho
Tennessee region and locate several stills
that wero turning out kegs Of illicit li0-
uor near Little Tucksoo. Twas of u ligh5
hearted, daredevil disposition, and uEu
ally such an order would have spurred
me to my best, but on this September
morning, when, leaving civilization be-
hind, j struck the trai! leading up the
side OF Little Tucksoe, q strange feeling
u foreboding came over me. The birds
twitsered over my head, and the rErIing
brook rinnlcd beneath my feet. AL ma
ture was at her best, and yet q feeling
Of indescrihable dread oppressed me.
ION | stumbled, deep in my gloomy
meditations, when suddenly NEARLY fell
over q girl, clad iii a single calico gar
naent, who vas kneeling beside g haw
berry bush filing a pail with the fruit.
The surprise was mutual, and she start
ed up like 3: frightened fawn. Without
d~isparagement Of the seq ] can safely
say that no palmer woIne exist on tho
continent than the average female moon
sinner. AS the girl turned, however, sho
displayed q face i'll pleasing contrast
with the characteristic high check bones
and 'ague' complexion Of that section.
Her oval features, brown as a berry, but
regular in o~utlinc, set off Icy g pair OF
ruby lips and jet black eyes, would com-
pare favorahly with those of any fash
ioEable belle.
"'Wha' bo You goin?:' she asked with
q startled air.
~ am an artist ] replied, como to
sketch some bits Of scenery. I an look
ing for Jerry Bowman
"tWha' You want wi him:'
L AN going TO board at lis house.
"'Huh! Then you III wants ole
Hosp
II was uncertain, but nodded. By
this time ] had drawn u packet from
my pocket and began making hurried
marks on it. The girl peered over ny
shoulder and asked:
"'How long be you I'll goin ter stay
Just over night, l replied,
"She gazed at the >crawl and sai;:
"''Waal, | guess You un can corlo
on.
up the tortuons path. twisting now
TO the right and now to the left, We
Went. till suddenly the girl pushed aside .
the thick underground and dar,ed aloDv
a trail leading directly into the heart u
the forest. l said not "a word. hat lii
thinking as now and ti4ea
a ~protruding hawberry brier tore its VIZ
into my flesh, or a stiff twig, bent Far
ward by my guide, with a zip few !
back, striking me across the face. SUD
lenly | heard u bowling shrek. TIE