The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-09-14
THE )wIDoeR wuz wlLL,N'.
what She Know About jim DlAnkrnship
and His Attractions.

What She Know About jim biAnkrnship
and His Attractions.
"Jim Blanhenship was the beau-Ral'
liant of the Pine mountains" said a
man who had seen n good deal of noun
tain life and numbering, to reporter
of the Star.
n moonshiner by profession, a sh oot-
er by instinct and a saw-mill hand by
ndption, he combined in his makeup
all those qualifications which COM
mended him to the romantic ideas OF
mountain womanhood.
II had been paying Jim dollar a
day and found for the past six months
rs helper about the mill. and on the
day of which this chronicle narrates,
was to look over lot of logs he had
been collecting.
'As rode along, wondering why in
thunder anybody stayed in that rough
country who wasn't compelled to. l
overlook n woman on horseback. She
was rather better looking than the
average, and, what was somewhat I'M
usual, she was quite 'sprightly,' and
when | saluted her she responded in a
tone which suggested that l might
continue my conversation without
meeting with her disapproval
'"The Lord knows the mountains are
lonely enough, even with companion
ship. and when ! found someone to
talk to didn't look my gift horse in
the mouth, but accepted with pleasure
anything that the gods gave.
l,.st l., .,l,n l.,
but that cut no ice, and l Immediately
proceeded to let myself out.
"She was about thirty-fvc years OF
age and rs sharp as briar, and we
found not the slightest difficulty in
having plenty to talk about.
. Il reckon she said, that you air
the man that is with them timber peo-
pie, amt your
Eyes replied, but why did you
think SOP
al seed you down ut the mill tother
day, and Jim Blankenship told me you
wuz the boss
"'Oh, you know Jim, do you% and l
smiled.
:" In course she admitted, with a
OiuSil, CNCll OObJ III bhCSC Bat IN
knows Jim. He was born and riz here.
"'Hes fine fellow. is jim said
admiringly. Not many like him in the
mountains, fancy?
Amt none,' she corroborated, with
a degree OF positiveness which in
dictated that, Notwithstanding Jim
wasn't quite thirty, he had been as
polite to the older as to the younger
women.
"'He's a great ladies' man, too I
went on, innocently.
$50 I've heerd. / hain't seed much
Nv it myself, but I've heern folks talk.
81 think Jim is rather smooth in
such Matters vcntured.
GLOW" and she looked at me as IL
she expected something.
"'Oh, nothing bad. of course has
tened to explain. He is merely sensi-
BILE enough not to boast of his popular
ity.'
"'Oh,' she said, as il my explanation
were extremely lucid and more or less
satisfactory. Have you ever heern
Jim say much about the women folks
round here| she went on.
"A little only, and all that very
complimentary, indeed
Ibid you ever hear him say any
thing about the Widder Lewis?'
Never
"'Well. i heern he kinder hanlSered
for her more'n for t'other ms
:" She must be very fine woman il
he does
II reckon she is. Leastwisc, heern
him say So
" i shouldn't think Jim would tell
one woman what he thought of an
other, II he thought well of the other
"'Well,' she hesitated, you see, I've
known Jim a long while.
Eyes. Now, what do you suppose
the wilder thinks of Jim?'
Her face clouded. as If there was a
storm of Jealousy in sight.
She jist bankers after him power
full she replied, briefly.
You must know the Widow Lewis
as well as you do Jim / said.
II reckon l do. mister she an
swered, with a Frightening face. Pm
the Widder Lewis" Washington
Star.