The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-10-11
HOSEA LURVEY.

'.That man with the walking stick?
Why, that's Hosea Lurvey, of Brodck,
Esq. Looks like he owned the hull
town and part of the next, don't he ?"
mot old Hod Lurvey, of Tick
Ridge 2"
"The very same" Hiram Tucker
smiled at lls companions incredulity.
II don't wonder you're s'prised if you
rccollect how Mrs. Lurvey used to run
things up at the Ridge. Hod had no
more to say than that yaller cat down
by the wall. But there's many
change in these fifteen years you've
been gone
Il should have thought it would
have taken twice fifteen years to
make such piece of pomposity out of
of Hod Luryey. He was the worst
henpecked man l ever saw" replied
Jasper Burroughs, tipping his chair
back against the wall, preparatory to
long talk with his Old-time friend
and neighbor.
IL told you about the saddle they
bought just before | sold out, didn't
IL? No? Then l must. They come
into the store, and Mrs. Llrvey asked
i. to look at saddles. OF course l
thought it was for herself, 50 ! brought
out womln's saddle. She shook her
head.
"'I want mans saddle. It's for
my husband.'
$50 took them out into the back
shop where there was a lot hang
ing up. She looked them over,
1 asked the price OF this, found fault
with that, and, finally, picked out the
II poorest and cheapest Of the lot. 1t
was shame, too, for the Lurveys
, were well to-do folks, and it's cheap
est in the long run to buy good leath-
er. 'Mayhap your husband might
~ like to see the saddle, before you pay
for it, said, pitying the shame-faced
: little man.
"'Why, don't you know Mr.. Lur-
H. yey =? lie always depends on my Judge
ment. This is my husband,' drawing
IS him forward, as if he had been bash
full bop. Make a bow, Mr.. Lurvey.'
IN "Ile didn't come into the shop again
while l owned it, he was that
i. ashamed, or else that shrcw OF his
wouldn't let him come TO the village
j.. alone. don't suppose he ever had a
49, cent to call his own. And now you
'' tell me that pompous old gentleman
III was Hod Lurvey. Why, it would bt
''' nothing short Of a miracle"
n "It's quite story, Jasper, but
lie YOU don't mind listening, III tell yol
how it come about" replied Hiram
oil Tucker, moving his chair so that N
W. could watch the growing interest II
his friends face. "Things got to sucl
N. a pass betwlxt the Lurveys after yo'
,th went off that l jest couldn't stand it
so one day, when Hod was cuttin
he bushes out in the further corner G
,ot the pasture, we'll out OF sight OF III
house. | went over to him and SCI
pa. sez L:
nh "Hod, why don't you assert you
independence, and take your lawn
H. place as head Of your family?
w." Wv. "You orter seen him start and tur
Wv white. II cannon ball had take
his head clean off he couldn' ha'
NO been more surprised.
NV az mean it, sez l. You're a III
grown man, and orter take your pla
a"e in the world, not mouse, to be sea
% by a woman. The Scripter says
man shall be the head of the nous
$ hold. There's no earthly reason wi
t'on you shouldn't be of yourn."
"'Do you think SOP he asked tur
Cali- inc white as "A sheet. The idea n
aud struck him all at once, and had col
nigh being too much for him.
is in showed palmer than words could ma
love done how il CALLED him to have tliln
90 the way they had. Mrs Lur'
ma. saws I'm not to be trusted, he add
on hopelessly.
"Wcll trust you at any time
In, 7. Come out to the village and
,,s. what you want at airy one OF
> stores; they'll trust you till harve
,.,,. ing If you'll come out like man
,;vcr do your own business
"'Do you know you've come jest
the nick OF time? asked Hod, look
wv, '"' at me full in the face. Mrs. Lur
"" has bargaincd the farm away TINS
farm that father cleared, and she
goo" I've cot to sign the deed tonight.
p'''"- rather sign away my right hand,
If you'll stand by me won't do IT,
Gated "Well, the outcome was that
N" farm warn't sold, but Mrs. Lur
hacked her trunk in hurry and "
'cnty- down the country to her folks, and
give Hod with everything to We to,
hayin' lest comm on. There was
sui. COWS. and seven calves, and iive co
t inn lambs, and hens, and chickens,
ducks, and geese, ana turkeys, and
d for children. The youngest hadn't
) not wcaned, and the Oldest warn't mo
years old. She thought II Hod
I;..;s. conccItcd enough TO think he q
on to run his own onsluess' nc "'s"S
nj for TO hcrn as we'll. But 1t was the
thing that ever happened to Hod.
,.,,.,, lie come over and wanted my .
..,,sa Maria to 70 keep house for
&. Now lane was as capable CIR