Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23

the kind that belongs to the everlasting
hills. the overfTanging sky. 1t can best be
described Of you have mind quick to
draw parables) by a story that has been
told on all thS mountains in the world
where people abide since-oh, since the
The weather comes up and shakes hands
with the mountain. "You are still here
1t says "Oh. yes" replies the mountain.
Well. Fm goiaa1 off and warm up the
weather says ign get warm here" the
mountain rejoins. The next time the
somewhere to cool off, and the mountain
answers TN get cool here" 1t was the
same as TO taking a bath or getting dry.
The weather went after it, while the noun
tain sat still and enjoyed it. At last the
weather got mad and invented a thunder
storm, thinking to brighten the mountain,
o., put me mountain was SO tickled with this
that alter 1t made friends with the weather
IL insisted on having a thunderstorm at
son.
nome, laughed to himself at the thought
that ne was the mountain and LoOrany
the weather 1t was an uncOuth thought
that couldn't be worked out logically, but
IL It,, pleased John Wesley to hug the idea to
ms BOSOM, logic or no logic. And SO he
carried IT home with him and nursed 1t
long and patiently as an invalid woman
IN poorh"use nurses a sick geranlum
became familiar figure on Tray noun
TAM especially in the neighborhood of
datch's Clearing. AS the year 1853 was a
period OF war, you will wonder how such a
Swapping young fellow as Hildreth Of Hall
Kept cut of the confederate army, since
there was such a strenuous demand for
1000 Tor the guns big and little. The truth
is, II was a puzzle TO good many people
ABOUT That time, but here was no secret
at all about it. The Hildreths. both of
nan and Habersham. had good deal of
political influence. If you think war shuts
out politics and politicians you are very
much mistaken: On the contrary, it
widenG their field of operation and thus
sharpens their wits. In the confusion and
uproar their increased activity escapes at
tention Thus 1t happened that Hildreth of
nan was commissary. He had horse
ana buggy at the expense of the govern
ment, and the taxpayers Of the country
had to pay him well for every trip he made
to Tray mountain.
Under these circumstances. you under
stand, cot rting was not only easy and
pleasant. but profitable as we'll, and Hill
dreth of Hall took due advantage of the
situation. He would have made his head
quarters at Mrs. Pruett's, but somehow that
lady, who was thirty odd years younger
then than she is now had no fancy for
the young man. She politely rejected his
overtures. and so he msde arrangements
TO put up at old man Millirons'-of all
places in the world. 1t was such a queer
come-off that John Wesley used to go be-
hlnd the corn crib and chuckle over 1t by
the hour, especially on Sundays when he
had nothing else to do
1t was plain to everybody except John
wesley Millirons that Loorany was per-
fectly crazy about Hildreth of Hall. but
good many, impressed by Mrs. Pruett's
prejudice against the young man. had
their doubts as to whether he was crazy
about Loorany. On tho other hand, there
we're just as many, including the majority
OF the young people, who were certain, as
they said, that Hildreth of Hall loved Loo
rany Parmalee every bit and grain as hard
as Loorany loved MIN. Between the two
friendly factions you could hear all the
facts in regard to the case and still never
get at the rights of 1t.
once Mrs. Pruett took John Wesley to
task in kindly fashion. II never know'd
you was so clever. John Wesley. tell
seed you give the road to Hild'eth O. Hall
an Loorany a-standin' right spang in
the middle waitin' to which un 'ud git
to 'er fust Oh, yes. John Wesley. you er
cen about the cleverest Teller in the
worr.'
How come. MIS-. Pruett2" he inquired
blandly
why. bekaze you was so quick to give
way to that chap from below