Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-10-15
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lm weayin' ieans.'

Erie gave a sudden short laugh.
1T didn't look very friendly Tor
ne to tliug the shuttle at you,'
said she.
I've heen a weaver, off an on.
ever Siuce I wa cir of eighteen.
Tnis is the second time IN all those
ears that tossed nv shuttle ~
hard il went ont The door. |
thought of that other ,lme the
minute It few out today.
She stopps d weaviog and looked
past me though the open window
with so Thoughtful au air that |
scented my story.
'T-ll me ab,at it, please | said,
Nardly smiling Al The renen
brance of Aln6 uyrP' prtns
assurance.
1t WAS in Dscsnbsr IId dcrtl
fully cod. FthAr GaSin the war.
Mother va weakly aud | had To
take care of her ani the children
lwls Ol ler thtn fn- rat ,
good leal. hli thu crops . ra y,
mad 20 plO1, hoe, cut and shuck
corn, Gu up down trees and hsul
them, aud 10 Al; thAt man dp-$
TIE four years ofth~ war 81 md
forty gears to M. All rhr mn pr
miles around we're gone, AMI all
the boys that were big enough "a
shoulder musketS.
But At the time l was SpeAk'r
of, one OF our nelg ghborS, 4 onns
man, was home on turlOugh; hr'd
been wounded IN the arm. HI II An
me bad always known each other
AMI liked each other the way boy
and girls will,yOu know. We'll, one
daY his mother come over TO our
house aud she says to me:
Rose, where's LOUIS going tof
81 dOu't know, I'm sure says |,
and bluShed up, for l WAS bashful
and it plagued NE to have her
make out that | knew more about
Louis comings and gOiugS than
she did. Id beeu wondering whV
be h htdn'tcOme around the die b.
fore, for he'd been in the habit OF
dropDin' IN every day.
Louis was a great nuntrr. I've
known him to 60 off in the noun
talns by himself aud stay a week
or two, huntidg and trapplnE.
But know that wasn't where he'll
gone now, for his arm wasn't
strong enough vet to carry gun
"A few days after his moth r
was at our house The door op4neI
aud Louis walked in. u 'ther h,i
taken all the children an gOir to
see a neighDDr llttl- ways off, 40
| vas alone. was wetvin' 4
carpet.
Louis came over 10 the 'O>m.
He had a buckskiu pouch IN hi'
hand. ithOut saNln' a wold be
took ont "A ten.dO0lar gold piece
and laid il on The carpet nghi
II der ~, eyes. Thu he took Ont
another aud laid il alongside If
bat one, and then another and
another, till they stretched he
full dth of the carpet and par
way back. There was ffty ot
them. Then LoOiS says:
'Rose, will you share these sbln
ers with mef
"a little s'reak of sunshine ca
{ through the window aud made the
gold glitter tilt 1t hurt my eyes
/ looked up at LJuis. His fac,
/, ~houe yellow like golI. | don'
know why, but as looked at hin
, | didn't like him as we'll as | dl'
D before he went away and came
l. back with all this money. | wa
{ Oubled IN my mind.
J. 'How did you come by all this
D LouisP
81 earned it,
L Howl
Q BY saving an armiP
II What army? Aud hOwP
'He began to brush the gold IL
T to a pile with his hand.
1t amt fair for me to ans yer
dozen questions for you befor
= YOU answer one for me- says b
, laughing kind of queer; 'but
girl must always have her curloslt
settled. Well, this army that
20 saved from bein' cut to pieces La
got into a mighty tight place. TIL
" enemy had heard it was goin'
= cross the mountain, and The
)" throwed up fortiicatlOns on t.
and fixed a regular trap for 1t. A
q certain place that they'd have
" pass, trees were nearly cut dow
so that a few llcks would fnis
:" them. Meu were hid waitin' (
- the army to 60 by, and lthen tn
!. were to topple these trees acro'
.Lo rUod oDh chuf off rafra,