Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-04
snarpened stick, won't you? Some
.imes have to punish MIN with il ,,,.-


lore nell bulge an inch"
Whitey's past experience had Taught
nln When 1T was wise to yield. and as
MIS-. Budd brandished the well remenl-
Dered hickory wand, he suddenly
ieaped forward with a bound, and set
Oh at a rafting pace down the farther
slope of the hill, stumbling over stones
ana Whisking around sharp turns of
the country road in a manner decidedly
dlscomposing to weak nerves, while
tushy tried in vain to check him, and
the Wayfarer chung desperately to a
handle of the cultivator.
Don't be scat; he always acts so
When he starts off," painted Rusty,
throwing her ponderous weight on the
reins. He's as heady as Deacon WI
ley. You can't predict when either of
ems a-goin' to make a break. but
when they do there's no turnin' of 'em.''
UNI said the little woman, looking
straight before her. rs that SOP
Il presume you never heard of Dea-
con Wiley" Rusty continued, with an
amicable desire to interest the dreary
little woman beside her. ever ben
to New Canaan beforeg'
The stranger shook her head.
Book agent likely as not" reflected
Mrs. Budd, glancing down at the shiny
satchel. when she gets her breath
s'pose she'll talk me blind. I could
give her some p'ints about New Ca
naan folks, guess, that wouldn't en-
courage her much. Git up, Whitley"
I presume you reside somewhere in
this region remarked the traveller
presently. cts a pleasant looking
place. l think I never saw more ro-
mantle scenery-such beautiful rocks
and ledges.'
There amt nothin' very inspirin' to
farmin' folks in stuns and lodges" ans
Wered Mrs. Budd discouragingly. 81
should say by your talk you was all
artist. That's the kind Of stuff they
talk when they prowl round here sum
| mers takin' pictures of old cow-shcds
and tumble-down stun walls. If they
had to harrer our corn lot once, guess
they wouldn't yearn fur no more rocks
fur one spellv'
"Tve painted some very nice land
scapes," said the thin woman, closing
her mouth with a snap after the ad-
mission.
do tell! Did you ever sell any on
emp asked Mrs. Budd, practically.
"No.'
"I've heard it wasn't a very payin'
/ To- f,1,s M
it. School teachin's more tryin'; but
your moneys sure. If you don't mind
boardin' round and could show judg-
ment about correctin' the Wiley chill
dren, I dunno but you'd like to teach
in this deestrict. It's awful easy to git
our school, fur the teachers always re-
signin'."
Il did try teaching" said the stran-
ger, looking mournfully at the little
| old school house. "It was too much for
my head"
'"T1s confusin'w agreed Mrs. Budd.
''Td prefer somethin' stiller myself
dressmakin' or bookkeepin."
81 tried dressmaking," walled the
little woman. ct was too much for
my side. And I was bookkeeper for
six weeks, but it was too much for my
eyes, Their amt nothin' to me. The
doctor said l must get out into the
country. l thought from what heard
I could be contented out here. l pre-
sumo you know everyone about here,
place.
Somebody's made one big mistake
when they toled you out here, if it's
society you're -leokin' for" said Rusty
emphatically. Social! Why, there
amt nothin' to go to ever unless it's
funeral, and now folks are so stuck UP
| that they don't show the remains; and
the mourners all set upstairs. Funer-
ais amt no more excitin' than female
| PRAYER meetin's! AS fur visitin', no.
body ever thinks of such thing unless
| it's crazy Sal Jackson. She spends her
| hull time at it, and she amt too fur OF
| to remember every word she hears and
peddle it all over New Canaan. She's
set everybody by the ears in the hull
town ever since I can remember.
81 understand there's a fine church
here" said the woman in black. Il
suppose that takes the place of other
| gatherings. People meet on Sundays
| and in the church festivals and soclals
and don't feel the need Of visiting as
| they used to-
.Land, no. we don't have no preach
i'm at all. The congregation fit the last
| minister so he had to resign. Deacon
Wiley's got the key to the meet.n
| house and says there won't nobody
git in till he gets neady to let 'em. He
cot mad because 'Lisha Appleby hired
his pew last parish meetin', and he and
! all his folks set ON a foot bench in front
of the body pews as long as there was
| a preachin'. 1t looked uncommon
mean: but he saved pew rent and
showed his spite; and that paid him
fur settin' doubled up like jack
knife and the small children always
fallin' off onto the floor and bumpin
round in the long prayer. He's about
the wust one, but there amt no relig-
ion here. unless you're a Spiritualist.