Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23


most every dey. Pinches make
pounds-enongh OF 'em. Pickles. she
often observed,. I'm most especially
fond of, but Samyel says they rust out
the linin' of q body's stomach. So I've
made up my mind I'll eat mine over
here, an then he won't know If the
linin' o my stomach is rustcd out or
not WISH fcebly concluded Mrs
Robinson, that you'd look at that row
of empty jars on top of the kitchen
press!"
~ depressing and significant silence
followed.
''Me an Tom" said the protesting
voice, wanted to talk il over, but twas
only between IL al night an SIN in the
mornin' we got II chance. Tom | says
to him one night after she'd been in an'
torryed our last half-dozcu of eggs
sayin' she'd return 'em when they got
cheaper. Tom. we got to get shet IL
Mary Mason!' Tom says. 4 don't know
how we're goin' to do il unless we move
back on the farm"
But you couldn't well do that"
mo; real easy. SO begun to give
Ter hints. give her all kinds OF hints.
! sn:d as how I'd never been used to
ssssicty, an that much of il made my
head ache. said rs how Tom just
loved solitood-that there wasn't any
thing he liked better than spending his
evenings alone with me an the children.
! said late hours WINS fearful wcarin'
On our constitutions. an that after
this we was going TO bed not later'n
nine o'clock. said couldn't return her
visits because Tom hadn't no use for
women that was allus gaddin'-an'
besides it wouldn't be no use for me
to 20 over. seein' she was never home.
Them. an lots other gentle hints, I gave
her. She only says: oh, stufIin'!
mint one to make fuss because body
emit keep up with the rules of ettir-
qnette! don't mind if you never come
over. i won't get mad. amt thnt
proud sort. Guess III take bit of that
roly-poly over for Samyers dinner
it'll save me maxim sass 1t was that
way rightalong. When she got through
eat!n' she was sure to want somcthin'
to take home for Samyel. You Jest put
an extry tablespoon OF coffee in the
fC'' ""N H'Nt hh 1 u run ONcI WIFI
SamyePs cup. That'll save me maxim
some Well, when told Tom that
them mild sayin's of mine 'ud no more
mix into her mind than you could make
sulphur blend with water, Tom SAYS:
Tell her we're goin' to move back on
the farm. Maybe then she'll begin TO
ncighbor with the folks that has Just
got married across the nlley.'
THAT very day-'twas quarter to
IL, week ago ycsterday-she como
n-walkin' into the kitchen (shc never
knockcd). II big plate in her hand. Like
usual. she had whole big welcome for
herself. i knowcd,' she says, you was
amin to have n billed dinner to-day,
an thought I'd jest run over and get
enough for Samyel an me out'r the pu.
while it WINS hot So up sho marches
tn the stove an takes the Id off'n the
kettle an begins a-spcarn' out the salt
pork, the turnips an the cabbage.
'Sakes alive! she says, proddin' round,
there mint no carrots. Why amt We
got some carrots? Me an Samycl we're
reel fond of carrots
Maybe says I, kind of sarcastic
Ike, well have lots of 'em soon. That
is. If we move back on the farm, like
were talliin' of doin'.'
"Tom thought that'd be n knockdown
llow. So did I. But it 'twasn't. We
didn't know Mary Mason. She smiled
all over. Gracious met she saws.
If that mint luck! told Samuel this
mornin' I was clean beat out house
keepin' and would like n chance 20
rccoopcratc. Here it is! I'll 30 out to
the farm with you an stay for three
months!'
Then | knew that my last hint had
falfn ilatter'n the breakfast puifs YOU
make from n newspaper prize recipe.
l had felt my family peace a-goin',
had suffered my own health a-goin'--
an seen my dinner n-goin', too. SO.
] riz in my wrath.
mo ! says, you mint comin'-for
you amt goin' TO be asked
"She bust out n-lailin'.
Mercy mel she says, what one
you are for jokin'l never scethe beat
of you, Mis- Robson. amt so awful
pcrtickler that / wait for FOLKS to ask
me-
"Then my temper rises. 1t come mp
like milk a-bilin'. You don't know it's
near the top till it runs over. Il amt
jokin',' says. If we move back on the
farm twill be to get shet of you!'
What's that?' she says, an stands
there a-gawpin'.
"'It'll, ,bc to get shet of you'll re-
peated reel deliberate. This is the lnsi
hint I'll give we, Mary Mason!'"
Ibid she take it?' the visitor queried.
A faint smile of triumph ilumined
the face reposing Oh the patchwork
pillow.
20, yes, she took it--along with the
billed dinner. She said. though. that
her faith in human natur' was shook.
She said she'd never again try TO neigh
Dor with n woman who didn't appreci-
ate the friendliness of persons more
accustomed to sassicty. She lowed she
never had much use hollow for folks
who couldn't tell findoosickle from
saucrkraut"
$50 your ordeal is atan end?"
1--WE believe So" the little woman
said, hopefully. Its week since we