Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-11-18
THE DIVIDING FENCE.


crazy almost" Il seems odd. because she 4
does not look Ike nervous woman. and
there are 81 many children, both boys enc
eirls. On the street thai u might be sup /
posed that she would have accustomed her /
~c1f 70 them by this time.
Therc are three BOYS in The family rent.
icg Mr.. Seh0ltSc's second floor. amone
them the redoubisble Brick Turpie. who i
Known ia Arbor street as tough Kid.
and there arr FIVE or six more next door.
where the Richers live. Taking into ac
count the natural pcrvcrsi;y OF al boys and
the proximity q these two sets. II - no
wonder that Mrs SchGitze j. annoyed .,
times
The principal cause 81 Mrs Schu,tze's
complaint Is that the bcys viii not keep
cot of her yari. her house = the las; Of the
row and next 10 the alcy FROM which Il
= divided ~ an crticirgy high board
fence. When the Richer boys come over &c
visit the Turpies thew invariably come over
this fence. although the sate : WIDE enough
20 admit an az them abreast TIE only
time thcv use the gate IS when Airs. Schultze
makes q sudden sally iron her hack door
srIacG with a hroom- There - nothing
particularly attractive in the yard. An Old
walnut bedstead. bicachod by ;hc sun and
rain q two - threc years. leans against The
telce. protecting q htter ot broken fovcr
and vlths7eG skeletons az plants. There
are two c,othes,ine posts rigSe5 % the
house With uany-splcc6 cords. and boara
wax leading down % the stree. which wax
. ere uust know very wei % tresi safely
after dark The ducks are kept ga q saErirS
lnc.osurs a poultry WIZ near the house
ara rcost in ra-shsck'c lcaa-to roofci
with tG- paper
il - 3 biE contrast, this yard ~ Mrs
Schu'trc's TO the trim. vc.l-criercd one of
Hank GabeIs Hank has his f,t,e patch
snllct down. except where the flower beds
are. ana he has trained Eve Wild cucumber
vines 60 run over wires arr meet in the
branches of the willow tree in a way THAI
- e. triumph of horucuirra, skin. Tie beds
i- the summer are full os stocks. vcrieras.
popries and nariEoics, and thc7e Is a wash
Tub painted green and filed with Qrze
Eeraniuuls, SET up OF stilts ir the middle OK
tie lawn
Mrs. Schu'tre went our into the aIcr. sn5
lcosCrE over the kchers' fCrcC. called q
Mr. Richer
4 should not think vou would haf sense
Z 20 keep your yourr ones rly yard out ot.
she sCrClmcl. eDciiec'r. But Mrs Richer.
with rare foThearsuce. answered not
uo-d
That evening Mrs Schuitze vay,sid Ar.
Richer a. be returned home. When Mrs.
4 Scrultre's temper rises her English gets
. badly tang sc. but AIr. Richer gathered FROM
7 t<e Ec1erll drlf- CT hc- remarks ttat his
five children uere without rc1et ming
Qu-.ty. and hat she intended to SKIN tlcm
alive az shc frs opportunity. Mr. Richer
tl-5iy believed that SIZE would proceed 90
f taat extremity. however, 81 be slld- a.
Z rlsht. Mrs- schultz. So lhe-d an ca or
ne when you need help"
TIE rext day Mr.. Schu'tze was seen En-
lc- hack yard ~ ccrsu -a-ion WIKI Old
E Geiueqiatr. The carrcrtcr. Ge-ncT-atz pro-
+ crtly G-Cw tuo-ic-r rue from Is pocket.
4 ard, u-tc.6ir- 2. measured che terce from
+ the house &C. TIE street Oh the alley SIDE
T Thsn lie cane hack and made figures On
tae side Ct tLc huuss with a stub e zen
c.. Nrs- schu,lre seemed Co crposfu'atc
I Wien he shove z. Der the fum totli. and be
4 Eett over tie tEurCs ac-i-- What SCENE
4 q BE a violent slteruat-n followed. ard
( the Cd uau took BIS tue-ioct rule and once
I r-cre measured tbe fr-ce Mrs. ScEultze
/ watching nm narrowly TIE While Ihen
( GC--lr.ltz went away.
Iae ueKt day he vas back asala With ar
L express vaErl and load os lumber. ard ~
4 TIE course a hall ar hour Brick Iurpie was
+ ale T. carry Ecvl 20 johnny Kicker that
+ Cd Alrs- Schu-tze wzs rzisins her fence Two
4 lc1rls.
- .-Ar.a-- zee was ENrt.te- vt llL f0f q.
( and ten MINUTES thereafter the throe Trr-
1 rles and four C The I'VE Kic-ers were -it-
. iiug az the lower end 81 t1e fence wli e.
1 lie Cd nan flushed ihl upper end The
/ extra tWo boards were a decided improve
7 meat 70 the fe1ce. ln tie opinion az thr
boys, who uers now abe 20 wax alors
{ t1s s-u1-lng sr. he'd CD, winch had been
impossible before Ihere r-s Only one
slult tley had 70 hnd-ii vas TOO easy
AiteF lttle uhile ths cd carpenter be
( E-n 90 hammer a. a grllt rate. aud the
tscys were puzEec 81 know What be wa.
4 dong A. last Brck TUrTle. urged - il.
ford hieher. went over to see, ard came barA
wlth tie information tAzi the cd man was
crivirg wire nzi.s through En inca strip. r.
a EhoFt tine the purpose q the whole thing
Secsrls svlls1t--the strp. wlth the points
& tie rl.s upward w1s H.ale1 along The
Top bosrt
AIT thai goodf" sid jams Richer
LAY, -. Low long Do you guess it'll ta.e a.
% - a'oag and pound fLcm down.,
"A Eafjer want ter pouad en- down fer
Esked Ilford- @Ieave en- on Tney ant
dein' &c hur-- Sc here" he proceeded 90
Illustrate ~ b0Tsug fsom side 20 si1e o.
tie fsrce, in the middle e rk.ca perform
aucs he va Interrupted - tie appearances
G Nrs- Sc.E.-Es.
Fer cncs Ars- sciuitzs wzs &c: anzry
S-s Tas tlup.y E0rror-srricker. ard Ter
cal % TIfosd % 'kcnm dcEr" lad ia D.
rove q ertresfT thas Command "Dcu'.
y0E k1cw Dot fs1cs VI burtti yor bad Il
yea ciicabs o O. ~" she ss,Cd T5s
issESht q . s19 C Tiiford's tcrtrEaie a.
c1pe from hsrz s-tated Der greatly. ard
sbs pressed o-s fst nsnd 70 TIE segloD d
her hear and took her apron ard wiped
ler broS ui.h he otbes