The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-06-29
IN The FAR MOUNTAINS.
Aspirations of a Woman in Remote
Region of North Carolina.

A s,,irations of a Woman in Remote
Region of North Carolina.
"The most profound, and l think the
most pathetic case Of ignorance ever
.ome across" said man who Is inter-
asted in mineral and timber lands III
North Carolina, Il found during trip
made into the most remote sectloh Oh
tha North Carolina mountains during
the lntter part Of last October had
Guide with me. and we had got clear
off into the woods onto the very mead
waters of Nowhere. A mile from any
kind of road except cowpath we
lronned onto "A cabin completely sur
rounded bv the primeval forest, except
about three acres Of patch. a woman
in an old home-spun dress, with nan Il
dozen children at her heels, responded
IN orr Hellor and as we were pretty
tired we hitched our horses and went
in TO drink glass of milk which she
said she could let us have. She had only
tin cup. but that answered the pur-
nose and after had put away a pint
or more | began to ask her Few ques-
films about herself and her ne'ghbor-
hood. 1t was really pitiful to near her'
and after a few minutes l told her l
had something in my saddlebagS l
thought might please the children. II
was a copy Of an illustrated paper with
d lot Of pictures Of the Dewey celeora
tion in New York. and when spread
il before the youngsters their interest,"
was of the livelest kind. while THAI Of
lhemother was almost listless, although
she did take look mt it.
"'Whats the pictersY she asked a.
she could not read.
1.-The Dewey celebration.
"What's thatY
"'Why, didn't you ever hear o
Dewey asked in genuine surprise.
~ reckon not He don't live 'roun'
.hese parts nowhars. does heT
ION. no; he lives in Washington
".Whars that-down in the settle
mintsT
washington is the capital OF tn
country, you know
"'You mean whar McGinty is til
head MANI
Mckinley, you mean venture'
more in sorrow than in anger.
"'Wen, Mckinley er McGinty'
whatever yer call him; it's all one t.
me-
"Didn't you ever think you woul
ike to go to Washington l asked, wit
desire to change the subject som
what.
The utter hopelessness of it q
brought the shadows into her dull, dai
eyes.
"'Hit nd cost heap NV money to
l. thar. she said rehectively, an eff
a had hit to spend ia ruther git me al
A. Susan. that's my eldest gal, some flo
be cry caliker dresses, and all Nv us sol
N. shoes and Sunday-go-ter-meeting co
Id for my OF man.
nd "'But it wouldn't take that much
buy these things said, without kno
'or ing why said it, for argument was o
n Of the question.
lie "'Wen, eff thar wuz eny left S
said with a childishness that was |
- thetic I'd like ter buy nuts and reezi
with hit. l hain't stuck tooth in
-,5 reezin since l wuz little gal at Chri
nn mas whe ntimes wuz better than tn
-. lir now, an l fairly do have Il gnaw
fer a lugshury sometimes
81 am not sentimental" the man c.
Guided, but when l went back Il
he way, two weeks later, l had all
his spare space in my saddlebags fill
IDS with nuts and raisns, and. by Geor
that woman actually cried wher
ish poured them out on a table oerore
, a and they brought back the memory
inn when times wuz better New "
sun.