West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-05

matter when one dip moro would have
sent me TO the kitchen anyhow" she
declared when cntrcatcd TO return
from the light OF heaven into the
cavernous depths Of the prevailing sun
bonnet. Even Ethan did not know she
was a beauty. but thought Il was by
some special warplng of perception
that she seemed so TO him.
Ii WAS not only IN the matter of com
pleNion that Lucinda was out OF Joint
with her lot In lie. she had touch OF
Imagination: had vague desires To see
beyond her world. 60 try something be.
yond, TO have some chance at the un.
known-dcslrcs which seemed all un.
shared 10y any other being. She was n
world away from unhapplnosS. IL was
only 10y some obscure movement of
soul that she was frightened when she
saw the opportunities OF the future
about 60 narrow down 10 the familiar
lot OF Ethau's wife. That was the root
of all this eNtravagant coquetry that
looked 50 naughty. She could not have
told why, but she~was frightened.
Certainly she did not much consider
Ethan. AS Mrs. Slmms complained,
she would not leave him any moro than
she would take him; but, truly, with
the world as II Is and bit OF n girl
with her life TO shape with such n load
OF biddlngs and forbiddlngs upon her,
who expects her TO rise 60 fair dealing
with free and sovereign man? Ger
tainly Lucinda did not expect IL OF her.
self. She never dreamed of such a
thing. She vaguely intended to marry
Ethan some time maybe-but- In
the meantime she had no notion OF per-
mittlng him TO discover that there was
any other woman I'm the world, not
while she had eyes and such long
iashes as well and was really very fond
OF the good Ethan. Pity hlm7 What
anectation! He was the most enter
tained man I'm seven counties. More.
over, he won the game. But this ls
anticipating.
The travellers went % miles the FIRST
day and then, all unannounced, de-
scended upon "neighbor" for the
night. Returned prodlgals could not
have been more heartily welcomed.
Much squawlSing and nutterng among
the chickens roosting I'm the apple trees
In the back yard followed their arrival
and testified cloquently as to the sup
per that they We're TO enjoy. But our
business lies now at the end Of the
journey.
Truly, Mrs. Simms had expressed
| herself with her customary insight and
exactness when she called MIlly Anson
a pnsty faced. addle patcd ny-up-the.
| creek.
On all sides II was felt rs an especial
evidence OF proyIdential consideration
| that Ailly had got n husband--or the
promise OF one. Here, again, see
strange evidence OF the absence OF Just
! consideration for the masculine part OF
the race No one could regard II as
! good fortune for man to have Mllly
Anson MS wife. but his immediate
female relatives alone were occupied
| with his fate.
! Mllly was now swimming in all the
Importance OF the occasion AN i'm.
portancc which too often unduly elates
the most pleasing woman ana which
affected Milly - way and degree
well fitted TO liadden any observer
! especially if she were an unmarried
woman.
The most famous cakemaker OF the
! county, who had been lording Il IN the
| kitchen for n week. was 10y no means
| unmarried. and she had the tolcratlon
born OF large experience OF brides
elect, yet even she found Mlly un-
endurable.
II have been asked TO bake the cake
at olebcn weddD's sence / married my
fust husband" said she afterward. mot
/ for l. Ia
! Gilescs and Slmmonses and down 10
Ftrathboro and over the Ridge, and
/ I've seen heap OF fool gyirls. but I'll
/ gin up that Miliy Anson that week was
a notch beyond any on EN-. stood her
| jest as long as | could. and nj last
broke out on her. II was Jest The day
/ before the thing was TO come Off. and
| che KEEP teeterin and tltterin I'm and
/ out. a-jarrin the floor and maxim my
| heart como IN my mouth for fear my
/ last big pound cake I'm the oven would
/ fail. and Ia told her mOre'n n dozen
| times that very day TO stay I'm the
/ house; but, no. sir. she would keep com
/ IN 10 say how strange her fcelin's was
md that she knew she never could Farm
| Tummas ways and she never would
! "a done IL n Tummas hadn't pestercd
/ bcr INTO u. Tom Slmmons-bIess you!
~. astly she bounced IN on to me.
/ catchin hold or me. and me with my
hands all IN the -four. and says she:
'Oh, Cousin liz. I'm sa skcercdl I'm
gettIn so skeered" says she. Now. It's
my conviction that she'd made up her
| mind then as 10 what she was gOin 10
/ 10 and was sure enough gettin little
| ndgety. but IN course I never had no
such reflection then. aud I'd had nll
could stomach. 'Mnly Anson. says /.
there's no need Of your bcln any big.
| Eer eetet than the Lord made you.
/ Stop a-clutChin Oh 30 met I'm wore out
I with your pcrtcnses. If Tom Sim
l m0ns'l marry you. moro fool he, but
I you better have thankful heart. and
I reckon you have. AZ for bein skcorcd.
wish you was skccred enough to
/ break your appetite nnd stop you from
I caUn them snowballs fast as / git The
! frostin on 'cm. You're livin example
I Of The truth Of the Bible and The wis
I dom Of King Solomon say ]. FOR he
I tells hos The ycarta ls disquiotcd for
I three things yco. four which it can
| not bear says 7. for seen that quoun
I the Bible aC in her was slriEin her
moron anything oise-'a servant when
I ho reignoth' I went on "a fool when
he's filed w'th meat cu handmaldcn
I that's hc.r to lcr mistress and an
I ojeous woman WHOM she's married or
/ thinks shc's goin TO hc lrs Che same
I thing. And now. n you think I made
I that up outcn my own head you 90
and rpud tove T.fbfa Irnr. cuerfph and
I you'n Iarn better. SO any rate, git
back 90 the house. and don't you step
Y your foot into ihis Kitchen ag'ln5 says