Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-04-12

twenty year come next mouth"
Dave wrote 1t down.
wife always been good wife to
your
"Ain't got no fault to find wild her
till now. when she forged my name
an
Ever have any trouble with herr'
Never at ALL 'cept, of course. fights
like all married folks has"
Dave wrote 1t down.
''IndustriousT
Got no fault to find wild her about
dat"
Help you save what you got?"
Amt a hard workiner, saviner
CONAN on the mountain"
How many children she got?'
''Nine-eight Twin. don'l count that
one"
How many deadT'
-Four"
Dave wrote laboriously.
"Wife good to emp
"Jes' as good as could be. Nursed
'em faithful"
"Sit up with 'em when they were
sick?"
"Never went to bed at all; never took
her clothes or"
''Go hard with herr"
"Went mighty hard. specially when
Johnny died. He was named after
me-"
Dave wrote silently.
go hard with your"
Fright sort OF hard"
sort OF lonesome after thatT'
mighty lonesome"
"How old your youngest one nowT
"Gwine on 3; that's Billy"
"Fond of his motherT
Cant bear her out OF his sight"
"Fond OF your
''Sort of--Fight smart"
"Say Sairy was your oldestT
eyes"
Thought right smart OF her when
you didn't have any others, Just at
first, l reckonT
"Umh. Might "a done; don't remem-
ber."
'Wife did, anyhow"
Eyes; always fool bout her. Oldest
seer
"She was young and fresh then?"
Yes; likeliest woman on the noun
tain"
"Bet she was! Used to have good
time sitting up to her, going to see her
summer evenings, walking through the
woodsr'
Eyes. sir; did that"
''She thought more of first baby than
you. She had more trouble with her
than you-when she was q baby, l
mean?"
"Oh, yes; guess she did"
Carried her round in her arms,
nursed her when she was sick and
made her little frocks for herr"
eyes"
"As she did Johnny'sr"
Eyes"
"And does little Billy'sY
Eyes. She's made Billy little pair
OF breeches."
with pockets In them?-
Yes; two" Ae
Dave laid down his pen, opened the
code and read little to himself. "Well,
] can put her In the penitentlary for
YOU" he said. "'Not less than one
nor more than ten years." he read.
Outlet sat forward little.
''How old is your wifeY
"'Bout so year"
Ell draw the indictment. Let me
see, the grand jury will meet when
Then the juryT He was talking to
himself, with his eyes turned up to
the ceiling. "There might be some OF
those Hackles on the jury. Umh, that
would be bad" Outlet twisted around
In his chair. They'd send her on for
the full time, though-ten years That
would be good"
Outlet leaned forward. Are them
Tackles obleeged to be oE that juryf'
he asked.
"No." said Dave; mot at all Only
they may be on there, that's all" He
lifted his eyes again to the ceiling.
THAT might be all the better. They'd
of course be pretty rough on her. Ten
years. She'd be about no when she
came out. Umh! They'd have work
ed her pretty hard. Let me see.
suppose they'd put her with the
thieves, dress her In stripes and maybe
whip her." Outlet started to give an
exclamation. but stopped to listen. II
suppose little Billy would be sorry at
night at first. but he'd get used to II.
or he might go down to see her once a
year or SO for a few minutes In his
breeches II she lived He'd miss her
some. II she died. she'd go to Johnny.
Well, the Hackles wouldn't be sorry.
Yes, can do It. I think" he said.
bringing his eyes down on bullets face
and speaking positively.
Outlet rose with a Jump. Look