Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-03-29
Across Trainings Bridge.
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v.,sbrd aud scrubbed for him; but
,b.. was hirh-headcd an the time /
she stuck 60 him. too.
..Thar was win Lacy, over the
riv,r. that had been lSeepin' company
| With her "A long time. and he sot =
/ n, Of store los her. too, he did. and
| bc kept ON a-beggin' her To 90 ana
/ lo,t, after his house for him. lie had
renl rood farm up on the river and
| - bnut him nice httie CABIN
| to,lin' 10 the time when lruthy
...,,.l1 marry him. But she said she
l;d,,. believe 10 WIS right to leave
I,e, dad. no matter how bad he treat
ed her. Somebody bad Go do f"r. hlh.-
rIust about this time Dick Loric@
, ,ho,,cd up in these parts As I s'''u''
,,l,olv lnayved whar hc come rom
,,.t aurr. Thought he was rnninN
!, from the revenue ofhcers, We'll no
Nas powerful good-loodng' N"tt
,ne clothes. and had tho finest h"fss
e ever seed. But 1 wouldn't "a F"N'
49,, ar driy' him for Hll the money
Won could "a give me- lie sA'i'N'-
~ vas close kin 20 TIE ola N"S' 49,.
III ! wouldn't low nobody 70 touch ~.
,e out Dick. ! alters lowed ne u an y
70 | Dick To the devil. ond-sho h""s'' -
mr. lid.
= "As was o-saying. as soon :
nj | I,ck Lorick sot eyes oF frulhS ~
psr. that day ina Fair Creek ehurs
q must "a snid 60 hisself: na'
la. ,,i-i want. and I'm goin' 10 ma
hers So hc made up TO old SKIM,
che ,rd skinner asked him "a the e9p
.nd they gog ga. hs as ihisN 80 ~
peas. 49, ?,
..You bet your bottom dollar q
aly | kind o. thing didn't suit Wil l'''
Ter. Inns what could ne do2 The olu ="
tur- ,,as n.in him. and ne could"
the lo see nigh - much 81 tFutnS
the nick did. aud he was mighty isa
She would be took with MS =
'ipai looks aad stQ' clothes. ~ NsS
The and tuck now between Dick ah'
gov An the neighbors was bettln on
'able ar t'other of 'em. VIII, he Des"i
lians ,bink that Truthy liked DICK
hem, best. and she .sas TOO proud To
TO him better So things went OF
outh- IN, worse and worser. Wills
icaiiy cbance was 10 show up DICK
Us - s.ste,,ed az the country paper
riests 60 q tbev was advertisia' for
e the bird. but he couldn't ind II" "sS
-ecasi ton that looked like Dick
les II At last we heerd that old Jos
'e' rs goin' 10 make fruths ma''2
one the next week. We all wehl 10 ~
o'"ct that Sunday. Truthy was
nen % lookin' mighty white and ms
y 'ns but she hnt her head as hit
GENE ever. Dick and her dad didh
most no one TO git nigh her AFTER ~
ng me he Kind o. sneaked around ana
ing OF como ~ US TO come 20 HIS
moers. Wednesday and see Truthy ms
otnef viu was mighty cut up, fno
those .,-enins heerd some O the DO
them Nd gone 20 town, tho, says
myself. us a curious time 70
to,sp. aad the roads Ike y
~ bodv ord another man waikiki 81
mes Of | ,o,,r sweetheart. ] had been
~ the =, WIN all the time. / give NJ
Mcekcr shcn and thar.
lguished Aweli. Wednesday came
dian en- cleared up for the first time
oh. the weeks. 1 don't know whether
,.a that er sales pra,rs had anything
,lst the with SIS clearing oF not. fo'
: Grimes WAS iust a-comin' down an
carried an the crops, so we all 10
,as we're might do some good 90 pray
In for IL "a hold up 80 W
cot together and told Broth
-. a.. he wouldn't be goin' agin "a
: rsds = lures 10 pray for what we
: the land ca SO pad ~" set on
yet been u, II you sIe a. ~ air
Ify II for 'eordin' I'D my an. y
ishbosing use 10 y - 49, Anyhc