Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-11-19

Nst, but she still kept on, almost fall
ing off, for the limb was growing
smaller and she could not grip 1t tight
She fattened her body down upon It
like a worm crawling on qulvering
twig, all the time telling Unison to
cheer up and she would save him. The
limb bent lower and lower still. until
Unison had tiny branch in his grasp
Now, hold on tight" the widow
commanded, and keep still. | am go
ing back, and when my weight is of
the limb 1t win spring up and pull you
out"
So saying, she began to crawl back
ward cautiously, lest single slip
should throw her off her balance and
her efforts prove in vain. The broken
jagged twigs and branches caught her
dress and pierced her flesh, but with
resistless force she bore her whole
weight backward against them and
tore herself free, reaching the trunk
in safety, whence She dropped painting
to the ground.
Unison worked the sticky earth and
sand into the consistency of cruel, by
turning and twisting, until finally the
downward suction ceased and the up
ward spring of the tree branch began
to draw him up and Then, climb.
ing hand over hand along the limb as
it bent back to its normal position,
the woman encouraging him all the
way, he finally reached safety, and,
dropping from the limb to the ground,
broke his leg and fell unconscious.
When he recovered his senses he
vas lying oE27e sil la The widows
ing over him with a bowl of steaming
tea which she made him drink.
Il must go home, widow" said Jim
son trying to stand UP and walk, but
falling to the floor, groaning with
pain. Lifting him back upon the
couch, the widow babe him lie cs..l
while she went for .he doctor
Hmm, very bad case" re-
marked the doctor after an examina-
ton of the fractured member.
Crushed, twisted and broken. How
did it happen?"
When put in possession of the facts,
the doctor burst out into a roar of
laughter. What sight What a
sight" he exclaimed as soon as he
recovered his breath.
What do you mean?" demanded the
widow bridling up.
why your crawling out on that
limb and crawflshlng back again The
imaginative doctor again broke out
into fit of laughter, which was sud
denly checked by sound box on the
ear administered by the angry wom-
an.
You're here to fix this poor mans
leg, not to insult woman" she
snapped out with fire in her eyes.
Widow, | beg your pardon" said
the doctor humbly as he turned to his
patient.
at will be six weeks before he can
crawl about on clutches, and two
months before he can attempt to
walk was the fiat when the opera
ton had been completed.
six weeks? Two months?"
groaned Unison. 'Leme go home |
must go home" and he attempted to
rise. compelling the doctor to hold
him down on his back.
But the COW, widow, | must git the
cow" said he plaintlvely.
Never mind the cow Mr. Unison"
said the widow; let it so to Halifax
You've got to lie still for six weeks or
two months III take care of you"
And she did take care of him, pull
ing him through until he was able to
walk
Not long afterward, about ten days
before Thanksgiving day, the widow
little house was burned to the ground,
all she had in the worll being CON
sumed with it, When the bucket bri
gade finished fighting the fiery demon,
the latter had the best of it-there was
nothing left but the widow--yes, there
was the hencoop, but that was not a
fit habltation for her although she
thought she might fix 1t up and get
along all right until she could afford
to build some sort Of a shanty to pro
tect her from the Indictment weather,
She refused all offers Of aid, but
Squire Hobbs laid down the law and
she was compelled 10 yield
"You will go over to my house and