The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-11-17

Toung Mr. sparh< entered the Law e.
- % Ju1ee smith With rather . scr-
fowful enst Of ecuneenancs. Drawing
~ eAn1r hs gsntly Inquired:
Docs ne lav allow damages for In
10y " . aar's fsslings. judgef"
Mo- often: son<siDss.-
Not when you're cut up. mortified.
SFudd<n on. fnsuited. nAtf"
= can tell better when know the
sN<ts.'
Well. IN state my eass. Ycu know.
Judge that church affnfr that was held In
the hall last night went there. ana
John Wormiey introduced ne TO = most
swfsiiy pretty girl Mis- Blazer. psvsr
met her before she was Just spier6ld.
you know. Uncommon agreeable. ana
treated Der to oysters and lee crsam.
and bought her q pincusnior. and .
ianpnat. and q whole lot Of atdie-fsd-
ale Spent about four dollars. you knew.
ant she seemed 90 might pleasant that
thonsht I'd made q hit: dead In love With
her. you understand
Quick work. wasn't IT,
Yes. but she was 20 very hsndsoms
and 90 bewilderingiy arsbis. And 90.
about ten O'Clock I asked her n might
see her home She said I might
didn't know where she lived. and don't
care. So We started. and she struck out
for the Woodbury. pike. and asked her
n shs WA q nsighbor to the sm;ie1s. and
she said she wasn't Then We walked on.
and on. and on. until We got clear out
Into the country, and / inquired n her
father was In the farming business. and
she said no. So We kept going. and pref
~ soon II began TO rain. and A. had no
umbrella. ASKED her TO let me throw
my coat sround her. and she consented,
and I walked by her side IN my shirt
sleeves"
did she seem sratefulf''
We'll. not much But when we'd
gone about half a mile farther she said
she thought she saw a highway robber
or something few yards aheAd-dark
a. pitch. you know-and wouldn't I 90
in advance and see what it was. SO
walked boldly on. and the nrst thing I
knew ! ran against one OF the sideposts
Of the teilgste ana skinned my nose
Look atit, Made II bleed. too. Then she
said she knew where she was now. and
we could 20 right along I asked her n
she lived near the tollgate. and she said
, not so very However. knew had
made an Impression on that girl. and
! didn't care much for distance. So We
walked along. until We passed Simpsons
school house and came 70 Huckieberry
creek. She said II just flashed across her
then that the bridge was down. and she
couldn't imagine how she was 20 get
across"
Couldn't swim. could sheT"
Not deep enough. you know So I
hemmed and hawed a while. and then I
told her that didn't like 20 make the
ofrer. but ia wade and carry her. II she'd
let me"
r Refused. Of course. I suppose7"
she accepted on the spot. and got
{ her across safely. although I was wet
r. up 20 my knees. SO then We kept coins
e along. and along. and along. until got
kind Of uneasy. when all Of a sudden She
X said she Was afraid she had missed IN,
b road. Il was so dark. and wouldn't Z,
- 10 that house close by and ask them 8
I this was the Woodbury. pike or Hat
horo lane. went. but before coul,
get 10 the doorbeil. a dog came booming
az me. and ran for the gate Put you
hand right there. on my ieg. Feel that
+. That's the handRge over that dog bite
= ]
o very least
4. Did she sympathlze with you?"
p Well not as much a. expected. An
=. then We walked and walked. an
e walked. until I began 20 think she mus
j. live somewhere on the Paciho coast
30 when presently she said:
re There's our house see a light,
That was one satisfaction. anyhow
FOR knew she would ask me IN. an
have me dried. and maybe her moths
might ask me TO stay all nisht. so tia
I'd have a chance TO get acquainted Wit
= the family and 70 see her in the morn
!. ms"
~wem.~
We'll. We went up. and when ran
the bell. a young fellow came to n
door. and he says;
Ii, why. Emily. Is II YOU We thougi
,d you intended TO stay at Ferguson's. OF =
sh have come FOR you
q Then she introduced me. and sal
az this was the gentleman she vas er
Oh gagged to. Engaged to. mind you. An
na he thanked me for bringing her HON
70 !. you understand. standing on the froi
" steps all this time. And the gentiema
she was engaged to handed me my Goa
and said 10 Emily:
u mo use asking Mr. Sparks In at th
time Of night. OF course.'
And Emily said
~ Hell want to get home as quick
be can. am sure
And Ike an old fool. said:
~'Of course
r And so l quit. and they went In Al
shut the door.
e, 1T was just four miles home &
in at about daylight. wet above. soak
NJ. below. and full OF bruises. mutilat
nose dog bites. and frantic with ankle
IN 20 play particular thunder with 4
at whole Blazer family. and the YOU
- man 20 whom Emily was engaged. No