Breathitt County news. [volume] (Jackson, Ky.) 190?-19??, 1904-09-02

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You look for Kitty 10 Gomez She asked
"NcXt week. toward the end. thins.
mamma. She wanted 10 stay over for
the guards bali. Then she'll be ready
Tor a rest hero
Mrs Cranston pinched I.yda's FIRE
Redeemed cheek carcsslngly "Don't
YOU miss all those things, dcarestf'
"Not one bit. mamma" Lydia gave
her mother her eyes trustingly In
fact. sometimes I'm Just a little asham-
ed Of an went through since ! realize
the beauty OF this fuli, vigorous life
hero in the mountains Mother I can
have better time on Prince gallop.
ing heller SHELTER over these roads and
fields. than | ever had vylng with 9th
or girls for the most dances and IA
vors Ia the german with lot OF boys
Oh. mamma" Lydia laughed "sone
times I'm awfully ashamed OF having
done All that when when"
"Nhen what, dariingT Mrs Gran
stons Ups were compressed. her eyes
fixed half fcarfully on the speaking
countcnancc.
when there are so many Of Goi's
creatures here in their shells of power
" and misery trying 20 rise, trying to
grow out into the sunshine of life l
think | could be perfectly happy II
could only help those people in some
way | want To teach them 10 cncnur
age them. rot 70 believe IN their dcsra-
dation Mamma. just the other day
saw an old woman selling eggs from
a wagon at the gate, alni in tho wagon
was her daughter, poorly dressed. but
her features were finely drawn, ami
when l stopped to speak To them the
girl looked at me avs IL ! were prin-
cess. on, mamma, that sort Of thing
cuts me, l have not done anything to
deserve that. and, poor thing. what has
She in store for her. Nothing but O.
fan into the sort Of life her mother is
lending"
That's al true" agreed Mrs. Crnn
ston, "but there are different grades ef
society. ana we can't alter the con
dirion" Then the speakers face be
came more rigid. her tone tense and
tentative. And the mixing Of thc
elements, my dear she put in guard
odly. sometimes produces sad com
plications. You remember how Halle
Dunwoody married beneath her in
Lexington and that II actually killed
hcr father and broke up happy
homer
THAT was awful simply awfulw re-
marked Lydia. You know l saw her
two months aftcrward. and the poor
thing tried 10 keep ne from recOg
mixing her She told me she was try
ing 20 adapt herself to the why's Of
her husbands family. but could not
DO IT, Her husband meant vol
enough, but even lac seemed unable
to make IL bcamble for her"
Mrs. Cranston sat perfectly still she
seemed hardly breathing. she was
very anxious 10 have her next rCmrl,
seem casual
~ have never heard you say before
what you thoughi about that marriage.
dear, but I never Thought HALLE treat
ed her father and mother right"
NO she didn't answered Lydia
"Hallic knew the eNtcai OF her father
and mothers pride, and she had no
right to crush il fore her own selfish
love. II She had sacrificed her own
desires. md even liiofe OF her bus
band. she would have. been ha,o,lcr
IN ihc consciousness - having done
her duty Z don't ihiris SELF sacrifice
has ever Brought al,onl bad results
ia the long run"
Mrs. Craiiston hrcathed freely she
was an aelow rs she bent and kissed
Lydia good flight
Going down to the major. SIC said
I've had n vcry. very satisfactory talk
with Lydia oh, no. not openly ON that
subjects' she hastcEcd 10 correct ass
he raised his brows Ia surprise but
in roundabout way We need not
be afraid Of her r She caros par.
ticnlarly for George Buckley she
doesn't iknow II. aud If She should
realize that she was. drifting IN that
direction She would pail herself Up"
-Wen. I'm glad she's HAT sensible"
said the maior rs lis eye fell to the
paper and began id..scarch, for "a re
mcmbeFcd paragraph Il didn't think
she was a fool