Breathitt County news. [volume] (Jackson, Ky.) 190?-19??, 1904-04-22

me Senu-oH 10 the audience In your IN
PRODUCTION. but I noticed you spoke OF
him as "a thinker without sayin' what
kind. didn't know you was as eau.
tious a man ms that OF course know
Hedge is honest
Harkless sighed ooh. he's the best
We've got. Bowlder"
Eyes, presume 50. but Mr.. Bowl
der broke of suddenly ms his eyes
opened In surprise. and he exclaimed:
Law. I'd never Of expected TO see You
settin here today why amt you out
at Judge Brscoes?" This speech seem
cd to be intended with some humor, for
Bowlder accompanied Il with the loud
laughter of sylvan timidlty risklng q
joke
"Why? What's going ON at the
judge'sy"
Coin onl Didn't you see that
strange lady at the lecture with Minnie
Briscoe and the judge and old Fisbee?'
I'm afraid not. Bowldcr."
''They couldn't talk about anything
else at the postollice this mornn' and
at Tom Martins She come yesterday
on the afternoon accommodation. You
ought TO know all about il because
when Minnie and her father went TO
the decpoe they had old Fisbee with
'em. and when the blackboard come
through town he was scttin' ON the
back seat with her. That's what stir
red the town up so Nobody could zig
ger ii out any way. and nobody got
much of good look at her then except
Judd Bennett. lie said she had kind OF
new look TO her That's all any OF
'em could git out Of Judd. He was in Il
sort of dreamy state. But Mildly Up
ton You know Mildly? She works out
at Briscoc's"-
"Yes. I know Mildly"
"She come i'm to the postofiice with
the news this lady's name was Sher-
wood and she lives at Rouen. Miss
ribbs says that wasn't no news you
could tell she was a city lady with both
your eyes shut. But Mildly says Fisbee
was goin 20 stay for supper. and he
come 10 the lecture with 'em and drove
off with 'cm Afterwards Sol Tibbs
says he reckoned IL was because Fisbee
was the only man in Carlow that Bris-
Goes thought had read enough books
to be smart enough TO talk To her. but
Miss Seliny says If that was so they'd
have got You instead and so they had
TO all jest about give IL up. or course
everybody got good look al her at the
lecture-thcy set on the platform right
behind you and Holloway, and she did
look smart What got me. though. was
the way she wore Kind of little dag
ger stuck straight through her head.
Seemed a good deal of sacrifice jest
10 make sure your hat was on right.
You never see her az allf"
I'm afraid not" answered Harkless
absently Miss Briscoe stopped me on
the way out and told me she had a
visitor"
Young man." said Bowlder. "you
better 20 out there right away" He
raised the reins and clucked TO the gray
mare. well, she'H be mad amt IN
town for her long ago. Ride in with
me-"
mo. thank you. I'll walk in for the
sake Of my appetite"
Wouldn't encourage IL too much
Twin at the Palace hotel" observed
Bowlder. Sorry you won't ride" lie |
gathered the loose ends Of the reins in
his hands. leaned far over the dash
board and struck the mare hearty |
tlwack. The tattered banner of tail
jerled Indignantly. but she consented |
10 move down the road. Bowlder thrust /
his big head through the sun curtain /
behind him and continued the CONVEX
sation "See the White Caps amt got
you yet"
mo. not yet" Harkless laughed.
Reckon the boys 'druther you stayed
in town after dark" the other called
back well. come out aud see us IL you
git any spare time from the judges"
He laughed loudly again in farewell.
and the editor waved his hand as Bowl
der finally turned his attention forward
70 the mare. When the Hop, flop OF her
hoofs had died out, Harkless realized
that the day was silent no longer; it
was verging into. evening.
lie dropped from the fence and turn
ed his face toward town and supper.
lie felt the life and light about him,
heard the chatter of the blackbirds |
above him.. heard the homing bees hum
by. saw the vista Of white road and /
level landscape framed on two sides
by the branches Of the grove. a vista |
OF infinitely stretching fields of green. |
lined here and there with woodlands
and fiat TO the horizon line, the village !
lying In their lap. No roll of meadow. |
no rise of pasture land. relieved their
serenity nor shouldered up from them
to be called hill.
A farm bell rang in the distance, a |
coming small and mellow from |
far away, and at the lonesolneness of 4
that sound he heayed long, mouruful /
sigh. The next instant he broke into I
for another bell rang over the