The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-12
King
BY
PAULINE PHELPS
toOBJTishi, 10, By Dady s,ory ras. CO..

LIE LIVED up there in that little
1 house. top the mountain. lust
/ tother side Of the brook. without a
wife nor chick nor child. an not neigh.
Dor settln foot inside the door once a
blue moon. Kind of lonefome existence
twould be for mot f0lks-drlye me
crazy In less'n a Week-but King liked
u. an II he hadn't. ;here wouldn't none
Of rs ever heard him say a word. he
want no hand 10 make a fuss over
things. old King want
Stayed there after his mother died
beepln bachelors hall. never goln
anywhere. except over to the center for
bis paper once a week. or maybe 20 town
meeiln': never ,alkin any. an never
lookin' At a girl-kept on that way fcF
spell Of u year ar then fell In love
With Lucy Pettihone TO the end ont
Her mother made the match. 'twA'ni
none ~ Lucy's choosln'. He'd ought ic
known a. He'd ought 10 know there
want anything In an old crank like him
10 take a young girls fancy an one that
was Writln steady to another beau BE-.
sides But he didn't. I sposs n,
sprucsd up an tried TO b. social. an
when the engagement was o., he bought
a neE broadcloih suit. an come 10
church with her a-Nearln' u. Lord. !
can shut my eyes an see en- nov
marchIn' up The ai,ie-h he proud ar hlrh.
headsd an she loohin a. II she wanted
10 drop through the iio0r she's 'shamed
n him. an she shows n. folks said
but hs can't see H. THINKS she's In ioy,
Niih him Tile as not There's no FOO.
Ike an old fool sa,s they.
That vas SUNDAY An the new
mornln Lucy run Oh an met Phil SO.
'um an married him Just week btfor,
he time set for the other veddln'
They hated TO tell Kinr when h.
drove up 10 The house that day. but thty
needn't have You'd thought twas
siray eritier Tor an the concern h.
showed Set there Ike a Eraysn image
With bis hands on Die r5ius and his lir,
lose together. an heard the Whnls
thing from hssinnIn 90 end. Al Whtn
hey got through
els that ALL says b.. Mind ~ quiet
That's a'i says PctiIh1us
Then gIt up Prince faya b. I
guess i1l go home az DO me chores
An that's just What be- dld an ksr,
{, dnIt' EN- co. s'Iesrs. rr'ifttrartIa'
M made a dirrrurs there couldn't more
n us ssc lt ilr va'r't 90 hand 10 make
'uss over thirgs Old KinE want
"phn an Lucy como back after
wear NJ tvo. an settled A. Pals fathers
N,rhy=,hai vas iht one ms sam mar.
rirt=vasbpruthcrr. nr Tue, dirdir ne
upstairs vest tuom 5aurti cold hans.
90 1ui clothes one dsy iu January an
f.fi the nrNi Maut There come una
tpfi ~ hi'atd ity day 10 tsr funffa.
elih wind BLOWN au SNOW rIrrur ir
fr.tit. want hut ter f1lis went iaths
rnvr an Dld klrr vas ono ui en-
Come avcafiu' them bfuadl'n't clothes
bod hnufhi iur Die vriiln an sin1f
ihfrc To- them an srr h,r buried an ua
clulint toll no more from bic face how
he tclt about % than a. u he'd her
arvcd oui ~ vuui Some ait twas
because b. badut iurE.Scu bee. an
nme ait twas trtaufs b. had. bui
utai,hsy ait didn't maltrodIretrra
'n him
-Nsfi him sometimes ib tts uiuiff-
trru t.uuIr' an uirt utitiiIu' ar'hs
tsoilb % over tg So titrsFFf aiusyt
vent iusl such a Cas-. whether Tuss
oarm or cold 'ru,jy had weather
KIM Don't you want TO ridev lean
SO s'ore an rirht' SAYS b. Pass b.
there 10 the moruIr. when rheumatic
had hold " him. an he'd BE- Ius' craviln'
,ui 10 milk the cows Must b. hand Tor
YOU TO travel on them feet II ,oufr
Don't you want some hclpv n he aid
hr wouldn't own a. Never spoke
pleasant word. couldn't make him
lust shut his teeth an answer. snfi,
as BE- always did. Tina rliiin alone ali
rirhi.' says he-an' that's all
nut when Sam Foi ready 10 MARI,
Mar,hy. Phil Slucum sent him an invite
to the wsddln. an h. cone Cone IL
that same bruadclo,h suit he'd VOTE 10
her mothers funeral pretty veil mu,h.
eaten. tvas-an' With hls hair cpmbsi
an slick Didn't say a vutd. Il made
some o. the women nervous bstanss n