Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-05-19

studying about the fortune that we have
been making fun of him about. Poor
man! l wonder how he Is faring2
wonder If they are kind to him? Mr.
Redden assured me that they would treat
him very kindly. But I'm afraid they
won't understand him."
Simple and unemotional as were her
mothers words and gestures, Lizzy knew
that they indicated a depth of feeling
that no one else would suspect So she
set about the task of reassuring her
mother, with all that Mr.. Redden had
said to her on the subject
They talked together in low tones for
long time while the wind and rain
beat upon the resounding weatherboards
and shook the window sashes in the win.
dows, and pattered drops of rain against
the panes. with sound that might have
been made if the Overcoat road had
thrown its coarsest sands in showers
against the farm house, in burst of
anger at the innovation that put a new
and painted building in the place of the
old log cabin that now leaned lonely and
detected against a bunch of dreary, sob
bing, soughing pines quarter of mile
away.
Finally Mrs. Wickly sank into deep
and restful sleep; and Lizzy, feeling that
her only hope of sleep lay in tiring her
self thoroughly by walking, arose, dress
ell herself, and slipped noiselessly down
STAIRS, intending to go through a side
hall and let herself out on the long shell
tered south porch where she might walk
and walk until she was tired enough,
without disturbing any one.
In fact, there was very little danger
OF being heard, once she succeeded in
reaching the long, wide-roofed and lat
tlced porch, cut off as it was from all
the sleeping apartments, so far as she
knew. But scarcely had she reached the
foot of the stairway, when the '"front
door opened, disclosing Mrs. Redden
also dressed and holding a candle in her
hand.
rs that you, Lizzy? Eff I'd a ben
shore you was awake, I'd ben upstairs
after you to go with me. / CANT stannut
any longer. Some-h'n must happened,
UT Coonrod wouldn't a staid out this
away. wush you'd put avn this big
shawl over yur head, and come along.
Is yur shoes all right? I've gut a pair
good uns h'yur eff yourn wont keep
the worter out"
Mine are proof against any moder-
ate amount of water, Mrs. Redden. And
besides, it doesn't hurt me in the least
to get my feet wet"
"Oh, dear! l dasn't to get mine the
least bit wet. Las fall gut one foot
wet en- a puddle, out en- the COW yard.
ell hit thode me ento a chill un | had
the fevers fur three-four weeks. Better
slip this linsey sk'yurt over your white
drest. White shows too much after
night. There. lemmy pin ut good un
tight, soce you kin climb roun en- ut eff
you wawnt to, thout ut drappun offun
yuh."
Llzzy had not had time to offer any OBJ
lection, if she had really thought of
ohJecting to this short and usually safe
walk to town. For in those DAYS the
| women OF Indiana were safe anywhere
for many and cogent reasons. There
We're no tramps. And besides, women
were strong and courageous by reason of
the hard work they did with their hands,
and so were able to make a good defense
Of themselves if needs be.
This endowed them with coura &c
that women lack in later days. For, af.
ter all, what we call courage is simply
confidence i'll ones own powers, physical
or mental.
The man who knows or deems him.
self deficient in such physical or mental
powers as are to be called into action
III any emergency, is necessarily COW.
ard. The man who is confident is also
brave
What if mother should wake while
we are away, Mrs. Redden? Oughtn't
to wake her and tell her." Lizzy said
As the two stood at the front door
"Oh, we won't be gone no time at all
But mebby you better write little note
ull leave ut by the can'le h-yur avn the
stan. She'll be shore to see ut eff she
gifts up. I'd hate to wake 'er outen sict
q good sleep as she's a haven jist now
Gut pencil? H-yur's some paper"
The ever ready and capable OLD
Hoosier woman had found scrap OF
toolscap paper where she had put il
among the leaves of large history OF
the world, that, along with some
aimanacs and a book on ''The Horse,
constituted the whole library of the Red
den family, save the big, browh-backeC
leather Bible out of which Coonrod Red
den loved to read out loud" on a Sun
day afternoon when he had tired himself
with walk around the farm to see il
the army worm" and the 'hy" were
making their annual incursions in theil
usual force.
Lizzy rapidly wrote a few lines, ex
planning their temporary absence by say
ing that she had gone with Mrs. Redder
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