The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-02-24

any IMPRESSION on q nan o. that Staml
| seed IIor;ensc sorter bite 'er lip al
straighten up like she was maxim
resolution. And after Mrs. Dugan ha
gone home she set around like she wa
out O. j'int all at once.s You know
woman will kinder count-on man
regard. an feed on it, an Jest drift
| without lookin' ahead. Eff she's shor
O his admiration she'd q heap o. TING
ruther have I'm at arms length than t,
be cookin' an scrubbin' fer I'm ur hi
brats. That's whar Hortense was at
Shes knowed a few married men an
had noticed how'plunib crazy they wa,
about Their wives after. the honeymoon
was over. But notIiin' amt smooth ii
this world, an, why should married life
be an exception? AM then :HortenSt
hates to- be called old maid. Well
TO cnt my tale off. Hortense Jest. come
out fat that eyentn' an. said, 'Wher
yousce Mr.. Kenner you may tell i'm be
/ Kin coma AM willie you was out
home last ThursdayfnlgfTt fhGy had the
pGrlor. to. thqfselves. Me an Mr.. Hill
yer set on the Front Yeranda, Jim Ken
ner hatn't no SLOUGH He kept 'el
lau"hin' all eveniR at his tales, an
when sis, GONE out after he'd gone she
,saidrAe.r Was tia IhQst agreed bic man
she'd euermct.> Not a: words been said
about marryin' betwixt 'em, butt I'll
talkvto 'er about. ,''er things inside of a
week, -nQV see ef don't. Seems. like
lots o. Dnrle- felix's is under the wealth
er here lately. Thsr's Lawyer Trabue.
They say he's ayfully sick. George
Buckley, may look light hearted, but
Eye got q sight to trouble me. IVORY
ABOUT M. .Hillyer mighty nigh con.
;; Il suppose you4dog' answered Buck
ley, meeting her glance sympathetic
aHy. "' 81 .:.w
Il worry about him becq' se, he, hain't
open with me" She weiit on. "You
know thar's o4e matter that we never
mention betwiXt US, an. l Jest, have to,
guess at how he feels in his Different
moods. Now. I'm botheHed ever. tire
way he's actin about Trabue's sick
ness. Why Should he git excited over
that?' Dut he IS. When we fust heard
it he didn't seem to pay no more at.
tention to it than if the report had been
about any other citizen, but all at
once while he was readin' the Advp-
cate at the lamp, he put the paper
down quick an got up an went out,
side. ! went to the door an heard INF
akin Jake how Trabue was, an whe9
Jake told i'm he wasn't no better he
come back in the house pale an nerv;
Gus, an last night lie hardly slept at
all. Do-you know of any important
dealings he's had with. Trabue,
George" -r,~~
'No, 90 not, Mrs. Hillyer," George
'eplied. Il can't understand it,"
II sorter thought at fust that it was
1eca'se him an Trabue is about the
same age, an it sorter made i'm re-
lact on tic end we all have to come TO-
fou know, George, Mr.. Hillyer's great |
rouble has made i'm more afeard to
lie tAIn most 'men-men o. that sort
eem TO dread the end, like they think
ONE special punishment is in store fer
EN-. AS fer as I'm concerned, l don't /
,e!ieye Mr. Hillyer' IL be punished at |
IL. He's suffered ten times too much /
lready." ~ 49,. s,>
Later that evening HilIyer took |
George into lis confidence AS they were
moAing oil the lawn together.
George, I'm in sight O. troublc,"t
e said "And it's the old thing. You
l told you Trabud' was pay
a Mrs, Hambright pension through
ac?" -&.~,
Eyes, l remember that" George said.
"Well, Trabue is mighty low, and if
G was to lie, George an explanation
you'd have to be made. Shed have to |.
e told that her allowance wasn't com
az from the government, an maybe
he'd upbraid me an impoverish I
,rself to pay all ,Of it back. On,
George, I'm awfully miserable! : l.
7ent to talk to. Trabue in private. but
le doctor won't let aasoul see i'm.
gorge he said, under. =his breath,
IL ME- NItSf lnIOW up |
~ crime to me at this late day-bowef
s she is with age and as nigh as she
; to God-rd never git: over it, tell.
bu-neyer!' And throwing his half
moSed cigar away, Hillyer strobe Off
! the darkness: ,-5'''3',''' ~: st.
A little later, as George stood near
he gate, Jim henner came up dressed
! his best suit, a flower In his:button.
ole "a reckon you think I'm purity
hing goin to- see gals at my time o.
fe,"r lie said, with a sheepiSh ylaugh
$ he opened tile gate s;9' i7ls~ r..
a was wondering If i ought not to
I'll Hortense something about your
ark past" George laughed. x :,
81 wish you woHld blacken my record
LITTLE returned Kenner. .gThestruth
!, Mrs. Hillyer4 says Hortanse doesn't
Sactly take to the goody goody,
reachy sort o. chap. an to hear me
Dout you'd think was sight wuss'n
rally am. oh, I've been few gaits
/ my time. but l hain't bad! It's n