Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-04-29
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from my shirt and tied 70 round with
sackcloth from her own dress Twas
all most gently done; and then found
her arms under me. and myself lifted
as easy as a baby.
LEFT arm round my neck. Jack: an
sing ont II It's hurtin thee"
1t seemed but six steps and we were
ont on tEc bright hillside not fifty
PAGES from where the pillow yet stood .
I'm the furrOw.
DOwa the hill she carried me- pick +
ing the soCtest turf and moving with .
an caSefnl swing that rather lulrd my
hurt than 5oited a. I was doing.
even. when a strange noise awoke me-
Twas q high. protrScted note. that
seem'd 20 first 20 swell mp toward as.
and then broke OF i'm half a dozca or
more sharp yells Joan took no heed
OF them. but seeing my eyes uncloSc
and hearing me moan. stopped short
Hurts thee. ladf"
"No Twas not my pain hut tho
sight OF the sinking sun that wrung the
exclamation from me- was thinking"
mut1ercJ
Don't. Ills bad for health. But bide
thoe still awhile. AMI shalt lie pom
soft bed
By this timc we had come down 20
the road ana the yells were still going
on louder than ever. We crossed the
road descended another slope. and
came an 90 once on pile 90 low build
in-s that moment before had been
hid. Twas but three novels Of mud.
stuck together i'm the shape OF head
less cross. the main arm snung out
-. ~ In
ran battered wall. patched Wsih furs.
and from this dwelling 10 screams
We're issuing
joan the voice began. "Joan-Jan
Tergagic-s q clawin' my legs-Gar-rout
thou devils cat-Blast thee. let me zog'
Putin OF Joan-Jo-an"
The voice died away into n wall. then
broke out iu racket OF curses. Joan
stepped 90 the door and nunS it wide
As my ewes grew used 10 the gloom in
side. they saw this:
\ rude bitchen-the furniture hu
two rlckety chairs. now toss'd on thoi
faces an oak table. with legs sunk int
the earth. % kcl OF strong waters. title,
over and draining upon the mud floor
q ladder leading up 10 a lott. and IN
two OF the corners a few bundles q
hracScn strewn Tor bedding To tn
left. as one entered. was an ope
hearth. bL- ihe glowing peatturvc
were now pitch'd 10 right and lcl
over the hcarthStoue and about th
floor. whore they rested filling the dc
with smoke. Under one OF the chair
black cat spat ana hrisued. while )
the middle az the room. harefooted i
the embcrs. crouched man. He wa
half naked. old and bent. with matte
gray hair and beard hanging almost
his waist His chest and legs weI
bleeding from score OF scratches. an
he pointed MT the cant. opening on
shutting hs mouth like a dos. az
barking out curse upon curse.
No way upset. Joan stepped acro'
che kitchen. laid me on one OF q
SracScn beds. and eXplain'd.
That's fcythcr: he's drunk"
With which she turnd. dealt the o
man cur that stretched him senseles
and gathering up the turves. piled the
afreSh ON the hearth. This done. 81
took the keg and gave me a drink
az. The stun scalGed me. but ! thank,
her. And then. when she had shift
my bed q bit 10 ease the pain OF lyin
she riGhteG chair drew il mp al
sat beside me- The old man lay like
log where he had fallen. and was nc
snoring Presently. the fumes OF q
liquor. or mere faintnesS. mastered n
and my eyes closed But the pictu
they closed upon was that OF Joan,
she leaned forward. chin in hand. W
the glow OF the Gre on her brOwni
skin and IN the depths OF her da
eyes.
But tie pain OF my heart follc~
into my dreams. i woke with st.
and tried TO sit up.
Within the kitchen all was Qui
The old savage was still stretched
the fioor. the cat curled upon
hearth The girl had not stirred;
looking toward the window hole. 5
night outside. and frosty star spa
ding far down in the west
Joan. what's the hour:'
suns been down these four hour
She turned her face to look At me.
I've no business lying here"
"Chose 20 come. lad; none s=ed IL
that I knows by"
Where's the mare? Must set
across he- back Joan. and let me 7
on"
Mares in stable. WI fetlo
swclled like puddens. Chose To co
lad: an choose or no. must bide"
Its for the General Hopton.
Bodmin. ! am bound. Joan: and wo
or no. must win there this night"