The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1906-03-24
SURRENDERED
HIS CLAIM
By ANNIE B. H0UsEMAN



any typical mountain country; but the
fact was scarcely noticed by the man
whose jog trotting little Jenney mean
dered stoldly along.
They were a peculiarly well-mated
pair-this man and beast To a
close observer they bore each other
resemblance Most likely it was a
similarity in their dispositions though
| hasten to abs0Iye Hall Jenkins from
the little creatures Inherited charac-
teristic for while he sas humble and
patient and stOlid and stupid he was
possessed of no very marked viii pow
er: and we all understand fully the
meaning Of stubborn as mule
1t was growing warm, and Jenney
was getting tired as they had come
ten miles from Lowell. and IL was
now long past noon and, though she
could boast that her speed had been
good on this rocky road. Jenney was
thinking Of a woll-romombered little
stream that they should be nearing,
and. if her steps were slower, th6y
were quite decided while her ears lev
forward and backward more rapidly.
The rider did not perceive this He
was thinking Of the rude little hut
that was his home, and the pretty wife
who awaited him and the child.
How pleased she would be with the
candy-real red striped sticks-and
the bright Httle dress he had bought
for her, He remembered so wildly
the day be met Liza and the child at
the Lowell fair
The little one was trotttng along
and prattling 50 cunningly that he
gave her some candy after which
she became so friendly that she in
sisted upon him being her escort to
see the pigs and horses. Or course
he was delighted at the opportunity
OF meeting Liza and her parents and
soon they were all good friends,
After this Jenney often made the
trip TO Lowell, which fact explains her
thorough knowledge of the road; and
one day. Hall never knew how II hap
pened, Liza promised u b. his wife,
and he went in search of the old man
to ask his consent, for this kind OF
thing is conducted about the same way
the world over
The old man had cpughed, and, cas-
ing himself around in the chair spat
quite far of the little porticoi then
crossed and reCrosSed his legs several
times, and drawled out:
WAL ya-ass, | reckon so-but ye
D., . h., chi Ia
guess We be Iowin to take en- BOTH
Hall smiled now To remember that
he grew almost angry al this and re
piled that he would not dream OF sep
arating them, even II Liza should be
willing
WAL We zee, how'd as how yed
better know that We uns don. know
who the chiles father bean fur as
our love fur Liza goes. don't give
durn, we lows 'em both, an is glad
on ON but ef you an her is sot on
each other an you've min To take
'em an treat EN- Whitehall right. But
long as live lows u see EN- well
treated.
Hall expressed the proper gratitude
an went back % Liza Soon he took
her TO his Htue home au3 provided
her with all the rude comforts pos
sible. and right happy she seemed to
be-. and the child was a constant JOY.
True. she WAS not his own bat she
was Llza's, and 80 was his. and i'll
his weekly visits TO town he never
forgot to bring a gift with which 10
win from her a delighted ~ and a
hearty hug
Jeuney VAS very near her goal n ",
an al the sigh, Of its shining sur
face. logged ~ a few steps and walled
IN with evident delight she went
In uv 90 her knees, and stretched her
short neck out to drink as she went
H't,e deeper while Hall pulled his
te,, VI on Aer back
Truly thls was COO. pleasant
place and between irius- J,urey eyed
admriual a shady sUot beside 'hy
roaI under a'uo lara. trees Ne~E.y.
't- WAS 1nod place a. r,st he. Hal
wa14 uar care T.. stay hrre aa De
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