West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-10-25

10 free II from an escaped splinter
from the snun brush. when me an
paw war keepin' comp'ny satin warn't
good enough for me. He lowed / wuz
to have half creation. Sence we wuz
married he amt never found time, en-
durln' all the3c years. 70 build me
bird house. wuz rniscT in Tennessee.
an we uns had house for martins
made outn gourds an IL was pearty."
Mrs. Rodney leaned toward
her ana whispered something In her
ear. She regarded him tentatively,
then grinued At her time of life why
should she put faith IN the promises
of men? You fiX IL up, an you get
your bird house" was the conclusion
of his sentence.
While this discus Ion had been I'm
progress the yiCnJs he'd not been neg
lected except by such members Of the
company as had boon bcreft Of appe-
title by lofticr cTotions-in conse-
quence of which The table appeared to
have sustained q visitation Of seven
teenyolr locusta. Eudora ever eco
homie in the value eic placed not only
upon herself, but her environment, pro-
posed to her guests that they should
wash the dishes an art in which they
We're by 10 means deficient being no
exception 20 the majority of range
bachelors heir skill I'm hOmely pur-
suits. Al thus 70 came to pass that
EudOras sultors, swathcd In aprons,
meekly washed dishes shoulder to
shoulder. while their souls crDvcd the
performance of valorous deeds
As this was the last stage station on
the way 20 Lost Trail. Mary Car
michael was pcrforco obliged to con-
tent herself till Mrs Yelett should
call or send for her After supper,
Chugg, with fresh horses to the stage
left ROdney'a apparently for some
port In that seemingly pothless sea Of
foothills That there should be trails
and defined routes over Shls vast, un-
varied stretch OF space seemed more
wonderful 20 Mary than the charted
hghroads Of The Atlantic
Very lonely seemed the Rodney
home among the great company Of
mountains. A brooding desolatlon
had settled ON it at close Of day, aud
all the laughter and light footsteps and
gayly ringing voices Of the young folk
could not dispol the feeling Of being
| adrlft In a tiny shell on the black wa
ters OF some unknown sea. or thus II
seemed 20 the stranger within their
gate
Mrs Rodney retired within the flap
| OF her sunbonnet after the evening
meal, settling herself I'm the rocking
| chair as II &c were some sort Of con-
vcyauce. Warren Rodney took down
gun from the wall and began 10
| clean g. Hi industry with the gun
was of part with the impotent daw.
| ding I'm the gnrden Ills cycs would
| seek for Che rag and the bottle Of oil
| IN % dull. glazed way. uud. having
found thcni, he would forget the rea
/ 6ou of his quest. not once that even
| Ing had they rested on hls wife on amy
member Of his family. TIC had shown
no interest in amy of tle small hap
! peuings Of home. Tire frnnk rivalry Of
! Eulor1's sritors Use chickering's OF tho
girls and boys over the division oi
! household l8hor
From ono ~ OBJ. rooms that openet
90 the world like efngo t0 the au
diencc Mrs Rodney kept hrr evening
| vigil, The last fu.n. Huotlr7tino haz,
Jn tie mouHtH.Hs Nlr Cee. mlug mcJ
lowered about tEe yoHey where IN,
house ,ay wd CHALLENGING immen
stF. King f'e r''fuI of thos,
pyemp. ,u tho thousand billie
EGlDr. now o9Wo to hcT mother wlu
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