The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-17
THE WOMAN RICE PLANTER
LITTLE TRIALS o. LIFE ON A
SOUTHERN PLANTATION.
VINE 4u1catl~D ~ sSonadab-A breakdown
Mtho ROad-Trawedy Of an irish Terrier
-mhufcuity % GSettlng Field HandA
-Breaklng T. q Filly-A FlOed.

-wAWcwty " ASetung Field HnndA
breaking EIR FtBly-A FIOod.
PDAcEvILLg. Sept. 5.-Had a trying day
At the plantation making an effort to get
Day properly stacked and was detained late.
1 bad told JOnadsb to wash the blackboard
and grease the wheels. which he had done
very thoroughly. for I could hear the grease
cracking and Ruth was travelling very
fast when the world seemed TO come to an
end.
did not know what had happened. but
new to Ruth's Q and quieted her. though
she bad dragged the blackboard some DIG
o before ! could stop her. I do not
know what became OF Dab at first, for I
didn't see him until I had stopped Ruth.
when he came up, suffering Eearfully, and
said:
"Ths wheel iA IeF' behind"
The front wheel had rolled or. / told
him to go and bring IL and put IL on. though
I did not see how he was to do it alone
and could not possibly help. as it was all
| could do to hold Ruth. Jonadab. how
sver, has a way Of surprising me by unex-
pected capacity, just an a variety from my
constant surprise over his awkwardness.
On this occasion he held the wheelin one
hand while be lifted the axle with the other
and got the wheel on. Then I sent him
10 look for the nut. but I felt it was a Torlorn
chance. for II was now quite dark. was
Ia despair; We were three and a half miles
from P~eaceviIle, and il I walked l would
hase to leave all my impedimenta and
only take my basket of keys and other
small things. such as my diary.
Most of the men go home at sunset and I
feared they had all passed and I could notsee
my way to any solution. just as I had come
TO the conclusion that even my resourceful
mind could find no way out OF the darkness
two buggies drove up and the gentlemen
asked b they could do for me. l ex-
planned the situation and one OF them said:
II you viii drive with me. Miss Penning-
ton, Mr.. B. will take your things. the boy
can ride the horse and We will cave the
blackboard here until Tomorrow"
accepted the hospitality OF his buggy
With many thanks. The transfer OF freight
was made. Dab took Ruth out and I rolled
the vehicle into the woods. as I could not
hear that my blackboard should be left
On the roadside a spectacle of a breakdown.
Just ss it was all accomplished Dab STAN
rnered out:
Il find de nut
Great surprise. for this was fully 100
yards in front Of the spot where the wheel
had ruu OF, but he said he felt IL under his
foot and picked it UP and showed il in his
hand. Mr.. ". said:
That boy could never rave put the nut
On at all after Greasing it,
Dab Wal vocifsrous as to his having put
Il 90 and screwed it tight. 7 was beyond
conjecture. aud too thankful TO question.
Very rapidly the transfer was made back to
my vehicle, Mr.. n. rensrking Your buck
board takes easily more thar our two bug
giee.7
I thanked them heartily for their chival-
rous aid, and We all drove on home.
After the agitation had somewhat sub
aided I asked Dab Who was sitting behind,
n he had really put the tap on or not. ne
answered with great certainty:
Yes. mann; yes, ma'am; I did put it on
know. en- screwed It tight"
I did not contradict him. but said
think shout IL; 20 back in your mind and
remember just What you did. and where
you Put the nut when you took 90 this
Wheel. which you say vow creased last
After two miles in silence 7 helrd con-
vIlsed sounds from the hack. and finally out
tame "No-o-o, Miss Psshuns; 10 ma am. I
HSNNT put LI1I uuN W. ! pul " OF inc front o
the blackboard an when 7 pnt the wheel ON
I went for = drink NJ water. and never did
nut tho nut hack -ro, rIa'sm. J never put II
back. I left IL setting on the front Of the
blackboard"
When Dab ftally gets started after
Suffering and splufterinG he cannot bear
70 stop talking. hut keeps repeating bic
statement over and over with delig ht AZ the
iii -Is-I
rave 10 say mildly. That vin do, Dab" and
sven then I hear him saying them over TO
himself.
After stopping his Cow Of speech I told
him IL was = great relief 10 know exactly
WHIST had happened. and I hoped il would
be a lesson 10 him all bis life and make
him feel that he was a responsible being;
that 7 trusted him with important work,
snd how If it had not been for Gods great
goodness 7 might be lying on the road
Nth a broken neck and he with both legs
broken. did all I could TO make him
feel What a mercy IL had been, and he
seemed deeply impressed. Ruth behaved
beautifully during the whole thing. 90 I
gave her a saucer Of sugar when we got
home.
Saturday, September a.-Have been in
eNcs biuCS tue n1ppy lucluSDN the OtDer
night. but this afternoon | felt impelledt to
90 into the plantation. had planned
10 send Chloe in With he money for Bona
osrte n pay of. but at the las. minute got
up and went myself.
IS soon as he saw me Green said: Glad
you. cum. ura'sm Nana's got de colic
turribIe en- We dunno wat to do fur her,"
7 forgot that { vas myself dscrepit and
f~T SO the house and got n bottle Of collie
cJTo end = box If axle grease. always
keep sconitc. hut had none, hut fortunately
bad NOT re urned This ottle of house medi-
rire ubich ! had borrowed when Ruth
ives sick said = t~e9spoonTul every half
noDr. but 7 EusV my time was short and
Nsns Was desperately i'll. - I gave a tea
sr'-cuRUl every ton minutes.
Sbs would JUS throw her great BODY
Io-n With such force that Il seemed shs
nrus break every bone in IL. roll over and
over. pick herself NJ and flop down again
hsfose you could attempt To- head nor on. !
Willie shs was down I made Green and
Dab rub her heavily with axle grease.
7 myself pUt the medicine in her mouth.
holding her head up and her Inns tiRht ID. |