The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-17

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he would Sesbly dip his little black tipped
mouth. 49,.
At last I took him in my arms and put
him on a soft cushion I'm a tall banana box;
then I cut several pieces OF very savory
roast beef and put them all round his little
muz1lo. He could not eat them. but he
could smell them and I could see by his
them thece. "
Then I filed a sponge with chIoroSorm
and put It mo a cone which / had made Of
pasteboard n put IL over his head and
covered up Tho whole thing with a heavy
rug. After two houTS ] sent Dab to. look
in and he came back radiant TO say that
Snap was quite veil.
I went TO look. and the dear little dOggie
rousod himself from a delightful nap TO
look at me. All expression Of suffering and
appeal was zone from his eyes. He looked
suprsnnely happy and comfortable, and after
glancing up at mo he tucked his head down
on the roast beef and went TO sleep again.
vet the sponge and once more left him.
When l O him out tho next morning
I could not believe he was dead, 90 per-
keotly happy and natural did he look.
Dial dug his grave in my little garden and
1 lad him 70 rest, feeling, the lonslieS5
mortal on earth whom l got through.
Sept. l0th.-When l vent in to Cherokee
yesterday l was amazed to find Mana
quite recovered. 1 had told Bonaparte
n she showed any disposition TO eat 10 give
her rough rice instead OF either oats or
corn, and IL seems to nave been a happy
Thought. for It has agreed with her. and
though weak still and much skinned and
bruised by the way the threw herself about:
abe seemed quite well.
This is the eighty eighth birthday. OF
Every one in the little village sent her
some little Offering, so that her room was
full OF flowers and dainty trifies. and she
enjoyed them so much. Though unable
to eat anything and nearly blind. her in
terest in everything and everybody 10 vivid.
This afternoon as Dab was putting the
domiJohn OF milk in the box preparatory
to leaving Cherokee. and 1 waa standing
IN front OF him screwing the top on the
jar OF cream 10 put in the same box. sud;
denly he dropped the demijohn and leaped
in the air u~ttering her most terrific Comsnohe
yells ! ever heard. l nearly dropped the
jar Of cream at the sound; he fed away
still yelling.
Ny mind is fertile in horrors and I said
to myself. The boy has gone mad" was
When he finally stopped. some distances
away. I called out What 10 the matter.
Jonadsbl" He just pointed 20 a spot
near where / stood and began to yell again
Snake run cross my foot
The relief was 70 great that l looked
composedly on tho biz snake, but called
in q tone Of unwonted severity You must
and kill &C." I know the only thing
to prevent Dab from going into a ht was
t. be severe IN my tone and peremptory-
Most reluctantly and slowly 10 ret rned.
I cannot imagine why the snake elected
70 stay in the ivy 70 meet its fate; IL was
sluggish, evidently having swallowed some
thing large. either a rat or another snake.
for 1t was very stout. / made Dab md a
long strong stick. II required continued
urging and encouragement to get Dab TO
complete the job, but as soon u IL was
and he felt himself victor over the
thing which mad terrified him so he became
pulled up with pride and courage.
Asked s. to 20 with me TO Cherokee
try 70 get the halter on Marietta. She is
Q years old and has not been handled
at all; at hat age Ruth. her mother. was
being driven every day with old Jimmy
in a light blackboard two or three miles.
Having no n but Green 20 help me
handle her | have been afraid Of spelling
by attempting to do things and
failing. told Green when he fed her
every day to pat and handle her until he
slip a short rope round her neck,
he has never been able q do IL. | can pat
her face and neck. but a. soon ~ my hand
goes to the top Of her head OF she goes.
When the time came to start the clouds
had gathered for q storm and feared $.
would not 20, but he said that having his
into the storm. or course II vas
for we could not get at the colt in
HE rain and il poured for two hours. dur !
which time I paid on the hands.
Two little dRTkeys had begged me for a
pair OF my shoes; Jean 10 about 70 and
Kitty 10 years old said:
They would be too big for you
mo. maianl. dem ies' Mt; vi gle me sum
last winter"
So I went in and found two pairs Of per-
fectly good boots. never wear them
out, but have them for years and years.
The children were delighted when they
them.
Wow. Kitty. If I. give you these shoes
will you pick cotton for Eue?"
Yes. um. came promptly from NIFTY;
but Jean answered No. mum" when
turned 10 her with the same question.
u do not mean you TO pick without ray
will pay you for picking the cotton. hut
want you to pick for me instead of else
Still a sullen mo. num-
Well. then, I will not give you the shoes.
Why should make you such . handsome
present when you will not do the little that
can for mep Ny cotton Is wasting
md You walk two miles to pick some one
slse's cotton" !
Jean seemed TO think IL very amusinR,
out finally signihed that II I ave her the
shoes she would pick my cotton.
The hands are paid by the pound for
cotton, and children as a rule de-
light in IL. They do not have TO stoop, az
he grown hands do. and there is a fsScina-
in taking the lovely FUZZY stun from
he dead brown fingers that hold II. This
week Jean picked n day. but. Kitty pre-
the much harder work OF gathering |
corn. |
am very anxious for them 20 learn to !
pick cotton. as IL seems that IL TO be our
;rop in future. and there Is q great art in
Z, The hands in this low country cannot
pick Fifty pounds a day, while In the cotton
they pick over a hundred.
In the tow of Union. which il in the
centre Of the regular cotton section, a
roman brought some beautiful centre
Of drawn work to sell. When l
her II she made her living by sewing |
'he laughed and answered with great
emphasis: |
NO. ma'am, I jes' does il fer 'musemeut
n the winter. is a fam han an works
n the cotton Rel'."
"How much cotton can you pick q day?S
! had evidently truck the point OF her |
pride. for she dropped the basket
~ c~eDtrepieces, drew her fine figure up 20 /
IL full height and answered:
~ kin PICK three hundred poun's OF cotton !
rom sunrise to sunset. an stop a half hour
dinner. too"
Eva is my brsg han at all kinds of work
md shO rarely gets TO fifty pounds.
A terrible fear strikes me now and then 4
hat they carry more than half that they
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