The sun., 1908-04-19

not afraid OF wild beasts
Gradually his face relaxed and saw the
demon had fed for the time, but il was eI-
citing.
After this he talked naturally and pleas
Antly about what he vas going TO plant.
As / left said
Remember, you can plant the crops
where and how you please, don't want to
be consulted about that, you understand
IL. but never set 4 fire burning without
asking me.
January l7-Yesterday being Sunday /
invited Mr.. and Mrs. u. to come in and have
service with me, which they did. They
went home and made careful toilet and re-
turned with Sunday clothes hats and kid
gloves closely buttoned. found IL little
embarrassing to read the church service,
but went through manfuly and short,
simple, clever sermon.
Life has become very interesting with
this new problem. told Mr.. the other
night that I thought he had better 60 to
my neighbours who has a nice house in the
pine land and that | thought 1t would be
healthier for his wife, and that Of course
We could break the contract by mutual
consent, but he answered promptly that he
did not wish TO 90 anywhere else, that the
thirty acres he had taken was the finest
land he ever saw anywhere and he was 60
ing TO make pile Of money for me and a
pile for himself; he had been all over my
neigl.bor's land and II did not please him
as we'll
wrote 10 my two lawyer nepheWs =
full account OF what had happened. and
they both wrote "For heavens sake break
the contract But must bide my time
to do that. The arrangement was that no
money was to be paid at present; all that
owe him for carpenters work on bis house
was TO be taken from my share OF the crop.
II we're to break the contract would
have e. .paX. him Al that At once, and have
not the money My cotton has not sold
and there Ia nothing else to look to.
Ran out to meet mail man this morning
to get a letter on and found that his horse
was quite sick-could scarcely walk Sent
Dab in for the aconte and spoon and gave
the horse a full dose, and in few moments
he was able TO get on again.
Have had twenty cords OF live oak cut
and hauled 10 the river, but cannot sell 1t
in Gregory, as l hoped.
January 2s-Yesterday had Green take
Dandy, my beautiful pony, to Mr.. F.
in Gregory to be sold. II can sell him
for 500 It will exactly pay my taxes. He
is 90 beautifully formed and 90 easily kept
and 30 gay and 80 fond OF me that II 10 a
great trial 10 send him otf; he would make
splendid polo pony. but II | can make him
pay the tax | must do II, for | still have
three grown horses and two colts.
February 2-Chickens Matching fast
Up till o'clock last night with Mrs. a.
She was unconscious for two hours and
pulseless for fifteen minutes
II is dreadful. | said to myself last night
as | was trying to pour brandy down her
throat and restore her TO life. 'iou poor
young thing. il ever you get up again l
will try to get you back to your own people,
She has four married sisters In her home.
wherever that may be; for some reason
they do not give clear information as to
where they came from.
February l3-Mrs. 2. told me that she
wanted to 60 home and Mr.. z. Is willing
for her to 90. but will not 60 himself, and
she il not willing to leave him. She knew
he would 60 right back 10 drinking aud
killing people, both Of which amiable weak
nesses he had given up since they met,
told her ] was not willing TO have him
stay without her, but not 10 tell him that,
as it would enrage him; just to stick to it
that she would not leave him. She gets
paler and thinner every day, and know he
cannot hold out. said yesterday II | only
had the money to pay him up in full l
would propose 70 do 50 and break the con-
tract. and Chloe said at once
Miss Patience le' me len yer de money.
FL WI Jed send me down to town kin git
um from de bank fer you. Do please,
ma am, le' dem 60
So spoke 10 Mr.. H., saying, though it
was most inconvenient IL he wished to
70 with his wife. which was most necessary
in her state Of health would consent to
break the contract and pay him the 900 I
owed him for work Most reluctantly he
sent Chloe 10 Gregory Ia the pony
carriag ge, and she brought back the money.
| wrote note for II at per cent. and made
her pin il in her bank book in case Of my
death.
February l6-Paid Mr. 2. up in full for
seryices and gave him note for his little
furniture. and bade them good-by, sending
them 10 Gregory in the wagon with Mana.
felt quite sorry to Part with Mrs. q
She il a nice woman, and, poor thing.
married to a madman, to whom she is
devoted. Thank heaven he 10 going and that
We part friends. My experiment OF white
help is at an end
He took me over all the work-beautiful
strawberry bed. with potatoes planted,
700 onions set out. celery bed started, all
beautifully prepared. 1t is sad to think II
will soon all be grown up in weeds. ]
must take up my burden again.
February 2I-In field all day; having oats
in; bitterly cold north wind blow
ing.
February 25-In ost field again all day.
Gibby ploughing with oxen and Green with
Mana.
February PA charming meeting here
ot the voman's auxiliary. / went out to
he oats field intending to get back before
70, the hour Of meeting, but Gibby went
10 burn up some patches Of cockSpurS and
et the fire get away into the pasture which
vas terrible. had to stay and fight it.
/ made Green take his plough and make
. deep furrow ahead Of the fire round in a
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