Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-14
The Woman That Hustled

HaweSville remained Imprinted and
ly by the Methodists and the BaptiSts
One day the widow larkinS set the
ball a-rolling with view Of getting
the work done Not a hint escaped
her that she was working for an OBJ
ject. 1t was eight months later that
carpenters began work and it was
learned who had raised the money.
The painters followed the carpenters,
and the second coat was hardly dry
when the bell arrived and was hoistcd
into position. There was a grand turn
cut for the first Sunday. The minis
tiers of both denominations We're to oc
cupy the pulpit, and there would be
talks" instead of sermons. To the
Amusement of everybody who looked
over the assemblage the widow Lar
kins was not present. 1t was known
that she was home, and no one mad
heard that she was i'll, and what had
kept her away no one could guess.
After the service ParSon Turner wend-
ed his way to her house to solve the
problem. He found her in tears, and
the more solicitous he was the more
tears she shed There is an end to
even womans tears, however and by
and by the widow wiped hers away
and controlled her voice and said:
lnl 7 hor n
fession to make. There are several
things that weigh on my conscience,
and that was the reason | was not at
service this morning. Parson, you
know | set out all alone to get that
carpenter work done"
Il know, and it was a brave thing of
YOU"
81 owned a kicking cow 1t was
known to everybody in the village that
she was a kicker. She has kicked
over more of her milk than was ever
saved. l would have been glad to sell
her for $40. One day n man came
along from Cherry Hill, and | sold
her to him for SIT. | never said
word about her kicking. That SIT
bought the first lumber Do you think
l can ever be forgiven for my SIM"
I'm! Um!" said the parson to him
self. you were not asked if the COW
kicked%"
NO"
well, shouldn't worry much. 1t Is
quite possible that with other sur
roundings she may cease to kick at
all"
II owned two spotted hogs" contin-
ued the widow. They were running
around the village for year and We're
several times complained Of as nuI-
sances."
Yes; they rooted up my garden last
spring"
WELL a hog buyer came along one
day and offered me So apiece for them.
He drove them away after dark.
When he paid me he paid for three
spotted hogs instead of two He must
have driven away one belonging to
others. | didn't notice the mistake I'M
did not run after him. | turned that
Ouu nOS INTO more lumber.
I'm! I'm! | can't exactly see how
you can be held responsible for the
hog buyer being nearsighted. You
might have run after him and ex-
planned that he had paid you for an
extra hog, but you didn't think of it
until too late. l should say that every
hog removed from our village to some
Il - =
us. hog in mudhole Is nui-
sance; hog turned into a cupola of a
church is a joy forever"
You know | went to Chicago about
three months ago. | have some world
ly relatives there. When | told them
of the work | was engaged in they
were much interested. My brother-in-
law insisted that l put SO on the
races on ten to one shot. l was in
duced against my will to do 1t, and
my horse came in ahead. | got 500
in cash, and that went into the cupola
l am feeling now that it was the great
est sin of ALL"
well, l don't know" unused the par
son. You did not bet through any
sOrdid motive?"
mo. l had the cupola in mind all
the time"
"You didn't see any of the horses
abused or urged beyond their
strength"
mo. They really appeared to enjoy
It, 1t was the first time in all my life
that ever bet on horse race, and /
T.
'Um! OF course the principle of
horse racing is Wrong-very wrong
but there are occasions when an inno-
cent person may be persuaded against
his own judgment You did not go to
Chicago to bet on the racer"
"Oh, no, no. no! l didn't know that
such thing was contemplated"
ut was your brother-in-law who sug-
gested that you lay wager"
at was"
and you showed proper reluc-
lance for timef"
81 did"
"Well don't think the sin Is unfor-
givable. Besides, the money has gone
into the cupOla and can't be separated
from the rest. Is there anything
more?"
"There-there is!' groaned the wild
ow as her tears began to fall again.
You didn't attend n prize fight,
hope?"
mo. | was not so lost as that. My
hrOther-in-Iow c1ma homa ono morning