The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-09

boon which first showed to my psy-
scat sight something Of hat full
.fe Of which my imagination
had framed n rude, faint
sketch. was standing at the end
of the meadow, just where the rails
had been thrown down for the cows,
when, looking up the path that led
through the wood by the river ii
saw, almost at my side a r.aa on
horseback He stopped. and. laIf
raising his bat melton | had M
seen before, said,-ls this squire
Boarders' placer
pushed back my sunbonnet, anu
looked up at him see him now
as vaw him then. for my quick
y&rtled glance took IN the whole
I face and figure, which daguerrotyp-
ID themselves on my memory. A
frank, open face, with well-cut and
well-deflned features and large ha-
Eel eyes, set off by curling brown
hair was smiling down upon meand
throwing himself from his horse, q
young man OF about five and twenty
stood beside me He had TO repeat
his question before gained pres
ence OF mind enough to answer him:
Us this Squire Boarder's house
and do you think could get a
Nights lodging here?"
It was no unusual thing for us TO
give nights lodging to the boat
men from the river, or TO the farm
ers from the back country as they
passed 10 or from Catlettsburg; but
what accommodation had we for such
q guest us here presented. | walk
- before him up the path to the
house, and, shyly pointing to my
Etepmother, who stood on the porch,
sald,-"Thats Miss Boardcrs; YOU
can ask her"
And then, before he had time TO
answer, fled In an agony Of bash
fulness TO my refuge under the wa
Ter maple behind the house. ling
tired there as long as dared longer
indeed, than had any right TO lin
Esrger, for ! heard my mothers
i gqi crying, Janet" and | well
I n ,hat there was nobody but
tIss.rf 10 mix the corn-cako, spread
bffhe table, or run the dozen errands
that would be needed, slipped in b!
\ ne back door, and. escaping my
htep-mothers peeyish complaints
passed into the little closet which
Egryed us for pantry, and, scoopInl
Mp the meal. began diligently to miS
Il
The window by which | stood open
ed on the porch My father and hi,
meu had come in. and, tipping their
chairs against q wall, or mount
ed on the porch ling, We're smolI
ipg their clgarf laughing, joking
tai land tho IN th9 midst o
henS \ the stranger, smoking too
and joining In their talk with al
easy earnestness that seemed to viii
them az once. Our country-peopl,
do not spare their questions My
father took the lead, the meu throw
Ing in remark now and then,
Il calculate you have never beer
In these parts before?"
mo, never. You have beautiful
country here"
"The country's well enough, If W
could clear off some Of them tree
that stop a man every way he turns
p.d you come up from Lowiza to-day
mo, have only ridden from tn
mouth OF Blackberry, ! believe yo
call II. have left a boat and GREY
there, who will be up in the morn
ing"
What truck have you got on you
boat?"
Lumber and so forth, and plenC
Of tools OF one sort or other"
Damn me If don't believe yo
are the man who is coming up her
to open the coal mines on Burgess
land" And the whole crowd gath
cred around him.
He laughed good naturally
YES, am coming TO live anon
Jou. | hope you'll give ne a we
come" ... -.
=. There was CHEEKY sound of we
come from the men, hut my fathC
shook his head
A 1--WE don't like no new-fangle
4potions, noways, up here, and /
not say that I'm glad you're brin'
ing them in; but, at any rate, your
welcome here tonight"
The young man held out his han
~ are to be close neighbors, NJ
goarders, aud | hope We shall
good friends; but | ought to tell V
all about myself. Mr.. Burgess's Ian
has been bought by a company WI
Intend to open the coal mines, as V
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