The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-07-23

and called to him as neared,-
Can you not come, Mr.. Ham
mond, little way upstream with
met | have fsund those young tulip
trees that you want for your garden;
they are just round the bend above
Mats Creek. Jim Foushee will see
to that work, and ! have just time
to show them to you before supper"
| was favorite with Jim Foushee.
He laughed q joking welcome to me,
as he said,-
"I'n see to this, sir II you want
to go with Janet Rainsferd She's the
gal that knows the woods. A splen-
did Sandy wife you'll make some
young fellow, Janet, il you don't get
too book-learned."
In five minutes we were off and
had rounded the point out of sight
and hearing. In few hurried words
told my story, but at first Mr..
Hammond would not believe it,
Those men that I've done so much
for and worked 50 hard for this
Iwinter!"
At last, convinced, his face set with
the determined look that had seen
on 1t once or twice before,
0
TN not raise the wages of a sin
gle man, and, what's more, Id turn
them all off the place, il only ]
could find others. But those boats
at Catlettsburg, they are the most
important. The cosupally would send
me up men from Cincinnati, If only
/ ! could get wosd to them; but these
rascals will stop any letter ] send
Those Sandians are capable Of it,
or rather they are capable of putting
the k-ishuren up to doing their dirty
work for them"
i "A letter would be safe, If 1t once
reached Catlettsburg?" | asked.
Certainly. But how to get it,
there?"
Il can take It. Nobody will sus-
I.ect me, Give me the letter tonight,
and viii go tomorrow,
you, Janet? you are crazy"
mo, indeed. | often ride to Lou
lisa; what is TO hinder me from hav-
ing errands TO Catlettsburg, | could
20 down there in one day, and take
two days back, If my father thinks
It is too much for old Bill to take
1t through in one
20. you could borrow Swiftfoot
4 have often lent him to you, and h
: would carry you safely and surely
o ! don't believe any harm would com,
, to you, and so much depends upor
h It."
e turned the skiff decidedly.
You have only to get your letter
= ready and give it to me when | come
over III lnt ulOl uluS " uv'AO" S"iiI
foot. will take care of all thu
d rest"
S And, sculling rapidly, we were a
: the wharf again before he had tim
r to raise objections. knew that
/ could persuade my mother into let
e ting me go to Louisa again the mex
y day, for we needed all our sprin
Is purchases,-and once there 1t wa
n easy to find it necessary to go t
II the mouth ! had never been alone
II but often with my father or some Q
= our hands; besides, ! was too wei
n able to take care Of myself, too &C
s Cushioned to have my own way, t
'e anticipate any anxiety about my nc
70 returning.
d And so it proved. The next morn
ID ing saw me mounted on Swiftfoot, Ii
N letter safe in MY bosom, and a lon
'e list of articles wanted in my poke
N What a lovely ride that was, with III
ID gentle, spirited horse of which ] wa
J. so fond for a companion, and m
own beautiful forests in all their love
ia lest spring green around me, wit
re just enough of mystery and danBt
u In the expedition to add an eXhilj
N rating excitement, and with the bal
by consciousness that | was dom
IS something for Mr.. Hammond, who hS
IS done so much for me, to urge me or
A. cantered mGrly past Jim Fousl
tes cornfield, and, nodding to hin
III Is he stood in the door of his LOT
vi house, | enjoyed telling him that
H. was going to Louisa on shoppir
at expedition. Should l get anythir
+ for him? He could see that NJ
ID Hammond had lent me Swiftloot,
10 that l should soon he back, if
ut could buy all wanted in Louisi
lN If not | did believe should so on
nj Catlettsburg: the ride would be
VI glorious
ee And glorious it was. I WIS hapI
VS. in myself, happy in my thoughts
er my friend, happy in the physical g
ioyment of the air, the woods, Il
I'd sun, the shade. Let me dwell {
lie that ride, | have not had mar
e; hnnnv DAYS hut that was OF