The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-06-30

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Eben Storm for time worked his
farm without the aid Of any woman.
They're dreadful onsarten creatures"
be said. -Y. can't caIc1ate fist what
they're gotn' to do. Host O my friends
as hes gone into matrimony hes hsd
trouble from the time rbey married
and wished they was out oft. There's
Joe Biglow 1T with hls'u and lsTin'
cat and dog life, Tom Tinker divorced.
Bill Andrews drew TO drink. The vim
min don't show their real selves tn
after Che ceremony. don't intend 70
put myself where they kin get at me-
But as his farm lands and crops and
stock increased be felt the need Of
women's help. he no longer had time
to do the cooking or. the washing or
milking. and he took In housekeeper,
the uglieSt and Oldest he could find.
It was not long before be had others.
Since he had made break he might
as well rely on his resolution to protect
him and took in several maids. one Of
whom-Mary Baker-was quite pretty.
When Mary came be felt that she had
brought danger. but considered him
self equal to the task OF keeping out
G: her tolls.
One winter morning something hap
pencd. Mary was going out to do her
milking: he. walking directly behind
her. to feed the stock. Mary slipped
on bit of Zee and fell right into hls
arms. BE turned her face up toward
his and kissed h"r. Then he pushed
her away. Mary FLUSHED aud went on.
1t had all come about so quickly that
be couldn't understand how be had
done such thing. BE didn't look at
Mary all that day. and when she asked
him what she should do with the
black and white COW. she kicked So"
he turned away without answering
her.
"A few days later Mary was brought
into the house badly injured by kick
from the black and white COW. Eben
scolded her for not having taken pre-
cautions against such a result. init
mating that II she had told him the
COW kicked he would have MIXED her
himself. Mary made DO reply to this.
Perhaps she knew with woman's In
tuition that he was not scoldinS her.
but himself Perhaps she felt ne.
grieved at his unjust treatment he
didn't go near her while she was re.
covering.
Next fractions bull gored Eben and
came pretty near killing him. Mary
asked him II she could do anything for
him. BE said NO very shortly. but
when she went away called her back
and told her she might put pillow
under him. She did most OF the nurs-
ing till he was out OF danger. then
ceased her visits to him. BE called
for her and asked II she was so In
human as to lcts him die all alone
when every one on the farm was
busy. She made no reply to the ques-
ton, but asked him what he wanted.
he mentioned several things. which
she got for him. then left him again.
This irritated him. and he called her
back.
MARY" he said gruMy. what cid
you slip for the other day-a-purposer'
Mary walked out of the room with
her nose IN the air.
He recovered slowly and. all the
while having nothing at all to do but
think. thought Of what was on his
mind-Mary. BE was sure she was
trying to marry him. but he was losing
the power 10 protect himself against
her. When he got well he went to
Der when she was churning and said:
Mary, suppose you want home.
Most women do. don't want to dis
appoint you. VIII you marry NEE"
mo. won't" she said anGrily.
She went on pounding the churn. and
he went away astonIshed.
Nothing occurred in this peculiar
courtshIp for several days. when he
met her coming from the barn.
"Hev you thought better Of TT" be
asked.
"of what% -- 49,:
Margin me-"
''You don't want 70 cit married" she