Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-11-30
Shephdstown Jefferson County, Virginia. Thursday November

| JUSTIN.
you've every one gone overl And
you know you wanted parlor as much
as did,"
"Oh, parlor be hangedl" said Justin.
And Janey cried.
She cried again when Justin, slipping
on some ice under the spout of the pump,
for the cold had set in early that fall
fell and wrenched his hip. Many cried,
too. II Janey cried, that was the proper
thing to do. But then her lip trembled,
seeing Justin's pain. al sorrow for you, "
she said, hovering round him with flower
soft touches that made his nerves dance.
al sorrow"
with all had to do before |" sighed
the mother.
"Don't you fret, Cousin Sarah; Pm
head nurse" said Cousin Lee.
And although the doctor said nothing
was broken, yet Justin suffered so that
the head nurse kept busy.
Justin got rheumatism, and was in bed
under a mass OF blankets, when some OF
the children-for there was no school in
Thanksgiving week - ran in with the
news that small raft had come down
the river and stranded in front OF the
cabin.
The mother was drawing her pies from
the big oven.
81 declare, what did do before Cousin
Lee come ?" she was saying, when her
husband brought in the turkey. ale
had this oven heated for me before sun
up"
There |" said her husband. "That'S
enough for two Thanksgivin's You goin'
to pluck him, Janey? Everybody ought
to have hand in ThankSgivin' fiXin's." "
al s'pose SHALL" said Janey, drearily.
"But don't feel sight like ThankSgiv-
in"
"Pooh p said her father. "When med
icine's bitter, it's pity TO be long swal-
lowing it."
"Im ashamed of you, JaneyP" SAID
her mother. "Where's Many? Here's
her turnover"
'1 guess she's in the woodshed with
with him. pinned her shawl on her."
said Janey, recalling the sweet, rosy face
she had kissed, as the doll was held up
to be kissed, too.
whats got into you, Janey ?" asked
her father. Don't seem like yourself" f."
"Where's Many, map" said Billy,
rushing in, his cheeks as red as apples.
"Johnny and have piece of birch bank
for Cousin Lee TO make her a cradle for
Arabella."
"She's in the woodshed. "
"No, I've just been there"
"MaI Daddy Cousin LeeP' cried
the twins, bursting in. "Mamy's been
down TO the river, washin' Arabella! And
she got on the little raft, and the tides
runnin', and it's carryin' her down."
"And out to seaP cried Janey, spring
ing 10 her teet. That's what's come OF
Cousin Lees whiting p
cousin Lee Cousin LeeW shouted
Davy, for the old man had taken the fur
key out to the woodhouse to pluck it
himself. "Oh, come quickl Mamy's on
the riverl She'll be drowned if you
don't comel"
"Where's the boat ?" cried Cousin Lee,
jumping up like shot and stumping after
the others on his lame leg.
"Leaks like sieve"
go get that old sail in the lean-to loft
and the long net in the kitchen. Boys,
you help me down with the boat !" he
cried.
"Billy an Davy, fetch the oars. There
she isl | see her." For Many, half in
delight at her strange sailing, and half in
hysteric terror, was dancing up and down
on the unsteady, half-submerged support
that went swirling and fitting away with
half mile of deep water between her
and the shore.
20 my baby !" cried her mother.
80 Many, Many % sobbed Janey.
"Here," said Cousin Lee, al want your
strength. Here, boys, you push, toop
And the boat scraped down over the peb-
bles, and Cousin Lee rigged the piece OF
sail-cloth to cover the seams. "There,
he said, "that'Il keep her afloat little
while. Where's the oars ? Now I'm
going alone. If anybody can get the
child, can p Already he was putting
deep water between himself and the 9TH
ers-the dazed father, the mother wiring
ing her hands, the children shivering and
crying, and all forgetting everything ex-
cept the boat sweeping away with long
strokes, and the little speck OF the red
shawl and hood already far away.
The mother had thrown herself down
on the half frozen shingle, clutching the
wet stones. The father had started to
run to the town below The gap, if perad
venture help might put out from the
wharves. Janey stood like stock, as if
frozen stiff, her eyes swan, the world
was growing black.
Then suddenly Billy and Johnny shout
ed that they saw the speck Of red again I;
all heard a far, faint halloo, and Cousin
Lee was rowing b2ck with Many be-
tween his knees. It seemed impossible
then to lift hand, to stir a foot, TIL sud-
denly breath came back to Janey, and she
screamed:
"The boats sinking! Oh, oh, the boat
is sinkingp'
For as If crept out Of the last crevice OF
the constantly changingice-field, the boat
sat lower and lower in the water. ltwas
plain that she was slowly and less slow
iy filing; and although Cousin Lee was
hardiuo IN his oars with all his mlghl