Lower coast gazette., 1913-09-13

LOUISIANA, SATURDAY.
lower edge of the card, freed each part
separately, rolled it lightly over with
the back of the top card, and laid the
finished roll across the wheel-bench at
her elbow. A cardful of cotton turned
out five or six rolls. Unless the card
ing was we'll done, farewell all hope
of fine, even thread.
Molly was no longer drowsy. Her
cards flew. She smiled, as If think
ing happy thoughts, There was a high,
aeecy pile across the wheel-head by
the time Hanneh fetched in the break
fast Of corn bread, broiled venison and
sassafras tea.
After breakfast Molly began spinning.
She held a roll-tip to the spindle and
set the big rim burning merrily; as
she felt the spindle take hold, she
caught the roll a few inches down,
and moved backward, keeping the
wheel in motion with her right hand,
and with her left, steadily drawing
out a fine, even thread. When the
thread was twisted firmly, she let the
roll-end drop to the floor, set her ing
ers up close to the spindle, and as
the strand passed through them, twist
ed it again. This was because she was
spinning warp. Wool required only a
|single twisting. After the second
twisting she doubled a bit of corn
husk and wrapped it about the spin
die: then she ran the thread on 1t,
and thus began a breach. With the
thread so fine, the breach grew slow.
". The first batch of rolls did not
half fill it. =,
, "My patience, Molly! That stuffl
never come through the dye worth
weaving" Mrs. Tazewell said, after q
while. 81 was just going to say Ie
go halves with you in this next piece
Of cloth; you spin warp, me the fill
ing. and have it blue and copperas
four and four, checked back the same
way-that makes mighty clean-look
in frocks and aprons. But shan.
do it, if you're going to stick to thl
size. Where'll you ever get a ~
. sley for it? It'll take that, or be $
Q sleazy you can't wear it. Then tn
work! Land O. goodness! You won
!. get it done, hardly, by the time yo
get married"
n ooh. | think WILL" said Mol!
blushing. "At least, hope so; an
r. there won't be any dyeing-"
DO you mean to tell me you're g
. ing to weave it right plain?" Mr.
n Tazewell demanded.
h Molly nodded. "And bleach it pur
4 white" she said, looking down an
: blushing more than ever.
x The blush enlightened Mrs. Taz
well.
I q see! Quality young ladies alwas
= wear white when they marry heal
II Hannah telling you that the oth'
al day. And she's made you think youl
Re quality! Huh! You wouldn't listen
IS. any of my boys. do wonder whel
YOU found a man fine enough" !
3 paddy knows-I waited for him
tell you-Granville asked him for n
n. the night he went away" Molly sal
ID Ainging up her head. He's comll
hack for me next fall. Sis Betsy, cal
we live in peace until then?"
1t sComing back next fall! I'll belle
ms that when / see it," Mrs. TazeW.
81 said. with a sour laugh. "Molly, you
., surely old enough to know those 81
veyor.men court any and every {
ht- they run across out yere in the wild!
lis, ness, And this yere Granville Asl
no he amt even a surveyor. Didn't
~ tell me out of his own mouth ne "
lust riding with the gang on his o
hook? 1t came over me then tW
likely he had reasons. How 40 y
:, know but he's run away on account
lm some meanness? Suppose he was
rth tnrn out a horse-thief, or even JUS
The plain murderer? But you ne
abs thought of that; his pretty ways tt
obc your eye"
IF Granville does not come. for J
anu I shall know he is dead. But Whet
ner he comes o stays, do you never ma
,gs. his name to me-or to anybody IN
aen hearing. Don't you NEEDLE with
uen concerns, little or big; as certain
you do; I'll tell daddy what went y
his little rifle. I've known all alon
oas and YOU have, too-that Dump too
20. to the big cock-fight, and lost It.
nut Molly picked up her cards and
'ast- ton.basket.. and ran away to the kl
nine en-. 1t was twenty yards behind
hod main house, and had always
nav her ready refuge. In it she had lie