The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-12
TO THE HILL "KENTRY"
sY HENRY G WOOD.

Lori Lori JabeE. mumhled the I
ola woman. the wagon wheels creak-
Ing fitting accompaniment 70 her /
high. shin voice. ~rm skeered weuns
won't never Git ter the hill kentry.
Hit seems a powerful long way OF,
A man and woman. both past the
middle age. plodded wearily along
III Tie dust and heat. the woman
near the rear Or the wagon, the man
at the horses head.
~weuns II get thar all right,
mother. answered her husband. en-
eouragingly. after a little space a
silence, .hy ter-morrow we-uns ought
ts- Sc the blue hills onct mo by
ndar ter-morrow."
The spent horse staggered 70 the
side If the road. and began 20 nib
ble ut a small patch OF green IN
der ire shade 81 a protecting bush.
The man waited.
That's right. Bnldy-eat all YOU
uns kin. he said. kindly. Hits
right smart Journey. yit, but weuEs
II eit thar. mother. don't ye fret ne
added. confidently.
The horse. somewhat refreshed by
the mouthful or two Of green grass,
started again on its slow journey down
the white stretch of dusty road.
In the afternoon they reached q city
that lag IN the path Of their journey.
The noise and movement confused
the old coaple-the sight Of many
strapse faces struck them with
mixhfw sense OF loneliness and soil
tude the country aud the hills they
sought we're as familiar fSiends, hul
the hurryinK crowds seemed pitiless
and apart from them. There was
certain frlendllness IN nature that wal
altogether lacking In the busy hauntl
Of man.
Besides. to these two. the city wa
symboilcal Of all that was avll, an
cruel. ana callous. was it not a cit
possibly this very one-that ha
swallowed in its Unsuitable nav a
innocent glrl that this cid couple ha
= cherished and called daughters
Little wonder that they now locke
I about them with ave and dread. an
Z were eager 60 quit the hot, nols
streets ana reach the open fields on'
!. more.
The man chlrrnped a kindly note
announcement to tna worn-out hors
J. In response the faithful animal auie
ened its slow pace for few steps, a.
a then suddenly went down on the ha
Il stones 81 the street to rise no more.
& In helpless apathy the couT
stopped. bsvIldeFed Ind dared. then
the full enormity Of the disasi
slwned On lhe woman's mind, 8
u flung herself down on her knees, q
a tried vainly to lift the head q |
4e axsnz animal into her lap, calling
,ts trsatiugiy:
sv Balayl Baldyi you-nus amt a-se
fer leave we-nns harag The hill <
try asnt but : little piece of-les
nerroa. Can't 70 taka we-uns 2
shar-des' tharg#
ha No. mother, he's a The end of
to Journey a'rsaay. said the man. zen
re IS ne henl IS undo the patched
En- mandsa harness from the nosionl
Us ahimal. As hs spoke he brushed
, j hand furtlveiy across his weather-h
al. ea face.
4 eroga ef the curious and Idle
gan % g1Ehar+ some with Eilppant /
Ed. 1t - farIora plight Of the two tra
ers. others touched with pity q
- tragic qnalisies ot the scene.
me old woman aTuse and log
halrfsssiy from ona face 70 anat
understanding only that each one
3 sxanxa. ard that the hill skentfy
AEm yst s4r ANaE
ksm from ln3lana.
Is hr sla# Arswling tones
a crowd pressed nearer BY
W thar him an hts wifi
ren. Victims went out
mra. hus 5sm's wife. she =
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