Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-09
Mr.. PeasIee On dossip.

How much truth is there, kellup, 3"
queried Obed Quincy cautiously. "in the
story that old Mis- Beebe'S had 10 20 10
the poor farm? Some say her son got
her money away from her and lost il, and
now he's throwed her on the town. |
heard she took on awful when they car
ried her away"
Mr.. Peaslee's genial face were an un-
accountable look of disgust.
"What give you the idea that there was
any truth in il ?" he asked at last. mildly
enough
"Well." said Mr.. Quincy, my wife
told me that she heard if over to Piper's,
and that Cooper's folks told them that
Glenn Ellins said that you told him bout
it. So thought I'd come 10 you and
lind out if twas so. Is it?"
mo !" said Mr.. Peaslee eXplosively.
"lt ain't-not a word OF it," Then, as he
noticed the blank amszement OF his
friend. he reenteu. al amt blsmin' you
for it, Obed," he said, "but | want you
10 see how little il takes 10 start anything.
told Clem Ellins that met Mis- Beebe
rldin' out this mornin' with Thayer Good
win out on the road toward the poor
farm. And Jest because Thayer Goodwin
happens TO be s'ectman, and they turned
down the poorhouse road, all this story's
got built up by Titles"
al snum !" commented Mr.. Quincy
weakly.
"A story like that alluS puts me in
mind" Caleb went on warmly, "oi the
time DR.. Lynch made up his mind that
he'd got TO have new hoss. and didn't
have time 10 do the tfadin' for il himself.
"The DOCTOR" Caleb explained, had
alluS drove white hosS. and it'd got so
il was a sort OF trademark Tor him SO
when he had 10 90 away for month, and
his old boss had got about wore out, he
asked Bill North 10 get him another hoss
against the time he got back home.
You're a better Judge Of hoss than |
am, Bill the doctor says TO him. The
only thing feel like givin' special d'rec-
tions bout is for YOU TO get one as near
like this one, for color, as you can
"Mebbe it'd have worked out all right
il Bill could have stayed and tended 10
the tradin' himself, but day or so after
the doctor LETT, Bill had 10 90 away Tor
the winter with his wife. count OF her
health. But lore he went he charged his
brother, who was goin' TO look after his
liv'ry stable, all about what the doctor
wanted but his brother, seemingly,
didn't really understand how particular
the doctor was about white boss.
"ln about week Bills brother traded
and goi kind of iron ngray, and that one
he swapped ior red roam that had some
white hairs on him, but not many. From
a red roam twa'n't but step 10 a real
bay boss, and then he changed the bay
for chestnut. Jest about the time the
doctor got back he got chance 10 trade
him for young, nlce-gaiied hoss, black
as crow. And that was The hoss he led
out for the doctor 10 look al
"When the doctor fin'Iy sensed that il
want any joke and that was reelly his
white hoSs, for minute he didn't know
whether to be mad or not, but at the end
he Jest fetched a sigh and told BiIl's
brother 10 hitch him up and take him
home.
"But when he was ready to start he
says 10 me, observe the result, Peaslee,'
she. IT'S like gossip in this town-you
can start with the truth and have false
hood in live times tellin' il. And you can
start with white hoss and have coal
black one in five trades d'know which
is the most remarkable he says, and
went off. But, fust aud last" concluded
Mr.. Peaslee, 1--WE thought OF that good
many times"