The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-04

III lue valley DciOW US, Tie uuuSe HEd1s
ly hidden by tall evergreens.
Eyes," I answered.
oval, that's the Squire Fullerton
place-he's Kate's father"
'Does the squire live there?"
mo, sir-not eggzac'ly. He's dyin'
tbere-been dyin' there for two year
er more. By gosh It's wonderful how
hard It's fer some folks to quit breath
| H.. Say, be you any o his family?"
"No."
"Nor no friend O. his?"
"Nop :" asswNf ~;
"Course not. He never had friend
| In his life--too mean! He's too mean
to die, mister-too mean fer hell an /
wouldn't wonder-honcst. wouldn't
mebbe that's why God is keepin' him
here-jest to meller him up little.
Say, mister, be you in hurry?'
"No."
"Say, hitch yer boss an come in
here. ! want to show We suthin'."
I dismounted and hitchcd my horse
to the fence and followed him into the
old churchyard, between weather
| stained messy headstones and graves
oyergrown with wild roses. Near the
far end Of these thick-sown acres he
stopped.
Here's where the buryins begun"
said my guide. "The first hole In the
hill was dug for Fullerton"
There were many small monuments
and slabs of marble-some spotted
with lichens and all in commemoration
Of departed Fullertons.
"Say, look a. that" said my guide as
he pulled aside the stem of leafy
brier red with roses. "Jest read that
mister"
My keen eyes slowly spelled out the
time-worn words on slab Of stained
marble: j
Sacred to the memory OF
Katherine Fullerton
17S7-15O6
proclaim his Word in every place
That they are dead who fall from grace
A iarb shadow fell upon the house
Of my soul and heard a loud rapping
at its door waich confused me until,
looking out, saw the strange truth OF
the matter. Rose leaves and blossoms
seemed to be trying to hide 1t with
their beauty, but in vain.
II understand" said.
"No We don't. Leastways don't be-
lieye We do---not correct. Squire Ful.
lerton dug q grave here an had MI
empty coffin put into it away back IN
1906 It means that he wanted every
body to understan' that his girl was
lest the same as dead to him an to
God. say. he knew all about Gods
luAwishes--that man. GosAl He has
I,scnt more folks to he'll than there are
in it, guess. Say, mister, do 80 kaow
Why he sent her thereI"
shook my head.
"Yis We do, too. It's the same OF
thing that's been sendin' women tt
hell ever since the world begun. Y
know hell must "a been the invention
Of a man-that's sartin-an' it wa:
mostly fer women an children that's
sartiner-an' fer all the men tina
didn't agree with him. Set down here
. an I'll tell yc the hull story. My day.
work Is done"
We sat down together and he wen
on as follows:
"DId We ever see Kate FullertonW
"Yes."
"No We didn't, nuther. Yer too youns
Mebhe We seen her when she was oil
an broke down, but that want Kat
> no more'n I'm Bill Twcedy, which
+ amt. Kate was as handsome as ,
golden robin. Hair ycller as his breas
an feet as spry as his wings an |
!. voice as sweet as his song, an eyes q
: bright as his'n-yis. sir-yc couldn'
! beat her fer looks. That was year
: and years ago. Her mother died whel
Kate was ten year old-thcrc's he
grave In there with the sickle an til
Q sheaf an the portry on it. That wa
l unfort'n;t an no mistake. Course tn
squire married ag'in but the new wifi
want no kind of mother to the CIR
0 an you know, mister. there was
r Young scoundrcl here by the name {
Grirnshaw. His father was a rich ma
Q owned the cooper shop an the saw
rnill an the tanuery an lot O. clearo
/. land down in the valley. Etc KEEP CON
e pny with her fer two or three veal
: Then all of q sudden folks began t
v talk-thc women in particlar. 7
+ know men invented he'll an wcme
Z. keen up the Ere. Kate didn't look rssll
It to 'cm. Fus. we knew. young Grin
shaw had dropped her an was kcepit
/ comply with another gal-yls, sir. D
ye know why?"
u Before I could answer he went on :
" "No ye don't-lcnstway / don't bf
lieve We do. 1t was cause her fathe
n was richer'n the squire an had prom
d Used his gal ten thousan' dollars tn
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