Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-10-21

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|r's T. s9 ros not Interested that
/ .,.t Of the. surveying
the ss'' measuring the Low
h't y. %rI the coming of the s,I rail-,
s' ,' ~ spare 1a time in receiving {. Ris
81 I \ and and answering IT. IL B tns
TT, Il,4s soiace in nicotine oaaa,d N tine tbe
q 1ls woods and com
Frlth nature -. advice.
., ,oa mn learn better. Won .-
b . 5gl as parlor decorations atoms
i., l,sl' surplus cash in =, candy my
f. 'as'l but as for newell well s / IN
/ l sn, myself a farm some 9nas a nnd
Oa ~ have horses. dogs ana
1 s ssl,t e, They're of some
q, 'l Tarld. and they don't go
= you when you're down anu
L., the others resented
Ea, NY They defended the
l v ,,I,, and by sheer mum nun,
N Biz Bruce to deslst from
attacks -, 81.
' s,orIed; but you can't pre-
tsiroT thinking; and while il,
n ,''lr your time away with
Ink hi you can let your minds
,1s fact that l consider you re
,anded IDIOTS
4 was a day Of rest In the
4, well as the places where
H. reigned, and also it was a
\ . great deal of letter writ
accomplished in Loves
frbich Big Bruce sarcastical-
+sned the shanty where the
we're making their head
4 Of these Sundays Bruce set
hike which he called a
expedition"
Ham, to get relief from the
air Of this shack" he an
As he took an old walking
had carved from a tree
package of sandwiches and
~ cup. Here's hoping you
nsrrled and settle down to
coDtentnent-nO excitement,
rre, no nothing" and he strobe
By from the shack into the
not a case of envy with Big
be could have been admired
Urls had he chosen, for he
BOD, healthy, handsome speci-
looked well either in ball
backwOOds. However, Big
d not met the right sort of
bther died when he was a tod
when he grew up his fathers
standing threw him in with a
Iciety buds who had no mis-
lie other than to look beauti-
Iced drinks and play bridge.
ben held 10 interest for him.
Ere to him, as he had said,
anents or playthings and not
eu consideration in a serious,
I'D.
ruce drew his lungs full of
as he swung along the ridge,
for Lake Crescent, where he
fat-bottOmed rowboat was
On shore. 1t was well along
p and vegetation was in full
lib birds chirping in the trees
rs buzzing merrily-and some
singing just as merrily.
expelled clouds of pungent
Smoke drawn from a veneer
and hummed a tune. He
py.ns himself immensely.
into the rowboat, he pro-
across the lake, which was
miles wide and five miles
still breeze ruf1ed the water
ply waves, but Big Bruce's
fns drove the scow through
hout noticing the resistance
% the other side he drew the
On shore and continued hi,
3,
v While walking along en-
solitude Of the woods anC
ol bis foolish friends bach
; Lodge he felt a sharp
ain IN his right side. At tn,
''a' The report of a riff,
'usn the forest. Big Bruce
] a heap on the ground anC
st Consciousness.
lea's that seemed like hour,
man lay there helpless. tn,
slag more intense all tn,
ia an effort he reached hi.
" me wound and Withdrew
|, WIN blood. He felt nau
u black dots swan befor.
II vOuld not do to II,
allow his strength TO ebf
na himself to crawl along I'll.
' @ he had been walking
|. a''' he had crawIed at Ieas
| !. Stopping frequently to re