Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-11-11
The Peaselees Have an Understanding

was a spell back-say forty-odd years
ago." remarked Caleb Peaslee to Dea-
con Hyne, "but we've still got time
'nough left to profit by what we learn,
even fw have had long time learn
in it,"
81 s'pose that's true 'nough bout
your havin' the time, if you've got the
sense to go with it," returned the dea-
con with suspicious promptness. 81
rec'lect I've been tellin' you f'r a year
or more"
This amt anything you've ever told
me, Hyne," Mr.. Peaslee broke in acidly.
"and if you'll give me chance to say
what started to, you'll know more'n
you do now about it,"
The deacon opened his mouth to re-
tort, thought better Of il and subsidized
"For years now, ever since we've
been married, s a matter Of fact" Ca
leb went on to expalin, my wife made
il sort Of yearly feast to 90 to the city
and put in anywheres firm two days
to two weeks with her sister; something
she's gone alone, but most of the time
I've gone along with her and come
home with her.
"The fust years, b'f6re we got ahead
little and things begun no come cas-
Ter for us, Pm free to own that it was
somethin' of a pinch 10 me sometimes
to make out to go-to spare the time,
f'r one thing, and TO find the money, f'r
another
"But I've always made out, one way
and mother, to do both, and if | amt
relished it I've tried to hide it from her
as we'll as could-and firm all appear
ances she amt never mistrusted |
wasn't havin't the best time of my life
when we've gone to the city at sech
times.
"Rememberin' back now call TO
mind one time some years ago, when
we stayed full two weeks, and I'm put
ting it moderate when say those two
weeks took more out of me that any
two months work ever did on the farm.
We was on the go firm mornin' till
night, and | fetched on an attack of
rheumatic that laid me fiat on my back
when | got home. come pretty near
sayin' TO her then that il was goin' to
be my last trip visitin'. ! wish now !
had
"And then there mother time when
we got there, and the next day one of
the children come down with a fever
their Oldest girl, it was-and the house
was shut UP and we in it, while the
fever had its run. thought that time
I'd go wild, loafin, there in a strange
house with nothin' to do. | declare.
fyne, when we got started FIR home
that time was so tickled | cd have
cried,
"And every trip has been somethin'
like that-some Of 'em better and some
OF EN- wuss, but every one of 'em leav-
in me so glad and thankful to get home
that ! wonder now why my wife hadn't
noticed il in my face-but it seems she
amt.
"a couple of weeks ago she got down
the two trunks fE'm the attic-the big
one she puts some Of her clothes in
and the little one that she puts the res,
of hern an all Of mlne-and my mind
begun to misgive me that the time was
on me for another one of them visitin
trips; and it didn't seem to me cd
bear to go this time, though | didn',
have any work that was crowdin' me
special, and no real excuse f'r not goin
except that wanted to stay home and
loaf and soak up the spring sunshine
and be lazy.
"Fin'ly, when she got ready to speak
bout goin', begun to make some of
the excuses Id sort Of thought up, but
they didn't seem overly convincin' even
to me, and they didn't amount 10 nothin'
as far as foolin' her went.
$50 at last | got that desp'rate that
| was forced to the naked truth-and
| told it!
"'See here, Nettie,' 81. all these years
I've gone with you jest to keep you
comply, and there's never been one
single minute that I've been happy
tween the time we started and when
we got back homeland I'd go this time,
ST. only it duos seem 'sif couldn't
stand it to make that trip this year.
Let me off this time. What do you say +?
| 81.
"She sot there and listened to me till
got all through, and she had to try
once or twice fore she cd make a sound