The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
THE DAN. u
81 lori STORY
The Ram Of Darby
u Mattha lIeoulIoeh. WiIllans

There was lIaiSoa Of sorts be-
tween Bobby Bristow and the
Semineut G, Washington IN that
both sang. equally ont Of key, the
so lannon's chant Of the DARCY
Ram. Hobby's performance ap'
/. pronched syncopatlon through the
fact that Hoplight, his single-foot-
er. was going great guns, being
headed li0mewafd. Still you coul7
cSteh without straining ears:
THAT ram was rat before, sir:
that ram was fat behind:
THAI ram was ten miles round,
sir tho bigges; you cOuli
find,
He had four feet TO walk, siri he
had four fee! TO stand;
And every foot that IAN had.
covered an acre OF land"
Don't belief word OF 1t, Bob
BY But if It's true your ram must
hs1e been the Only Original Wool
Trust Marietta called high and
clear from ,an ambush of black
Jerry thickets at the roadside. In.
staptly bobby stopped HoplIght
dead-s0 sharply the creature
same upon launches.
What YOU doin' out here 10
this bf'ltn' sum-" he demanded.
Aaipt you frecl;lcd enough-not
sven {, turkey egg can come up to
ypu."
THAT any Of your buslness?
Marietta demanded brlskly. Sht
was still invisible lobby sprans
down, plunged into the briers, and
Wrought up standing against 4
barbed-wire fence. his
sweetheart laughing mrrriIy at
him on lis farther side.
its a long, long way 10 Tlper.
MY otherwise the draw.bars,"
That person flung at him. Better
|'ride on home, little boy, mammy'lI
Tho oneasy II you're late. But don't
you tell her what I'm doin'-let me
urprise her with six gallons OF
blackberry jam, not to name cam.
ed ones when we set up house.
Keeping"
,'oh, indeed! When does that
happen?" from Bobby, trying to
speak In exactly her key. For an.
swer came @ laughing: Lot you
know in time to get the license
Squire Keep lives so handy no
need Of bespeaking him
Tell me now-wont bulge C.
step till'yon do from Bobby. "Then
you'll so in the elias with Lots
vile; and that mythology lady that
turned to q rock" from Marietta.
Mammy'll build a house over yon
no-a pedestal TO set you on. And
U she has her way, she'll sacri.
tiee me on the steps to your mem.
ory.p
what makes You two hate each
other SO pisen bad?' Bobby asked
dolefully.
Peeplng out through leafy
ohink Marietta returned: Heap OF
tiings-infant haptism-she says
rs my bein' snrinkled makes me
s. mean-and her back hair-hurts
me to look at it-and my poverty
hardly more than what / stand
ap Inland Jincy Peters with three
6ousand dollars TO he had for
hicking up. But mostly because Of
D.. She wants to pick your wife
as she has picked everything else
for you-clothes. schools. books,
friends. Shed like you to have. o
White rabbit, made OF canton fllu.
mel, with pink.cotton ears, that she
could set up on tho dresser for you
to look at and play with now and
then, while she ran things as
usual"
s,'How about you?" Bobby de
BANDED, biting his lip.
\ iMarietta's mouth hardened. ''I'n,
right,down afraid to think Of mar
iryin' you" she said, "for honestly
u can't tell whether l most want u
do Il to spite her-or because"
well, because what?" from the
painting Bobby.
Because" Marietta went on
Ss1,m fool enough TO care such loI
about you"
sGlory be! First time ever
heard that" Bobby began, making
10 scale the fence, needless Of