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Show CADIN CAN DE DOUQHT CHEAP. S$H ? fH 1 Poor Place of Abode, However, for H Nervous People. , H I ei.'-L 1 A wotnnn librarian tells this tnlo: .H I "Last summer I was down In tho ' ' mountains of Virginia nt ono of tho X" BH I many 'sweet springs,' onco-n famous j watorliig-phtco for 'do quality.' On i V' I morning In my rambles I found a most ,, H delightful log cabin cozlly tucked ft, H nway on n ledge with n view that I . know would Inspire mo to grander, ..i bettor things. Thoro wns n big living '' room, a kitchen, nnd two bedrooms, a ' aUj , porch hung In wild, sweet honoysucklo, ' , tVt n well and oven nn old-fashioned fire- v4T''ei place, thnt I Immediately saw with r 'StV,-,j blazing logs when I should hold houso , mrSa.'lJ parties In my mountain homo, I In- j 'Tsv&H quired nud found I could buy tho cab- i "i'.'VjHB In for $400 and wns determined to own 2--rsi It bcroro tho aim sot behind the big 1'B , bluo western mountains. 1 wont back l iH to prowl mound It onco moro. I ij "As I enmo mound to tho back door ;MaL I saw a llttlo mountain girl In bluo 'VtSHB 1 gingham dross and pink sunbnnnet VffariS I sitting there. 'Howdy,' she drawled 'la i In tho mountaineer accent. 'How do ''tAiLVH 1 you do, llttlo girl, do you Hro near t'vw vi hero?" 'YusBuni, wo-alls llvo up In that' 1 ?i air hauuso up yondah. Do you-all lite , ' Tr-??ytJH hero?' 'No,' I said, 'but It la a pretty ' ri&a place, Ib It not?' 'Yusstim, wo-all did ''' iJF'l live hern, onct.' 'Oh I you did, and C' -ti what itiudo yon move?' I askod, ldly.i&jBH 'Copperheads,' sho said, looking Inter- l!DB cstcd, 'Thoro's n nest of copperheads Wwl undor thu stone In thnt air flnh-placo, "AyJgH and tho fnator youalt kills 'em tho '' 7 f 'H faster they-nll comes. I'll hot paw 'j pH killed 400 snakes that wriggled up '' I outer that floor.' M "The 'For Sain Cheap' sign still H nanus ou my llttlo mountain cabin." M |
