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Show I TUE 0!,I) MILL H "Do T know nijlblns nbctit tbo rolol of IhlioU tnlin Well, j-m, utrnnsrcr. 1 B tJioul 1 y 1 illJ, If iuiodoJik. II lw H lotiK to tup, or rathtr to my wlfr, what H Ihrre la of It. I tell ) on I own much to H 11,1. oil ulll.- HB Th iqnakur waa ilrifiarl In homrajmn, Q ami ari'arcl la In thrift farurr i.f H furtjr fire. I hail taken a walk l fore MB htrakfait onq mornlnr aa an aptttlzcr mm ont frou Joliraboru, wluro I waa attfi 1 H In; court, an,l waa atanillut; by the rulna HK of Ilia oU mill whn ho CArno tip. The HU roof haJ fallrti In, wlmlowa anil iloora H iHnappparl. The dhl watr whrrl hwl H crumlliKl to ilrcay auj Krr n try rorpml H thu ruloi The ilim waa now lerrlM to D ft rotvl, ami cahhairo lakh Ua! taken B thollaceof the mill Iinl. H Wo took a iwat on a inoaa frron lojr B by the allo of tho ruin, anil he contlu B "1 waa with 8tonirwall dnrlnfi the B war, and hal aorae imlljr tough tlmm, Bf aome narrow ciicui8 Ami aume hanl Hi tranijM, but tho rlont rail anil hard H tramp that thia old mill unco cauaM me H Inaile all of rojr war cxirinro arenl, at B lout for n time, like a ilAnro trip. H Thla waa tho tint mill built mi Cvdar I creek, and wua built tunny )rnn ago by I old man Ikn White, who Ilea up onder U on the MIL I "After the aurrender our army waa B dUbamlwl, and the mot oil na waa pret ty cbiM run. Yv ltail nothtni;, and no B way to Ret anything. I waa only about H twvutynn tliwi. 1 waa trolling; round M looklnir for kouicrthlnft to do. And 1 Imp. Ifl lined aliin thla ronl one lnornlnic B Well, that inomlns the whetl waa 'in B Action. Tlra Kate waa hlalcd and the In water waa akurrylntc through Oil lien I!! White waa tandlu;r In the iloor. I anyai B MMornlo7,alr. Uan 1 rt A job hirer He took f,ff hie ai faciei, wljMtl'etu. put rui tinck nn an I looked at ino. "'Hu11irrCj)ahe. M l waa,1 wya 1, 'till the aurrender.' '"Luckier than my boya,' wye he. One of tin m atal 1 behind down at Hone rltiT, Tlmotliira If tne tip llicru ou the hill ahot In front of Itichinoud nnd cciuo homo tu die and tl e tl 1 man took out hU handkerchh f and w1hmI lila oyva. 'Did you ever wtrk In n tullll " 'No.' " 'Well, that don't make inurli differ-enco.'aall differ-enco.'aall lu) 'buiineea U itckluieuii Aiidyoiicanatay. I m sitting uM. Ill lay yon what I can Alfort to. Worn tell ltter in n weok or two. Have you teen to breakfe-itl " '1 havo not,' 1 aald. "'Will, bo to the hoai",' aall !. Tell Kitty (that'a my daughter, thu only one theYnnka didn't kill) to gtvojou bn akfant, an 1 conw btcki you can ork on tho dara tlay, Thao'a aume li.iki lliat need atopi Ini; ' "ho I went over the hill to the hotu 1 atlll hvl my Confederate nnlfvnn on, andMra.Whlto met me niithephua. 1 aaw team on hir rheeka, und I auKo tho uniform reminded her of her own boje. IUJdherl wnaBolnifloworkfor HJj Mr. White, and that ho tint mo over for M breakfut. So wo wint in, and aliacallml jm Kitty, who iooii ha.1 my break fait on H the table. Kilty waa About four j ran W )oumrcr thin I, tho ilcmro vf hcnltli, HJ checki u rod narowa. Her rrntllln,- 9 eyea aindlol a tnark in myluartthar- BJ lm never none out. After krrakfiut Ml wrntlock.nul Kitty wint with mo j tend tho mill while hir father went Itreakfust. IIo allowed mo iho luaka In the dain before he v, rat. 'In fact, 1 worked ti eek patching up the old dam. an! after tlt I worke,! In the mill nnd i u the furm an 1 in the gar. deni drove the proilnoj to town, And becamo more an 1 more nttatched to the Vl and to Ikn and Martin Idle and I to Kitty, How I did love that Klrll I v a4 ueyer ho i y an nbon lUr.ru! nj to UmuiiiIo if her voice. 1 ,UH ,vtr fotvel the evening mvnt In the bin front romubiforolhe oin flreplaco whin I yaelknWMle'a iilred liuiu-Hm nud Marthi, and Kitly nnd I. I nod to craik hickory null and butternnu on an old Hat Iron, and Kitty iwpptal lBtn while tho wlutir wind waj whUHlui outilde. 'In aummer Kitty and I um to co lUlilnj bomctlmu o would so up the Imd in the boot, and aoimtiiuea when the mill waa not ruunloj we d im down there aiid tot liuUe UieUhl and Ch In the dp hole. Thire a where we l-euerallyitot the fineet fuU. On, day e liadjuat sot oor flihln Ucklo out of the mill, aul waa heiltatluij whelhir to Ktiptho in.l or down In the wheel, wuen a tiel(huor came oi er and iukl m tolenl Uu the boat II. tk I, lid J-e.entdoWnlnll,wheil. We'd 1-en Milan .probably an hour, and iaul cine fluo onc, when nil of ,Ja e.H'1.,1""4 ,J" ,WM" '"" li" Hood-' Hood-' ?.m,lnl,"V,"l,,1"wl'w, wwinence.1 JJ helpad Killyu,:,.d w,cou,m"n to trauin la the dlrtlw ca.,.iuS. waytiahrlwainioriii; Uehadtn In criler 19 keep oor feet. I ni CJlIIn j uloud aa I could, but It waa of Mil's, "Tha nolle nade by the falling water, the roroWnj wheel anJ the grlixlin roll! drowned my rolc We conldn t get out. Tbe plank front tho mill Lad ftlien In the water when the wheel atartcd, anl Rone floating down tbo atream. Ihe water poured throUHh the cracka la tho 1 1 1 wb I nil over tia. The deep liole "a foil lion. There were two feet of water in the bottom of the wl rt I Tramp, tramp, tianip thmusti two, now three feci of water I hK. Klllyby the hind, and we kept on our li-tmp. I waa irajlnif It tnlstt 1 a mull srial Kelghbori often brought a two biuhcl ba of corn to v (rround In a linrry I thoOKht that If that wal tho eatent cf the K'lit we might itand It Wo kept tip our man-h till Kitty rave out The water ami the tramp, tranp had nuraVd her limb. Her Ilpt moved, but I coul 1 heir tiolhlnit ahe aald. I only knew that ihe waa alnklnjr down In the water. 1 plrked her up In my ntini. with one Land put her anna nruun 1 my neck and returned my tramp In the mid die of the whetL "I Kllote I felt happier than I bad ever felt In my life. 1 Lei 1 Kilty In my arma. Her anm wero around my neck, though! did put them there. 1 could feel her breath on tny cheek I could walk now ruur than tafore, but even with Kitty In my arms I l-;an to tire. My footatepe were raoro uncertain. My lllnbe began to feci litimb. At laat I could die with Kitty. I lookcl At her face. Her eyoe were cloned. Had ahe fainted? I put my ll clone to her ear. They touched her feo. 'Kltt)l Klttyf Hir eyre ipened. Our llpa met Her arma drew tlfchtir nrtmn 1 my neck. My brain whirled Wna 1 ln-conilnjr uncon aclouAr I cunld feel that 1 wax reeling u I walked. The water from aboto ceiueil to falL The wheel atopped. borne one leaped In. 1 knew no mora "Whrn 1 came lu 1 waa Irlnj In bed. Kitty waa alttlns by my aide, my hanl In hen I iiAd been dellrloua for u week. At my eyea met hen ahe aald, 'Alex, dear Alex,' and aheetnoped and klueed me. That kiaa brought back to my lo trll b red brain the evcuta that led to It I did not regret them. ' Uncle tn hail come down to tho mill, and not aceln,r the boat thought, of rourao, we had gone up the pon L He lifted the lloalgate And llarted the mill to grind nimallgrlat. Finally bechanced to aee the boat with the neighbor In It out tn the pond. He knew that wo tome-limes tome-limes fUhed from the wheel, an 1 with tnmbllnxhanlicloaed the sate, rushed down and Into the wheel, to tin 1 mo reeling reel-ing and staggering like a drunken man In tho water with Kitty In my arms. Ho gut ua out, but I fell nnccnscloua. "Tho ncit spring A freshet carried the oil dain nway, and new mills hating been built in Joneslioro we reclaimed the land where the wnd hail lieen, and the old mill hod gomi to decoy. Kitty anil wero married that falL Father anl mother lived to aeo our children pitying ronnl the ruins of the old mill, and died wUMn a month of each other, "Now, Iro told you the atoryof the old mill, and If you Tl come up to the Louse and have a cup of coffee before you go back to town III show you the wife I won In the old mill nheeli nnl whin you taken look at my daughter Kitty you'll see my wife as she was when we entered It tliat ihy. Two years after we were married an uncle of mine died and left tne u farm up In Knox county, where we sjn'iid mrt of our tlmei but there's no place so dear to Kilty and tno as the farm on Cedar creek, for Its soil conn the remains of deartdd lien anl Martha, and hero, besides, are the rnlns of the ol 1 inUL" 11. 1- Hcolt In Chliago |
