. Kentucky log . nt feel rightpeart, The water was low in all the wells,and there was lots of sickness all around,she said. Our bedroom was pathetic. The loose andcreaking bare floor sagged in the equally uneven walls, and the ceiling,within reach of ones hand, were roughlyplanked and papered with newspapers. Somesmall rag-carpet rugs, two or three heavypressed-glass vases and a silent clock wereall well enough in keeping, but it was start-ling to see in those surroundings a full setof marble-topped walnut furniture. Whatcomforts they must have foregone to providethis useless, even
. Kentucky log . nt feel rightpeart, The water was low in all the wells,and there was lots of sickness all around,she said. Our bedroom was pathetic. The loose andcreaking bare floor sagged in the equally uneven walls, and the ceiling,within reach of ones hand, were roughlyplanked and papered with newspapers. Somesmall rag-carpet rugs, two or three heavypressed-glass vases and a silent clock wereall well enough in keeping, but it was start-ling to see in those surroundings a full setof marble-topped walnut furniture. Whatcomforts they must have foregone to providethis useless, even uncomfortable bit of gran-deur! Perhaps it was more commendable thanto spend the money on whisky, but under thecircumstances it seemed hardly more civilizedThe bed proved, as might be expected, to havemore carving than springs, but we had a verycomfortable night. SOME VARIABLE STAR WEDNESDAYSEPTEMBER 2nd.,1900. EVANSTO BILL BARTRAMSNEAR THE PALLS OP TUG,WEST VIRGINIA. A DISTANCETRAVELLED OP27 MILES. CHAPTER 127
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