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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1880)
January,i88o. 10 i8 nunn w TiiK moon. Tbar aaad It W, whaa I ae l)f which u Ota apoe Urn a many men, arid ffMMI, uu, aba believed in the muun. It iiwii ae if turn of On woaiM ilitl leally be- ! tbar ww (nan id il, wh" i.nlmiiei tbwtr daetmie. to km hum, m l the tneu lean, www juet aa bad. Tlx)' onuldu't have town won il tbey had bain ved ther wm a w.,man II, loo. It woahl not It lu lull -'ik iu tho owl at taw nv, nor lu mm oinime in lb v ul liM wMI I of 11 Uly dad ll,. ftrat, the pork w..abl thnnli lu U iH. and II they did the laat, Ike owinae would not Imllom, or U iul Jest to eume diiat-renabl Infirmity or other; uil moreover, 11 wouldn't ilo tu cut the i lnl Iran i hir. lalce II. moon wm )uet right. M and women are growiae; wior, we all adenlt. j ft wa haian't all oat,rownour belief lu the moon. A great maajr l In i in it yet i aorn eitent, anil lo ehow thai Ihtir belief inay n-1 ba ill founded altar all. I will . ,1. Uia follow Thara livW, la th daye of in) Uyhood, an old at lea tfcay Beamed ol.l to me eouple, la la aaaaa pari f tha town keel I inhabited I aaad tu go to M them iiail, often I Bob aaa. at ww aaad to oell hiaa, bung mi eooura utwlaliaa, end Aunt Kliodr audi a g--.l ol.l aaal (way ara Jwat uonifurtauly lo ilu, ami unthiag mora. I'aoU iUrk tilbal a liltla land, kept a row and jog. aad wort ail oat a part ol the tin., for Uie ighla o h arara belt, r off than ha, though thara wwrw oartaia odd limaa ta the Minimal an ha hi in eel I hail U hr a l.ne.1 man Natlbar I'aole Zaxk aor Anal I! body wrra very wall rwatl, aad Aaal llhodjr, in iarlii'ular. ba leaved tenet llrwily la tha annua I'ucla . k. W aoarwa, admitted thai II did tnaka a diflar ei..w, ya. Ui.ra war limaa a ban aaoboaa tu ac aapt ih .1. deleave. tt...uli it war agamat him. father iaa .. out ol hit war. lata aaa fell oaly a law daii balur Thanke (treat ahieb I ol hu we; alv a few i ba waa alraed la hill a nioa large h .. u vnn nndcr r ""'l. Jt go an' kill him if you want bat if Ik. Wk rnnnr." u o , .earn 'nf we ouifhUr make thing, go at fur i we can, (il rourw. Ilh tho raaaon on I ouw, ZaJiili'. " odv. but we're alien had "'J? 7V.' 7tZi. ve kBOW, and the .par.no.u. Mo-.., -".., , SUCM Z; ! if it doVt ie can buy the pora ll n .n wnrk of .omrlhiu'. It won't make no difference with "Thafe alway. the way," murmured the good wife U. heraalf, when the euy gmpg hui Ld ha-l left her, to make hia preparation! for killing. "Ha tluiika 'twont make no difference a ilh ma, juat M il a woman run t noway. a .1 ..ah followed, winch wis iiiccwled by . I .If ih that the IU a lluR. Hut that anh waa chtcked when ihe thought that, .( ait.a. aa .-r. aV IIlaVM he wmild have to aun date with men, ao many of whom, ihe well not what tliev ought to bo. "I'm thankful, artrr all, that I hain't got only una on 'em," ihe murmured, and that lie Jmk Ihe wont one that ever wai, either. Hut it dnra aeam'i if I might have dune better." I go Wall, he may kill tho aW hog, for all me a, uliall live through it. 1 wonder jii.ii to faralah kit year 'a tupidy of .rk I he and Aaal l(bel aaddeuly ra tkal ll aaa la Ihe ol.l of the moon low wo.ua I waatar kill hiw in the M ol tka aaaaa, rnkiaa." aaa aaad, "ai ooaraa." " Hat I U kara to, Kkualjr. or wa woo l ban n.. epa rtk lor Tkaakagttiag. ' "I'd ralkir f witkuot. a.baua aa fur a In manured wuakla'l kill him ull alUr the aaaaa aaawawaa. aay way, if I a are yoa "Watt, Ikaaijr, yaaj ala I aaai ll wa waa yoa'd kill kiat aw aaarrar aaaraia'. TVa Haaaoa at pect. lb. etra ha, y. kaow. aa.1 wa waul one learaaliea M Tbaakaanihg I iaa'l a'poaa I he aaawa II aaaka aa aaaaa diaarwar, artar all Tea laaaaaaa aaia f.dka ara km.b r ..Ilia , it mi ikaa ail I wouldn't Ikaaowa a a aooa.Ua man. I , pa, bul I fm laa doa kaow arerrlkiaa, alter all laial Dkai. laaaaak. eba, Ikal be d kill aor aaa la lot , i,i ,. wHeBft il 1 wMafar Jr'lwai. "al I katl fa. rtkady, jroa ata I aaa wa laaaaaaa aaa do'a jm 'ra auad ttl bat 1 1 tor kail baaa. " OU . . I. Wteald Too. abaual Veaj Wl alto I kill Ih. I mmU tke k a daaa t aaaaa Uat "Taiat a aaalhar a bat aaad. I ka... .hal aa i at ana tar kill boa .... aaadja't karl al aea. lfh!.l, "I aaa I krtta . aUoWoaa, bat tka .da. ul kilo. ta. U-a-.. oalaia. ,.l u,. . Mr i 1 .1 -i . "Wall, aikaaly. awa aaa laH if . . aa4 aaakaa. taank.l biaaaall, aw "I e awaa MUaVaUbaa.,... " wAlawa a. .U kaaj. twa. u " -J fl --, jn, kaow be la, Ktawly, bat al i aV i kOJ 1 aai t a hat tune the mnnn doea ehange!" and to lind nut iha took HWI the almanac from the nail abere it hung uver the lire filace, and nned it to November, The year 18.1V, waa in large tignraa on tha cover, but the einoke of many lirre hail aomewhat nberornl the liguree, anil of rourae aha knew well enough what the year aaa aillmut looking at tiii'in "It iruaU I..- a little late," the laid to heraelf; "not till erven mihiitoiaiter leven n the oven m Wall. I wouldn't want 'em hukherin' amund at that time 'n night, I don't ' oie. It'i loo lavl the moon didn't change to-day;" uu) ilh another ugh ihe hung the almanac back "ii lie nail, adding, "hut ' wit , an t lie cured mini In rnilurod. " Tha n. it morning acheui mae earlv and numplatail hia irparatuini, while Khoda, with ' 'm raaignauoii, ,reuara.l a plain breakfait of johnny cake, picknl nii Hah and baked putatoei not the wont breaklut that ever waa, hy any maaui, but nut naar ao good, Zacheui aaid, u the dianar of fried haalet they would have. "It'i too bad about the moon, llhody," aaid he full of g...l nature in the leaaant anticipation' "Ul the haalet won't have time to ihrink much 1 naaa, apacuvlly il m,, .topi to oat dinner with ua. .Him WM the huUher of the neighborhood who WM coming to help hiro. Hi, fdea. tot fnl ballet .reaardl, bim fc , to aUy to dinner. .Sim would know Utter than U, butcher for k Inaalf la the old of the nam 1 ... ' I Mb "I lia.k her huileuid ... , . , ..-vm, , euril. nn,ly reply. H aaa i.l.m -- 1 .l., . WUi B,.l l.t a. U. rnaluT J ..C.i. T. W.i 111 i a .!.. ' h ' "i 1 PS V ulk MJ more t'Ut the m..n. Tea.) KVJ .... ." ""nor, and tow! That talking '11 m,k, chMj, , HMtl ' ' r t" al. him with i. l-.h,.' hlllt a aell ..I I. I 1 , .. ' ...aa. I A . ll" ni"01' "lyu lf III "iirae 1 .1 hair lie, it all e. .hi l . ' aa ' h;:l"...r.,r.'7,hlKth.l . nut ll . 1 1 1 Uroea. rh a ill irj """Mill marne.1 alTT , nu Za.-bi.ai hal left th. kikl. . ... HU. the holhae ea.1.1-. " 1 " 1 wu ''".king aili, l-ll lL'mU4 WeJ did not eo-,. ktW. ihu,. ., J' - inubtfnl .beardlhrmairrl ' ' I eWeJ autMlQ M Ut i ! . i ..... . . -j mm nt in 1 t-fO r " uoor opeoad. a.,1 dim waa there. "AH ready, eh," aaid Sim, BW W- MrarL "That's t-ood! That'll Urt the bniBtleBl But you'U have ter help me grind my knive, Zaok. Good mornm' Miu Timmintl Look's if you ' goin' to hare a IpareribforThankegivin'." " Good mornin' Mr. Lufkint 1 I hope we ahall all be thankful for whatever we get: but I'd rather got along without the apare rib, 'fur's I'm concerned." ; ;"'', Mr. Lufkina gave her an inquiring look. " I don't know of anything much better'n a good rout .pare rib," laid he. " There ain't nothin better, said Zacheusj "and Khody likes 'em as well as anybody. We've been eatin' chickens all the fall, an' now I'm goin' ter have a spare rib. We'll have has let for dinner, too, Sim I " Sim understood that as an invitation to dine, "I've got to kill a shote for Widow Boaman, artcr I've done yours," said he, "but I'll be back by dinner time, I gueBB." The look of inquiry was now Rhody's. " Did you lay you'i goin' to butcher for Widow Boa man today!" she asked, " To day I" and the look of inquiry seemed reflected baok from Lufkina. " What about fchoVlk " ho asked; "ain't it a jyooa day to kill?" " I rhnnohf. nni'jiA BntiHibln man. Mr. T.nfhinn. don't you know it's in the old of tha moon T " " Tho old ol tne moon i wnat do you tuiKin about, Miss Timmins ? the moon changed yesterday I" " It don't change till seven minutes past seven to night," aaid she; "I should think yew men were all outer yer senses ! " " Wall, then old Bob Thomas has told a lie this time. Where's yer almanac, Zack ? let's see." Ithodv herself took down tho almanac and nnimcd it to the veiv nlace. "There." said aho. hewing it to Sim, "what's that say ?" him looked at the day, the hour, and then at the ton of the nnon And fhae, Via l,w,t,,l .4 Khody and at Zacheus with a funny sort of look "I don't eo how I made suoh a mis take." he laid. "Aoonrdiei lo vrxnf . - - - wv JVU1 MIIMIINli tho moon doea change to-night, sure. " iu mieni inumpn tinody hung the almanao ai?ain on its nail. "I ain't in. );,,,;.,- ; n,... a . - - "w. WVBH lu MUO JI1UUII o much u I was," said Zacheus. "Come, Sim. t " kjiimi uic KU1VC8, "It does makfl a Hi(TAr.nno fknnrwr.. v. , niuuaii , liii 1 1; a no doubt about that, " aaid Sim. "But fa 'annuo the bruitlos'll have ter come off. now th water a hot " And off thpv " ".waaaia I urj UUAJd 1 1 it 1 1 IIOUT: n at noon Sim had also dupatched the WldoW H H int.' tni -.,. r.. 5l mi , oaawj umvm, IUI UlDDer. 1 116 uvory fumeiof the fried haalet made Rhodv "WY 1 """" m "aa I)een in the morn- ,'. Aiul Hill AVPI1 nvnrna.A,1 . 1 il . at pork wouldn't ihrink in the pot afteVall. If ZlTL ,",!1!' firm. IuTuJ?""."" nd And .n I. ui' "waJr ,rom name." d lh.l,,'"n.r(1r'-Jththe Th.. l. j . ro,Bi spare rib for their . . "a ain't never hail tolZ ,Don:t H1" to crow "All iuhtnh..'e.W ''ho4ont." much ter sak il Z C0.rM.t woold W W te, wait P 10 'V6 ln " ' once. I'm !""PortionaWv T' y ',lemn' ind yi'tSLT ?u!nd elated. "I hope Ark ' h.n'lck' Ry- on ccoumi "You know' Z m0rU'DS.at brekf"t-P-rk mm ffrJIuT)- no better N, I WU y" ' bUn" mn ' Porkugood enough," d Rhody. ..bnt ) pork
