Putney Mountaineer Nursing Home: A Narrative Fiction
Hitting the snooze button for another five minutes, when it went off again, Ruth said, “Dam that was quick.” Pulling the pillow over her head, and wanted to go back to sleep, but today she had planned to see her grandfather, after her trip to Howardsville.
During the last few visited him in the Mountaineer Nursing Home, he told interesting stories about Putney Mountain and Howardsville, a mining town forty miles southwest of Charleston in the Allegheny Mountains. Being a young reporter, Ruth wanted to jump-start her career by writing a fascinating story about a true haunted mountain.
Stumbling out of bed, she turned on the coffee pot, showered, and dressed in a low, cut red top, tight denim jeans. Pouring a cup of coffee and emptied the pot …show more content…
Walking across the field covered with weeds, and bushes, Ruth thought she saw somebody looking out the window, and then she watched an ole man stagger out the front door, down the steps and out into the yard. At first, he frightened her when he started toward her, but she wanted to talk to him, and went up the gravel road to meet him, stopping in front of his house.
“Hi there,” she said.
“Who are you and what do you want?” Even though, he sounded cranky as he came towards her and frightened her, she refused to move. Telling him her name was Ruth Bishop, and she wanted to discuss the mountain behind his house. As soon as he told her his name was Ernest Cassidy, he recalled the Bishop name, and asked if she had relatives living town.
Once again, it appeared her grandfather’s stories were correct, and it thrilled her. After telling him, her grandfather lived in Howardsville several years and managed the auto parts store, the ole man calmed down and recalled the name Bert Bishop. For several minutes, they talked about her grandfather, Mr. Cassidy was sad to her about the illness.
"He was nice to me. What can I do for you?" The ole man
During the last few visited him in the Mountaineer Nursing Home, he told interesting stories about Putney Mountain and Howardsville, a mining town forty miles southwest of Charleston in the Allegheny Mountains. Being a young reporter, Ruth wanted to jump-start her career by writing a fascinating story about a true haunted mountain.
Stumbling out of bed, she turned on the coffee pot, showered, and dressed in a low, cut red top, tight denim jeans. Pouring a cup of coffee and emptied the pot …show more content…
Walking across the field covered with weeds, and bushes, Ruth thought she saw somebody looking out the window, and then she watched an ole man stagger out the front door, down the steps and out into the yard. At first, he frightened her when he started toward her, but she wanted to talk to him, and went up the gravel road to meet him, stopping in front of his house.
“Hi there,” she said.
“Who are you and what do you want?” Even though, he sounded cranky as he came towards her and frightened her, she refused to move. Telling him her name was Ruth Bishop, and she wanted to discuss the mountain behind his house. As soon as he told her his name was Ernest Cassidy, he recalled the Bishop name, and asked if she had relatives living town.
Once again, it appeared her grandfather’s stories were correct, and it thrilled her. After telling him, her grandfather lived in Howardsville several years and managed the auto parts store, the ole man calmed down and recalled the name Bert Bishop. For several minutes, they talked about her grandfather, Mr. Cassidy was sad to her about the illness.
"He was nice to me. What can I do for you?" The ole man