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.The sirsagesi match. said Ned !.
suning tie conversation with ! parson'
gravity. THAT ever heard of, xss ihatc
George Scott and David Enow.: two NO,
excellent .msn. srho becams 60 ml1ch I,
..ehed e each other thsi .hsy slcseS,E
The iacksdssa' ezehinsa Que If IL
And ~ss ], really = faeia' inquire.
smother. -
oh yes. niisn. continued Ned. !
knew them very well and often went Il
,he house and 10 people could have lives
nsppier OF managed better thsn they did
i And they raised lovely parcel Of chil
cren--xs doe sci . 1 ever saw, excep,
their Youngest son. Billy be wss little
whd, but upon the whole. i right .clsvel
boy himself. Come. friend Baldwin
we're sitting up too late for iravellera'--
So saying. Ned movedao the shed,room,
and followed him.
The ladies we're leit in silent am aze.
men,; and Ned. snspeciing. doubtless
that they we're listening 10 ! laugh from
our chamber, - we entered il. aconfinued
the subject with unsbsted gravity, thus:
You knew these two men. did nj your.
Where did they lises' inquired I, no,
little disposed 70 humor bin.
Why. they lived down there, ,on e edar
creek. close BY Jacob Den I'll
tell you who their daughter Nancy mar.
red. She married John Clarke--you
knew 1im very we'll
oh yes, said /, I knew John Clarke
very well. HIS vie i0as most excel
lent &onsh'
We'll. The toys~efe gust as clever. for
boys;aas she WA for girl. except Bal;
and I never heard anything very bad Of
him; unless il was hisladgbing 10 church
that put me more oOt o. conceit Of him
than sny thing ever knew d him vs.
Now. Baldwin. when 60 10 bed / 90 10
bed 10 sleep. and not TO talk; end. there
fore. from The time my head touches the
pillow, there must be no more taking -
Besides. we must take On early start 10.
borrow. aud I'm tired SO saying. he
: " : q
mol Fs Sss,.. e. aSll9sss q. ss.qPs. could
sys vbtopeh the lcraeks % me partition ioi
see the effect Of Ned's wonderful s,ofy
among the kind ladies. Mrs Barney dii
is time 10 give their insmes) was citing 10
q thouShitrl posture; her lefi hand sup
porting her chin. and her knee support.
ing her lief. elbow. Her countenaocer
was that OF ono who suffers from lligat
too:hs ache Mrs. 6had leaned forward
resting her fore arm on her knees, and,
looking into the Ere as II she saw groups
gohiidrsn playing IL. Mrs. Reed. the
landlsdy who was The --LATEST Of the three,
was thinking and laughing alternately al
shor, intervals From my bed, il re4uir.
ed but slishtchange Of position TO see
any one Of the group Il piessuse.
was no soonersconapoaea on my pill
low than the old ladies drew their chairs
close together, snd began the following
colloquy 10 . low 'hndeItone, which rose
a. il progressed:
Mrs. Barney. Didn't that man say them
was two men that got married to one ano.
Their? @
Mrs.. Siaa. n seemed 10 n. 50.
mrs. Reed. Why 10 be sure be did. !
know be said So; for be said what their
names was.
AIRS b. Well. IN the name o,ssoses
wha, did tbs man mean BY Saying they
raised 6ne parcel o. childTenl
Mrs r Why bless your heart ndsoul.
honey! that's what I've been thinkin,
about. Il Stems mighty curious to me
some bow or other. caa'l study Il cot.
90 how.
Mrs. 5 The man mus. be Joking, Ger.
tsinly.
Mrs. r No. be sasn'i JOHN; Tor
looked 81 him add be was justss much 10
yesrnest - any body i ever sesda; be
sides no Ukriai1h m sn would tell such Z
story 10 that solemn Rsy. And didn'l
you hear that oihet man say he knew
their da'ier Nsncyii
lkrs. s. But la'messyl Miss Reed, il
! can's BE- 90. II dnxen,t stand 10 reason,
ldoos you know Il .donaR
AlSs. b. Well. ] wouldn'i think 90. bul
4 ifsshard for me. some bow, 10 dispute Z
Christian mans word.
yMrs. b. I've been thinking he Thing
sll over 10 my mind. and Ireckon--bni
don't Gag ills 90. for I don't know moth
.ss : - sOou. , ...s d...s,S !. msn'.
cloihes; for I've olien hesfn o. womer
dom item things. and following tbsi
ltrue love 10 the wars. andbein' . waiiin'
hov 10 'em. and al sich.
In that nav S-,fiffla. mel siWould o. beef