The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1858-11-12

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. crowd about there, he picked the child
up and carried him in his arms the length
a Of maybe five or six houses"
" How l hate such hypocrisy % ex.
b claimed Mrs Miller, biting of the end OF
her sewing-cotton energetcally. "Much he
n cares fer bis dead brothers child, to be
sure.
But you soc, he's eourting the child
for the sake of her mother" and Mrs.
Parker laughed disagrceably. "Oi
course they want the little dear 20 love the
new papa that is TO be. | shouldnt De a
bit surprised if they are learning the boy
to say papa instead Of uncle"
ooh, shocking His fathers ghost
ought to appear to them
I'm sure | wish it could" said aunt
Sally. $50 Kept them in sight, as
was going to tell you, and at last in they
went to one Of the biggest stores, and in 1
went after them determined to see what
they were after. The store was purity
well filed, and they id not see me where
took my sta ID, but ] could see them
plain enough, and what do you thing they
were looking at 2"
White satin, ! suspect" said Mrs
Miller.
" Brussels veils,' "bloude lace" sug-
gested the Others
No, you're all of you wrong, though
Mrs. Miller came near being right
'Twasnt white satin, but it was the pur-
test silk you ever sat eyes on, kind of
light IA gu color, and every bit as shiny
ana good as satin"
+" That's for wedding visits, " said Becky
Webb.
well. let it DO for what it may" said
Mrs Parker, " isn't it the most shameful
thing for woman TO DC looking after
such things, and she not out OF her
years mourning for her husband 2"
" Yes, indeed" replied Mrs Miller,
its even too soon yet for her to be think
ing of second mourning. do say that
widow ought TO keep to full black for at
least two years, If she has aar respect at
FarI for her husband's memory, But how
we do interrupt you, aunt Sally, YOU must
excuse us indeed" T"
II doesn't matter bit, I'm most
through now But where was l? Oh,
about the silk. Well, they looked and
locked and talked and talked, and at last
agreed it would do, / suppose, for the they
shopman began measuring it off. So you
may que how | felt about such doings
then, and thinks III give her some
thing TO think Of any how So j crossed
over 70 the counter aud stood close beside
her, aad ask to sec some black silk. She
turned round, surpyised-like when she
heard Ely voice, and we shook hands and
talked quite friendly, and she stood her
boy UP on the stool he'd been setting on
to shake hands with mo. He seemed kind
Of bashiul, and she laughed little, and
said that Arty was forgetting me, he saw
me so seldom Thinks ] there's chance
for me, so says /, Like enough he
doesn't know me, but I'd remember him
if ! hadn't seen him for years Then
she smiled again and said, You think
you would p why says l, 'Id know
him az the end of the world, he's SO like
his father Then she colored little, and
began to smooth down his curly hair, and
saws she very quietly, Yes, Arty is very
like his father, am thankful the resem-
blance is so great; if it extend to mind
and heart as well as person, | shall have
nothing to wish for in his regard 'Ex-
cept that he my be long-lived,' SAYS l.
Yes, Mr.. Gilmer was proper good man,
and it seems hard he WASH spared while
longer. | suppose Arthur DOESN'T remem-
Der him, though TO be sure it isn't very
long since he died. 1t seems like twas
only the other day e"
"Oh, that was cute Of you, aunt Sally
sold Mrs. Parker. "What did she say to
that?"
Nothing for minute or maybe more.
1wish you been there to see her; she
first turned red and then white, and ste
had as much as she could do to keep from
bursting out crying right there at the
counter. saw that plain enough. But
after bit she says, II seems long, drea-
ry time TO Arty and me. ,"
eyes, expect il does, but she ought to
be ashamed to tell it, if it does seem so
long to her." said Mrs Webb. "And such
s. good, kind husband as he was, too, and
TO see her choosing fnery for her second
marriage before he's hardly cold in the
ground.
How any woman can act so !" ex.
elaine Mrs. Miller. :" But what more,
aunt Sally
i didn't say any more TO her. was
satisfied that she was struck with what
said, for she only shook her head when
Edward Gilmer wanted her to look at some
thing else. So they went away; he look.
cd at her very anxious as they passed out,
for he hadn't heard what ] was saying to
her, and when he saw her face Le must
have thought she was sick, or fainting, or
something Of the sort. So he too charge
Of the silk, and guess that was all the
purchase thew made that day"
And that was ono too many. But
that was capital hit Of yours, aun. Sally.
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