Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-01-31
9 gleasine Story
AMERICAN RURAL LIF,E.
[FRoM HARPER's MAGAZINE.
OLD AUNT MATILDA.
IN TWO PARTS.
PART |.

and settle on the fifty acres. This was the
last consolation she could get for herself
when she was driven to the wall, and forced
for the time being, to give up her cherished
plan. So with one CLEAN of sunshine among
her shadows, she washed, and bleached, and
nressed. and knitted. and darned. and mend
cd and rot all Mats wardrobe i'm the best
condition possible against his going. And
the old trunk that had been his fathers was
packed, and the last day, ,.and the evening of
the last day of the home staying, was come
na,;,do ~ s,sho
,,,on ,,o Las, !. ,hnros,, wos dono
..oc -. .,a ;, a,,s,,,a,, Na,ho,
!, g. ,a,a,a -, ,,a,n .,,.,,, ~, ha,n
- ,Yn..,5.,' .,,...,, r,,,.,;as IL
- ~ -
ha,a oc 40 shoni ,.r, ~ ,,,;ol, Tho core,
,oos r;,l had lef, amono tho hriers in tho hav-
fold
"yes auntv Int TIL oe, ber another tb;s
.o, an old th;ng anv how,n
g 500 that vo,, do :, savs Mrs. Armstrong
~ ,bo n,on;fos, onnovance of her son. and
,,,a,, ,,,n sa,,s ..;f ,,o,, ,rore NV ,;r, uopld
[ .;,.a 80, don.v;oht soo,d;nar.
al, h,f ro,, mnsn,t scold now dear
,aa,,o. - e,,o,,a, s,,olI or,, .nd T
49,, ~ sorr,, aho,,, ,ho sborl ;ndocJ am and
III ri ~ ~ & ,,ar ~ 90 r,;no co do may forgive
noi
sho n.d sa,lon m ,he nock of bor amt and
,ros I,;ss;na hor ond ,,,o L;nd-boortod wo.
mo-, 4, oo,,,o sor, noo;,;ed and dismissed
,,,;,,, ,;,.l. -, - a.. oar ,hot ,..s
,,.le; l., oornost ond ,o,f i, ,,,o,,
Tho oron;na vac hoor,if,l and u vos tho
,o., r,.,L ,,,o,, vor,d hove tnretl,er thro,,rb
~. ~. ,,,o,, ,,.do h ,o;s,,ro,,, ond
ns NJ Jaa,;aaa ~ .rd nIe,;,da ,roro Inc, I;rht;ro
.. ,la;. Ill - no ,a had u,hon thc c,iclr oi
W. H. na,a III, ,a,,;naa thor,
y ~ 81 'N'' - -
was suie NJ "ou.'. oo0, .A-
WIS sure OF IL ina1 Is ms s'cp anu pu.,
ting down the canoie Maliioa r''l anu openou
the door' IL was Nathan SURF cnousn' o"'
not as she eXpectea 70 see nii,i' iio' aion.. :.
= knew you wou'o heVel ,o'sao nv
came without Aahisie' he sa.u anu so
nave ie'cheu her alons pesies' sne 80 80,
Z" 'n' oN.,.'s.' o' ,N
iaoiiiiiis '',i n'sn'' 'Ao :. ~. Wy lay '.,
.aie. | WASH 'no wac '''''o A'o'e 'o'
....
anu WIN ',a' 'noy .""1 .auns NV
'no i,o'''' an' ira'''''o iNie9oe -." :,
eneeh' sas am SUI s'.ono so~ VS.
Na., wi'h an my hea'' niu 'n'n sno '..'
'ia'iiu" 'ha' noi eo"''n Voc s'"' "'s
''oiy '.n.'''o ~ ""e' "n. '' .,'s. -,
ou' 80 D"e 90 sne ~ IL, ~ I n,,on sho no
i.'ai. " ~ a'ensea
mn. 80 =. Ill. .n,a,,,a, uo,,ro ro;no
= ,aana ,.o,, e,;ands i !, Nathan ~ saw
Ms uas,;rns turninu ynrv ser;ous ave-
,,nor h;n
:. Ior : sho, t;no ho answors. .. that is
,a;,n =, .own ,y,t sho,, bo bom
,,.aI, ,a,, ,,,o,,,n v
..a -, H., ILL., ,o hona rono w;,hou
'.....:s;. !. pas,,,, N.,,v
~ 80. :. ,....s, ~ -,
u'i' ,a,iA :. 80 -, aoh
4A' '''en Ao '"'sn $40 -, -
'rii,ins hha''ei wac n'iuy "o''n a ~. -
anu ','a' nv l,'''' po'ii % ."ss' n. -. M =. :,
nus in'oi'eu ~ ooiio niSus a'''i ' ~
mas poon so'Aoho" pio.sn,..' "na - u =
po"'' W is'. ~ '"s - o. - NV ''''' W
''"s s,"'.o y " oe' e,
VI W. na.o ~ i.'u,' ~ iin'' - cumss'
says 1i,s. iias's,' n ~, @ w vi ~. a a.a,,,, nr
poeii s'"u " e.e n'n'. ~" NO. ano,
"oio was s'i'' 'o''' n's so'ne away hi''
'"9..
e "' -'ia'''>''s "'o"' sps
anu s'ia sue was SO soiiy ho' " h''No ,ea.. =,
GU inore' anu '''a' 'ioA' ''l'o 'no ,an,e ~ !.
country she was soins 10 W oe''oi ~
that realiy hef cousin Nat haa haoe ilei he'
MN all the time; her poor hahus were pi'
tered with raking' and she showed inc PAIN
to Matiida' asking her 10 nave pisy upon
poor heipiess glrl that was inc 'ic'im
Is such tyrant! bul tnere was cons'rai'
upon all parties anu aiter httic common
pace talk the WISH cah'e 70 an emu Na.ha
SAYING 'ha' i'e iiaa ho uo"p' p''' ','"'
shooi'' sec .ne,, oi'oiei .n"'' ese' ""on
cane 10 pe iul'her ieiiioseu.
IL iou WIN W ',,oio i'Ao W ioise' 10 ai'
-, 49,. ...a, i
u .u,s,' sou. ss n >, D..
my '.sn. naiu ~, o'a 40 ,'".ls a..
y sa'u ~ M''n ,'s.'n's' nv $50 .,'a ~.
= 'ho Moius ai'''os. " .,osAy I ~ - -.
iinu'o ne was .n'''As '''s' '7
- MS cousii, iar up nv iai,e
ana 'his' men, was 'no parting ~ y, M''' =,
.he true anu 'ehuci-heai.eu so'ns gu ~
looked forward WIN such nope anu ooi
oehco' for httic "iiiic all courage ~,
gave ner her hahus anu her iee' ieiusco
Ill aco;nst the wall but she was voung. n,
o. asaih'. INC "an pu' sno "as Suu,'s' u
40 gfauua,iy hop9 rooulieu sway pa' GU