The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-12-22

say ,flounced out Of the room to see finer
pickles were nearly scalded Honest
Moses whist!ing a melancholy pslam
tune under his breath, unconsciously
thereby producing the effect Of n high |
wind groaEing down aiugubrious chin
hey, went up to the galret with his bag !
OF seed corn, there TO deposit it with
other agricultural treasures, and Agatha
put Oh her little blle lrj!ied sun boppst
and ery, in consideration of having
rusS dependant upon his daily labor
swe,ecessaries Of life, was sentenced ,,
was days in Jail, and the sheriff in~
MOI to enforce the sentence the II"
troue he could find Patrick intoXi- IE9r,' rrip,
thel orig,
trueen Hickey. convicted of larceny, Ch
Nthe peni,entiary for one year ,,,
sou IN be rememlsers4l ~ the ialdl- e.. (
and were likely to he engaged thirteen
more; for they were both poor, hard
working young people, without tive.do.-
lars ahead in the world, and nothing to
look to but their own ski'Iful right
hands and cheerful hopeful hearts. For
even the truest of true lovers can't afford
to be married unless they have roof
over their heads, and daily bread to eat
to say nothing of q possible chance Of
the attendant butter. But, in spite Of
ali this they derived infinite consolation
from long twilight walks, and snug
- L. lI,0p al taI
over their respective wicket gates, and
looked forward with patient hope t" the
far-off "some- day. that was finally to
crown their happiness.
Hugh listened to Agatha's story in
silence; he was sorting apples in heaps
OF, lhr ia. ~ nou,, Auu when she had
concluded he brought down his closed
hand on the biggest bin with an energy
that would have abraded any less horny
cutice.
"I,'s a shame.' was honest Hug'hs
emphatic comment.
$50 it is" said Agatha: and father
thinks so too. You see Uncle Philemon
brought father up and took care of him
when he was u poor boy with no other
friend in all the wide world, aud now
that he is sick and bedridlen-"
"Uain't he no money too?" asked
Hugh. "Seems to me I've heard folks
saw that old Philemon Smith was pretty
middlin well OFF,
Agatha shook her head.
Dear me, 10! You forget how long
he has been sick aud helpless under the
Doctors hands, Hugh. And wouldn't
tell any one but you, dear but think
mother hasn't been nearly SO kind and
forbearing with him since she made up
her mind that his little store of money
was all SPENT
Hugh aud Agatha talked together
long and earnestly, and then they stroll
led across the quiet fields, arm in arm
and took Moses jefferson into their
confidence, as he wrestled with huge
log of wood on the woodpiie, IL, the west
end of the house.
"Father, Hugh has thought OF some
thing." chirped Agatha, as exultanuy
as ifa thought were quit novelty to
Hugh Darwin.
..l've got plan sir" said Hugh, and
proceeded to unfold 1t.
"We'll do it!' loared Moses, smitihg
bisthigh. with prodigious laugh, which
echoed through, the frosty twilight like
war hoop. Yes Hugh We will do 1t,
sure as the world.'
Mrs. Moses Jefferson was busy skim
ming her cream the next day, In the
clear cool little milk room, whose win
dows were netted with wire WORK aho
shaded with the yellow vine-irave'
which yet hung to their stens' when
there was shrill jingle JANICE OF aiscof
dant bells in the road beyond. ohs
, dropped her skinner into the go'oe.
depths of the jar o! cream, and daited
, honnetless, and with her sleeves io''e'
! up above the elbow, across the ooo'
yard.
, "It's rag-man, or my name "''
Clarissa Jefferson!" she though, exu'ah'
And. sure enough, thcrewas poruS
nersonage with q huge fur cap hppe'
, over his eyes, coarse red pocket mana
| kercbief tied around the lower part
, his chin, and furthermore att'reu IA
t long, rusty over coat whose rasse" ski
extended nearly to his feet. he w"
i, propel!iug by means of his vigorous arm
a little hand. wagon, surmounted VIII
bells, and partially flied with rags
a bottles, cast off clo,hiug' and cfumP'e'
3 papers, and checked his noisy career
once. AS Mrs. Jefferson breathiessl.
hailed him from her little gate.
, "D'ye buy old newspapers shf'e"e
!. our housewife, in the shri''est OF ''reo'e
Waal, yes ons, in while,' was tn
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