The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-10-28

vi oTunHy touihiis ouo ssoo sho ASPu-
tation of being both witch and a
miser; but the latter charge is proba-
bly, a. untrue as the first. Ii you like
you may run up to see her tomorrow,
on your way to school, and carry her
q few fresh eggs and u nice loaf OF
homemade bread"
So, on the morrow, Mamie set forth,
with little basket, bearing her moth
er's gift to the old woman, hanging
on her arm. Her heart was full of
JOY and gladness; and as she trippcd
along, she sang with the birds, chased
the butterflies, exhibiting in every
glance and motion her overflowing
happiness.
The dew still sparkled on the grass,
and the little wild flowers pcered out
bright and shining, having theil faces
washed overnight. Mamie walked
straight along the lonely lane leading
through the fields, and short dis
tance up the mountain side. How
quiet tho little tumble-down cabin
looked. Not breeze seemed to stir
among theileaves, not n living object
was visible, not even slender thread
of smoke arose from the chimney to
tell that granny had kindled n fire.
The summer shining and the unbro-
ken stiffness seemed to have taken
possession of the place.
Nanny approached the door, and
gave loud rap, which, being unheed-
ed. she followed it up by a louder
blow. This producing no effect, she
pushed open tho door, stepped within
the room. 1t was neat and orderly,
though poorly furnished, and upon
the bed in one corner lay granny, np-
parently asleep.
She was probably resting after her
long walk Of the day before; no Nam
ME decided to sit down and wait for
her to awake. Noiselessly she deposit
ed her basket on the table, and seated
herself.
How still the place seemed! It was
more like death than life, Nanny
thought; and looking Mt granny, a
dreadful suspicion took possession OF
fancy. What if the old woman were
really dead ? The face was colorless,
there was no sign of breathing, nc
sing OF life or motion. The child sa,
as if fascinated, staring with wide.
open eyes at the recumbent figure,
powerless TO move, seeing nothing
but that pale face, and possessed foi
the moment with but the one thought
She was aroused by low "mew'
and gentle touch of Tabby's silker
fur, rs he rubbed against her hand
Granny's old pet awakened from hi,
nap, and claimed recognition from ths
soniy person he saw about the prem
ises.
The touch, and the sudden start j
caused her, brought her mind back Il
the consciousness that something mus
be done, and that instantly; so break
ing away from the apathy caused b,
fright, she darted out OF the door ana
down the lane, and never stopped un
til she reached her mothers presence
and had told her story in as few word
as possible.
Mrs. Price Immediately accompnn
led tine child back, finding. indeed
that her suspicious were too true
Granny Small had passed away a
Iquietly as one would lie down to sleep
On the stand, by her bedside, lay he
Bible, and on this n folded paper
which, to her astonishment, Mrs
Price found directed to herself, an,
which, upon examination, she discoy
: cred to be the last will and testamen
of Granny Small, bequeathing-coul,
she believe her eyes?- several thou
sand pounds to her little girl-to Nan
ME Price! Was it not ut all dream
1t seemed like one, indeed.
The news OF Granny's death quickl
spread, and large concourse of pee
gathered at her funeral, attracts
) more by. curiosity than by by respec
for the dead; but, more than all
drawn by strange runor that ha
gone abroad that Granny had not, al
: ter all, been the poor, destitute crea
ture they had supposed her to be-
bat very rich.
! The lawyer who had drawn up th
! will came forward, and soon prove
, beyond q doubt the genuineness {
{ the document, and was able to te
whereithe money was deposited.
So Mamie came into her inheritance
: not without regret that Granny ha
! no longer any need of the comfort
boarded wealth might have procure
for her. The old woman had prob,
bly, taken sundden fancy to Nanc,
and, having no kin of her own, sl
e had decided to enrich the little frien
1 who SO courageously shielded her frol
i insult on more than one occasion.
et OF the neat home to which Mann
9. and her mother soon removed, and
the many bright and happy days the
+ spent together, as well as all the goo
Q they accomplished by dispensing
I charity a certain sum each year,
$ all this have not time to tell you.
81 ANOTHER Radical collector has ro
bed the government of one hundrt
z and fifty thousand dollars. This tin
g Che offense was committed in Knnsa
u These robberies are of daily occu
renee, and yet no particular notice
:, taken of them. Since the beginnir
of the Grant administration, six mi
= lions have been stolen from the go