The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-03-29

coming out of the buttery with her
apron hall full of dried apples, these
are solemn times
The expression had great force, al
though it was little uncertain wheth-
er it applied to Aunt Debby's sheets.
or to things in general. ..
Il guess they be- croaked Miss
Henslow. su<pending the operation of
pairing one of the seams of Deacon
Broderip's coat. 1T looks as though
there wouldn't he q spea- OF grain
raised this season /; and there's Dave
Bl"dgett, one of them. MiIlerites-
second advepters they call themsel, es
saying the worlds going to be burnt
up this year, on account of the big
horn and little horn in the book of
Daniel. / asked him if he wouldn't
like to engage me to make his ascen-
sion robe, tor thought if he didn't
come out straight in Is calculations, /
might a. well have the job
Salorne stepped out of the bedroom
with cruel bowl in her hand. She
was a tall girl, with light hair, just
turning little on gold. 1t had slip
ped out of its braid, and was hanging
against her white neck
What u mop ni hair LONE has got,'
said Miss Henslow, when she had gone
back into the b b,droom. Il notice that
weakly girls are apt to ruiz to hair
'Salome amt rugged, that's certain,
said Mrs. Fairman, who was inter-
rupted in h.r calculations as to wheth.
er she could squeeze out molasses
enough to sweetrn the dried apples
she was coring. She amt tough a.id
had to be put to hard WORK before she
got her growth. l. Sarah Jane didn't
keep school to help along l could let
Salome putter around a year or two;
and then 1 guess she'd get hearty; for
the doctor says there anything chron
ic." =f" --.
Il don't know about that broke in
Miss Henslow. She looks to mejust
like Sister Patty's girl that went oil
with gailoping consumption
There amt no consumption in the
family returned Mrs. Fairman Civ
ing snappish jerk to the hand that
held the bread knile.
Wal. l didn't mvan to scare you,
Mrs. Fairman but then it's alsavs
best to be prepared for things as they
come along
Il am never unprepared,' returned
the other dismally. 'Tve gone through
SO much that it seems As though was
always expecting trouble; and Obed,
he don't seem to sense things rs do;
l don't suppose it's to be expected
Keligion's great solemnizer, Miss.
Henslow and n.'w when it looks as-
il we was all going to starYe, and the
COWS dont average any day more than
two quarts apiece, it seems most a
sin to be making jokes.
Look there at : ISIS Dacres, said
the taioress 'Ain't she stif-necketi ?
l understand 10 comes here pretty Of
ten after LONE
He comes to see. the boys. returned
Mrs. Fairman with son asperity.
Law, a young fellow can visit the
boys and squint toward girl ut the
same time. But I'll tell you what,
the old lady won't like it if j" means
to play that game. feel it my duty
as friend to let you know hoS the
land lays.
Mrs ,Fairman had finished coring
her apples and now she went to the
sink anc began plying the handle ot
the pump with such vigor that her
neighbor's last words were fortunately
lost. Miss Henslow remembered her
gouse heating red hot over home, so
she took herself and her voice away;
but not before she had got a peep at
the canaille bread under the crash toS-
ell; and that same afternoon she
thought it was her duty to 20 over to
Mrs Seth 81 encer's. and tell that lady
how Strengthened the Fairrnans were.
Jo Dacres, a broad-shouldsred lusty
young fellow, with great stride, and
a CHEEKY, loud voice, was just opening
the gate of the home place. It. was
the snuggest. best-kept farm i'll the
neighborhood. Simon Dacres, the old
man, was iore anded, and had money
lai.i up in the bank; AMI if there is any
thing country folks do respect and bow
down be:ore, it is money in the bank.
Mrs. Dacres always regulated her
affairs by the almanac; and the first of
May the sitting room stove WAS taken
down, whether or no; and now The
house was as chilly rs :. Gel witt. a
clean smell about it O: whi ,ew .sh and
varn,sh. -.s-. .-.. ....'
Mrs. Dacres was waiting tor the
men folks to come to dinner. She had
blown the horn twice out oi the back
door, and the pork in the spider was
curling itself int little, hard, bilious
locking scraps. " ith enforced pa
tie zee she came in. sat down in the
rocking chair, with lis puffy feather
cushions, and united her cap. She was
large woman, with heavy tread and
a double-chin, and an immense talent
for managing. In her own person she
re- resented the hard-heai,d ethics of
Durham, and perhaps was ore hon.
est. if less nice, than some of her
neighbors. ..
'Obed Fairman has been kicked by
a horse. mother said 10. betraying a
little hesitation in his tone. The hurt
isn't DANGEROUS, but think it would
look friendly if you should step in and
inquire how b" is -
IF it amt dangerous, shan't stir B.
STEP returned Mrs Dacres, shutting
her mouth in a positive line. You do
running enough over that way for the
rest of the family and I.expect you'll
make fool of yourself one of these
days -
There might be two opinions about
that said 10, rather evasively.
sWal, you know what / think right
out fat : foctedy You're hanging