Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-03-16

went up 10 watch llle lhst nigh
/, and they said Miss Pratt who
been hired to stay there, set til
y scantiest supper ever was. Di
you hear about Hiram Walker
= wife? She was Aunt Debby's niece
and is coming into the property
n and just as soon as she got bacI
from the grave, she went to count
rs ing over the things, and what d
You think There was six or III,
a old lady's best linen sheets gone.
"Dear me-" said Mrs. Fairman
coming ont Of the buttery with ai
7 apron half full Of dried apples
"these are solemn times"
e The expression had great force
Q although it was little uncertain
whether it applied to Aunt Deb.
by's sheets or to things in gener-
al.
81 guess they be-" croaked Miss
Henslow, suspending the opera
ton Of pairing off the seams ofDea-
con Broderip's coat ut looks as
though there wouldn't be a spearof
grain raised this season; and
there's Dave Blodgett, one Of them
Nillerites-second adventers they
call themselves saying the worlds
going to be burnt up this year. on
account of the big horn and little
horn in the book of Daniel Task
cd him ifhe wouldn't like to en-
gage me to make his ascension
robe; for ] thought if he didn't
come out straight in his calkerla
tions, / might as well have the
job
Salome stepped out of the bed
room with a cruel bowl in her
hand. She Fas a tall girl, with
light hair just turning little on
gold. 1t had slipped out of its
braid and was hanging against her
white neck.
"What a mop Of hair LONE has
got" said Miss Henslow, when she
had gone back into the bedroom.
II notice that weakly girls are apt
to run to hair"
"Salome amt rugged, that's Ger
tain said Mrs. Fairman, who was
interrupted in her calculations as
to whether she could squeeze out
molasses enough to sweeten the
dried apples she was coring. "She
amt tough, and to be put out to
hard work before she got her
growth. If Sarah Jane didn't keep
school to help along | could let Sa-
lone puttar round for a year or
two; and then | guess she'd get
hearty; for the doctor says there
amt anything chronic"
81 don't know about that"
broke in Miss Henslow, "She
looks to me just like Sister Patty's |
girl that went off with galloping
consumption"
"There amt no consumption in
the family" returned Mrs. Fair
man, giving a snappish little jerk
to the hand that held the bread |
knife.
II didn't mean to scare you,
Mrs. Fairman; but then it's al
ways best to be prepared for things |
as they come along"
"I'm never unprepared,p re-
turned the other dismally. "Tve
gone through so much that it
seems as thought | was always ex-
pecting trouble; and 0bed, he
don't seem to sense things as do
! don't spose its to be expected
Religions a great solemnizer, Miss
Henslow; and now when it looks
as If we all was going to starve, e,and
the COWS don't average any day
more than two quarts apiece, il
seems most sin to be making
jokes"
"Look there at Miss Dacres,"
said the tailoress. "Ain't she stiff
understand 10 comes
here pretty often after Lone"
He comes to see the boys" re
turned Mrs, Fairman, with some
asperity.
Law, a young fellow can visit
the boys and sqnint towards girl
at The same time. But I'll tell you
what, the old lady won't like it if
10 means to play that game ! feel
it my duty as a friend to let you
know how the land lays"
Mrs. Fairman had finished coriDg
her apples; and now she went to
the sink and began plyingthe ham
die Of the pump with such vigor
that her neigbbor's last words we're
fortunately lost Miss Henslow re
her goose heating red
hot over home, so she took herself
and her voice away but not before
She had got peep at the camille
bread under the crash towel; and /
INIT same afternoon she thought ,
hat It was her duty to 60
1ver to Mrs. Seth Spencer and /
al that lady how straitened the i
7airmans we're.
Jo Dacres, q broad shouldered, t
usty young fellow, with Q great J
tride, and eheery, loud roice, was il
ust opening pate of the home Ii
,lace. 1t was We enug2est, best b
.ept farm in the neighborhood. = 4
simeon Dacres, the old man, was /
orehandcd, and had money laid a
ID in the bank; and Il there Is any h
hing country folks do respect and b
ow down before, it is money in a
ank.
Mrs. Dacres always regulated Al
er affairs by the almanac; and the n