The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-01-06

bill, and had threatened 10 levy on some
OF the farm implements and order a sher
ifs sale, unless it was paid for in ten
days Mrs. Farman knew that Obed
was ''drained' ef money. snd the pros
pect of being sold out of house and home,
hing which she go ofen predicted would
happen, seemed dismaliy near.
Miss Hensiow lived across the road in
little house that appeared to be always
in the suIks, Now she left her goose
heating, and took section of Deacon
Broderip's coat over her arm, with her
big tailor shears at her side, snd went,
stopping, across the way. She bad
creoke ed back and hooked nose, with q
mouth that hid itself in the big cavity of
her face, aud which, some way, gave one
the impression Of a gigantic owl. She
appeared TO have three story throat, and
to speak out Of the basemen Mt door. She
stepped over one of Salomes flower beds,
y here the "sturtions' could not push
their heads through the baked soil, and
she gave 2 sharp peck on the window
pane with her steel lhirnble.
~ got the fidgeis sitting alone she be
gan, as Mrs. Eairmaa admitted her, and
settled down and let her poke bonnet fall
back, showing q ring Of snutfy brown hsir
on each side Of her face done up with q
big pin. ''You see / dreamed Of rats last
night, and It's always bad sign. The
last Tine ii happened was just before aunt
DeLky Strong died. Seth BarHabJ and
night, and they said Miss Pratt, who bad
been hired to stay there, set the scau.iest
supper ever was. Did you hear about
Hiram Walkers wife ? She WAS aunt
Dabby's niece, and is coming into the
property and just as soon as she got back
from the grave, she went 10 counting over
the llings. and what 90 you think There
vas six OF the CID lsdy's best linen sheets
CONS
| Dear me-" said Mrs. Fairmzn, com
ing out of the buttery with her apron half
full of driad apples, ''thcsc ara solemn
times"
The expression had great force, al
though it was i little uncertain whslher
it applied TO aunt Debby's sleets or to
things in general,
II guess they be, croaked Miss Hens
low, suspending the operation of pairing
one of the seams of Deacon Brodarip's
coat. 'eIt looks as though there wouldn't
be spear Of grain raised this SEASON !;
and there's Dave Blodgett, one Of them
| AiilIerites-second adventurers, they call
emseIyss-saying the worlds going TO
be burnt up this year, on account of the
big horn and the little horn in the Book
of Daniel. l asked him if he wouldn't
like 10 engage me to make his ascension
robe, for thought if he didn't come cut
straight in hi9 calkerIations, [ might as
we'll have the job
Salome stepped out of the bedroom
with cruel bowl in her hand. She was
a tall girl, with light hair just turning a
TITLE on gold. 1t had slipped out of its
braid and was hanging against her white
neck.
"Whst mop Of hair LONE has got, :"
said Miss Henslow, when she had got
back into the bedroom. Il notice that
weakly girls are apt to run to hair"
''SaIone amt rugged, that's certain,
said Mrs. Fairman, who was interrupted
in her calculations as whether she could
squeeze out Dolasses enough to sweeten
the dried apples she was coring "She
amt tough, and had to be put to hard
work before she got her growth. II Ss-
rah Jane didn't keep school to help to get
along, should let Salome pulter around
for year or two; and then | guess she'd
get hearty for the doctor says there amt
anything chronic"
Il don't know about that" broke in
Miss Henslow. "S,he looks TO me just
like aister Paty's girl that went off with
galloping consumption"
''Theer amt 10 consumption in the
family" returned Mrs. Fairman, giving
a snappish little jlrk to the hand that held
the bread knife.
oval, didn't mean to scare you, Mrs.
Fairman bot then It's always best to be
prepared for things as they come along. ;"
I'm never unprepared," returned the
other dismally. GIVE gone through 80
much that it ssema IS though / was al
ways expecting trouble; and Obed, he
don't seem any better; | don't 'spose it's
to be expected. Religious great sol
emnizer, Miss Henslow and now, when
II looks as if we were all going TO stsrye,
and the cows don't average any day moro
than two quarts apiece, ii seems most a
sin TO be making jokes.'
"Look there at Miss Dacres," said the
taiioress "Ain't she stiff necked
understand 10 comea here pretty often
after LONE"
'sHe comes to see the boys" returned
Mrs. Fairmsn, with some Ssperiiy.
''Law, young fellow can visit the
bows and souint toward a gill at the same
time But I'll tell you what, the old lady
won't like it if 20 means to play that
game. | feel it my duty as iriend to
let you know how the land lays"
Mrs Fairman had finished coring her
arples and now she went to the sink and
bsaon rIvipe, the handle of the pump with