Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-12-21


talk.
"For me Give it to me-" and Jenny
sprang up with outstretched hand
"Not 80 iast, there's no hurry"
"Oh Dick please give it to me-" i'm
plored the child, while her brother turn.
ell somersaults all around the paror, and
finally perched himself saucily upon the
back of the lounge.
"Now just see, Aunty, make him give
it to me-"
"a woman makes me do anything
That's good now. Here" and the letter
was stretched out almost within Jenny's
reach, to be suddenly Withdrawn just as
she thought she was going to take hold
OF II.
"Let her have that letter, Dick, if It's
for her." said Mrs. Tanning, coming in.
"Of course, but that's the fun of it, II,
isn't for her, IFS your letter." and the
boy threw it into his mothers lap.
Jenny opened her mouth to speak, but
she caught Aunt Milly's eye, and was
silent. Dick danced round the room on
one foot, managing to get entauglcd in
Jenny's worsted, and after breaking il
finally reaching his mo,her's chair
at was from john" he said looking
over her shoulder.
eyes, and he's coming home in two
weeks"
"Bully for him, don't you say so, sis :?
What, wouldn't answer its brother I?
Thought the letter was for you. Many
a slip you know"
"Dick let her alone" said Mrs. Fan
ming, going out OF the room and leaving
the letter with Aunt Mlly.
"Who's touching her" was the reply
emphasized by dexterous tip of the
chair Jenny was sitting in, which result
ed in flooring the occupant. Jenny
sprang up with a very red face.
''Don't go after him." said Aunt Milly,
''and dou't cry"
"What shall do then 90
"Stay here and laugh, and when you
are ready Pll read you Johns letter"
"1'm all ready now, though | do think
Dick ought to be punished"
dts punishment enough to be so
naughty and unkind. See that YOU do
your part, and things will all come right" "
Johns letter was like John himself,
bright, and hearty, and rollicking; full OF
love for everybody, and full of antlcipa.
tions of the good times to come. He
inquired after every member OF the fam
! ilv, aud sent messages to all, and closed
by reminding them that in two weeks he
should be at home.
"Isn't it a good letter ?'' said Mrs.
flaming, coming in rs Aunt Milly read
the last sentence. 81 don't see why he
should care SO much about coming" she
went on to say, beating away at a bowl
of eggs that she had brought from the
kitchen, ''there's nothing very pleasant
for him to come to see. Pm always
worked to death, and his fathers ne, er
ready to sit down aud be sociable. |
8 ,metimes think 'twoulI be better to try
and enjoy things as we go along, a little;
but when say anything of the kind to
Mr.. Tanning, he says, yes enjoy as you
so along, and fetch up in the poor-house,
that's some folks way of enjoyment, but
tisn't mine If he's said that to me once,
Milly, he's said it thousand times"
s'There are worse evils than the poor
house." said Milly.
"Well, at any rate, your brother dou'l
think so but you ainL much alike, that's
fact. don't see how you come to be
so different When Johns home he tries
to get his father to slack up little but
law, you nights well try to stop house
afre with "A cup Of water"
"And how long does John stay at
home," enquired Aunty.
"He'll be here about six weeks. I'm
glad you're here, to help him pass the
time, for often worry about its being
so dull for him. Pm afraid sometimes
that he won't care so much about COM
ing, after awhile.
From this time forward but little was
thought of except Johu's coming
Whether the mother cooked or cleaned
or washed, or made cheese, her heart
was full OF her tall, manly boy, so soo2
30 be home, and her tired face grew
bright, and the angels sofiened, as, in
inauguration she heard his fresh voice
and his boyish laugh ringing through
the old house.
eve must have Dorcas come over ant
do some sewing" she said to Milly, +
day or two after Johns letter came"
haven't got anything to put on my bacl
OF an afternoon. rll try to get along
with the work, and Jenny can sew
She's better At that than housework. :
She made dress for me this spring
and did every stitch of it herself and i
was done well too"
Il "Jenny likes to be praised so well
when she's done her best, that can easi
ly imagine hor pleasure, when she saw
you were pleased with her work"
"Well l didn't say anything about be
ing peased and don't think | looke
so either; for was mighty tired tn
night tho dress was finished. l had bee
washing all day."
"Motber talking about the dress
, made her?" said Jenny, coming in a
her mother went out"
$ "Yes she's been telling me how wei
3 you did it,"
t Jenny gave little scornful shrug @
3 her shoulders.
, "You ought TO have been here tn
night it was done. fried the cakes fo
: supper, aud happened to burn one gric
c die full. Mother came iG and smelt tn
s smoke, and came straight up to me an
u slapped my face. She said she'd teac
/ M to burn griddle cakes"
!, sand what did you do?"
e 81 lifted the grlddle' and pushed til