Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-01

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/ deaf. But the WORT Of il was f6at 81
did not know it, but always insisted 81
I was not = tell ye," she would sque,
out in way that proved at once th.
she was deaf, else she never could g,
dure the sound of her own voice, I'm
hearin's Jest AZ good as ever twas
It's all in the way folks has o. mumblil
and chewin' their words nowadays, tha
I can't hear nothing. Course I ain
eonf-it never run in tho family. NJ
father and mother both lived to be owe
50, and could bear as well the day the
died % l can now. and not one of us thii
teen children ever was the least grail
hard o. hearin'. Ny mother was Prig
gins, a1d the Rrigginses Was never adea
set. Father did have one sister-Aun
Randy We used to call her, Mirand,
6tebbiDs she married Luke Butterfiel<
for his second wife; his first wife wa.
she that was Charity Miller wal
Aunt Randy was little hard a. hearin'
but it all come o. getting cold arter tht
measles, when she was y GAL" AND
grandma having cleared the skirts Of
the sin and disgrace OF being deaf,
would dig the end Of her knlttine needle
zealously into the sheath pinned on
her SIDE and 60 to knitting again.
It was not often that grandma was
trusted to entertain company alone;
either Mrs. Freeman the younger or
one of her two pretty Daughters usual
" assisted In the business. But grand
ma had q strong faith in her gift of
edifying NJ when she was fifty years
younger, and never hesitatea to try it.
One fine spring afternoon young MIR.
May, getting sleepy over his law studies.
threw the books aside and saunterei
ontto cali oasthe Freeman girls. Now
it so happened that Mrs. Freeman was
at the sewing circle, and the hired girl
had gone home sick, so Lucy and
Belinda had the Kitchen work to do.
Lucy.yae up TO- her .dimpled elbows in
q batch of bread, and BeliQ1e wasse NV
ing the dish cupboard q thorough over
hauling and putting to rights, 80 neith-
er of them heard the door bell, Meth.
er did grandma, though she was pass:
ing through the hail and saw it ring
ing; 90 she was quick witted enough 70
open the door, and found Mr., May, all
smiles and bows on the steps. sn7A
y .Mdood afternoon, ms'am, ," he said
politely raising his hat, "are the
young ladies at home ee' ..,,:
!" Pretty well, thank ye, " squealed
grandma; Though my rheumatic
bothers me some. Walk right into the
sittin' n'-room," for Mr.. May often called
there, 50 she knew him we'll by sight
sud she felt quite battered by his polite
Mr.. May hesitated, but
there were two other fellows Just com
ing down the sidewalk, and he dared
not asks another question and answers,
10 in he swent. ) -;
'is' Take.shis chair" }" and grandma vas
'u1prisingly active in hauling up big
,rm. chair for him 'snow ain't that
omfoftable Z That cushions the best
) hen. feathers. I've seen live geese
gathers not . mite softer. I worked
he cover myself since I was 70 yeaks
I'D, but I've. got sight handsomerQpo.
hat I worked when I was; q Qal." And
l0wn on her knees at the lower bureau
lrawer pumped the old lady, and drew
'ut = oneee gay but now faded sample
xhereon divers impossible birds and
iowers were wrought in worsted.
-: There, ;" said she, spreading it over
lis knees 81 did that all afore I was
l5. Gals ain't. what they used to be-"
It's very pretty" said Mr.. May,
he must say something in
'raisoZ of it, Il called to see the
Ioung ladies. Are they home2"
"Not but dreadful little of it home,
mostly did at school. Such things
vas taught in school in them times,
md think if they was now in place
Esnsa it. wpuia he better; don't you
~ date @saJ," twas tie rsply, and
while grandma carefully put away this
souvenir Of old times, he tried to stndv
bis w1ysMt 3of 5tk6 III. She must be
'ery deal, be thought, "but IN try
3nce more" :.
"Whens are Misses, Belinda and
Lucy :" he screamed, when she had
settled herself in = chair.
JHssYSs, sir;, Txyphesa Newton has been
q work hefe all winter, but she's gone
,ome, with sore finger, and I'm afraid
HELL lave a felon ONT. Anyhow,
t begins just as James wife's first hus-
oand's sisters felon Eegan-she was
3al Mari Gage-and she had q proper
lard time ont She was keeping the
lestrick school a1d boardin' with us
Ehen she took it. The girls do ali the
work now, but they re smart as lection,
;hough Belinda's trifie the best for
sMay be yon're courtin' one
IN 'em, she continued looking mp at
1im with what was meant for a rough
smile.
"Hang it," was Mr.. Mays mental
ejaculation, "but the girls will proba-
by be in soon. III relieve her mind
81 that notion. Oh ! no, indeed |" he
replied, loudly, "I am only 4 young
man, just studying law, you know"
"Next Sunday morning!" cried the
Did lady, fairly staring ont of her
chair With surprise. "Now you don't
say SO! AT meetin' of course. Now
how sly they have kept 1t from mel"
You misunderstood me-" he
in terror. 81 didn't saw
,o."
"Belindy, toog Well, I'm glad it's
her Tor your sake. Cause she wouldn't
say no to so good IN offer. Belindv's
y good gal, too. She's named after me.
md perhaps that's why I like her a
little better than do Lucy: but T shall
!lo what's right by her when sho goes
to housckeepin'. I'm savin' up hnIf.
dozen solid silver teaspoons for her.
q MI III AH~n