The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-09-27
Shilly-ShalIy.

Hopkins today
81 do know whether l will or not.
Sometimes 1 think l will, and then
again l think l won't. There's good
deal to do to-day and it looks like rain" !"
81 don't think twill rain" said uncle
i Job, plastering his chin with lather.
"May be it won't, Job, but it looks
a little like it-kinder grayish like.
Still, we might take the umbrell, and
maybe I'd better go. But I'm most
'fraid Mary Ann can't do all there is
to do"
"Hurry and make up your mind,
Philena," called Job after her, as she
slowly retreated kitchenward, taking
down her back hair as she went.
"Mary Ann says she can get along
with Sally's help, and 1 do know but
I'd go if 1 thought 1 shouldn't have
comp'ny this afternoon, and it didn't
look so doubtsome about rain"-leis-
urely dragging the comb through her
hair.
"Mother, what dress will you wear"
called out Mary Ann.
"Well, do know, which I'd better
wear. Which do you think I'd better"
"Your brown alpaca, of course"
81 would if thought it wouldn't
rain, but if it should rain it would spot
it, I'm 'fraid. reckon I'll wear the
black one. It's little faded and brack-
ed, but if it should rain it wouldn't hurt
it."
"Come, come, Philena," cried Job,
"hurry up! I'm going out to harness
the mare"
81 am hurrying as fast as can,"
twisting up her hair. "Mary Ann, you
may take down my brown dress, while
l change my shoes; though, come to
think ont, maybe I'd better wear these,
for if it should rain I'd hate to get the
others wet Still, these don't look
hardly suitable to wear with the brown
dress; perhaps I'd better wear the
black one. You may take down the
black one, Mary Ann. These shoes are
too shabby to wear with the brown one
May be I'd better take them off Come
and see what you think of them, Mary
Ann"
"Change them quick, mother, and
put on the brown dress. Father
hitching the mare to the buggy now"
sis he: Well, I'll take another look
to see if think it's likely to rain, and
if think it amt, why I'll wear the
brown one. 1t don't look as much like
it as it did, but then you can't tell
much about it this time of year. But
l guess I'll risk it, and wear the brown
one. Get me pair of stockings, Mary
Ann"
"Where are they, mother:'
''In the bureau drawer, l guess.
Look there first"
(Which onee They are not in the
first one"
"Well, then, look in all of EN-, and
if they amt there, look in the basket
under the head of my bed"
"Here they are under the bureau
but there's holes in them
"Is theres Well, meant to have
mended them Saturday, but l didn't get
to it."
"Philena Philena ~ called job
"Yes, I'm most ready. Mary Ann,
take a needle and darn up the holes in
my stockings, will yous No you needn't,
either. The buttons are half of 'em off
my boots-I meant to have sewed 'em
on yesterday, but forgot it. III wear
these I've got on, for 1 shouldn't be a
bit surprised if it did rain"
"Here's your dress, mother. Do put
it on. Father won't wait much longer"
"Oh, l can't wear the brown dress
with these shoes. Bring the black one
It's good enough for such day as this,
for I'll bet anything twill rain
"Philena Marier Matthew'S
from somewhere ontside-I amt a
going to wait for you more'n four hours
longer
.'I'll be there in mint, Job. Mary
Ann, look in the closet for the umbrell.
Good lordy, there's hardly hook and
eye on this dress, but guess can pin
it up so twill do. l ought to have put
some on, but didn't get time. Mary
Ann, do hunt round and get me pin or
two"
81 can't find the umbrella" a"-in
smothered accents from the closet.
"Can't yous Well, run out and ask
your father if he won't go to the barn
and look for it. 1 let George Washing
ton take it to play circus With don't
'spose l ought to, but he cried for it, so
l let him have it,
Father Father ITO Job, who had
more to endure than his namesake ever
did, in his boiliest ttime-''mother wants
you to go to the barn and look for the
umbrella
"Darn the old umbrell 'Twon't rain
in week"-clambering to the ground.
"Tell your mother if she amt ready
when Iget back won't wait another"
but Mary Ann had gone.
81 do declare Mary Ann, I'm good
mind not to go now. l know twill
rain, and shall come back sopping
wet, and shall get such cold.
81 can't find the umbrell. Tain t
there said Job. "Comc along! You
don't want it."
"Job Mathews! I'm not a-going to
stir one step without it. 1t will rain
dogs and CATS
I'm going"
"No, you amt. Tie my bonnet