Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-12-09

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were in bloom. and the dooryard gay
with juuquils and daffydown dilIies. The
/ dog and cat. sleek and well led, as deg
and cat need be, were lying on the hearth
ia their own appointed places, aud there
1 sal Miss Keurah with a round stand
/ beside her. in The circle Ct light from the
| genial fac sewing away un a pain OF un.
meuliouables tor little Billy Shaw. Mis-.
Shaw. his mother. was poor. always in
| hot water. with a dreadful want OF calcu
.atiou and good judgment in her upper
story 1t was either feast or famine
in the Shaw establishment all the time.
The juvenile Shaws had TO 60 without
their crust bu,tered six days in the week :;
but if on the seventh their mother hap.
pened to earn dollar, just rs likely as
not il was all spent in butter, and eaten
up at one meal Keturah despised such
shinleSsuess, but her hands never stopped
doing for the ShawS.
Now. IS she sat there, in her cheerful
and contcnled loneliness, with the big
clock ticking 10 the corner, there came a
knock At the door.
Come in. Johnny Shaw" called Out
Hcturah, without turning round. There
is Tho h.I of potatoes promised yonr
mother in the cellar way. You can help
yourself. shall churn to morrow. and
You, mother may send over tor pail OF
butter. milk
"Ahem :"
Kr;ulah TUNED round Suddenly, and
there ,tuod Usher Bales holding his HIT.
and looking into ii IS it he expected to
discover the proloundc>t Wisdom i'm IT.
depths.
"S,,krs alive" exclaimed Miss kclu.
rth. you gave me such start |
though, To- be- sure. it WAS johnny Shaw.
TaNe a chair. Usher. and draw up to
the fac. Cold amt it, Tor Thu, slime of
the year?'
Good Tor blue posses" said Usher,
but he lcll. a. ne expressed 1t aiicrNard,
'',trc,bcd," much "a, man lecI, when %,
Is about To- break thr ice. aud plunge lax"
"a cold bath. However. a.. sal down uu
cdsc OF "a ch TO-. cuclulN d,pD,uius H.,
hb, under %. t1os uu, hi> t,d sir haud.
k,,chie, aui mopp.d hi, iacr ai' over.
There wlS a lju.v preliminary cleaning
OF the throat. and then Usher said with
that DISQUALIFICATION ct speech habiiual TO
iac Jou Yankee:
Il doui >'po,c, Ke,urah, you've got
ans .r,ss seed you'd Dr willing 10 pant
with i1r "a fair price 90
.'Gains lo pa, down more OF your
laui o. sr's, ~ inquired kclurah, with A"
Sigh, acccu, Of dj,,tproval.
Il Wa, >Iuiu,iu; taat way. returned
fisher, h->HatiHs,'. almost wishing re
could a..,S oui OF iac >cr'pc. and 20 e"
grass himself sul hy gave a h"ch To his
c,tu thar brought him "a little u,"'r
Rc,ur4h, on the other side OF ,hc stand.
Instead @: >c,J.n. down any more. d
/ had your LunI, | should put !e"
barrels oi lime or The triangle lot, and
So" i, ~iih clover"
That's WHIST mean 30 do. responded
Li.hcr, giving his chair another hitch.
utterly lorgytiu! OF y, Pau's command,
Il ,alyr Not "a woman TO teach " Your
pasture looks uncommon well this
spiuE." be ad cd.
Yes. The feed i, good said keturah.
sewing away calmly ia the candle light.
The chair hi,ched little nearer. Ike
turvh, that's Il mighty fine Alderney year
ling of yours" The tone was soft, per.
sua>ive and melting.
keturah just raised her eyebrows.
"Umph {" she knew what Li>h was
driving Al now.
The chair hilchcd little nsaIer, the
tone grew more coaxing. and only Ike.
tury. wouldn't you, couldn't you, be per
suaIed to sell me that cri,ter?"
The small uncomfortable dropped from
ketarah's hand; the audacity OF the
request filled her with amazement.
How can YOU ask such question.
Usher Bates lou know ] wOuldn |