The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-06-26
Sc ecC Tale
hatic's Plan.

"Fiftccn hundred dollars That
don't seem so cery much; does it,
Suo2' said Katie, resting her flat
iron n moment on its stand, and
looking across the wide, pleasant
kitchen, where her sister was bend
ing with flushed checks over the
apron she was huting.
ut might just as well be fifteen
thousand replied sue, not stopping
luting. Father said last night, that
he had tried the last place he could
think about. ! suppose the old place
has got to go
Kate lifted her iron and went to
work but the great tears blinded her
so, that she lift the hat-iron rest n
moment to, long on one of her flth
er's best shirts, and left n yellow
mark finally she said: "if it was
anybody but the Greens we might
hope for a little morcy; but they
want the farm too bad for that. |
only wish We might find some way
to disappoint them. Sue, we mtSt
think of somo plan to save it"
Her sister shook her head. 1T
would be like all our other plans
they fall through just IA soon rs we
think they are nicely fixed.
IF old Mr.. Green was bachelor
now, l would try to captivate him
if he ,oaS old enough to be my grand,
father, and deaf as an adder" Trou
BILE was banished for a moment from
Katie's heart as n vision of the old
gentleman rose up before her, and
she laughed SO heartily that her
mother came to the door, her pale
pale face lighting a little at the sight
OF Katie's merry one.
"What is the matter, girls ?"
"Plan the siytieth," cried Katie
getting up from the floor, where she
had dropped moment before. "ShC
has been wishing Mr.. Green was un
married, so that she might captivatC
him and save the place"
| The mother smiled family. -
have no doubt but he would be {
happier man. / fancy his wife is th'
prime mover in this enterprise. Die
l tell you she came over here yester
day while you were away, and looked
all through the housel She wanted
to see where they could improve it.
"The old Tretch, wish | coult
have been here,' and Katie's eye'
flashed.
"You would have said something
you would have been sorry for. i
won't do to snub such people.
think we must give up all hope o
saving our home. Your father anC
were talking about the West las
night
Prolonged obs from both the girl
stopped Mrs, Vaughn there, and eacl
pretty head before her shook emphat
ically at the thought. II know wha
you mean, said sue "a new farm
and hard work. 1t will never do.
Katie sat down in the door tina
opened out in the orchard, and he
mother took her place at the ironing
board There was silence then
each heart was busy with it's owl
bitter thoughts. Mrs. Vaughn wa
thinking of the long years she ha'
spent under his homestead roof sine
she came there a bride. Each room
was dear by many associations, O
both Joy and sorrow. How Der.
hard it seemed TO be torn away iron
it. The girls thoughts We're abou
tho same. The dear old home
what would life hold for them wheI
they could no longer come to it
shelter?
Katie sat looking at the trees, tina
were literally weighed down wit
their garlands of blossoms. He
father had said that there would b
a great many apples that year, and
pang had gone through the hearts {
those who heard, as they though
that other hands that theirs woul
gather the luscious fruit. Then sh
thought of the past. Why, it seen
ed but little while since she an
Lille Harding gay girls Of fifteer
Iclimed those veyI trees. But u We