The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-15

voice. Il can tell you, wilder Doodle,
there are tender memories in nv heart |
for that wemen. When 1 think how |
good dispositioned she was, how she /
would get up and build fires in the win /
ter without sayin' a word, il seems as if I
my heart must break"
Il love TO build fires,n says sister
Doodle. 81 always used to build the
iire when / was livin' with my DOo-
de-"
Ibid you, widder? I wish you had
known the corpse, l believe you would
have loved each other like sisters"
His tone seemed considerable chirker
than il had sounded, and he went on.
81 believe you look like her, wilder.
You look out Of your eyes as she looked
out Of her'n; you put me in mind Of
her"
The widders voice seemed some
chirker, too, and. says she, "NOu must
chirk up, Mr.. Cypher, you must look
/ forward 70 happier days"
81 know it," and he put on the tone
/ be used to evenin' meetin's. 81 know
there is another spear, and try to keep
my mind on it, happy spear, where
hired girls are unknown and partin's
are no more"
81 hate hired girls" says sister Doo-
die. almost warmly.
"Do you, wilder? Do you hate 'em ?"
says he, in almost glad tones, and then,
says he, in real convinced accents: "YOu
do look like her, 1 know you do; l can
see it palmer and palmer every minute.
Oh what a woman she was So afraid
Of infringin' on men. She knew her
place so well. I couldn't have made
that woman think she was my equal,
not if I had knocked her down. How
I many times she has said to me, that nc
woman was strong enough to go to the
poles, and she had rather dig potatoes
any time than to vote. She was as good
as man at that. Many a time, when
l would get backward with my fall:
work, she would go out on the lot and
dig as fast as l could"
81 love to dig potatoes" says sistel
, Doodle, ''and no money would have m'
to vote"
, "You do look like her, widder. I
my own father disputed me on it II
stand my ground. You look like her
you make me think on her."
"Well, then, you must think on M
all you can; don't be delicate about i
at all. I'd love to think l could chirl
you up, and be a comfort to you in tina
way, or any other"
"You do chirk me up, wilder. fee
better than did feel when l came her
to-day"
"Well, then, you must come and b
. chirked up often"
= 81 will, widder.n
"COme Sunday night, or any time.
81 will, widder, 1 will"
e I must say that, as heard her 90 OF
D 1 couldn't help askin' myself this matt
e ematical question, and dOin' in my min
u this little sum in figures:
IS Samantha, ort from ort leaves no
many? And how many to carry ?r
r And though answered myself, calml
and firmly, "Ort," still / realized tbs
r figures was made TO differ from eac
y other in value and glory, from figul
i one clear up to figure nine, and "Orts
n was made "ortsn unbeknOwn to then
And If sister Doodle wouldn't never /
e. killed for knowin' too much, still 81
II was clever critter, and what litt
l. sense she had run TO goodness, and thu
l. is more than could be said of some foil
D, es sense; some runs to meanness, eveI
20 mite Of il.
y I was Jest a thinkin' this over as
ID finished up my last pie; and / wash'
le my hands at the sink, and went al
Il carried 'em out, and put 'em into q
0NEus ANU AH 4 AAA HNf L 1AAuH ANUi
mOrDin', Mr. Cypher," in jest as friend
l and sympathizin' a way az them wOr
d. wUz ever said. 1 then went and do
up the dress and veil ready for use, al
eg laid 'em on the table. And, think
at that / must say something to cot
10 fort him up, I says 20 him, in co
ee sOling aXents: "That she was a like
% wemen, and 1 dared presume to sa
20 was better Off than she was here.n
ny But, though my words wuz said wi
~ such a good motive, he didn't seem
ut like 'em, and he spoke right up, al
r. says he:
or 81 don't know about that, I dor
e. know about her being better off.
IL; was a year ago last winter that bOug
ou her new calico dress, and brought
home TO her unexpected. And on b
Us last sickness she took il into her hei
that she could eat some chicken, al
though We had half barrel of pork
n; the house, I went right out that san
OF day and killed hen. I done we'll /
her, and / don't know about her bel
ne better of, don't know about it,"
" / heerd my pies a sizzlin' over in q
p, oven, and l hastened to their reli,
70 And while l wuz a turnin' 'em roun
:. Solemen took the bundle offer the tab
Is and started of. The wilder, that clev
critter, went to the door with him. s.
ne said sumthin' to him, / couldn't real
Do hear what it wuz, as ! wuz turnin' n
a last pie as she said il, but ] heerd /
ch last words, as he went down the steI
ne They wuz:
es 81 feel better, wilder; ! feel bett
IL. than 1 did feel. for y
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