The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-04-04
AUNT ANN.

AUNT ANN.
SIBiL GREENE came across lots from
the red house on the hill to where. in
the AntiSses' back porch. Miss Ann was
Smelling pease Her greeting was,
La. Ann. YOU don't say that's YOU!
but then might a knowed. AS l was
tellin' Hester Yesterday. If Ann is
vi>itin'. she'll smell measles to hum,
and come tearin' back. Ann allus was
reg lar little angel of charity. bus lin
round.
To relish compliments is human:
probably Miss Antiss appreciated hers,
but her manner of receiving it was
characteristic. She said. well, | had
to come hum some time. so it was as
well one time rs anuther. Hannah
needed somebody bad enough. How's
the folkS?''
"Our folks is all smart; and was up
to Ruth day afore Yesterday. Ruth's
layin' down lots of butter, and the farm
looks beautiful. They're all well too,
only it seems to me Annie looks ruther
peakid. She allus had SO much color,
and used to be SO full of her talk, but
she jest set and sewed. and hardly said
word. Lizzy's CROWN dreadful fast;
she's a reg lar tombov. Ruth allus was
slack with her children. We, Hester
and me. had 4 real good time: and
when we come along down, we stopped
at Miss Hadden's, and there was her
Lie and Harry jackson a-settin' on the
stoop. Miss MADDEN she limited round
about his comm there so often; but YOU
needn't tell me, Harry jackson don t
want Lie an her giggles an eye
rollins. But, Ia me, how be runnin'
on! | suppose you couldn't let me
have just a tiny cup of yeast? ourn's
worked. and Hestcr's dreadful partic'-
lar about yeast.
Somethin's To pay Miss Antiss
said to the pease. as she resumed work
after watching Miss Greenc's yellow
>un-bonnet bob through the hole in the
fence. Annie amt CROWN thin and
quiet. and Harry jackson amt sparkin'
Lie MADDEN. for nothin'. Ruth she'd
never see nothin' was the matter till
Annie had frett.d herself to death. and
then she'd call it Il Orderin' of Provi-
dence. Jacobs too busy, and Annie is
Antiss clean through. She'd never say
nothin' to nobody. But RI find out.
When the children gifts over the heft of
the measles. I'll 90 over
\ week later and Annie was seated in
the east door, trying to read, and not
succeeding at all in banishing her sad
thoughts, when Jabez dumped through
the hall. and tiptoed carefully over the
scraps of carpet scattered on the fresh
~ painted floor.
Be Your mother to HUMP
Yes; she is down in the garden.
Does any one want to see her?'
There a woman a-settin' in shay
al the gate, but she won't git out till she
knows if Miss Ford to hum
WHO is it, Jabeza'
IL dunno. A little chittcr-face
woman. gittin' on in years. I'll step
out an call Miss Ford escaping
through the open door, for woman
kind of any age was Iabez's terror.
Annie found small figure surmount-
ed by green calash seated bolt-upright
in an old chaise, drawn by sleepy
looking white horse, whose every tail
whisk seemed to disturb the driver, as
she always followed it with SO, Jen-
nic.'
.'OA, Aunt Ann, is that you? How
glad am to see you! Mothers at home;
she was down in the garden. Won't
You get QUIZ
Yes. if you'll 60 to the horses head
BE keerful. child''--as Annie took hold
of the. bride -' she's dreadful skittish.
But who's a-goin' to take my things?''
beginning, now that she was able to
take her eyes from the horse, to reach
under the seat and draw out various
baskets and bundles.
"Jabez:' called Annie; but Jabez
was safely on his way to the meadow lot
with his rake over his shoulder.
Lizzie! Lizzie! where are you?''
Here-swinging."
Come down to the front gate. Aunt
Ann is here
Oh, " hat fun!i aud a merry-lOOk
ing. sunburned girl of fifteen jumped
from the swing, and ran around the
house. through the large shady yard, tt
the gate.
How do you do, Aunt Ann? It's SC
long since you've been here, have al
most forgotten how you look. But VIII,
don't you get out?'
"'Liz' beth, your tongue runs faster
out bandbox, work-bag, basket
large cotton umbrella and camphor bot
tie. Then the descent was accom-
plished. Grasping firmly the side ant
dashboard, Miss Antiss cautiously pu
one foot on the step, drew it back to Sc,
if Annie was holding the horses heat
firmly, tried the other foot, and finally
reached the horse-block in safety. SAT,
on terra frn,a, Miss Antiss breathed :
sigh OF relief, greeted her great-niece
briefly, and turned to the horse.
Jennie must be put up. Where!
that slab-sided boy that was rakin' thu
door-yard?'
"Oh, I'll put her in the barn, auntie
Here, Annie, take these things. .
Tumbling them unceremoniously into
Annie's arms, Lizzie sprang into the
chaise, and chirruping to the ia,
horse, touched her smartly with the
whip, astonishing the horse into cow
like gallop.
my patience abide me, 'Liz'betf
will be killed! It's real riskin' Of
Providence to drive SO FAST" said Aun,
Ann. But the chaise rumbIed and
rolled into the lane in safety, notwith
standing her fears, and disappeared in
the barn. Mrs. Ford was hurrying to
the gate as they turned-a broad moth
erly figure, whose sun-bonnet strings
fiuttered in the little breeze such large
body created in walking so fast.