The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-25


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, to sind'some of my dfshes. And v
Eths1' to istafs Oh ,zBut oh the gloom
} my mindYtiiat Massadded to the lam,
, nesa of my body Them strange INC
!. tions and looks of Josiah, were on N
n HAd7tiie suffering of the nigkt adde
to the trials of the day made him Graz,
y L thought lnore'n az likely as not
! had gots luny on my hands Tor th
rest of my days. And then, oh hoy
the sun did s:ald down on me, an,
the wind took the smoke SO into m
face that there wasn't hardly . DIR,
eye in my head. And then perfec
swarm of yellsr wasps lit down ont
down. osyoa couldn't touch thinl
without running the chance to : b
stnngl Oh theiAGOny E0fa that time
But kept to work, aud when we go
dinner most ready, 1 went back tt
call Josiah again. Old Miss Bobbe
said she would 60 with mo, for sht
thought she saw aawild turnlp in the
woods there, and her little boy Shake
spear had could, and she would DIFF
one to give him. So we started up
the hill agsfs. He set in jest the same
position. all huddled up, with his leg
undet him 80 uncomfortable . looking
orseter ~ ever 1 ace. hButa when III
both stood in front Of him, he pre-
tended to look careless and happy.
and smiled that sick smile.
says 1, Come. Josiah Allen: din.
ner is ready, 5s 9s5ass5 a.
sOb. I haint hungry, ssvs he. sThA
table win probably be- fnll. had iest
a. lsyes wait. s,ss,s.ssax
sTable fnllP .eva, i. lyon know
Ian, N wa,l A JoAna yhst va,ra eating
an the ,,n v,,ronnnda ID IYo v,onn coma and aat
,vour dinner fhis ,ninnte p s-Ga
/ .-Yas do come, sava Afisa Robbet
D sOb /, asa,,vse 1. - suv,;th fh.t 81. sti,,
ssm;,a a. nratA n6d;nool ~ ;ots' q havs
DOT niantv t6 ssaf hare r 6.1s eat mn,,s...
ikeatersl -3Hsaania9t0 ..la : s3'sl
i s1,ba a. I,vyay:i I,vyay:i b,.ck v,;tb therd.
sconiah.t aesnv3 Il. slaaa9 ~ aaa :
.The muskeeters will eat vou.i mora
ifkelv.' saws T. y Look at voar face
and hands. 20 ssDo q ad5 g toF7 y.it
Eyes, they eat consid cradle of din
ner out of me. but I don't begrech
them. haint small anonsh to hone
tn beorecb them one meal
- Miss Robbat went off in search of
her wild turnip. and Josiah whisner.
ed to nae with a savage look. and a
tone sharp as q sharp axe :oii@i4,I -sgr#
isCsn't you brings 40 or SO more
wimmin up here? You conldnt come
here q minute without q lot of other
wimmsn tied to yearr heelsliszss -!.n
began to see daylight, and after
Mlss Bobbet got her wild turnippI|
made some excuse to send. her ON
ahead, and then j osiah told me.s sea
It seems he had set down on that
bottie Of raspberry jeli. That blue
stripe on the side wasn't hardly fin
ishedi, A. / said, aud L hadn't fastened
nv thread properIv.I 40 when he cot
3 nnllinv At th4IH - nv IN w;naa off
H. Iha ;ellL The athf1 thf1r..a, st.rted and be.no
,ewsd o., . m,ch;, !. that se.m ;ost
.,nnsa ,r;sht one, from. ton IN h,,tom
rhat ~ u what ba had ,va,tea offs;de.
,x.va avs towsjrrds the woods for Josiah
4 Aiien,a wife haiat one to desert a |
in distress. / pinned them
N A. veil a. conb1. and ! didn't sav
word to hurt his feelings. only I
aid this to him. as I was fixing them.
.fs.tenefl INV, srav ave firmly and al.
most sternlv. onto him. and saws r
You was determined to come. -
sThroW that in INV face again. will
,on2a wh.tif,Ivnx7, There goes a
in into INV lae. I Ishould think I had
uttered enough without your stabbing
( ma with nina. 's@
s.W.u then stand sti.l., and not be a
aperine round. How do Won suppose
can do ANYTHING with Won tossing
ound 40 !?
wall don't be 90 aggr awaiting then.
fixed them as we'll as could, bat
,ey looked pretty bad, and then there
hey was all covered with jell too.
rhat to do did not know. But flnal-
, I told him would put my shawl
nto him. So doubled It up corner
AVS, as big as I could, 90 it almost
,uched the ground behind, and he
,alked back to the table with me. Il II
I'D him It was best to tell the com (
any all about II, but he Jest put his I I
,ot down that he wouldn't, and Il
lid him If he wouldn't that he must