The Princeton union., 1879-08-13
If the pie We had cut and that Jane had

of the pie We had cut and that Jane. had
grumbled over because it was too good.
But Samantha didn't give him any, which
was just what I expected. So left Sa-
mantha busy with the dishes, and tuck
ing that saucer-pie under my apron I
went down in the yard alongside the barn
to look at some blankets I'd hung there
that morning. I looked sharp, to see
Jack when he came along to go to the
meadow then called him soft like.
''WhatW he says he, stopping short
"''Here,' says l, take this and go set
down in the gate corner and eat it, I'll
wait for the dish. i. -.
ut want three minutes before he
brought the saucer back, every crumb
clean gone. t *.lasaYl gs5
- I'll never forget it, says he u crying.
1T was the next, day the old folks
came. I baked good, sweet bread in the
morning and cut it fresh for dinner too,
though Jane was hurt about it, and what
with ham and decently mashed potatoes,
chopped cabbage and the sugared pie
we'd good dinner which everybody en-
joyed, especially Tom, who couldn't stop
Dragging about it. But had a plan in
my mind, so after we'd finished says to
Samantha: :"You're tired, SO you 90 set In
James room and hold the baby and talk
to granny, and I'll wash up the things
She want backward to accept, and Tom
took the old man out to see the farm, and
for once in his miserable life set Jack
down to a decent meal. Nothing was
sneaked off that table by me, and it gave
me solid satisfaction to see him eat. Sa-
mantha screamed right out when she
came in and saw him finishing the pie.
'Ain'r you ashamed to let him make
hog of himself?' she cried. But I reckon
[ set her down sharp for once. .z .'
"What dia you ask me Just now? How
they spent their evenings there? Well,
how do you suppose? Like you folks, go
ing in the parlor and lig ghting it up
bright, and talking and playing3 1 rath
er guess not. You don't think they
would ever set in their parlor, do you?
If you do you don't know them. They
sot in the kitchen, burned one can
die and kind Of grumbled when they
telt like it: l almost always sot in by
Jane and the baby; our light came IN
from the kitchen, for she wouldn't burn
an extra candle for herself. She was al
ways limiting at something I might do
evenings, but let her hint. Sometimes
Jack came in, fearful, like a dog not in
place, and sot down for a spell by the
door before he went to bed in the loft
over the out-kitchen, but Samantha
was always finding fault and picking
at him. One night he came up by the
table and asked for a needle and thread
to fix his jacket, but she never pretended
to hear him. was clean put out with
such meanness. Jack says /, hand me
that Jacket and I got my house wife,
and put on my specs and sat down to
darn it. ..}.'>J J.
"'1t's dirty, miserable thing says l,
working away. 1T ought to 60 in the
rag,bag, and Tom ought to get you a de-
cent suit .'| req
''Tom's chair came down hard and he
looked mad enough. Better dress beg
gar in broadcloth,' he growled. 81 81 \.
go, no need of that says I, only give
a man working for vittles and clothes, de-
cent ones!'' '"',
":I know my own business, and I hate.
meddlers,' says Tom. Here Jack, clear
out to bed.' s
"Of all the queer questions Jack would
ask though! One day he says to me,
What's God?'
.yz'ss : You poor creature, says l. sain't no
minister ever told you! Well, He's d
sperrit.' .7..s-<-i55;ss 55tsss
"'What's a sperrit?' says he. I.@
"'Now, I'm one that's satisfied with
facts without pryln' into 'em. I never.
muddle myself a wondering, but see by
his questions he was stupid-like, so I
says, "A sperrit is something that amt
flesh and blood ...-* . .I
''He shook his head backwards and
forwards. where's God?' S
"'Why, in Heaven, you poor heathen!'
''He looked as if he was almost cry
'If He was only down here, might
find Him." he says as serious-like as
could be, ''but I can't never find him up
there"
''Twa'n't no use for me to say more to
him, you see; he showed me he was
lacking, and want no minister. All
other time when I was by the we'll he
came along to fill the water jug for
the field. "I'm thinking, Miss lib"
says he. -,..
what about?" -.-
''Thinkin' if got away to the edge of
the world, would fall off?'' ~. ... 49,.
'Of course" says I. .t...-r.. ..-... :.'. -'..
"Fall where?" Oh. '-'>'' .... ~ ~. D
The Lord knows Isays little sharp
tor his silly questions pestered me. 1
did kind Of wonder tho to myself, where
a body falling off the land would land,
but | amt scholar and don't pretend to
say, besides I never expect to travel to
the worlds edge myself. ~. ......-,,....,.
1T was that very. afternoon Tom came
in the kitchen, IN considerable of hur-
ry. "Where's the liniment?'' he asked
Jane, who was sitting there, holding the
baby. ...'. 49,. .,.... - l.-...,..' = -. =,
I'm the right hand corner Of the sec
ond closet shelf. What do YOU want to
do with it?' ..
'''Jack fell off the NOW and got hurt
"'What did he want to do that for2
Now don't waste that liniment on him
for nothing .... ..... ..u.,s. -.u....s.
"'Guess I'll go and see if he's hurt,
Saws I thinkip' q 70 fro,,, n 49,, 49, =