The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-11

stitch. Mis- Chandler, that was a
Shrieye, did you ever know her, she's a
beautiful ladyeshe had sort of KEEP in
with us always, but she'd gone up to the
mountings that summer, and there
wasn't nobody else that wanted any
thin done. We'd always counted a
good deal on Mis- Chandler, she was
real kind to us always; and when she
went away we didn't know which way
to turn. / don't know how we should
have got along at all if it hadn't been
for Mis- Ware. Do you know her?
She's another real beautiful lady She
was keepin' house that time for old Mr..
Ames, up on Beacon Hill, and she'd
taken charge of District for a
spell, and so she came acquainted with
Harriet and me- She used to bring us
things most every week. No, | can't
think how we should have done without
Mis- Ware.
"The Lord sent her, that's just the
long and short of it, proceeded Hexy,
her voice choking little. % You see,
/ fell sick, and Harriet, she got all wore
out taking care of me, and we got out of
every thing, and at last the Overseer of
the Poor come, and he judged 'twan't
no use our trying to keep along any fur
ther We must sell off what we'd got,
he said, and just 90 into the alms-house
with the town poor, and be supported!
was settin' up by that time, so l see
him as well as Harriet. He didn't mean
to be unkind, guess, but he said it kind
e har1 / no nnI111nf - rool11n
what ones feelings was, and he didn't
make it sound no easier than it was
After he had gone away Harriet turned
kind of wild. She couldn't say word,
but walked up and down the room,
whispering to herself and wringing her
hands. 1 cried till l was all tired out,
then went to sleep; when woke up,
she was gone!"
. "Gone! WHEREOF
al didn't know any more than you do
now. was too weak to sit up long, and
l couldn't stir to find her. 1t seemed as
if the end of every thing had come. l
the Lord that night 1t
seemed as if he didn't know and didn't
care what became of us two poor cree
turs, and had just let us go. But there!
| needn't! 1t was real wicked and faith
less in me, for we always had been
helped somehow, and we was then. The
very next morning, by 9 O'Clock, come
Mis- Ware. He sent her of course; and
when she heard what had happened,
she just went straight out to the police,
and they writ and telegraphed about
the country, and the third day they
found Harriet
thrilled with sympathy.
"Way out to the back of Milton Hill
What took her that way | don't know,
nor ever did. She don't remember moth
ing about it. She had just wandered
on and on, trying to get away from her
poor thing, as if any of lis could
do that
A pause. Through the open door of
the loft Hester heard Matte saying:
eyes, it is quite nice old wheel.
What will you take for it?" and the old
maids canny voice in reply:
Wall don't know jest what wheels
is a-fetchin' now"
"Mis' Ware didn't stop there, Meth
er," resumed HeXy. "When she found
how bad we felt about it, she told the
Overseer of the Poor that she'd see we
was supported somehow, without comm
on the city. don't rightly know how
it was fixed, but some of Mis- Wares
rich friends helped, and it was arranged
we should stay on at the old place.
Then the next year they cut the new
street, and we moved out here. Mis-
Ware, she did it all. Twas better for
Harriet, she thought, and all our
own things was fetched out, to
make me feel home-like. She's good
deal better since She likes to look out
Of the window in summer time, and
some days she's almost cheerful and like
her old self-nO, not that, but more than
[ ever thought she would be.''
at is a pleasant, quiet spot for her.
Are the people kind to you?''
"Well, yes. They're kind enough, as
folks 60. They're glad of the board,
and l help along little, and we get on
very well. Harriet hasn't ever got over
being strange to them, and | don't sup
pose she ever will; but she don't ever
20 downstairs and they hardly ever come
up, so it don't much matter. Sitting
here alone with me, she don't realize
lalf the time that she isn't in the old
place, and that quiets her mind more
han any thing else does"
The bargaining in the loft grew loud
IT.
Half q dollar was what a friend of
nine gave for one the other day.
Half a dollar! That don't seem much
or wheel that cost s much as seven
zen dollars when it was new"
"When it was new? Yesl But you
amt expect to use thing so years and
hen get as much as you gave for it
Now, I'll tell you," continued the little
screw; sits such nice little wheel, that
I'll give you dollar for it. That is twice
Is much as my friend gave"
"Wall-a dollar seems fairer," in
convinced tone. Another moment, and
n they trooped, Matte with a dusty
spindle fast in hand, the old man bear
NC the wheel and its appurtenances.
"Come, Hester-we must be getting
lome," announced Matte, with look
which meant that she judged it expedi-
mt to be off with her prize without in
delay. Hester understood, and
ose to go. Bump, bump, went the
against the stairs. She
fingered for word of farewell.
THANK you so much for telling me
bout your sister. l wish there was
could do to give her or you
pleasure. Is there?''
"Oh, thank you,'' with flush of
.rateful surprise, emo, indeed, we don't !
want any thing at all now Folks has