The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1881-12-07
THE MISSES TEMPLETON's
TEAPOTS.

"Well, ef it don't beat all I'm
struck all of heap r.
can what's MORE" pursued the
striker, leaning little further from his
wagon, and speaking through tightly
shut teeth, as if thereby the sound
would be prevented from passing be-
yond the listener, "there amt no
bacldn' down, as you might think. If
ever you seen a face sot, you'd a seen
it this mornin'; an she lookin' back all
the time. too, as if was carryin' her to
the vault in the lower graveyard. de-
clare I'd just about as soon. hain't
got over Il W.T."
" But, for the landIsake, why didn't
Dianthy stop hsr?"
"Past stoppin'. These still folks,
when they do take the bit between
their teeth. don't stop for whoa Di-
anthy wasn't up, nuther. You'd ought
to hev seen her when / druv up with
Lucindy. She came higher speakin'
out when 1 handed in that hair trunk
than she's done for ten year. But 1
guess the town III be in an uproar
when it knows. 1t amt agoin' to allow
it."
"How II il hender it, Lamson, I'd
like to know?"
"Don' know" said the first speaker,
"but there's got to be way found
Why, this moznin' Hiram come out, an
his wife, too. They're good sort O.
oiks eff they do run the town farm, an
Hiram sez Now, Miss Templeton, I
told you before, an tell you now agin,
faint no use. You amt pauper, and
you Jest can't an shan't change off,
I've settled it, sez she, hard an stiff
as Dianthy herself you're bound to
keep Lucindy, an EFF 1 choose to change
places with Lucindy, it's nobody's bust
ness but my own, Ef you won't let her
20, I'll stay here whether or no. Town
meetin' amt till spring, an I've made
up my mind. There amt nothin' but
death can change it, Lucindy ohm
up to the seat before Hiram could inter-
fere, an druv off, an how they'll settle
it can't say, but there she is. The
last words / heard her say was: 'Hiram,
there's no peace for me anywheres but
here, an here mean to stay"
"She's out o. her mind" said old
Hubbard, picking up the rake dropped
in his first surprise. "There'll have to
be special meetin' called, an I'll see
about it this very day."
Better let folks manage their OWL
affairs" returned Lamson, gathering uI
the reins. ST dom know as I'd druV
her over if I'd understood exactly
what she wanted; an then agin don
know. But will say thought I'd
like to see how Dianthy would take it
It beats me. Chloe Templeton in the
poorhouse, an them Templetons It'll
money enough to buy you n me out thii
minute"
"'Twouldnt take no great to dC
that" said old Hubbard, returning Il
his work, astonishment still predomi
mating in his leathery face; and LamsoI
drove on, the tall figure of a woman
appearing in the open doorway of
house above, as if she had been watch
ing the interview, and were half dis
posed to speak. Hubbard made stel
forward as if uncertain whether to speal
or not, but retreated suddenly IS tn
door shut with q bang. "Templetoi
temper" he said, shaking his grizzlies
head; but who'd "a thought Chloe ha
any Of itg / carlate she got desprit, al
struck out for any kind O. a change, al
don't wonder nuther;" and with an
other shake he settled to work, pausin
&c intervals 20 calculate, well,
teai7 mel"