, 1881-02-06

day clothes: We understood at rlana.a' ~ Sna
~ ts whoi na ame wns an excrernent an
spend ths day, ind hold Il kind Of prnnssst.1 sse
wake. only TOO glad OF tho excuse. p"'asoF1
MEs ,a,9e nv veT @ 5olly time apparent
nediately ceased ut our s.pprpach, and dAcn onn im
the more adolescent Sans wns sent TO one4s ne :.
gate. Ny mother received many respect9n ~
qualify" We had leisure driving IN fho cai!es s.
lane to observe the line sitters UPON fha
Nearest to US was - Old sau,.'' sort nf fnee se
i III tustian, dry old rat, srcwd and
remarks attained local celebrity. and t,fsss WIGS
nn:: ::imnortality OF quotation which 1nany e !.
exea MIs h Fig made
~ LOOK ut Steve. now. He wouldn't cora r..
ma,'v men had TWO wives SO he hadn'er n"ea mga
Next to him sat "Harrison's Bill" a c,a,.u
hon in Sepa of whom tradition lightly stt9 ,sl
| ne had not touched himself with wuter ra1.s G.as
taItiy since he was hoy Once he was ca,,cb, co.
out in violent shower, within my ucmorS oSnt sa5
bis family 11ilesl to recognize him when ha ,a aaa
home ltwas also said to he one OF thfs n.s "sns
idiosyncrnccs that he never took OH his c1n,sa.s
I nut put on Il ne'f suit over the old ones wn;oa
III process OF ting came away in shrels. Heneaa
perhaps his sobrGiset of - Sweet William. a'eNsa
Next him sat "StiH-les san," rather hard1,
| done in maddcr, looking like goat, ooiv uy ta5
goats would have been coutcnt With tho scan,s
beard which yraccd or tllspr:.ced bis chins ~"nls
| Beyond hi;:. !se3 stretched away In tlimfn.
Bis bcns ali s an Ena Enc hge
Entering the house, The door Of Of yIi whic, ~.
warped bY tbs uneven settliny IF ,ha Ia.l, Has
fonnd a collection nf ,yn,npn nho"- .oss, ~
nunber to the men. se9tcd 1,noh ns.eru vlual II
seat nnt; eyerythlnv thnt eY,11id he 81 n'alaols
Guiding high bureau, and thn ht,d no, pt: . e
the sufferer lay. This bed was consderabIv
lower at tho head than at the foot. and the ~
| woman WAS sunk out OF sight in n feather mat
tress, I'LL except her high, thin nose which rss
purple into views ind the dlugy pillow W. Sss
about and around her we're hung hlapIottsA az
keep ont the cold The air yas hcarr ana s'esu 10
for the ruoin was small and crowded yt,h s'ts f.
! number Of people. ''ut 'ae
BECKY came forward and received M rx,.
some embarrassment ~ "1
"Morher, here's Mrs. P-,' said she, mak,nv
"How d'y'do:' said The old woman rosh,n
stl'm powerful sick. aIn't II" Aesa's'
~ hope you Il soun be better" said nv ,no,ho,
II brought this little bowl OF custarI, thinFins
vol. might wish j:'' >~1'S41a4s
"Tnankyt." saii the old woman. avro.
ohcedscti to ye. Hut seems to me ike rve hea
most everything Il body could nave" A"e
*Or course. But I think sick peop1e ofta,
fancy something not made ut hume' ~~
Yves they do somctimes." said M;ss yanc,
but they never was sick CONAN hud more Z
an pic, and put-1p gooscIerries, IN: what nots:
Ny mother looked as me Ii was evident tn
both OF lis that, despite her illness, Miss Nancy
was putting on airs.
''BuI II you would take this, think you
would like IT," said my mother. AA ''1
'.Thanky, sptse just as we'll" said Miss
At this cxhprtation Il rcd -hcad ded.youne woman
who had bowed with much tIiRnifv "a w. carnr
in handed an infant dressed ia pumpkin-
She no1rctl somt of the c11ytnrd 3nfn aa,naa
and the clni.iDtr old wurnau afe Il viii sridans
e,1foy1ncnt. "A>A '''aeas
spcukin:s With great precision. and eviden'Is; id9G;
aiming 1T extremt. elecnnc,.. ~'N4S0~'S
~ Ihm1Vht tho old CREATURE vas cona t...
night s,id she. 1asttnr liberal snennfnI snng ~ y
the. cnsf"rfi II conlflnEt r,;sa ber m ssaw ~ y.
pukin cum on about /: o'clock. mn thon,ht s shs
WouId have rerchcd herself to nieces She ainss ~
cut thing before since yisty meraur she deant nr
u little Store tea. It seems Ter T ne whem Tue =
pusson is SICK they can't nourish anvth;1y
When n pussou is well thcy Gun nour1;h mosf
ANYTHING: but when Il nusson is Sick tneys rs s'cr
observation Miss Ginny a.ain raised the snoo.. S.
to her Hps. f~.0
Nv mother agreed to this sentiment and
Hf.c,y came in from the Kitchen with a knifa
and t}ish-cIofh in her hand. "''AN q AAs1o
s.What vU, think Of mother r she asked. "Do
you thit1k she's dang ous:" @3S
II think she's very i'll There are too many
people asound her here. The room ought to e.
qa'S! qnYcs. know it." said Becky looking helm.
les,: a6out % npo.. - them. "bat can't help t.
:sPoor ri becky! eek counted them. Eleven, And
the men outside made nearly r,Teuty-fiva neoni@
to t}innprt passed Through tbe Kitchen nfter-
wards. The preDnrations looket lika those fn1
n regiment. Meat notatoes. bread in enormnn1
auantities. and she. a delicate Woman. hcndino
above the fierce Goals Of the ire. L made ma
nnprv to see IT, Dinner cnmt. m while Ne Wera
therG. and of course. though vcry reluctantly.
We vert Obliged to sit down. table. over which
was spread u clean sheet, was laid for rs In q
little roo,n adjoining the bedroom. at which
Miss Giuuy and Becky herself sat down with
US. saw Becky 70 to a lar for preseryes, and
use her hand for 4 spoon in dinpinv Il out.
+ i1nri;naI nreserves 40 'fe1'Ae ~ 1~~
The window at NV back was almost without
rtosc. rho hnar,is t,f tha tloot rar1jed lnosalY
rs I walked nrer ,hem. The doors reYused Il,
ah,1t t.insnjv Th.a tinorS wa-e covered with
1,oUs th.r roult only ha rnovt.I wfrt kicks
and rhnsa nennia 1uars. cnmfnrtahia here.
mnrne theS were hannv Reckv ,rns a nretty.
an;ah,a l;t7,n wom"m + hal E;1oxn her ali nv
e 10y ,;,.l ~. Wi, a, nau h,4 nTtar ,hat
nnisNda ~ fhe nreearves + had II revl1ision Of
fa1t,,,s +n,rnr, har T. saoIoai 70 ,ne rhsf whsn
,,,t, +.'.,ia, ~ the .cmmno ,iecancies nf
i;f, aa h ha; .fann sna ~ tonacr ieserred
..,.s,, ~ anv ti. s.u "oae' sAe ''o 'h@A
arTer t,inn"r ,ve went boch tn the bedroom.
Lataeh+ra,,t ~ ,rn,nnn s;iad nasr no IN the
tcha,' WE Emorner ya 1ntEe Itt1e with The n-
har,n ~ enn,n !, ant som rhe rt,,,m ,rns fuI[
n no. 20 eoae nsn; IL a1 ,n o IN Anr to tba he'd and
.e,5,,- 11,,,,s1,. !. Efowy ,r' 20 ant Nnncey.
Us gbo'ph 1nah she were dca1. 1t % made
~ 1,tTnrcroa ~ one thar ahe had
10 ,.h,e a.seneH ane,.r, 1e smaller in bis hesr-
ma IL 1'1n.1 his n,,rst,n n, ,ho same. and she
tyx,yI nrah,1ds have heen offended at any neg
81 ~ rn,t;1 + Thex iEcd and admired
hn G ~ NJ rhat ,,,.r.s:,.,, t,,rhnlent charac-
70 +ho+ ;rsn;.o. -as6.ct in re,uoh natures They
M 10. o.e 1'spseso s + .', ~ hai; h" m stoo,