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"
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
backin' down, as you might think. If
ever you seen q 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, I de-
clare I'd just about as soon. hain't
got over it yit."
"But, for the landEsake, why didn't
Dianthy stop her?"
"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'
ont 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 it hender it, Lamson, I'd
like to knowP"
"Don' know" said the first speaker,
"but there's got TO be way found.
Why, this mornin' Hiram come out, an
his wife, too. They're good sort o.
olks eff they do run the town farm, an
Hiram sez Nov, Miss Templeton, ]
told you before, an I 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 ef I choose to change
places with Lucindy, it's nobody's bust.
ness but my own. Ef you won't let hen
60, 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 clim
mp 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 I heard her say was: Hiram
there's no peace for me anywheres bu
here, an here mean to stay"
"She's out o. her mind" said olC
Hubbard, picking up the rake dropped
in his first surprise. "There'll have Il
be a special meetin' called, an I'll Sc,
about it this very day."
Better let folks manage their owl
affairs" returned Lamson, gathering nj
the reins "I don know as I'd dru'
her over if I'd understood exactl
what she wanted; an then agin dor
know. But will say 1 thought II
like to see how Dianthy would take il
It beats me. Chloe Templeton in tn
poorhoNse, an them Templetons it
money enough to buy you n me out thi
minute"
"'Twouldn't take no great to d
that" said old Hubbard, returning I
his work, astonishment still predom
mating in his leathery face; and Lamso
drove on, the tall figure of a woma
appearing in the open doorway of
house above, as if she had been watcl
ing the interview, and were half di
posed to speak. Hubbard made a ste
forward as if uncertain whether to spea
or not, but retreated suddenly as I'll
door shut with a bang. "Templetc
temper" he said, shaking his grizzle
head; "but who'd "a thought Chloe hi
any of it? / cal'late she got desprit, q
struck out for any kind O. change, a
I don't wonder nuther;" and with al
other shake he settled to work, pausil
81 intervals TO calculate. "Well,
hests meF