The Republican journal., 1882-07-06

! he knOWed 1t, no mOro'n he'd cut his head
off but that letter business was SO exactly
like menfolks."
A chorus of voices echoed the request
there were only about ten people at the
| quilting was the regular sewing circle
meeting of Oakley-so Sarah consented.
"Well faint much to tell put if ma
wants me to. You know Toms horse is
real young and kind Of skittsh, and il
there is one thing above another I'm
afeared of it's horse
"Bless your soul and body :" put in heI
mother, IL never see the thing vet you
want afeared of Sary, horse or not"
"Oh, | know it ma, but | ana aWtulIy
ateared of a skittish horse Tom, he don't
really sense it, and he says Jenny amt
ugly, she's just full of play; and spose
she is; she's knowing us Il dog, and give
her bite of somcthin' every time he
tetches her round, and she knows me
real well, but she will jump and lash out
and shy sometimes and it makes me just
as weak as water, 50 don't never drive
her if can help it,
'lou don't mean to say you ever de
drive a cretur when you feel that kind q
way toward it" queliel Miss Patty,
sharply.
"Why ! have to sometimes, you know;
there's oft times day Tom can't leave
the hayin' or harvestin' or plantin', OF
something, and there has to be Things
fetched from the store, and no way to get
'em except | 60 for EN-, 50 Tom nc jiot
tackles up and 20 for EN-: nc don't
really mistrust that I'm scared, and don't
never tell him that be; what's the use :"
"Well," said Miss Patty, with a sniff
! no type can express, and Sarah went on
$50 week before last Aunt Nimons writ
and said she was comm out TO stay 4
day or two before She went back south,
and she was goin' to fetch Joe, that's her
oldest, along with her; she wanted for
| to have Us meet Der to the station. but
she said she shouldn't come if it rained
she's got dreadful weak lungs; but She'd
| telegraph if she WANT coming Well.
Wednesday morning, the day She set t.
! come, it did ram, sure enough, and seeing
there was the donation party to get up,
sided my work away early ana walked
over to the Center, for | knew should
| find all the folks i'd cot 70 see to home.
I'd just got ready to start for home about
| noon time and bethOught m}selftO step
| into the post office for knew there'd be
the mail for the creamery, so GOT !;
double handful OF letters and papers and
set my face toward home, when Nhoshould
come up but Tom in the buggy.
"'Get in = says he. 'I'ln a4oin to the
station
"'What for? says l.
"'Why,' says he they haint sent no
telegraph, So they'r coming
But it rains says |. and AUNT Sim
ons said she shouldn't come if 1t rained'
WELL SAYS he, i obey orders and
break owners; she said she'd telegraph
! if they want comm; and how do you
know but it didn't rain there
80 got in and put the mail down into
the seat, and he driv like .Tehu. for We
hecred the train whistle and says 'Nh.
Tom don't drive up the hill tothe station
I'm SO afraid Jenny II be scared
He laughed a little III bet She
wouldn't be half 50 scared Us YOU, SAYS
he III leave you to the foot of the hill.
and if they come Ill holler down To yuu.
and III get in and 60 up to t'other station
and put 'cln into the hack that waits
| there, for there can't four get into this
! buggy; and You drive along up to that
station and then I'll put you into the hack
with Aunt Simons, and I'LL take Joe along
o me IN the buggy 50 sayin' ne Jumped
out, for we was there ana run up Just in
time to catch the train. | didn't have a
thought that they'd be there but they
was and lie called out, 'Ihev're here.
drive along. knew twas the quickest
way to take the road alongside the track
| but the Tuck train was due, ana jen is
skittish, but | thought I'D ought to. SO
drove along: there wasn't no train. but
right in the road, where | Couldn't tum
nor back, ! see two loose horses and il
there is thing that puts lightnin' into
Jenny it's loose horses. ten yoa. TIE
shivers run down my back. but knew
the only chance was to 90 50 fast She
wouldn't think about side shows; 50 iisi
laid the whip onto her, and she sprunz
to and went by them horses quicker
Well, the hack was going over the bridge
but | catched up with it, and Joe, he g0I
out with Thomas and took the buggy anl
got IN with Aunt. Tom had got to g
up street to get can for the creamery
| called out to him rs we went off.
" Look out for your mail on the seat,
and we drove along. But we hadn't gone
half Il mile before Tom he come tearing
along and stopped the hack.
Where did you put the mail 2 says he
why, on the seat Of the buggy, says
d" NO YOU didn't says he there wasn't
nothing there but papers.
"'l guess gave you the letters, then
| | ht thn1,pl,t Il |
"'W ell, haven't got 'em anyway, savs
he. Look mall your pockets, SaTy, the,
amt in mine. 50 looked and looked
but | hadn't a letter. knew | hadn't.
but | looked to suit him. Then thought
how drove by the side road, and told
him | guessed they'd jolted out Of the
buggy when driv 50 fast
Dear me " says he i must have
those letters today I've got to Ill e,
back over the side road and see If car
see or hear anything about 'em. 50 he
turned round. tell you, felt rea' bad
| COUNT think anyway in the world Wha
| did with them letters, and see he was
worried to death. After we GOT to til,
house and Aunt Simons was tiXn' hersel
upstairs, he drove up with Joe.
''ttiNj say lt, w lbok tNtl NOul
pockets again for them letters | expect
there was a three hundred dollar checl
in one OF 'em and We can't afford to lose
it, was Just ready to cry, | tell You
but overlooked the pockets again they
want there and he said there wasn't an,
sign OF hearln of 'em on the road fel
as though | should give up. when he
turned and went out Of the door but ius
as he swung the gate to be hollered ont
"'Sary Sary and | run. Il cave
says be, laughing; here they be in my
own pocket; YOU did give 'em to me
"Sure enough | did, but be Put 'cn
into a pocket he didn't use for letters
ordinarily, so he never looked there ant
there want no check at all in any on,
on en-
'I guess you was mad. queried Miss
Patty.
"Well, was little stirred up, don
deny set right down and cried quite {
spell"
''Wa'n't that real man? 2" Mrs. Peel
asked Of the audience with tone Of fin,