The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-03-18

I've got piece O. dried apple pie an, a
lettle grain O. cheese in the but'ry. Thar.
now, III get yer glass o milk, an
guess yer'1l make out quite meal arter
ALL
Lemme see, wizard leave OFF,
bout keepin' the Cap'n's place so shut
hun? @. yes Wal, arter he'd bin dead
t'bout five years, the S'lectmen had sther
house all aired out, took upall Their car.
pits and shook EN-, an busted down all
Their columns, but they put ev'rythin'
back lest as twas, except they didn't
tack down their carpits-jest spread 'em
down an stood ther furniture 'roun' an
shut the place up for five year more, when
they went through all Their maneuv's
ag'in.
:. Their house was gittin' perty shabby
fur want O. paint, but O course the town
didn't want ter lay out much on Their
place an then perhaps have somebody
turn up an''claim it arter all. Yer may
remember that the Cap'n built pier
clear out inter the water an had a wide
gravel-walk leadin' down onter it; that
walk must be more'n quarter-mile
long. an all the way each side till yer
got down ter the sand, whar nuthin'd
grow but weeds, was rose bushes an
'ringoes, an ev'ry year Their daylias was
sot out an took up-Mis' Sim kins took
care ON 'em-yer remember her? Yes,
she's livin' bout here Wit! She's over ter
Their greet house now, a-sewin' and
a-bossin' ther rest, an a-talkin,,. allfher
time, Jest Their same s she did twenty
five years ago. Strange, | declar', that
she should IA made all ther carpits an
curt ms an things fur the Cap'n an now
she's a-doin' it all over fur his-But I'm
a-gittin' the cart afore the boss, as hus-
ban says, so I'll go an tell yer in reg :
lar order. Yes, husban' says when |
tell story it makes him think O. the
way a cat comes when yer call her, goin'
all roun' rubin all the chairs an up
ag'in Their 1hop-board, an fine ly comm
up Anime yer, rubin yer feet.
But, sho' what was l a-tellin' yer ?
Yes, yes. Mis- Sim kias took care O. the
daylies, and ther g raniums, an Their was
greet double hollyhocks, with mornin-
glories twinin' all 'roun' 'em. Wal,
Mis- Sim kins used to go over thar an
keep 'em all in good shape ev'ry year,
cause, she said, twas tew bad ter let EN-
all die out Then yer know, thar was
a clump o pines-a grove, the city folks
call tout thar ter Their lef' han, an
path leadin' offo' the walk right inter
1.-THE pine clump, mean. Wal, one
day four year ago-the same year father
died, that's how l remember boat
come up an fastened onter Their pier an
dozen or so young fellers an gals come
a-troopin' up Their long walk an went
over inter them pines, with baskets an
boxes an bottles an l dunno what all.
Mis- Sim kinS happened ter be over thar
a-tendin' Their flowers, an she went an
told Dekin Hopkins-he was one O. the
S lectmen-an' he went over an told
EN- they was trespassin' on private prop
erty. They was very perlite, an begged
pardin, an offered to pay all damages,
an praised the place up, said they was
out for a picnic an noticed Their pines
an Their landin' an thought 'twould be
a good place ter stop.
''Arter a while the Dekin told 'em all
about Their place, an bout ther picters
an shells an all Their traps in Their house
you know the Cap'n had lots o. stuff
that he'd brought home from all over
the world e'en-a moSt-so nuthin' I'D do
but they must go inter Their house, an
SO Their Dekin showed 'em 'roun'. They
stayed 'roun' thar tew or three hours,
an when they went off tier Teller that
seemed to be Their leader gin ther Dekin
afive-dollar bill, an said thar was lots O.
people over ter Their Hands that would
like ter come up here an see ther place
an would be willin' ter pay fur Their
chance.
"An idee struck the Dekin at once,
an he said, Send EN- along; we'll com
MEDIATE EN- Wal, what do yer s'pose
they did? Wy, they had picter-man
come down here an make a lot O pic
tiers of Their place, and when Their rlan'-
folks come here they could 90 all over
Their house an groun's and have picter
ter boot fur a quarter. My land! folks
come from evrywhar, | should think,
an in less than two years they'd cleared
'nough ter fix Their place all up-paiAted,
fixed up Their underpinnin an chimbleys,
an ev'rythin' Except their inside; they
didn't touch that; an then
"'Hot in here? That's a fact; come
out onter Their stoop here, under Their
mornin' glories: thar, now, you'll git a
sniff O. salt water, tew.
"As | was a-sayin', folks KEEP accom-
in more m more every year. Wal, las
year the fifteen was up-las' Septem' er;
femme see, yer remember bout Their gre t
picter O. James the Cap'n had made down
ter Bostin; he sent down small card
picter an had the big un made, an hung
it UP in his room whar he could see it all
Their time. Mis- Sim kins-yer know she
lived with him the las year-Mis' SIM
kins said he would sit for hours afore that
picter, an sometimes there tears a-rollin'
down his cheeks onter Their floor.
Gone day las July, most year ago,
lot O city folks was up ter the Capn's
place, a-lookin' round, when all of a sud-
din one O. Their ladies give little scream
she was a-lookin' at this very picter-
an over she went onter the floor; tainted
clean away. Wal, Mis- Sim kins-she
stayed thar most all Their time, ter show
folk round; ther S'lectmen paid her
somethin', o course-she run an got
some water an rubbed her hans an her
head, an finely she come out ont.
.3." Yer hain't seemed much s'prised It
anythin' I've told yer yit; but now Pm
pittini whar var'll ha r,ora ;o.,,.a-.oJ