The Iola register., 1882-03-17

I've got piece o. dried apple pie an .
lettle grain o. cheese in the but'ry. Thar.
now, IN get yer glass O. milk, an I
guess yer'Il make out quite meal arter
all.
"Lemme see, WIZARD leave OFF,
bout keepin' the Cap'n's place so shut
up? o, yes. Wal, arter he'd bin dead
bout five years, the S'lectmen had :ther
house all aired out, took up all ther car
pits and shook 'em, an busted down all
ther columbs, but they put ev'rythin
back Jest 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 ther man1uv'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 ther
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 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
s'ringoes. an ev'ry year ther daylias was
sot out an took up-Mis' Sim kins took
care on 'em-yer remember her? Yes,
she's livin' bout here yit! She's over ter
ther gre't house now, a-sewin and
a-bossin' ther rest, an a-talkin' all ther
time, jest ther same s she did twenty
five years ago. Strange, declar /, that
she should "a 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 hOss, as hus-
ban says, SO I'll 60 an tell yer in reg
lar order. Yes, husban' says when l
tell a story it makes him think O the
way a cat comes when yer call her, goin'
all 'roun' rubbin' all ther chairs an up
az in ther mop-board, an finely comm
up Anime yer, rubbin' yer feet.
"But, sho' what was a-tellin' yer?
Yes, yes. Mis- Sim kins took care o the
daylies, and ther g raniums, an ther was
gre't 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 'em
all die out. Then, yer know, thar was
clump o pines-a grove, the city folks
call tout thar ter ther lef' han, an
path leadin' off O. 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-a boat
come up an fastened onter ther pier an
dozen or so young fellers an gals come
a-troopin' up ther 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' ther flowers, an she went an
told Dekin Hopkins-he was one O the
S'fectmen-an' he went over an told
'em 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 ther pines
an ther landin' an thought 'twould be
a good place ter stop.
carter while the Dekin told 'em all
about ther place, an bout ther picters
an shells an all ther traps in ther house
you know the Capn had lots O. stuff
that he'd brought home from all ovel
the world en-a'most-sO nuthin 'ud dc
but they must 60 inter ther house, an
so ther Dekin showed 'em 'roun'. They
| STAYED 'roun' thar tew or three hours,
an when they went off ther feller that
seemed to be ther leader gin ther Dekin
a five-dollar bill, an said thar was lots o
people over ter ther rlands that would
like ter come up here an see ther place
an would be willin' ter pay fur thel
chance.
can idee struck the Dekin at once,
an he said, Send em along; we'll com
modate 'em.' Wal, what'do yer s'pose
they did? Wy, they had a picter-mar
come down here an make lot O. pic
ters of ther place, and when ther rlan'
folks come here they could 60 all ovel
ther house an groun's and have pictel
ter boot fur a quarter. My land! folk
come from ev'rywhar, should think
an in less than two years they'd cleared
'nough ter fix ther place all up-painted
fixed up ther underpinnin an chimbleys
an ev'rythin' Except their inside; they
didn't touch that; an then
"'Hot in here? That's fact; com
out onter ther stoop here, under the
mornin' -glories: thar. now, you'll git {
sniff O. salt water, tew.
GAS 1 was a-sayin', folks KEEP aeon
in more m more every year. Wal, las
year the fifteen was up-las' Septem' er
lemme see, yer remember bout ther gre
picter O. James the Cap'n had made dow
ter Bostin; he sent down a small card
picter an had the big un made, an hun,
it up in his room whar he could see it al
ther time. Mis- Sim kins-yer know sh
lived with him the las year-Mis' Sim
kins said he would sit for hours afore tha
picter, an sometimes there tears a-rollin
down his cheeks onter ther floor.
Zone day las July, most year ago
lot o. city folks was up ter the Cap'n'
place, a-loOkin' round, when all of a sud
din one O. ther ladies give little scream
she was a-lookin' at this very picter-
an over she went onter the floor; fainte
clean away. Wal, Mis- Sim kins-sh
stayed thar most all ther time, ter shoy
folk round; ther S'lectmen paid he
somethin', o course-she run an GO
some water an rubbed her hans an he
head, an finely she come out ont.
eyer hain't seemed much s'prised