The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-23

Eve made him eat the apple. when he
done il the first time askin', Int twas
Just like man They keep a doing OF
il to this day, it's forever an always the
woman tempted me-.
"Thee remembers. doesn't thee the
Scripture saws, 'the woman being de-
ceived was in the transgression.' 1t
hath always seemed TO me kindly in Tim
othy so to speak Of her as to lay the
blame on the enemy"
"That amt neither here nor there
answered the logical md undaunted
Patty. 81 amt tryin' to make light of
Ewes disobeyin'. but do say Adam was
real mean TO get behind her he was able
to say he wouldn't, guess, jest ~ well
as she was, but he didn't no more'n she
did. 1 was readin' somewheres,
t'other day, about an old French feller,
Judge or somethin', Judge of P'lice
Court, I expect by the tell, and when
somever they fetched man before him
that had been took up for misdeed,
no matter what twas, he always asked,
WHO is she?' lettin' on as though a
woman was to the bottom of everv
wrong-doin'. Clear Adam And that's
what fault 'em for"
"Well, they be qieer." Mrs. Peek
again took up the fruitful theme.
"Sary. what was that you was telling
about Thomas an them letters t'other
night?"
"Oh, mel" said Sarah Beers depre-
catingiy, but with laugh that lit her
pale face and sad ewes for Sarah was a
typical New England woman careful
and troubled about everything; a cow
ard physically, heroine mentally; afraid
of her very shadow, but doing the BRAY
est things, with her heart sinking aud
her POINTS trembling all the time be-
cause duty or affection called her to
such service. She married Tom Beers.
bright, strong fesow, full of fun and
reckless daring, and devoted to Sarah,
but entirely ignorant of her daily anxi-
cites and terrors, for she was as reticent
as she was timid, if she thought she
could save any one-much more any one
she loved-by such reticence.
ooh, tell ont, Sary; faint no harm
we all know Tom sets by We like his life.
He wouldn't do nothin' to plague we, if
he knowed it, no more'n he'd cut his
head off; but that letter business was SO
exactly like men folks.
A chorus of voices echoed the request.
There were only about ten people at the
quilting-it was the regular sewing
circle meeting of Oakley-so Sarah con-
sented
"Well; faint much to tell, but il ma
wants me to. You know Toms horse is
real young and kind of skittish. and il
there Is one thing above another I'm
afeard of it's horse"
"Bless your soul and body" put in
her mother; sc never see the thing yet
you want afeard of, Sary. horse or not. :"
ooh, l know 1t, ma, but am awfullv
afeard of skittish horse; Tom, he don't
really sense it, and he says Jenny amt
ugly, she's just full of play; and 1
s'pose she Is; she's knowing Us dog,
and give her bite of somethin' every
time he fetches 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 "a water, so't I
don't never drive her eff can help it.
"You don't mean to say you ever do
drive creetur when You feel that kind
o way toward it?" queried Miss Patty,
sharply.
why, hev to. sometimes, We know;
there's oft-times dav Tom can't leave
the haydn or harvestin' or plantin', or
something, and there has to be things
fetched from the store, and no wav to
get 'em except go for 'em, so Tom he
jist tackles up and 1 go for 'em; he don't
really mistrust that I'm scared, and
don't never tell him that / be what's
the Use? 2"
"Well," said Miss Patty, with snuff
no type can express, and Sarah went on:
I" So week before last Aunt Simons
writ and said she was comm out to stay
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 her at 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 to come, it did rain, sure
enough. and seeing there was donation
party to get mp, L sided my work away
early and walked over to the Center. for
L knew / should find all the folks Ia
TO see to home. I'd just got ready o
start for home about noon time, and |
bethought myself to step into the post
Office. for knew there'd be mail for
the creamery, so / got double-handful
of letters and papers and set my face
toward home, when who should come up
but Tom in the buggy.
Get in, says he, I'm a-goin' to Che
station
&c What for p says I.
why says he, they haiu't sent
no telegraph, so they're comm
"'B But it rains, says I, 'and Aunt
Simons said she wouldn't come if it
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?'
$50 I got in and put the mail down
into the seat, and he driv like Jehu, for
we heerd the train whistle; and says I,
oh, Tom don't drive MP the hill to the
station, I'm afraid Jenny'll be scared.
He laughed little. I'll bet she
wouldn't he half so scared as you, says
he; but I'll leave you to the foot of the
hill, and, if they come, I'll holler down
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