The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-10-05


Aunt PhGmy as cordially as the reserved
fashions Of the house permitted, and good
Mrs. Smith thought this favorable omen.
II was sayin' only yesterday to father
what a time it was sence we'd had a visit
from You. Now, Jest set down and take
off your things, and spend the afternoon.
Father'll be 50 pleased to see you Shut
up as we've been for the last three months
it does one a sight o good to see some
company"
"Well, dunno Aunt Phemy hesita-
ted, modestly. II only jest dropped in;
but sence you're SO urgent No, DO, LII
Jest drop my bonnet of here" (resisting
Miss Mara's attempt to take it.) Giles
gone to the mill to-day, an the WANT no
body but the cat to hum, 1t seemed sort
O. lonesome, an set me to thinkin' of you.
An how is your father? He don't git
over his stroke, hcar?'
ooh, he's good deal better Of it, He
sets up most all day now. and he gets out
about the farm some He's down in the
south lot now with Prudy, but he'll be
back soon. He likes to keep an eye on
things himself"
"WeIl, YOU do hey your hands about
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,ho ?1lloio q ~ VI '1,,u I'5''.,or I "
Ivy I,n i.iIS fIii Il,,,. l''', I i
9loi ..,I ~ 'uih n'.4 ;t,1 iit+Ia
AN, ~ ~ "i''rou' III a. ~
you, Ye'd ought to git out more.
source ever see you to meetin', an You
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mo, can't GIT out much, MISS Maria
answered, and Aunt Phemy lancled iIt-
tle sadhess ID hcf look ana tone "f atheI
seems to heed me most all the t!Ihe. ana
thefeS a good zeal TO see 10 ABOUT tnc
iaFnl. Joei IS honest ana iathluI' Out ne
nam ht much head, ana ol course, hcIhG
the Oldest, take most OF lhe care OF
lhlhgs-
Now should thihh' Nentuled AUNT
fhtllN, "lrut AZ! YOU take Turns seem
TO thlhgS, ahd tahlh care your 'a'he',
lou couIo get oNl more men, an u ua
| sort Q dlNlde equal cares an pleasures,
as the hymn oook says. II you was 10 Ait
mairieG' now Whst "ouIo thtl go
wen doh know as N thinking OF
ihaFr} lhG' returned MISS M2!Ia' modest
y oul !iGI eoIor "eepeileo Il Sllale' ana
MIS-. 9illilIl sdN i,
l'e"I me- Il" hu' none "i US can ,ei''
you See "ll't may pe a-toiliiil Ioul, 10
uS- was jGSt ''-tlllhNlh '"IS Ili'l
Ii"''e Iiio l,o'.N N''-Ui iHI "it'p ! "Tllil
oIl Nil0" SI'e ''i'iil',Ii' l" marry lIII-
iluef hunil ~ tIe i'i!, az" "ilat poor
|
me. ne : sue" 4 S"II-Sp"htIi man, Il
'''''NVNG' i'ei HI''I', ~ iI,i' "F 81 iIl
even j nt eo"' ~ onC ~ eNI 'ail"h'
Mn''lI IlIi | no ways AhtIl. ana Z" Holt'e-
N1'ot0i = ' P"H' '"l',.'''ttt -. ~ q WY
"',' ~ - ''iiuh MI -'i-'' FL
A'''it 'I'HlS' - shy '""N " N'''"'
S'oIt 3i@H'e over Ie' IItt'lGS "I Hcr
"u4'''l' VIZ S.'I 9l'illS 'Vioi' Hei' 9He
'.'"''', VI t"uiN'' "ii" 9'uNiS 'il"'
"otI'V"ILI% I'uSii III lel S"''9" NlI'tN " as
q NiTli - Vi'"ul "Se1Iiclt' Nd'tlN lhe
2Too 7,! "''ill'Il nay %IN"SS "ou'lGu MISS
,i''l !" " iIS"'"i uI''I0'iCtS Oh Iht i'l'u -
IHt3t question. oile coulo I"t AnISIiic /"
Se'lSloIo N1ill''li oetilh'hS 4"od "htr,
'Iiio %hi'e MISS Maria was tliaI' ana thiS
PI"Il'S ''S ''l' "''( '' IlSciIit.l'" ""uI" N't
I-.,II Hul'I1"i ooi1ol t'lll''S' S'ic oI' lIot
""uv' ~ :" l''' 1h9"ti'
was a-'elIIh nun ohlN iuP otlcf
p"!' Sllt M'iI' H. P'",litNt,N' Hlt'li.ll3
hei cil"lF a lIll'e nearer MISS Maria "'lat
hed oughf I" oe thlnNIn OF II seriously
feI!I lhe iasU enc to want MN TO stay
Nluo"tI dI" dl9 ana helly Sne set
I'cI near Oh oelil married come Sepien-
DeI. ilei idIlel got everything ol lhe
oeSt lor ller ne always was q Soou pro-
Eluer. iletty, now, was maSterhand
loI me llheh an chany, an the house Is
lulI q IT,
- m sure We always heard Mr- badger
Wei spoken OF, Telolned Miss Maria, still
ly Pvt she kept her eyes on her knitting
nv hateVer you've heard, it's no more
than he deserves. lies Jest the best-dls-
poSItohed mana always Wiling to put up
WIN colu bltt when lletty had extra
WORK, an %etth hef every last thing She
wanted 1or the house. The parlor soty
was go[ Jest the year before she died, an
She took the best there was in the store.
lie never spared no expense to please
her
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