The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-06
Vol, XVII.


SIGH .-.-
'Fudger grumbled Meg, tbump-
irg her wssering-pot down with
emphasis, that won't be nice!'
.Laudy, mussey!' groaned Mrs.
Potter, .you always was qnare,
Prue :; Merriwestber but this
here's. the: capsheaf. They'll most
likely get sick, an blame you fer
it. an call you names, an your
money'H all be wasted, when you
might save it up. Ef you're afraid
Of bank, lend il OUT
'l'm a-goin TO, Interrupted Miss
Prue. Whose givetb to the
poor lendeth ;. ~ the Lord I'm
a-goin' to lend this much to the
Lord, Anyway, .......: +: ..-.
But You won't git no interest,"
mourhed her, sister, stirring up her
preserves with much detection.
i amt afraid Of gettin' cheated,
noway,' said Miss Prue, dryay:: ::
Aaasas theEawas: :aoz6ope what
ever Of paassspadfng haretto change
her mini, ,ber. sister. ,E and niece were
constrained TO-: Il make the: best of
it, and help along; i,g;'s with the prepa-
rations. ... .-,;,.,.-lr ....-.-,...
LOOKS Ike as if you was a-cook-
in your -weddin' dinner, Prue
Merriweather,' Uttered Miss :JJeni-
ma Jonquil appearing in the door,
way with a purple calico apron
pinned over 6eF head; aud gfanc'
ing critically at the row Of lemon
and cocosnut pies upon the cup.
board, beside which stood a great
cake studded with ralsins and
citron. i come to fetch your pat
tern back ; an seemed like l smelt
nutmegs an things here, so I
come this way
Miss Jouquil was chunky and
fair, ard had q softly-insinuating
manner and light-gray eyes.
Law mel' she continued, Gid.
ing 10, and plumping herself into
a rockiog-chair by the FIRE, eft
amt this very day ten years ago
that YOU was cookin' up things
je~, like you air now, cause you
flowed jim Griggs would be back
from Idyho next day. We all tole
you not to put no faith in bis
promislu'-iike as not he wouldn' I
come, be was always so keerless
but you was jest that headstrong
you would fix fer him, an hey 8
party to welcome him, anyhow
Recon you thought it might be
your weddin' day Of be tuck a no
tion to suggest it-fer l s'pose be
hedn't spoke already
You needn't bother yourself
mono about whether be bed OF
uot,' said Miss Prue flushing. he
didn't never come, SO I recon you
was satisfied
oh, now, Prue?' said Miss Je
NINA, reproachfully, you know ]
was awfully sorry when he didn'1
come, you looked SO distressed
like an, [ pitied you ever since
Seemed like You thought such s
heap ofJim ; ef he'd only return
ed, you might been Mrs. Grigg'
all this time. But sakes be mus
be married long ago; an I s'pose
you don't expect ever to be moth
ing but an old maid now?'
Miss Jonquil, being fully si1
months younger than Miss Merri
weather, could afford this fling.
Il don't expect nothing only
what Providence SENDS said Miss
Prue. composedly, setting a plate
of cranberry tarts in the window
to cool.
A great fire rosred in Miss Mer
riweather's parlor next day, upol
the sndirons, whose glitterinsg
brass hesas flashed back the ligh'
in broken gl!nts, and the strange
guests were soon assembled, en-
joying the novelty and exchsng
ing greetings, comments and crlti
cisms.
Dear me 7 said an old lady in .
ltnsey shawl, who earned a scantJ
living by knitting socks for th'
villsge store, if there amt Jane
Higgs, that washes for them rougl
| miners-and looking as if sh'
| theught she was as good asany
body!'
And jast see old Daddy Skit
kins, with his wall-eyes and bris
ties I know he'll spoil my appetite,
remarked Mrs. Baker, who was a.
most helpless with dropsy. i d
think be might have had sens