The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-04

chirography now SO fashionable. "'Tis
plain as print" said the deacon; "snd
wont be bothered reading my own pot
hooks when can get such other" And ht
paid her well
three, in the little no colored Lone; and
Bessie did not give CD her lessons nor prse-
tice. The bees were assiduoUsly looked
after, and Mamie soon became very expert
in the care of these tiny, intelligent cIes-
would have expressed it, good yeas for
bees; for when autumn came Nannle's
stock had more than doubled, ana the
whole number OF swarms had made large
amount of honey. The autumn brought
Miss Abigail home to spend vacx:ioa
Gertrude and Bertha came too for little
season of rest from their work, snd Nsnnie's
face beamed with pleasure ana gratifed
pride, as she went over to them all tho &C
count os her summers work.
Il have sold fifteen swarms at ten dollars
apiece" said she; land Deacon Psrmalee
will take three hundred pounds of honey q,
twenty-five cents a pound. And the straw
berries-Squire Bartlett gave me all the
cuttings l had mind tc take, since he
put them out with scarcely any cost except
Of time, Jennie-well, shall not tell you
yet what Jennie is doing. o girlsl D Alb
biei / am so happy, and proud, and-every-
thingl If can do half as well next year
shall be-slmost satisfied; though 10
afraid 1 shall run ahead of my hundred-ool.
lar limit And don't think / forget to be
glad that Bertha has got story accepted;
and that Abbie's scholars love her dearly;
snd that Gsrtie can ply the goose even
more dextrously than the tailor hinself
L am glad for US all. not excepting
Angie; for 1 do thiuk she en-
/ joys msrshalling her eight little
| Briggses at home and abroad"
II was four years after this, and not long
ago, when Uncle Ephraim Comstoes, de-
posting two trimming pals of milk upon
the dairy table as he spoke. said: "It does
beat sll mater, 70 see tbs, little Nanny Pet
tibone goin' round mongst her bees. She's
got risin' hundred hives col'nies enc calls
EN-, now, an il takes bout all her time t.
tend to 'em. / wa by there tbi' afternoon,
an declare for g, eff l hedn't "a seen the
place for year, 1 wouldn't hs' knOwed it
She's bought the two-scre lot MIN her'n,
Miss Nanny has, an sowed it - Alsike for
a bee psstur, a. it's jest s-humming wit1
EN-. She says she lost considerable many
swsrms las winter, bot she dOa's mean &c
do it sgin. L tell ye, Bstsey, It's wonderful;
an she 10 more stesrd o their needle pinis
than nothin' at all. Seems rs # they know
her an never think o. sti3gin'. She ssys
It's because she amt nowsys sfeErd on 'en.
AM her strawbry patch is good for gore
eyes, now l tell vel"
"rhem gals pear to slide along easy
like, too" observed Mrs. C1mstocE, care
fully lifting her milk pans into the screen y
There's Gertrude. she's married con-
slider bic well down to Scoville, an Bsrtha
lives long o her-she's dRbblin' ia ink,
m silly. I've heard say. An Abigails 70
hCm now"
ayes" assented Ephraim. an she's a-goin'
10 stop TO hum from this out, beins they've
sent 'Lizabeth to Bostln TO some new
tangled kim of a music college Al that
lame one more'n earns her keepIn' paintin'
posies and birds, on fans an SIGH things
Lord blees ye. she'll paint a bunch D bach
elder buttons 80 IA ye'd almost think ye ca
pick 'ern up. Deacon Parrnalee says it's a
vonderie talent. He's as proud o therl
gals IS eff they vas his'n."
"'Twas all Nsnnys doin's," was the
reply, "Jeannette's got a talent 10 paint, TO
Be sure. but twas hid into napkin 50 to
speak till Nanny found il oHt, an uSdone
H."
Eyes" rejoined EPhraim, with a hearty
thump Of his is upon the table; "2he's 8
good gal is Nanny, an smart's whip 20
boot; an sint sorry to hear she's bespoke
TO young Squire Bartlett
"Be'n e'enamost as goods boy into the
family, amt she2' Queried Betsey srchly.
oval E2hraim said, with deliberate
smile, and retreated towards the door, 81
dOan' knows hev any call to jedgs, bein's
Aaron Pettibone didn't never hev no boy.
But I'm free to say that Nsnny's dom
toler'ble well-for gslp'