The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-03-31

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sHflhsAfy pillfal IN me Thought ~ this
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world buHrfed Nv ioffIna. drifting here
y there NJ fhsaee might dictate u
bad FfoNh dnfs nov tho lamps had
lDna since baen lighted and there
wefa muibriHRg ~ distant thunder In
The air.
ITS going H. rain, said Miss All.
ghll "Ypu nnedn I RDtpniRht; you may
aoop d iho stable lDn'
Harry III nj al her
The storm broke With great violoDNo,
And VII IL niss Abigail listened 10 tho
NJ ~ ponIa ~ thunder and The pouring
~ the rain against the windows she
thought . tho ! naly lite wayihror In
The stable loft " Va a new. strange throb
~ pity Morning came merry with
bird a0ng and %glisioHlnn with myriadg
u rain drops Prudence was up be-.
limos but. early ~ II was. she heard
thn sound ~ an * In ihe wood shed
sud when she opened tho door Barry
smiled NJ hor from his post Wy the chop.
ping block.
~ don't think ! paid enough for my
supper eat such a lot he said, 80
Two split some klndling', and ri milk
for You this morning lfyou want me 10 "
lrudapco brought the milk pail with
ont u word. But when she had prepared
Miss Abiga Ia morning mca she made
ready u good. subs antial breakfast Tor
barry. So Whom he had eaten II ho
took up his hat crown.
Go out tho way YOU come in said
Prudence, ar else you'll bring bad
luck"
Barry gave q little incrodulous laugh.
but he wont out O. the porch. NJ ~
Alb gail was there taking dcen breath,
OF tho fresh mir. and she hado him n
kind Good morning. M he went Of
tho step and down the path again be-.
tw on tho II acs. oxuberant In growth
but mcnger In bloom.
81 wonder VIII my Hlacs do not
flower more freoly." This Miss Abb.
gail said to Prudence. who had followed
10 tho door.
al dunno" answered Prudence.
Barry hc rd. and turned II guess
IT'S because you leave tho old blossoms
on ho "a 4. bositatingly. Mother
u od TO say ! must pick tho blossoms oil
m Year. II wanted any next
And then no went out II tho cato.
closing II carotully behind him. and
along tho moist. brown highway.
That Is n very uncommon boy"
said Miss Abigail, looking after him
with serious eyes
"Yes." ns-entod Prudence. she's q
clever 'nough little chap-for n boy"
"To think OF his knowing about tho
l%ilacs," continued Miss Abigail. medi.
tatiyoly. 81 must cut or all tho dow.
ers this spring"
AN hc got as good n mess o. milk
from the heller a. | could ha' done my
self with n well hand" Prudence went
on.
"Yes, no would have been handy
about milking and getting tho wood for
YOU" said Miss Abigail.
AN bringln' tho letters from the
post-olloc, proceeded pruden o. Its
n good piece o or 70 tho village In
muddy wnlkin'."
so II Is" said Miss Abigail. She
"a oil rcfloctl soly along the road which
wound. scrpcntlno, TO the little hamlet
a milc away. Barry was climbing tho
hill. a ncrc, piiiful, lonely spcok In tho
distance, rs no was q nero Insignificant
Mas tbIvair ewes alfs3. ~
..,ya natnh, hava IT,, Kin -.
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duncc.
Tho txo vomon ,ool.d ,,,o ...,
other. ave-. u" WV"
"if yon couId n.Lo him ha..n n.
gan Mss Al cal ~ :"
For asawcr Prudence .,rod. ). A..
roaI and .ent a I'm erarasne sa'
after HARRY. e' W
"p.a.o.vn
nut The Itlo a,uro thai ,xor. ,..,.,
inc nlo.idcJ sies5ilv an WV" "
&c. E,n,ro ,ha y dy,n ho.n ..,.. A.
kitchen. Miss Ablgailn callaa pr,,,
dence. e,citedly. auulekU
Miss Abigail. staId spln.ter hat an,
n without a thought Of m,
righteousness OF tho proceeding. ran /,
tho ctchcn, snatchei tho horn from ID,
nail, and rnn out with IL In Prudence
And Prudence nut IA 10 ber l,ns an,
blew a blast 20 long. 40 loud ,ha, h
star led tho birds into silence. and "a
tho echoes ringing from hlllshde 10 Mi
side.
"HeGn hear that II he.o'n hear n
thing she mutterrd
lie did. lilo stopned. prrda,.o corr
ished tho horn IN frantic s,cl,sroa,
There was a moment Of suspenso' nm,
then Prudence turned 10 Mis-. Abigail
standlng by the vnie. ~