Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-29

she should be og,done in these swee,
deeds of hospitality. "thercs very good
mea, PIE ia the pantry which | made
myself. f.
"Mea, pie. " cried the old lady 'Msa,
pie i relish for anything gong |
don, know when I've pa, my teeth IN
20 good meat pie beforc B'ing :, oa
young woman-bring /, on"
The three Aeklsy. looked oa with
beamins eyes. while Mrs. Jones ate and
drank ike a half famished lionness, and
aficrwaris they conducted her TO the bed
room. where the fire blaled brightly on
,he painted. rel brick hearth. and the
patchwork ,ilk quil,-MAriA's own work
was lain os,en,A,iously across the Zoo,
of The bed.
And then they al came down stairs.
closed in ,olii phalAnS around the hre,
and looked a, one another With meaning
in their speculative eyes.
"Qaeer. amt she ?" sAid Dana.
Dressed exactly a. Il she came on, Of
an Old rAg-bas." commented Abigail.
"Holl your tongue. girls 2" said Mr..
Ackley. "Geniases are Always eccen-
the And Cousin Joacs i worth cool
forty thousand dollars ="
Early the nsIi morning. long before
daylight had irradiAisd the sullsn DARK
ness Of the wiaiy horizon. and Mrs.
Ackley was doing her best. in curl pa
Per. aal dirty aaansl wrapper, 10 make
the kitchen Gre burn. an old boI.sled
stopped q, the door. AL in came AbTA-
ham junior. bFo~a-faeel. good-nA,ured
anl smiling
"wel. mother" said he. "how'' the
folks p"
They're al well enough" sAid Mr..
Acklsy. Who always entertained sccrr,
fear les, Abe should van, 70 borrow mon
ey q her.
"Fa,hsr 90, home ye, , aid Abe.
"Nor"
Mr.. AcEley Vas blowing desperately
At crumplel bi, q paper which Ab'o-
lately declined 20 gate the kindlings
adjoining 90 10.
That. yoa, mother. b t. "a ID
Abraham. good.hamorcdly "loa're
too economical even 20 burn enough waste
paper, Goolnss. knows. they don't COS;
no,hin',"
"HamPh ." said Mrs Aekley. Il
know some some people As ain't eeonom-
zeal in no,hia' q"
And that reminds me - said Abe,
,kl,ins easily away from the subieci
I'm going down Ar,sr my boardsr"
"wha, boarier ?" said Mr.. Aekley
sharply.
"Din', yoa know ?" said Abe. "Me
and Jane Eliza. we've BID foF oae of the
town poor. I, amt much pay, TO be
sure The selce tnen are real close this
year, On seeogn, of the Town hall hAvin'
cos, such a sigh, o money. Bu, is
better than no,hin' And the woman
will be company foF Jane and the chill
dren. I,'s old HaldAh Jones. you know
Csppen Jones viddsr, down in Freq
Lane.
"Oh ?" said Mrs Aekley.
IL expected her up las, night" said
Abe. drawing on hi. blue yarn mii,ens (;
"ba, guess she found the weather too
many Cor rheuma,ir 80 nov I'm gOin'
ar,er her. with an armchair tied into
the box.slei And, by the way" famb-
ling in his Goa, pocket. heres letter
-, last nigh,. Guess il was mean, for
father. la, | opened !, by mistake"
who's !, from p sereeehsd Abigail.
who had jus, come down stairs, hall
frozen. from her freless room, tying hsr
apron strings a. she came, while Mars
was visible. twisting up her back hair in
the distance
"Yoar rich cousin in New York. said
I Abe. "Ske ain't coming. She's mad,
up her mind to rent a furnished fat II
/ New York where she can be near bel
doctor and her fAvOrite clergyman p
"Nonsense." said Mara That's on
lya practical Joke as some one i ,pin
TO come on Us. Cousin Jones Is here al
ready"
Asleep in the best chamber. wher'
I'm goin' to ligh, FIRE At seven O'Clock,
added Abigail.
"what," :" roAred Abraham.
"Girls :" shrilly excl aimed Mrs. Aek
| ley "ii's dreadful mistake as we've al
Of Us made This old woman amt ou
cousin Jones at all It's the town poo
a. Abe has took to board old CsppeI
JOnss widow from Frog Lane"
"And she struck an attitude in from
Of the stove like Medes before the .scri
fetal flames.
"And We gave her cold fowl and rasp
berry jam. and the whole Of the mes
pie" erisd Maria