Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-28
own po,.hoOks when can &c, such 9TH
cr." and be paid her veil.

own po,.hooks when can ge, such 9TH
e." and be paid her veil.
So they lived the summer. these three.
| In the little non-eolored house and Res
.ie did no, give up her lessons nor prac-
,ice. The bees were assidaously looked
after. and Mamie soon became very ex-
pert in the care of these tiny. intelligent
creatures. I, mus, have been, as Ger
rude would have expressed Il. a good
year for bees Zoe when autumn came
Nannie's stock had more than doubled.
and the whole number Of ssarms had
made large amour, Of honey. The au-
tumn brough, Miss Abigail home to spend
a vacation Gertrude and Bertha came 10
fora little season Of res; from their work,
and Nannie's face bsam,i with pleasure
and gra,ifed pride. A. .he wsni over too
them all the sesoaa, OF her summers
work.
81 have odd fifteen ssArms a, ten dol
lars apiece" .Aid she; and Deacon
ParmAlee will take three huadred pounds
Of honey a, twenty-five cent, pound.
And the srAwbeuies-Squire Bartlett
gave me all the cutting. had mind 10
take. since he would ihros them away.
and Bessie and | put them on, with
scarcely any cos, eHcep, Of time JEANNE
well. | shall no, tell you whA, JEANNE
i doing. o girl. o Abbie | am 90
happy. aud proud. ADD everything III
can do half a. well neN, year shall be
-almo., satisfied though I'm afraid !
shall run ahead Of my hundred dollar lin.
H. And don't ihink | forge, 10 BE- glad
,ha, Bertha has 90, story accepted and
that Abbie's scholars love her dearly, and
,hA, Ger,ie can ply the so1's even more
dex,eroa.ly than the tailor himself |
am glad for Us all. no, excepting Angie.
for a. think she enjoys mar.hAlling her
eigh, little Bhgyse. a, home and abroad "
I, was four years after this. and no,
long ago. when Unele Ephriam ComsiOck.
depo.i,ing two brimmins pail. Of milk
upon the dairy table a. he spoke. aid
"Ii doe. beat al mater. too see thai little
Mamie Pe,,iboas soin' Toaad 'mong', her
bees She's 70, risin hundred hives,
eol'nies she call. EN-. nov, an !, takes
'bou, Ill her time 20 tend 10 EN- wA'
by them ihi. afternoon. an declare for',,
ef hAdn't a sesn the place fora year,
| woalda't hA' kaowed IL. She's bought
the ,wo.aerc 10, jinin' her'n. Mis- Mamie
has. an sosed il 70 al.ike for bee pas.
tur. an IL, jss, a hammin' With EN-.
She says she los, oonsiier'ble many
.~Arms las winter. bu, .he don', mean
10 DO Il Agin. tell ye. Beisey, i,s won-
deras an she no more aiesrd o ,hsir
neeile-pin,. than nothing a, all. Seems
A. II they know hef an never think o
.,ingin. She says ',i' bscaa'e she ain,
no~Ays afeAred On 'em. An her straw
Dry patch !. good for core eyes. nov
tell ye :"
Them gals pear TO slide AlOng easy
ike. too" observed Mrs. Coms,Ock. care
fully lif,ing her milk pans into the
screen" There. Gertrude. she's mar
red con,iler'bls well down to scoville,
an Bertha live. long o her-she's dab
blin' in ink. mostly. I've heard say. An
Abigail. hum now"
"Ye.," answered RPhriAm, ian she's
a.soin' to stop to hum from this out. be-
in. they've sent 'LiIabe,h to BOs,in ic
some new tangled kin Of mrsic college.
An ,ha, lame one moe'n earns her keep
in. psin,in' Po.is- and birds. on fans an
.ieh things. Lord bless ye, she'll paint
bunch o bachelor buttons 90 at ye'd
amos, think ye cd pick 'em up Deaeo'
Parmalee say, IL. a wOnderhs talent,
He. As proud o them gals /. ef the,
~a. his'n."
Twas all Mamie. doin'.," was ,h'
reply. "JsAnne,,e's 70, talent TO paint
to be sure. bu, twas hid in napkin, .
to speak till Mamie found I, out. and
undone IT,"
"Ye.." rejoinsd Hphriam. with hear
,y ,hump Of his hs, uIon the table
".he's a good gal is Nanny. an smart a
a whip to boo, an amt sorry to hesl
she's bespoke to young Squire Bartlett
ben e'namost a. goods ooy IN
to the family. ANT she ?" qaeried Bet'e!
archly.
"wal." EphhAm said. with delib
crate smile, and retrea,ed towards III
door. II don't knows hev any call q
jedge. bein'' Aaron Pe,,ibone didn'
never hev no boy. Bu, I'm free to "a,
that Mann. doin' toler'ble well-for
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AN ECCENTRIC PREACHER.