The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-12

dens, and brought tEeir carpet bags
and yalises with that fait!! in human
hospitality which is one OF lifess besi
gifts.
Mrs. Bellenden's fame went abroad
among the Dorcases of the neighbor.
hood in the matte: Of butter and
cheese; she took the prizes IN the
domestic departments Of all the ag.
ricultural fairs, and the adjoining
housewives took no trouble to make
things. that they could borrow Of Mrs.
Bellenden, ',just as well as NOT. !"
And one day, when poes Epe5,
under the blighting influence of q
horrible sick headache, was cndeay.
oring to strain three or four gallons
Of milk into the shining pans, the
news arrived that Uncle Paul was
coming to the farm.
Another guest!'' said Lucy, de-
spairingly~
And then she uttered the proeerb
that heads: our sketch.
,aOh, it's only Uncle PAUL." said
Mr. Bellenden. Don't fret, Lutte !!
Hes the most peaceable old gentle
man in the world. He'll make no
more trouble than q cricket Johns
wife thought she couldn't have him
because she has no girl just now"
Neither have II said Lucy, re-
belliously.
"And Sarah Eliza don't ike COM
pany."
And ! an supposed to be fond OF
it," observed Lucy, bitterly.
"And Reuben's girls don't want
old folks staying there. It's too
much trouble, they say added Seth.
Lucy bit her lips to keep back the
words she might have said, instead ::
Where is he to sleep? The Bel
fords have the from, room, and your
Cousin Susan occupies the back, and
the four Miss Pattersons sleepin in the
two hall chambers, and the hired men
have the garret room 49,. .,:-,<> :.
She might: bavesadded that she and
her husband and the baby hal slept
ina hot little den opening from the
kitchen for four.weeks,- vainly expect
ing Asr.. and MIS- Belford to depart:
and that she had never yet hads:5Ea
chance TO Invite her father. to -f7h5Ns,
farm in pleasant weather.
But she was maguanimo s and
held her peace.
ooh, you can find some place for
him." said her husband, lightly.
x"Fhere is that little room ut the end
Of the hall where.the spinning wheel
is." r. -, -.
"But it isn't furnished:!' pleaded
Lucy. - =. -.
=. "You can easily sew q carpet to:
gether out of those old pieces from
the: Relfords room; and it's no trou.
Bile to put up muslin curtain to the
window and lift in cot bed, There
are plenty Of good sweet husks in
the corn house, and you can just tack
q mattress together, and wlt;tewash
the ceiling, and "
.aWhat.s that, Beniah? The COWS
in the rye lott. Dear me! Every
thing goes wrong if I step into the
house moment. And really Lutte
those things are your business and
not mine," Le added, irritahly.
l.pcy could not help. laughing all
by herself, as her husband ran up
the seeps. -. 49, .-
But it was q very sqq little laugh,
and soon changed into a-sigIl: ~,
/. 81 wonder" said she. in q whisper,
aie my poor. tired:opt ghost would
haunt those stone payements, and
scrub shelyes. if we're to die! j
never heard of 2 ghost in 2 dairy be:
fore, but I should think that it might
easily be-" :. -
But this little bed room was fitted
pp, for all that, as fresh as q rose
and Uncle Papl arrived, a dried.up
yellow conplexiened old man. win
an old.fashioned eravat tied in many
folds around his neck; and & sult o.
navy blue, with brass buttons.
He bad the polite way Of i:alf {
century ago, and Lucy thought aat
ahepld like hiM very much. II shs
only had tiMs TO get etacqpaintted VIZ
bin.
But she was churning ter pound:
of butter 2 day, and there was thl!! p!
baby, and the company, and tn!
young ehickens, and the baking =
do ter the sewing society, which va
to meet at her house that week:
She was almost TOO busy to sleep
But Uncle Paul was watching he
quietly all the time. >.......-...
He came out one day to the pap
where his nephew was putting ne'
handle on sickle.blade.
Pretty busy times-eh' Oncl
Paul ?" asked the farmer scaree'
taxing. the leisufe to lgok Ap:
rAye,1 absently spseered the o.
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