The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-03-10

BY MARY GAY HUMPHREY.
\ man sat ON Il wood pile reading. II
was very near sighted. and bent over I'M
til his eyes seemed 10 rest ON the news
paper 1t was only Il piece of newspape
and while all was soiled, part WAS stainc,
with blood. Notwithstanding, he was :,
much absorbed in ills contents that he Iii,
not hear the >hrill tones of woman
voice that seemed 10 pierce tie yer,
boards of which the wood house wa
male
"Abram oh, Alb am
+ man did not stir.
"Abram Abe. Abraham-m,
The wood house door darkcncd. Their
entered Il woman with red hair. in II greer
alpaca dress, over which shonc long an,
o>tensble gold chain.
Mercy me, Ma. wilkins. didn't y,
hear: Shes a-callin you everywhere "
"Why, no, Aramnty. If she's calling
| ought to hear If she's calling, ough
to hear. expect she wants something
if she's calling
"Wantn'. Her hands are in the -four
and she's out of lard.
"It's shame She : had to wait, an,
she's SO busy said the man. still sitting
But, Araminty, my mind is so filled NJ
about this business in Egypt.
We don't say. Have they been lynch
ing anybody do vn in pula>ky County,
This is Egypt way over in Africa, Ar
amintN.
Now ought to have knowcd that,
said the girl, admiringly, as She >catco
| herself on the Sawbuck Your mind is
always a-roamin' round in fuTrin coun-
tries, making itscl at home"
You see, Aramnty, the English Gen.
cral Gordon is shut up there at klIartoum
and Wolselcy'S all this time foolng round
ON the Nile
Nile. the Scriptur' Nilc?" asked the
girl. bye mean to tell me theA re run
min that old river yeti"
why, yes khartoum is on the Nile
where the river forks, you know.
well ! never An s'posc there are
/ bulrushcs AN everything just as natural
as ever.
Il suppose So" said the man, cautious
! ly. But I'm mighty worried Why
don't he strengthen Stewart to meet them
/ Arabs 7"
/ Ara = thcm's Africans. amt they
"NcW kind Of " said Abram doubtful
/ ly.
1T beats me all hollcr. | thought all
them old Scriptur places were laid on the
shelf, sacred like, an here's II Bible read
/ ing nation lighting over them golden
sands with passed. of niggcrs. II does
: en- blasphcmious. spo>c an English
man wouldn't think no him of chipping
OIL piece Of Lots wife To salt his muSl.
But Abrams mind ran ON graVer mat
tiers. What Wolscley ought 10 do is to
mount his nag and head the column"
Il do declare, Mr.. wilkins, -yc ought to
be in the army. You do seem to have
such an understanding of lighting Ways.
81 was soldier once, Araminty; but
you see Eve lost two of my front teeth,
and cant bite off the cat ridges
Sure enough; that's Il pity. But she
added. her face lighting up, You could
tell them when to shoot
"Araminta Ara-min-ta.'
"Oh, laws. clean forgot, There she :
calm me. E"
"Araminty, you needn't mention me
when YOU 20 in I'll come when | finish
this" The girl began loading her arms
with wood.
'Aramnty," said the man, as She start.
ed out Il wish the butcher would be Il
little more particular when he wraps VI
the meat. There are some places cant
quite make out"
The roa came in brown paper to-duy
but did see a piece of reading arount
Millions boots that has been cohhlcd
II git it fur You "
"Oh, :" signed the man, IF could &c
just one whole fresh paper of my own
But Finley is 50 particular about the
change. 1t seems to me She knows the
price of everything that was ever made
Some day am determined to assert my
self Aramlnly; ! Will. Some morning
am going to stand out on the front pave