The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-20

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stars, and Bessie was executing a
little pirouette in acorner OF the Groom.
Nanny herself looked every inch capa3-
bic of bearing up Atlas-like, the whole
world on her shoulders.
"But how" asked Miss Abigail, re-
covering herself. -,
"Dr. Greenlan is going 'broad,'
said Nanny, speaking very distinctly
''and he wants to sell or let his aplary
Of twenty-five hives; | shalt take them
that is one thing. Then | shall turn
our half acre of land into a straw
berry patch-all but just enough to
raise our vegetables On-and then |
shall send the Strawberries to market
that is another thing"
1T is too late tor Strawberries, "
said Angelina, land the bees will sting
yOu.' .
'YOu're a regular Jobs comforter"
returned Nanny, with q haIf-hysteri-
cal little laugh. IL will prepare the
ground, and set my vines this summer
and fall; and DR.. GreenIan says he
will show meabOutm managing the bees.
i'm the meantime, before my income
begins to come in," and Nanny laugh
ed, Il will manage some way, never
fear. Perhaps | may even borrow
Mrs. JOhusOu's sign,
WAsHING K InRNING DONE HEAR"
There was the light OF an earnest
purpose in Nanny's eyes, and Il COX
OF determination on her bright face,
quite at variance with her pIay luI
tone, and the balinage she uttered.
"You'reatrump Nanny Pettlbone."
said the tall Gertrude, with more
force than elegance, and the rest OF
us are selfish nObOdies. If that three
dollars won't stretch, I'll pull 1t III
twO.'
"Don't," said Nanny, merrily; but
she presently gave Gertrude's hand Il
very loving squeeze under cover OF her
RULED apron. at is only that you
didn't see it quite as | do" she said.
II believe I've been thinking OF this
ever since papa died-and even before;
for ! asked HIM one day if | could not
try the Strawberries, and so perhaps
help him a little, poor papa! But he
kissed me, and smOOthed my HAIR"
Nanny's eyes grew humid, land asked
me il I didn't get butter enough onmy
bread"
But suppose you fail?" queried
Angelina, returning to the subject.
Then l shall know / tried" said
Nanny, briefly. But | shall not. l
haven't very large eyes, Angie; | eX-
pect a great many drawbaCEs-at
irst-but | have counted the cost,
many a night, as l lay thinking it
over, and | am very SUI we could
live-Jeannie, and Bess and |, with
economy and not too much plum
pudding, on one hundred dollars
a year, and DR.. Greenlan tells methat
he received more than twice that sum
from the sale Of swarms and honey
last year"
at wasn't a good year for bees,
either" cried the irrepressible Ger.
trude.
And more, continued Nanny, "there
will be a home here for you, as there
always has been"
"Bless you, Nanny, said' Miss Abigail,
wiping her eyes furtivelyj but shefound
a great deal to say against the project
before she finally consented to a trial
of it,.
And there Wee drawbacks, Nanny
found. 1t was no slight task, that
which she had taken upon herself; and
sometimes she almost lost her cour-
age. The house was very lonely when
Abigail hadgone to her school, Ger
trude and Bertha to Scovill, and
Angelina had assumed charge
OF Mr.. Briggs and his house
hold-an event which shortly
happened. But she found plenty Of
employment for herself, andthe neigh
bors were very kind, and took much
interest in having her little venture
prove a success; and q great deal Of
plain sewing found its way to the
cottage, which might, perhaps, have
been done as we'll and expeditiously
at home.
Deacon Parmalee, too, who kept
the corner store, and whose eyes were
failing him unaccountably, sent her a
good many odd bits of copying to do
-for Nanny wrote a large, round
hand, quite unlike the slim, singular
ch~irographv now so fashionable.
"Tis plain as print" said the Dea-
con, land / won't be bothered read
ing my own pot hooks, when / can get
such as hers Apd he paid her we'll.
So they lived through the summer,
these three, in the little no.colored
house, and Bessie did not give up her
lessons nor practice. The bees were
assiduously looked after, and Nanny
soon became very expert in the care
Of these tiny, intelligent creatures. Tt
must have been, as Gertrude would
have expressed it "a good year for
bees" for when the sale came, Nanny's
stock had more than doubled, and
the whole number OF swarms had
made q very large amount OF honey.
The autumn brought Miss Abigail