The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-12-16


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At nine O'Clock, Lucia, With grandma's
old gingham sun.bonuet ON her head was
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rolled TO the elbow, while her bare knucklss
ratified over the xinc.covered board. Two
hunters came over the hill-at least they
carried guns and had shot . chipmuuk.
escaped verbal recognition from either the
professor or the cousin.
Just ~ the last tub was emptied, grand
ma came out knitting excitedly.
John says he don't believe . word about
like as not he's worth something. He's
boarding at the hotel"
10. grandma, did You tell Uncle John
thati How could you! I never thought
OF his taking amy No :n,
to run down to Mr.. Green's store and get
me some bleached muslin for square piller-
cases."
Nj; Green. .tor. I. renowned beyond
the limits Of Berkshire. Mr.. Green has
a we'll preserved specimen Of every thing
that has been in fashion and out Of fash
ion in dry goods, groceries, hardware,
and boots and shoes during these two
through three stories and an attic and over
flows to the barn. The lower floor has .
main defle something less than three feet
in width through the goods; various
alley ways and crossroads reach out
ers wait on the piazza and 60 up to
the counter one by one as IL through the
straits Of Thermopyl@. Mr.. Green keeps
no clerk. When he wishes to leave the
store he locks the door and goes, and Gus.
ties are they can get just what they want
| nowhere else in tho county, and Mr.. Gresn
has them at an advantage. The old man
| is dsaf, and he bent forward and curved his
hand around his ear as he this morning
addressed Lucia.
"You want bleached mustn't Pretty
good quality! Or that that taint quite SO
| good; yes; yes!-You're she-that-was
| Lucy Maria Hayden's grl-yes; yes: l
thought so. Well, you don't look much
like your mother She was pretty good
Well, you're up taking care Of the old lady
-curis how sharp she is-faculties hold
out wonderful-curis! You want bleached
muslin,yes; yes! This ERE Wamssutts.
sey tss
this is-yes; yes! How many yards did
you say!''
Grandma insisted that the seams In her
pillow-cases should be sewed 'over and
over" Lucia put on her cream-colored
bunting with With !. bunch q 10 Of grandima's great
out to sit under tho apple trees. The
boughs Of the apple-trees grew down
like canopy until they touche
ground on the street side. Lucia hal
or two ''over and over" and then read a
few pages; then sewed another inch. When
she saw the old lady looking out of the
window she generally sewed. Presently
the odor Of cigar smoke was .percsptible.
Two gentlemen, who had strolled up the
| in st
and leaned their backs against the stone.
wall. Lucia could easily have thrust her
hand through the apple boughs and touched
their shoulders.
mother" said the cousin.
"She's grown fearfully plain since I saw
her last, said the professor
Lucia mustn't listen: she sprang to her
feet; her book fell and struck the corner Of
her chair, and her scissors struck the book.
not two feet from Lucia's through the green
lace-work She stepped out-her checks
flushed and the purple pansies quivering
| on her bosom. The cousin lifted his hat,
reached his hand across the wall and intro.
ducsd anew the professor, The professor,
pocket, and said hs alre ady had the pleas
ure OF acquaintance. The old lady came
tripping down from the house, her head
tribe unsteady, but her undimmed blue
STay cyOo BuoEPy pOeEluB Suoou.
"Mv grandmother-Mr Phillips-Pro.
"Well, / declare! Did you ever sec
woman most . hundred before! I've got
moro snap than half the girls now. though
do say 4 that shouldn't. ! set Lucia to
out. Girls aren't good for any thing now
adays. Walk in, gentlemen, and see my
old fashioned mahogany furniture. Most
OF the boarders are crazy to got It, but they
can't--not while live. I can afford to keep
it much better than three.fourths Of them
could afford to buy it-walk right in, Pro-
fessor Brassco."
Professor Biscoe remained through the
months Of August and September. He called
often, and the old lady addressed him by
every name beginning with known to the
Six months later DR.. Hayden was saying
to his daughter: 4 suppose you'll be want
ing some money pretty soon to buy clothes
and furniture, Lu ucia"
i suppose So"
20, can't say how much-as much %
you feel able to give mo, papa"
u shall give you all l can afford.
thing for you-you've always been her
favorits; but when I mentioned the SUBJ
thought her children and gran dchildren
might be willing to wait until she was dead
before they began spending her money"
Two weeks later Lucia was in Centsr.
bury.
you. Lucia"
''Fieteen hundred"
'Stingy old hunks! How far will $500
60 in buying clothes and furuiture these
"You'vs always been telling how poor
papa is, grandma"
comparatively, I meant compare
lively, child. Fifteen hundred isn't half
what you ought to have, but always said
you'd never get your dues. You crawl
under my bed, Lucia, AMI draw out that
black trunk. Now you get up In q chair
you'll find paper col!sr-bo1 and inside
and inside the matchbox . key. Bring
the key here"
The old lady shut her bedroom blinds a.s
let down the curtains She then knelt,
opened the black trunk, and took there
from package that Lucia knew held gov
They're ali registered /" ejaculated she,
lingering the package affectionatsly.
There, child" continued she, taking one
after another and laying them in Lucis's
lap-"fve hundred and I've hundred, aud
two hundred make twelve hundred. Don't
You say . word about 1t to anybody Get
all you can; 'twon't be any more than you
deserve. or any more than you will wsnt!''
Lucia went to put the bonds away in her
own trunk, and the old lady called after
her:
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