Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-19

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,ve n''e AeD and Aunt Rucy Water,on
VISITING at their supper a not If
ii. pnd tea some bread and butter. and a
oo mnP y S'e"cd pcachc, when the door
oop"' ped softly, and in came a little oirI If
Nv fT1 wears old, with d ,unbonnct aop.
r"sIk nom her brown cus, and her apron
Nv 4 pale-pink arbutu,. slcndcr-,ten,,n
- pld-howcrs and blu. violct,
ppt Rucy started back
I'm Nelly" said ,hc startled at tho
VI Pcrlul resemblance TO the fair face
Una asas now collincd and buried
" zprd save u.s. ga,pcd Uncle Zeb
wht smI like most illitcmtc men. was not
VII lE put spice of the superstition, in his
na Re Don't go a-ngh her Rucy.
Ma bc she amt real.'
es I'm Nelly said the child. cmp-
tyiI her flowers into the old lady', Ian
~ brought you some Easter flowers
AlfJd she looked soIcmnly around her
at Il fire in the deep chimney place, the
shin=-Ing copper kettle, the bIossomna
rose tree in the window, and the red re-
fleet Pms Of sunset on the wall.
q "a sakcsw said Aunt Rucv. looking
help, ssly first at the flower, and then at
the zhild, 'where did you come fromlo
:" from the town-housc," said Nell.
''Bu Tomorrow is Easter Day count
ed iteklp from the calendar that hangs
, unde the clock-shclf in Mrs. CATS room.
Mani #na said | was to come home on
!, Esd
g UlFle zeb put out his coarse, wrinklcd
r hand and touched Ncirs hair as softly as
if sht had been piece of Dresden china,
f in q ger of cracking
in s pcs pretty little crcetur, amt
er sheq said he "Comc here, child. win
l. you give me kisslo
h '2fos, answered Nell, putting up her
coraiips to the old mans withercd face.
ed and Climbing unccrcmoniously upon his
r. lap "Now give me some bread and
lr- y declare, IcbH cried his sister
Ter "Ef1u don't look queer with little
CHI .tin, On your knecr
e's n hcb wriggled himself this way
nd andaia
mt lamno 'zactly how it locks, " said he,
ct ''bm tell you it .,cels mighty slick.
ad Amt She got our Ncly's eyes right over
ag'i13 Gct her some bread and milk,
So RucT Easter! Is it really Easter to
morrow You and me, Mlcy we amt
Gle been to church in powerful long time.
Letstry how it seems tomorrow. Ye
{ - ,pose we could make the little gal up a
re- bed on the old trundle in the west room"
.at You amt going to keep her?' said
Aunt Rucy, with eager, questioning eyes
thc full Of a certain joy.
mt. Uncle zcb strokcd the soft, brown
an. curs
~ "Wel, dunno, said he at seems
most pity to send her back there,
doesn'tit2"
l. Aunt Ruey reflected.
t,le I've most a mind to try how like
.,n her, said She Il ailus was partial to
cats, and it does seem as if a well behav-
had ed child needn't be much more trouble
sho about the house than a cat
g And when she had brought in blue
ond edged bowl full Of milk and a goodly
Slice Of bread, She actually gathered up
-od the fast-wiltng flowers and put them in
ID cracked pitcher on the mantle.
La said She, as She turned around,
.if the poor child hasn't fell dead asleep
with her head agin your waistcoat, zebe-
dee
4 guess you'd better undrcss her and
ont put her to bed " said Uncle Zcb, gently
IS to laying down the limp little figure, with
- = its checks flushed with sumbcr wen
tbc 60 right up and put the Tints of the old
= trundlc together YOU and meo
,rst Aunt Ruey was little awkward with
And the buttons and strings. 1t was long
Or time since her stiG, odhands had wrought
.ont such work as this but Nell never woke
said uP.sbo do
my -, ~ ,''eaolu' Prct'y thefe'
1t Of ia -. bor :. y,1 sou" s''' II guess we L
~
,om- = guess we will, said the old man.
[olh' Il call us dreadful silly
y, her r When Foolish Frank, from the town
heI bouse cap,o
ii0D1., ,''''' 20 An'" "ei they hadn'