The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-08
CHAPTER * CONTINUED


ear, who is JacB s age is shorter, Sc
they are small.
They look alike at first; bolh have
ight-brown Lair and grey eyes, and
Ghey dress exac5tv alike. They DOM
look as If they'd ever seen any insur-
rections, and [ don't believe they re-
member it, they don't seem like fight
ers either. they look too meek. Truth
to tell, am disappointed, I wanted an
exciting crowd, il. they are to be like
everybody I've ever seen. what's the
use Of being foreigners
Their uncle came part Of the way
with them, and they travelled the rest
alone. | don't see how they did it,
they seem so timid.
They hang round mother at first, as
she's the most sociable, but ,rettv soon
Jack brings them both cut, and Spen-
Ger l,gho is literally tied to mothers
apron strings deserts mother, and fol-
lows Leonard about like dog.
Archie needn't be afraid of Leonard
he hasn't any manish airs, and doesn't
act as if he had any money
| keep we'll out Of the way. | used
to be Jacks piay-fellows; we were al
ways great chums, and it hurt. me
now to see these strangers come and
take my place, to be sure he always
tries to get me to go with them, fish
ing, rowing &c, but I've got enough
of boys company, since that last after
noon at the Martynes. I'm true
man-hater now. Once ] forgot and
laughed at something funny Leonard
said then | remembered, anG looked
awful stern again.
Mother says | am getting too old to
play with boys, that must study and
practice more, that il good music
teacher comes, | may take lessons from
her. She has taught me all | know
about music so far.
1t isn't long that I'm out of trouble.
l knew when it did come it would be
dreadful, az this has been the longest
time I've ever lived without being in
a scrape,
It's the last of October. Ever since
greenbacks came about, I've been saw
ing all I've had given me, md earned,
until Eve got three dollars and fifty
cents; Jamie's given me some time
and again, and I've saved it every
bit; to buy those boots for Jack, and
to get Inc q dress. Ada Hazlitt's
father, who's just opened fine store
in our town, has lovely piece of
goods / want, it has red stripe in it,
and I'm crazy for dress off it. 1t
doesn't look like Belle, and I'm 50
tired of her things. It's fifty cents
yard, and Ada says 'it will take eight"
50 | need fifty cents more to get it,
then can save for Jacks boots.
keep my money tied up in stock
ing in the bottom Of my trunk, and |
count 1t over every day, for I'm dreai-
full afraid its been stolen.
There's man who lives fourteen
miles from here named MI. Scrogys.
and he's great on Missionaries, hes
been one, but he's come back home
now to live, as his heul4h was bad out +!
yonder. He's Methodist minister.
and has & Church ID the country he's |
a widower, and has i've children.
| hate to see him come to our house. /
because mother aiways gives him some I
OF our eggs. and chickens, or fruit to .
take home with him. I've already |
lost on him one pig, four dozen eggs.
and one pair of chickens, and l think
I've done my share. considering I'm
no Methodist.
! yesterday when I saw him drive M
| knew | was to get into a stew, for
I've engaged to sell all my poultry.
eggs, DC, and | want the money, worse
than those missionaries do, for they
don't know I've got it, ana don't be
lleve they'd take it if they knew how
ID begrudge it, if was to give it.
His buggy is always empty when
he goes to place, but my! its pack
ed and damned when he leaves.
sWhen ne came yesterday, he looked
powerful serious for while, had ON
his snuff.colored Sunday suit told
Belle | believed he'd come to propose. l.
for | do believe he's got . shv notion
d, her She looked alarmed, for once,
she slidn t seem pleased at the pros
pect of a beau.
L knew something was up when I
looked at him.
He generally takes dinner with us.
because we used to be neighbors in the
country, and he never forgets the fact
50 yesterday he beamed upon us at
ilnner-tlme. He always says a long
trace, when its longest, there is a
tremendous begging" expected. : I've
learnt the ropes L always have pre-
sentiments, and I felt raid was to be
made on my money, hut I meant to
light 5os f.
fre .sty soon, after talking about She
weather, crops. &c, with Father, Mr.
Scroggs turned to us children, and be
gan his sermon. He brought OUT and
paraded to view, mental view, those
same Missionaries, and heather chill
dren III India | don't even know where