Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-13

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tisnl. very. but"
sNever mind the butts, mother. H's
al paid for. and va can afford it. We
might as well spend our money as we
go. and get some good out OF it. Come
along."o
Gran'na Bolton didn't seem TO want
to move. Size just wanted 20 stand
and Took a4 the beautiful new house.
Deacon Bibbs' wife judged Mrs.
Watson behind Gran'ma Bolton, and
the two looked into each others eyes
az II to say: ssIsn't she surprised.
thought"
Job Harding, on aolittle way, said
70 Daniel Toppin: ssWaal, they can't
nobody say Tim amt worked this thing
bout right"
After a7little they went over to the
house. As the rest walked up the
front steps Lizzie North whispered
something to Mrs. Watson and ran
around to the back door tight as she
could leg it.
s'SeeP" said Deacon Bibbs' wife.
stYour own name ON the door. Sary."
Tim reached for the door-knob.
SSH" said Mrs. Watson, as che
pushed his hand away and gave the
bell-crank half dozen vigorous TURNS.
The bell had hardly stopped sound
ing when the door few open and Lizzie
North stood inside, bowling and
curtsying extravagantly, saying to
Gran'ma Bolton: t'Come right In;
make yourself right to home"
Gran'ma stepped inside and looked
Ground and up and down and around
again
you've come to stay awhile, Iguess.
amt you?" said Lizzie. ssWell, I'll
show you where your room will be
while you're here" and eayly she led
the way up the wide stairs and into
the front room where the oak furniture
was all set up. shiny and not a speck
upon it. Then Lizzie ran down the
back stairs.
While the women, who had all
tagged along upstairs, were helping
gran'ma of with her things they
hardly gave her time to glance at one
thing before they called her attention
to another.
3|OOA gu u WO4A<1A GAANO OuS h6 W 10
perfectly happy" said Mrs. Watson,
dragging Gran'ma before the tall look
ing-glass.
.sSee here!" said young Mrs. Everitt.
bouncing down ON the bed and bobbing
up again.
'sAin't you ashamed!' said Aunt
Becky, as she smoothed out the white
and Strengthened up q
ruffied pillow that had toppled over.
Then they all went downstairs chat
tering like a flock Of blackbfrds, point
ing out this thing, pulling Gran'ma
around Go look at that, and finally they
stepped inso che dining-roonas where
LIzzie vas ssanding by Che sable with
o clean white apron on and a s1nudge1
Of SCOT across hee pretty eheeks
Everybody was as jolly as could be
everybody but Gran'ma Boltone She
looked tired and kind of sad, but she
smiled aad said it was a great surprise
to her and made her very happy.
Aftep dinner Elder Gibson's wife
whispered around among the others
chat they all ought 60 be going; that
Gran'ma was tired and ought to be left
alone. So one by one they went away
and Lizzie North washed up the dishes
while Tim showed his mother all over
the house, and toll her what all the
things were for.
The next afternoon when / called to
see Gran'ma Bolton she sat in a little
rocking-chair that she
had brought in from the buggy-room.
Tim had gone to the city to order a
painting of his father made from an
old ambrotype.s
81 like this little chair better than
any other" she said. cit seems to
sort o. fit me better. I s'pose it's be-
cause 1 have sot in it so many years
and rocked all my babies in it,
There was a sorrow in her heart
which I could see shining out at her
eyes.
.'Isn't the new house beautiful" I
said, ''and the furniturer'
''Yes," she replied, and tears came
into her eyes.
''What is the matter, Grammar" I
asked. You do not seem to be happy"
Don't let Timothy know it," she
said; she is so good. He's tried to do
every thing for me. He didn't know
that
She raised her apron and wiped her
eyes.
''Dear boy, he didn't know that this
couldn't never be a-home to me-"
The flood burst and she hid her face
in her apron.
81 mustn't never let him know" she
said, after awhile; ''he thought it was
going to make me SO happy!"
''But you will be used to it pretty
soon." said, land you will fpd it
more comfortable than the old house.
You know you said yourself last fall