The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-06

Il heard you und thcas,it it was Mr. Nc
Ardlc."
'.Gurlcy, of tho Mounds farm. I hope
haven't startled youi"
ooh, no; II YOU wait a little whilc they
will be home. Toddles and | arc keeping
house. promised TO take care OF him and
strain the milk"
Todd!cG, recognizing plly-felow Ht the
top OF tho stars, shook "A tin mug and ut
tered remarks IN "a dialect peculiar 90 him
self
"May come down and help you,' in
quircd Gurlcy. IAN oscr,' NJ thought,
(Which shc may resent"
''If you would please life the pals it would
be "A help" she replied. 'Toddlcs kccps
stepping on my drcss."
(iurlcy descended the stairs and they went
back 10 the milk collar. The crooks and
pans wore already in line, and along this
line they progressed. Gurley carrying the
polls and she the huge milk-straincr. Tod
dies. cuddling by, intcrposcd his mug at
such timcS as suited him. The blue veins
started out on her arms under the weight
Of the flowing liquid but she attended TO
this most pastoral employment in pastoral
quiet. The candle was set on "a swinging
shelf above Jars. bottles and bins
stretched their long shadows away from
the light The smell Of apples and II spicy
hint OF cidcr-tnps came through half-shut
door. just over the candle fame u spider
huddlcd, as if hiding his head in the gray
| blanket Of his web.
Nothing was said during the milk-strain-
| ing. Gurlcy wondered who this girl could
be. Tom Holmes had said nothing to him
recently Of having guest in the family,
and she was certainly not IA successor to
| Randy Thompson. She had the uncon-
| sciOus dignity of IA lady, and there was
! something about her which made him in
! fer that she at least came of stock living on
their own land, and, IN tho finest sense, ag-
ricultural
! The pals were rinscd and put away, and
this young lady carried tho light upstairs.
while Gurcy assisted Toddes and his mug
II like cellars" she said, lingering and
looking back. Though met my first dis
appointment in one. There was jar full Of
something black which ought TO have been
Jam; but il was tar; and I'm 50 cred
ulous kept licking my finger and tasting it
over and over before | would be convinced.
Crcdulous people do get 80 much tar III their
mouths.'
Gurlcy laughed, and said nc hoped she
would have no further experiences in tar.
They went into the sittiug-room. and che
lighted the lamp. Gurley took an apple from
the platter With IL houscwlfcly air this
young girl selected his knife ana plate and
brought him fruit napkin.
II do love 10 handle things about house,
she said partially to herself
housekeeping is your forte, Perhaps
said Gurlcy.
1T isn't my fate. then. Itcach the school
in this district, you know" she explained.
"Oh,' remarked Gurlcy, to show that his
impressions were corrected.
eyes. But when Thorney and ! begin our
housekeeping. | ahall help to farm"
II wonder who Thorney iSt' thought Cur
ley.
'Thorncy is my brother" she continued
''Iie is TIVE years older than | am, He il
working for farmer across Black Hollow
and saving all his money"
THAT being the case observed The
young man, smiling, ''hc will some day be !
capitalist
con, no. she replied. with pleased sin
ccrity. But 1t is nice 10 be really working
toward AN object"
At this moment rap rCsoundcd ON IN,
front door Of the sittmg-room, There were
no halls in the Holmes house. So the now
conner was distinctly visible 10 Gurlcy rs
soon as the door opened to admit hrl. En-
tertaincd as he felt himaclf to DO by IN.
temporary hostess, any body would have
been unWClcOmC - him; but thrice unWCl
come, though II liinsmGn Of the house. wa'
Milton McArdlc. GuIlcy codld not asscr
: that McArdle was the Iacanest Fellow ii
college, bat that was his conviction. lie