Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24

to your very ne0ft Jest ike the 1O"s
dyin' tones Of q instrument. you know.
"Pryin'." says l to myself. remem-
berlin Mr.. Jobson's words. land med
dim. Not shell There nothin' mean
about woman with SIGH voice as
that She's an angel. that's what she
is. and I'm ready to work my finger
ends off for her. am"
Knight jest as well admit that I'd
been a-grumblin' some. too. sence l
knowed that another one was to be
added to the family, fer I he'd got
pretty tired s.watin' on her folks and
gittin' only thanks fer it. and some
times not even that. IF 1 hadn't q
grumbled I'd a-been lackin' in human
natur'. which is q fact, if I. do say it
myself
Well. at supper, see that Mr.. Job
son 'peared i'll at ease like, specially
arter Aunt Sabina he'd said grace.
Help this household" said she. as
tho prayin'; "bring 'em out ov the
shadow which hes fallen around 'em,"
and something besides which I didn't
ketch. her voice dropped SO, soundin'
as tho it was full ov tears.
Precilly Jobson looked puzzled when
the dear old lady was done, and as fer
Mr.. Sobsen. he looked like picked
beet. his face was that red. But pres
emily they went to talkin' and things
seemed easier.
That evcnin' Aunt Sabina read
somethin' from q little book what she
he'd carried down stairs, and Mr. Job
son sot and drunk it all in as content
ed as could be. Inever knowed him to
read nothin' but the weekly newspaper
in the evenin', and when that was done
-atween you and me he alters read
every advertisement as we'll as every
line ov readin' in the hull paper-he'd
set and yawn and presently git up and
60 to bed as cross as ten stick. Pre-
silly made an awful fist at readin' out
loud, fer on Sundays she sc0uld read a
chapter outen' tho Bible and poor
Obediah nd groan and 'rithe till l
pitied him from the bottom ov my
heart-l could hev done better my
self if it wasn't fer stoppin' to spell
over word here and theresa now it
seemed a real comfort to hear the
sweet, low voice of Aunt Sabina readin'
somethin' which pleased 'em all
nightly.
The next day Miss Jobson tried to git
a word ov talk with Obediah, but he
wriggled outen ov it every time.
How could ennybody tell that sweet
little lame creature that her room was
better than her company! 1t made me
hoppin' mad to think ov it; it just did.
Well, that evenin' the readin' went
on the same, and when it was over Mr..
Jobson 'peared as tho he wanted to
say somethin'; then he thought better
ov it, and presently went off to bed,
leavin' the two women to talk together
awhile.
The next mornin' Miss Jobson's
eyes showed she he'd been cryin'. and
so did Aunt Sabina's Both ov 'em
was SO tender and kind to Mr.. Jobson
that he looked at 'em with amazement
and kind ov ashamed. too. Aunt Sa-
bina he'd prayed "fer the shadow to be
lifted" again, and this time Freshly
sobbed right out loud.
After breakfast Aunt Sabina and her
went out ridin' in the carridge. To
town, reckincd, tho neither ov 'em
brcathed word ov where they was a.
goin'.
Inever seed emmy person so restless
As Mr.. Jobson was arter they he'd gone.
Up and down the settin'-room he |
walked, then out to the garden. and
next clean outside the gate. a-lookin'
up the road as if expectin' somebody.
Sure enough. before long up drives
a carridge. and out gets two strangers
-ennyway never he'd seem 'em afore.
Mr.. Jobson looked very nervous. and
said somethin' that 'peared to astonish
the two mon. One ov 'em shook his
head and pulled out paper what he
showed to MIR. Jobson. Then they all
went into the parlor and shut the door.
All to onct felt like trainin' up
some vines what growed under the
rlor-winder-which was open-and,
ov course, Icouldn't help hearin' what
was said inside, even if l hadn't a.
wanted to.
Somethin' he'd already been said
afore l got there, which lost. ov
course. The first thing heard was
Mr.. Jobson a-sayin', cross like:
'.But I'm ready to pay back the
bindin' money. I was fool when
took it, and no mistake"
'.But refuse to accept it." said one
Nv the men with oath; and has come
here 'cordin' to agreement to pay
Town the purchase-money. You'll
nave to stand by your bargain. Mr..
Jobson. fer want the farm and mean
% have it"
I declare to goodness it took my
breath clean away. and I ennymost fell
Town into q faint.
What did it all mea n, ennyway?
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