The Grenada gazette., 1888-06-30

fathers frightened conntenance de-
cided her to shorten them somehow. SO
she carried them of with her. nc.
needing her fathers suggestion As she
slipped up stairs; "You won't need 10
say no,hin' about II, MarieE"
Twas rather mean TO say !
wouldn't fix them air pantaloons yes
terday l do s'pose." murmurcd
Jerusha the next morning. little con.
scien ncc-strickcn as her brother re-
turned from an errand he had cheer.
fully performed for her. Hes alters
obligin'. guess I'd better look the
things up an see what wants doin' to
'em; an may as we'll do II now. "
The garments were found In the
cio ct. and taken to her room.
We'll. Inever seen sech fraud
sence l was born. Jest hemmed up
an the edge turned under. too. no
facin's neither. an such stitches!
Well, of comes that bunglc OF hem,
the bottoms as straight's you please.
no tailor ever made these things
some body jest learnin' done it, 1t
rediculus!' and her shears unhinch-
ingly took of the offending hem with
goodly margin beyond. A good
foren Don was spent when Jerusha re-
stored the 'rhings." TO the closet with
81 ,,Nnv, fhnt,,'S GntS IA Al
up in Christian manner l don t
believe in skimpin work. though faint
wor h it,"
That night was the last before the
expected arrival Of the deacon's son,
Darious, and other company. Long
after the deacon was snoring soundly
his wife took her shears with the pen
i'ent remark:
"Twon't do fer Josier to go with
them pants as they air. and all OF
D. RUS wife's folks a-comin', too. so
| may as we'll fix EN-" and she seated
herself to the task.
They're fixed mighty nice about
the bottoms any how-fer all the
world like hum-mad, ones Praps
they won't give out so quick after
ALL" and she cody shcared off good
two inches. They were fixed after a
fashion by midnight, and the tired
woman crept to bed.
The next morning was busy one
so that no one thought Of the dea-
cons pantaloons--no ono except the
deacon and his daughter. who, in all
swer to his inquiring look, whispered:
II fixed them, pa.'
II knew you'd help your old father
out" he returned with relieved look
and wcEt off to the barn to do the
chores. The company came before
the deacon could find time TO spruce
up" so he slipped in at the back door
and bcckoned to Maria.
Fitch them clos out to the sittin'-
room bedroom and I'll fix up there
fore | see the folks. an you take
these got on an hang EN- up out in
the woodshe,l.'
Maria did as she was told; as she
handed him the garments he gave her
his morning wear. and she escaped to
the kitchen just as Darius and the CONF
Iany sought the sunny sitting-room.
deciding it more pleas ant and COM
Portable place to stay than the ''par-
lor' which had been opened for the
occasion.
The deacon hastily donncl his gar
ments, but the surprising change in
his neither apparel frightened him into
tie exclamation long drawn out!
u ~ hi,-ti-kcr! Lind o goodness!
what does it mean? it beats the
dickens, and thcy'v all sot down out
there. too!'
Illumination couldn't solve l., and
his timely care had deprived him of
his other apparel, so there was nothing
to do but present himself as he was,
and he did So grimly.
why. father. how do but
Darius got no farther Hi, fasiidious
eye scanning his parent quickly from
head TO foot. caught sight of his
pantaloons. His eye was not the only
one which had spicd the abbreviated
garments. Before he could bring his
question to II close. j rusha caught
sight of the deacon. and as sup
pressed litter was heard, she ex-
cla'mcd:
why. what on airth possessed you.
Josiah Smith, to say them things was
too long?' and her eye glasses flew
up astrde of her nose while look of
vehement disgust showed itself in her
face as she continues: There went
and took off that abominable hem the
hull Of wo inches il did a peck. and
and spent all yesterday forenoon
a-don' it,"
"You did!' cried out Maria. who ut
first glimpse Of her father concluded
that she must have made some dread
full mistake. "Why. shortcnc them
for pa myself day before yesterday"
We'll. that hem's accounted for
now. lenyra,e," retorted the spinstcr
You don mean to say both of you
two took oi, two inches. too?' de-
mandcd the deacon's wife before tbs
last " rds were ont of Jcrusha's
mouth. "Why. set up till twelve