The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-01-20

T00Ius closi1k We uoot orutHs4 ~@ss q
There was > erccnish gloom In the !
placc. Cor the curtains were down. but y
Il could not hide the careful disorder J
Of every thing. A rag carpet lay y : F.
neat pile IN one corner. four hair-cioth !
chairs stood back 20 back 10 an orderly
row. and ON . marble-top table 10 the !
center 81 the room was . collection Of
small articles with mum bers pasted on
them ready for the a~uctioneer.
In the tiny kitchen opening ont o.
| The front room : woman stood reach
Ing glasses Of jelly down from tho top
| shelf Of the closet QShc was somewhat
| older than Mary Bell but her counter
part IN every respect. save that there
was : s-quareness about the lower part
Of her face lacking In her sisters.
This black curran' jcll ! reckon
Mis- Ames III buy" she said. placing
some jars on the table she never
he'd no luck doin' up fruit. an her
folks goes . heap ON P'sarves "a
rutlcr some I'M else ID get EN-. fer !
never he'd no use fer Mis- Ames; she
wux a Hines. an the Hinses wuz the
no countess folks | most ever see"
Mary Bell sighed. when We crgreed
tel break up an 80 ter boardin', ! he'd
no idee that cy'ything a hey ter be sold;
ldon't see VII why We couldn't ha' a.
; vided en-"
The other turned on her almost
ier cely. Things er already divided.
she said. stcrniy; "a house diyided
anongst itse'f Kin not stand; we hev
. Scripture fer tibet. Thcy's on'y one
bedroom in this house, an we cant
both sleep in il with our idees on ven
II lation diff rim ez they do; we cam
one Of Us move but. 'cuz folks d talk
y 1--WE vent over thet long ago; 50 the
on'ies' thing ter do is whut we're goin'
ter do-sell the house an cv'y thing
2 in il. an each Of US 60 whur she feels
like"
q Mary Bells face grew harder as heI
a sister spoke; she sat down in . stifh'
backed wooden rocker with . rheumat
. ic Jerk. .sThet's one comfort Ser
"A eny." she said. with . quivering Il on'
corner OF her mouth; Il wan ter e
=, whur / don't hev ter take no order
or nobody. an whur ! kin 60 ter be-
n at night with the winder shet. an n
=. fear . burglars er pinch-bugs er ketch
in cold ter ha mt me
- Serena laughed shortly. ''An' gsttin
all sorts o diseases from breathin
'oh back your own p'isinous breath! g
a.. me open winder the year roun' ~
plenty o. fresh air a-strcamin' in; b.
% Ter the laws sake don't lets get te
de goin' over thet ground agin'r' she e,
claimed. as Mary Bell cssayed 70 sPea'
o. ..You' re coin' ter board with Gree
II. Clay Adkins folks. an I'm goin' q
me stop a spell 1t Cousin Sary HendeI
yoa sons down ter Frankfort, an we Il
do ez We please. Let's get to VOL
- now"
\. you'd better pack these p'sarves
the settin' room awhile, Nay Bell. !
they'll be ~passels ter doin the mornis
the aucrionecru be hyers q els
O'Clock p'cise-"
So' Mary Bell got up slowly and beg
% arrang the glasses in rows On =
hich. black mantel- piece; she was q
~" customed TO obey Serena, and did =
think OF rcbelling in small matters
the Fortwenty years. since their mothe'
. death. the sisters had lived harm
Bull niously together; then : book age
the had induced them TO buy . book
hygiene, which he said contained RI
- Of health which. II followed. wo'
~ prolonr human life indefinitely. Nj
HeIl found nothing Of interest in {
:" volume, but the older sister pored Q
IL As she had never done over the We
ame II D or family Bible. and she !
luen lowed its dictates. 70 the sacrifice
~ her own and her sisters comfort.
"a, The book in its crimson binding
maj on the photograph album in the r.
49, room. and seemed to daunt itsell
~ Mary Bells face every time
~ = brought in a new supply Of jars
I .whoeyer buys il Hope II get e
49, Of it.- she thought; II never
~. nothin' By it. an ! amt a-goin'
80 risk my life trinin' with its fool
tions ter please no one" Then
,~ said to Serena: You're goin' tel
~. the Home Doctor 60 long o the =
49, are You SercnyF"
x,rd Il amt goin' ter keep nothin'.'
- N clared Serena. with emphasis
n one thing. though thar's things ny
I shell hate ter see 90 q Q the I
-. ~: hyerc's this blue chiny teapc
49, mothers now-I min well the
4 time ever sne used II! 'Sercn.
800 sez put the kettle over. an. when
sa,s water biles. make me . dish Q g
the chiny teapot your paw GIN
when we furs went ter house-kee
~ down in Rowan County; ef thar ?
az thing 1 kin put Ter my mouth ~
'cazu- die. it'n be some tea brcwed IN
4 49,. pot"
= 'ess Scrcna's voice had grown husky.
oony the little nervous tremor quiv
's''ne again about Mary Bells lips.
- .But it'll have ter GO" resi-
Screna, clearing her throat Ter n
- q On rs hcz any more right 70 =
~. oshcr kinder hope Ais 4