St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-23

clOeu neF TO shorten IneM SOuleuOW, 81
she carried them off with her, nc:
needing her father S suggestion as she
slipped up stairs: "You won't need ae
say nothin' about il, Marier.'
Twas rather mean to say
wouldn' fix them air pantaloons yes
terday, l do s'pose,' murmured
Jerusha the>nex morning, a little con
scienc e-stricken as her brother re-
turned from an errand he had cheer
fully performed for her. He's alters
obligin'. I guess I'd better look the
things up an see what wants dom te
EN-; an I may as we'll do it now"
The garments were found in the
cloSet, and taken to her room.
We'll. Inever seen sech a fraud
sence was born. Jest hemmed W
an the edge turned under, too, no
facin's neither. an such stitches!
Well, off comes that bungle of hem,
the bottoms as straights You please.
no tailor ever made these things
some body jest learnin' done it, it S
rediculus'' and her shears unf1in CHI
ingly took off the offending hem with
a goodly margin beyond. A good
forenoon was spent when Jerusha re-
stored the 'things." TO the closet with
the remark: Now them's finished
up in Christian manner. l don t
believe in skimpin work, though tain
worth 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
itent remark:
"'Twon't do fer Josier to go with
them paints as they air. and all of
Drius' wife's folks a-comin', too, so
1 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-mado ones. Pr'aps
they won't give out SO quick after
ALL" and she cody sheared off good
two inches. They were fixed after
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 one except the
deacon and his daughter. who, in an
swer to his inquiring look, whispered:
Il fixed them. pa. !"
Il knew you'd help your old father
out" he returned with relieved look
and went 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 beckoned to Maria.
Fetch them clos out to the sittin'-
room bedroom and I'll fix up there
fore l see the folks, an you take
these 1 got on an hang 'em up out in
the woodsheL"
Maria did as she was told; rs she
handed him the garments he gave her
his morning wear, and she escaped to
the kitchen just.as Darius and the COM
pany sought the sunny sitting-room.
deciding it a more pleas ant and COM
Portable place to stay than the ''par-
lor" which had been opened for the
occasion.
The deacon hastily donned his gar
ments, but the surprising change in
his neither apparel frightened him into
the exclamation. long drawn out:
"Je- whit-ti-ker! Lind o goodness!
what does it mean? 1t beats the
dickens, and they'v all sot down out
there. tool"
Illumination couldn't solve it, and
his timely care had deprived him of
his other apparel, so there was nothing
10 do but present himself as he was,
and he did so. grimly.
why. father. how do but !
Darius got no farther His fas tidious
we scanning his parent quickly from
lead 10 foot. caught sight of his
oantaloons. His eye was not the only
,ne which had spied the abbreviated
garments. Before he could bring his
question to a close, Jerusha caught
light of the deacon, and as a sup
pressed litter was heard, she ex-
lamed:
why. what on airth possessed you,
Josiah Smith, to say them things was
90 long9' and her eyeglasses flew
Ip astride of her nose. while n look of
element disgust showed itself in her
ace as she continued: There / went
nd took off that abominable hem the
ulI of two inches if I did peck. and
nd spent all yesterday forenoon
-doin' it.''
"Yom didr' cried out Maria. who at
rst glimpse of her father concluded
hat she must have maize some dread
ii mistake. "Why. ! shortened them
IL pa myself day before yesterday"
We'll, that hem's accounted for
ow. 'tenyrate. y retorted the spinster.
You don mean to say both of you
vo took of two inches, too?'' de-
landed the deacon's wife before the
lst words were out of Jerusha's
louth. why / set mp till twelve
clock last night a-lixin' EN- myself
Il did just as you told me, to. pa
'urmured Maria. timi,lly.
You're all right, child. Iaint got
o,llin' to complain OF, only reckon