The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-11

tnin on the sidcboard 80 ~ not 10
lose emmy Of the conversation; but Miss
Jobson. who Il real cute. says;
"Sary Jane. you mount ns well -
ironin' while we afro eatin'." and 50.
ov course. he'd 10 leave the room
Howsomevcr. heard the rest 81 the
talk. tho hoD. u neither here or there.
Mr.. Jobson apparently he'd picked
up the letter. and was a-rcadin' Of il
aloud. Il run somcthin' like this;
"DEAR NIECE: You viii be surprised 70 re-
ceive letter from your aunt that you hewitt
seen since you was . child I hear you airc
married and prosperous. which Il q mercy. for
your old aunt Il a-comln' 70 make her home
with you. She hopes 20 mad . refuge there.
for all the rest hcy turned their backs onto her.
You may expect her the day after you get
this letter. Yours anectionately.
AUNT SAEfxA BRiCCs"
"Coolr snapped Obediah; "she' >
a-comin' whether we want her or not
Let me see. Tomorrow. then. she'.l
be here"
YES" said Freshly. stIfr like in her
tones
There was long pause. and l was
about gettin' back 70 the kitchen when
Mr.. Jobson broke out again.
HEM said he. ave been =
countin' how many aunts and new
vics and nieccs you hev he'd. Persilly.
10 come and make their home with you
for spell. Hev you ever counted emp
Miss Jobson didn't make no answer.
''Jist twenty-one. went on Mr.. Job
son. . and this afrectionate Aunt Sabina
Of your will make twenty-five. One
ov your afect;onate nevvics" sails he.
'driv one Of my best horses 10 death.
another one smashed new buggy all
20 pieces. and another went to shoot a
rabbit and killed a promisin' heifer.
Gracious me why. could 90 on all
day. and then wouldn't hev enough
time TO tell all the expense your rela-
tions hev put me to-"
Miss Jobson fell to cryin'.
Il never laid n straw into the way
ov your relations not comm. sobbed
she. they was alters welcome"
my relations 7" exclaimed Mr.. Job
son; ''they hev no cause 70 60 n
spongin' onto nobody. they hewitt"
Miss Jobson sobbed and sobbed
I'll tell aunt when she comes that
you don't want her." sails she. firm
like. land that she must 60 away after
. few days visit"
"No." sails Mr.. Jobson. As IL think
in. '.no; we'd on make an enemy
ov her In that case. and from her let
ter judge she'd be just the one to
run round to all the ncighbors and
tell as how we he'd turned her out"
Freshly was awful indignant at that
mo scch a thing!" cries she; "Aunt
Sabina lady. real lady. She hes
lived in the city. and once was rich
She's old, now and must hcv lost her
money heard as much from Uncle
John onct," sails She
$50 all ov en- hev turned the cold
shoulder onto her." remarked Mr..
Jobson. kind ov softcnin' like; sstill.
/ don't want no old woman a-pryin'
and a-meddlin' round here, and like
rs not dyin' here. too. No. Freshly"
he went on. firmly. mo! I'm goin' TO
put a stop to the hull business. Leave
il TO me. leave il 10 mel and then
he ard him git up to leave the room, 50
I he'd TO git back to the kitchen as quick
as ever could.
A little while after seed him hitch
up the horses and ride Of 70 town; and
Miss Jobson went up to the spare room
and laid out her fine sheets and put
up fresh curtains and looped 'em back
with brite blue ribbons, and put some
flowers into the vases. and done every
thing fer the poor relation that was
comm. jist as Il she was the ancestor
who had signed the Declaration ov In
herself.
There was no two ways about II.
but Freshly Jobson he'd good heart
and thought nothin' too good for her
own family. never knowed how she
would hev treated his'n. fer as far As
kin recollect none ov EN- ever staid
over 10 our house more'n meal or 50.
Well. the next mornin' Obediah took
his wife b. surprise
I'm goin' to the station" sails he.
s.arter Aunt Sabina myself. Freshly.
Ill do the honors on this occasion.
There was laugh into his eyes rs
he said il.
'.You?" sails she. kind Of doubtful
like. fer he never he'd done 50 afore fer
emmy ov her family. As fcs As knowed
on, and. as hev said aforc, l he'd
lived there nigh onto nine years. or
more.
Eyes" said he; and. sure enough.
he hitched up the horses hisself and
went
l could see Miss Jobson was awful
nervous, as the time went BY, and 50
was L
May be he didn't 60. artcr ALL"
thinks I. "and only done that % as
Miss Jobson couldn't hev the team to
20 herself"
don't know what was a-passin' In
Presilly's mind. fer she was too techy
about her relations to gossip any thing
about 'cm 10 me.
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