Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-07-13

ho9Unt ~ " , Wy - eAS @eN-s
"sNo, 70 dldn't Elsosa BIesArd; =,
got 'em last night outen old FArmel
| Hays aldO-hill sQutnch orchard, olue Il
| the railroad says I, cause / seen y0r
and Rusy oarfyinf the clothes basket
between you, and It WAS cram jam full
o. big yellOr Iquinches.'
"And go l did, for our COW she Goi
oulen the aeld and wandered quite q
/ ways down the railroad, and was 4
huntln' OF her by moonlight when
seen them from behind them 'ers sasa
fraa bushes down by the track. Wal,
you should have seen her turn reddei
than the big bsll.peppsrs out in the
| garden pAtoh."
"'whas az II dl69' rays she. MARY
Hay she give 'em to me
"'Oh,' says l, chats . hoFss Of
auother COLOR sRya l.
"But bowlit sppe0gs" with his shaggy
| gray eyebrows alighsly elevated. "thAt
ye didn't give Fem 10 her, hes :"
Mary and her mother looked blAnkly
ct each other. The good father chuck
led.
uThen quinoes was worth 50 ut the
very lease,O he said. ~ guess, Polly
II 1 was you, I'd collect the money
The ladies' OF the Fund COMMITTEES
were ct Mrs. BiggArd's house thas after,
noon. A good many faithful and de-
vout sisters ware present, and toms OF
the brotherhood as we'll.
Mr.. M4ldmAy sAuntered in toward
tea time, and was thanking Zsruinh
aud AlmirA BiRgard for the beautiful
Jars OF preserved Qulnoss which had
fOuRd their way 10 the reotory, when
Mrs. BlgRArd'e shrill Voioe sounded
above the mum CT general discourse.
NOV that the minister 10 here there
amt no reason that we shouldn't rem.
| der in Que aosoun 0 "rh9 oaokled. "And
I'm happy to sag that every lady In the
| parish has given som ethiAe TO the EbOe
| Indian fund except hEisA Mary Hay"
Mr.. MildmEy BIT his lip, Hsruiah
cast down her Whlte-lAshed eyes, Almi.
rS gigEled family.
ma is 60 irAuk spoken" she said.
ST soaroaly think" qpissly observed
| Mr.. Midway, THAT there was any ne.
Oessity for partioulArizlng 10 Aaoh
matter ~ this"
~ haih't no pAtepcs with meaE
folks" said Mrs. BiggArd, speaking ii
AHtAge-aside.
But Mary Hay had risen calmly from
her seat among the younger ladiea.
"Neither have ]" said Rhe. "ADt
90 L propoBs 70 subscribe 10 the fnnd
the % which Mrs. BiRgard 10 goiDg Il
hpLy me-"
lEsha,movsdIeasily and gracefully 10
yialtiAvlAdy Of the house, and hell
"a "a i, : Of 81 9Th an air Of calm ex
~ we ~ "A
,ut her hAnd3 ,sass..algsard. "GoiDI
me 70 cried Mrs. Bss sSSav Won &
Q pay you s6l Ruess titsq. Of OK
Wnae In the world shoald I pr, for ADJ
For the ounces" said Mary. en-. I
Dying the sndden panic which turned
90 mAtIonly, rubicnnd face to the color
y badly risen dough, ''the 0uincssI
.nlcn you bought OF as last night and
Draos to nay for"
Mrs, Biggard uttered something no.
ouy knew exactly what It was, but the
panges OF complexion would have re- !
lIn9ed one OF the provorbial 'dylng
olphin' as she drew out her purse and
posted crumpled five dollar bill In
lias' Hays quietly extended palm.
III confess Pve been negleetful y
ia she; II s'Pose / ought to hey attend
1 W ~ utiOFe -
u think you ought, indeed" was Miss
ey's calm reply.
II didn't Knows you cared nothip' for
EN- quinces," muttered Mrs. Bippard
Or | wouldn't heV touened 'em, NOT on y
D account"
you might atleast have paid us the
mpllment Of asking us" said Mary e.
lrtly. Il
And she put the five-de'lar bill ia the
we blue-ribbonfd collection basket3
hich was In Mis- Zerulah BlEgard {
pecia care
Mr.. Midway walked home with her
at evening She did not tell him the
'Ty OF the ounces, TO her credit be 1t
oxen Mary May was not one T. strike
allen eoemy. And perhaps she and
I. hildmay had pleasanter topics of /.
nversation than any of the numerous n
llts and failings Of Mrs. Biggard.
but honest Luke Larrabee was by no
lans so reticent. He related the little
,ident Of the moonlight raid on the q
lnee orchard, far and wide. q,
ana them Biggards IS always -.
otin' Scripter texts" said he. aAnd
old lady sings hymns the loudest oil
one 10 church, and Zeruiah Is setting
cap for the young minister. I'd iest =
% to see her face when she hears that
:. Mildmay and Mary Hay is to be msr-
q Ia the spring."
But ifyou want to close the old lsdy's
'uth any time, all you've got to do is to
her for her recipe for "puttin' up
inees."