Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-28

| Come here, Prissy,n
: She went over and sat down by Nee
dies bed.
Now tell me what it is, Why, sis.
ter, You brighten me looking so,'
Pins hcsitated q moment and ther
she spoke, though it was hard for the
old lips to utter a word.
'lt's the farming of the town poor,
sister. They will be farmed out nexi
week and they all say Mis- Bruno will
put in the lowest bid
well, what of it, sister? 'Taint
nothing to Us, thank the Lord
"SiStcr-the moneys most gone and
don't know where we are turn; |
can't beg an my eyes is g,ttin' Sc
weak | cant hardly sew, an lots o
times Just fall asleep over those but
ton holes
"PrisSy, you don't mean that we-Q,
my Godr'
The sharp old face of Needles fell
back on the pillow with the cry. But
III 4 momeh she had raised hers I
again ana sat upright TO speak with
energy ina declNlon;
'Prissy, that sha'n't be. Now Just
stop your crying and listen to me.
There's those cherry chairs, you can
sell EN- to old johnson and YOU shall
10 II, ana lIefe mat SlI'rr OF mime
"'u 'la' SIX dreSs' We had II a good
""''e' OUT taint i'Nety IL ever van
~ "sa''' lhel' tnere ; that apple Tree
'."'0 la'ler maze. Nhat 90 we want
Va Two taD'eS' wen sell Oh tAese
''lnSs' 'ri'Sy' ana, please the Lord
We "on ! ue so!" lor pa"PetS 70 the
'""eS, o'u"e' 'hIs lcat' Anu rTlSSl'
""ei' M'' Lee comes along heN week
20" ''N' ou! Two uo@en Shlt'S IKE we
use" To- am $50 ilr gone mat can
sew ly'' anu Nnen l lie awake nights
WIN 'Il' cough II Il amu'e me-
n0'' AoNS' suppose we use II all
"P'
l., il,Ssi' "on '!"" uare 10 speak Ike
,uat' pIo, tune raven ieea the prophet
H'J3"' nave you ioIgot tlle Darrel OF
i"c'' anu '.'t cruise Oh OIL mat dlo not
m'>tt nor l,i! IlrouSh all 'he iamlhe3
nc'u your p'ole' sister, ana trust the
hUL"'
N''u'e' was une stronger W'iieo OF
lhe t"o' ana rms rested gladly on
net WoFU' ana 'ook OH her bonnet
I'lo sIa"i anu nunS them IN the press
D", |Gco'o7' VINO n"u "a'cnea her
"lslloiIy, motIoned her to come near,
As She stopped oyer her the sick old
woman threw her arms around her
sisters neck and drew her down to
her in a passionate embrace. and Pins
felt the hot tears ON her face. Then
she put her away a little and looked
her steadily in the face As she ,ofd.
Sister, did you pray to-day that |
might liye?"
"Yes, sister"
''Ncycr do it again, Prissy. PRAY |
may die soon, for IN afraid. sister, I'm
afraid the meal and the oil won't hold
out through the famine for both of Us
and ldrathcr you'd have it,"
The days wore on. Needles talked
with the doctor the next time he came
to see her,
81 can't get well, no way, can !, doe
tor?'
al fear not
And all you can do is to make me a
little easier, ain'tit?'
Yes
"Well then, doof~'' i'hi'A you ooet-
ter qqt C'an. ""S 'nI'g' l can STAND
do wi,bnrt ~, . :" ',',,"' s"v,', "ilo / II
pri.sr ~ Ia, ran y, - ''''0 u inc I''ne'
And pdyy tat,I,l h.
bic bin II '''' ie'>'"''
..Thoron ..il vr
p. sLo w,,.LoJ Li., ,N"l'''.'S'
cot off tbc onlv doh, we hoa a,,, "'ae
only Got 10 Iiye." '''' VIZ
0,iy ro, g. l;,.a, W,
work f. Iiyo9 Me- "" '.'' "aI"e'
th,t snaa,, - 1Li, 0'.I d. "evN from
and ont nrI ,ha,.. ,''' p''l'0 III
Watches ANY, 10, al a ',J'o was soap ana
rct IA tna,yro" 'I' M Lo"i ANU Ln<"l 10
fho old hnn,o a ,n' , ,t "on, LOT NJ
aII." n'' '''' Hs,o'' ,nG way rIh was
houch. ,bd co,lp sn5 - 4'.-"''n5' Oh
ch,[J and ,L.o t.,a !" ,"o Oh" OF .
and tboy L,rn,i 49, N''e man!
,,lirs '',,' r',''' saving all me .
then there was ,ho ran. ". n"' ,
little rooms g, dolI,r - n,l,.T Nv. ,
Of ALL thev oorrod AMI 80
shonId bovo IN how, an,. .I't -.
Tbo,o :. ,
d,r ,L,t Inv. .t",o 'o.-"'Hs one
~ '''S tn't' "'''eIeo frame +,
h,oa,L anu ''i' "yF S''Plns Tor =
- ''", am ~ nei "AAi9a'tY. ,
" "o'>'' ''s'''' 'He asked. :
NO. sister, put DO suffer ~. J
i,n' l"'o o'"h Inc shirt she va:
"o'"'I5 on ana TOOK down her old
bonnet ana sha"! from the press
wv mere be you gong, Pd,,y; y
,,o tn' "o'''I' ana lAe shaking Il
~ "a,','' "gI ,He I'DD'1' t~.,oluts.y. :
~ ~ way worse .
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