New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04

warded U.s. He was certainly the most ungraieful red
bird with whom was eyer acgisln'ssa, ..u., On.
aThar's women hyar,7 saw woman Join tho
man, and both FASTENED dawn. 49,, A., -
vvonid give him another doar II he would 20 down
to the Junction and that Alex found the way 70
anrcd il It were AiicRs surrey. that wa:
standing cut there below his potato field He said
his woods, but lie had found one Just before DARK.
IL was dreadful to know after all our suffering thai
,te had been actually the Aver farm In our most
TcsnsITtng moments SO near and yet far. Tho
woman who had fed had not lived In that cabin long
or she would have known how Ecar 10 the AsefS
Ristus accompanied US into the cabin, plank house
Sw Eli RIsts was offered supper He said he
reckoned he wouldn't set 10 thur table With US, bus
he'd take er bite by thur fire. ei they war CT H'"'
They proved to DO Ger mine ter' and the boy SIN
gSass 81. q 9 We abe oas "a oS iS sy ia
sSnG fn %ss so T pseed .S az %
to i fesI .u %S sss IL Ii: has, boy
not be happy without seeing it. ] was about g
lis empty plate down to the dogs and without speak
Ing; WALKED out OF the house =, ..s.,,sd m. bird.
Gaze is to her snd snd Explained the rather SELF
evident fact that the bird was not ~ II H. s.d On.
thusas t was and has been The cause Of much
amisbfy in us ard Others all through ins 'our"e''
! may say IL has been means vi uin.iPHs p,.,u.
The door opened. The headcovering on hs'w
was thrust in and the voice of Ristus asked;
"Whar be thur quins ~ -, - ,....
"They are visiting at their sunts on Busoee''
replied Mrs Aver
The door closed again. - =. -. A.
AmabeI said that she should continue 10 try 70
be rcconcied the belief that she should never ooA
upon the face of Rstus. but It was TOO much to exc
pect her continue IN ignorance oil the natirc q
squinsD Might she ask what were quins 90,
breed Of dogs, perhaps? But, no-that couh hatuS
b. ,,.
Mrs Aver laughed. but she looked troubled
RstIls meant twins she said. III IA bis Pc
cullarfty TO call them you heard. Iie must Know
better; no one else speaks OF them thus lie Is
strange boy. Perhaps You can max some,h'hs o'
"Thcn you have seen his hcad2' inquired Amaoe-
quickly "and his name is Orcstes? y .
Mrs Aver nodded and left that subject, going on 10
& You did not know that we had taken poor whte
twin GIRLS to raise walt til you see them Eievcn
will be over tomorrow the next day They are
crazy to see the company we were eXpectnea iney
nuzzle me, The speaker sighed heavily. lf you
need more than Ristus and the qUins TO occupy your
| PistIe who Is here dozen times week, and whom
the dogs love more than they love US, always sop
| down there below the melon patch. and scream AZ
the top of his lungs 10 know II the dogs bite! some
one always has to 60 out and shout back that they
don't bite But that is a rihng problem. acknowl.
10 contend with II daily. One time asked him WY
he did thus and requested him to discontinue me
habit He replied that that war thur way Ter 40,
and be assured me that # was o b way ne ba
plough too deepl Yes, thought you would hear OK
that WELL as II trying 20 shake of irritating men-
cries there's thing we do have here IN per
fiction. and that is scenery