The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-04
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little lsme creature that her room was
better than her company It made me
hoppin' mad to think ov it, it just did.
Well. that eyenins the readin' went
on the same, and when it was over Mr..
Jobson 'peared as tho he wanted to
say somethin'; the he thought better
ov it, and present b went off to bed.
leavin' the two wo men to talk together
awhile.
The next morr i'm Miss Jobson's
eyes showed she led been cryin', and
so did Aunt Sabi mas. Both ov EN-
was SO tender and kind to Mr.. Jobson
that he looked at en- with amazement,
and kind ov ashar ned. too. Aunt Sa-
bina he'd prayed /" fer the shadow to be
lifted again, and. this time Freshly
sobbed right out loud.
| After breakfast Aunt Sabina and her
went out ridin' in the carridge. To
town, reckincd. tho neither ov 'em
breathed word ov where they was a.
goin'.
/ never seed emmy person SO restless
I
as Mr.. Jobson was arter they he'd gone.
Up and down the settin' room he
walked, then out to the garden, and
next clean outside the gate, a-lookin'
up the road aus if expectin' somebody.
Sure enough, before long up drives
carridge, and out gets two strangers
-ennyway / never he'd seem 'em afore.
Mr.. Jobson looked very nervous, and
said somethin' that 'peared to astonish
the two men. One ov 'em shook his
head and pulled out a paper what he
showed to Mr.. Jobson. Then they all
went into the parlor and shut the door.
| All to onct / felt like trainin' up
some vines what growed under the
parlor-winder- which was open-and,
ov course, Icouldn't help hearin' What
was said inside, even if / hadn't "a
wanted to.
Somethin' he'd already been said
afore l got there, which | lost, ov
course. The first thing heard was
Mr.. Jobson a-sayin', cross like:
'But I'm ready to pay back the
bindin' money. / was fool when |
took it, and no mistake"
but I refuse to accept it, said one
NV the men with oath; and has come
here 'cordin' to agreement to pay
down the purchase-money. You'll
have to stand by your bargain. Mr..
Jobson. fer want the farm and mean
to have it. ~
| l declare to goodness it took my
breath clean away, and ennymost fell
down into faint. o'
| What did it all mea n, ennyway?
| Sell the farm! Mr.. Jobson dom that
without emmy body a-knowln' oxit?
Jist then l seed carriage comm
up the road, and I did pray it was
Freshly comm home. Sure enough,
it was, and as soon as her and Aunt
Sabina had got out ov it, I told EN-
what I he'd overheard, fer couldn't
keep it back fer one minnit-not ono
airthly minnit longer.
| Then it is true,' said Miss Jobson,
sorrowful-like, lookin' at Aunt Sabina:
"however could he hev got SO into
debtp'
| "In debit" thinks I; "kin her rela-
tons hev driv him to thatp''
| Well, didn't believe it, tho I was
just as much in the dark as ever.
| Aunt Sabina, somehow or 'nuther,
looked smilin' and happy.
! "You forgit, Freshly" says she,
"what we went to town for.'
"Sure enough" answered Miss job
son, smilin' back and lookin' relieved; ;
"sure enough" And so Aunt Sabina,
tuckin' her crutch under her little
wasted arm, walked real resolute into
the parlor with Miss Jobson.
| Seem as knowed so much already
ov the family affairs, they left the door
open, 'parently not notisin' that was
a-standin' out into the entry.
Mr.. Jobson was settin' with his
hands afore his eyes, and groanin' and
calm himself fool jist as they two
went in.
One ov the men was a-standin' close
to him and shakin' roll ov bills into
his face.
Aunt Sabina went right up to ODE
diah. and laid piece of paper into his
lap.
whats thisP" says he, sheepish-
like, and fumblin' fer his glasses.
"A check" says she, gentle like;
"you kin pay these men, nephew, and
, save the 1arm.'
"Pay us?" echoed the two men,
) opening their eyes wide; '.why, ma am,
we hev come to'pay him, and he won't
take it. See, here's the money" and
he showed her the bills what he held
in his hand.
. Well, / couldn't never find words to
tell how puzzled they all ov 'em looked
at this, nor how cheap Mr.. Jobson
looked nuther. He tried to laugh, but
; he couldn't; then he riz right up and
tuck Aunt Sabina's hand in his n
one ov 'em was holdin' her crutch. you
know-and says he, with the big tears
running a-down his cheeks:
"And you was ready to do so much
for me, and II told you what WASH
true, Aunt Sabina, hopin' to git rid ov
you, begrudgin' you roof and the
! mite ov food you might eat!''
1 You see, the day when that letter
come, Obediah went to town deter
! mined to sell the farm, and move away
l out somewhere so as not to be bothered
with her relations ennymore. Some
: Teller picked him up mighty quick that
: very day, fer Obedlah was ready to
sacrifice the place, he was that mad,
you know. Then when he drove Aunt
Sabina from the station, he told her he
' was driv to sell the farm to git out oy
debt. made poor mouth the hull oy
3 the way home. SO that the little woman
Q would understand they had no place to
offer her, you see. She was so sweet
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