Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-01


never met any a tha fnmily b,,, the
father. and ! vas not surprised 10 and
she mother fully up 10 the description
given me ~ Ordway. a refined. hana.
some. though faded woman. 4 eaulant
bui think ~ | eoutrastea the connie.
A. they we're making me- welcome IA
their old-coaatry fashion. thai she haa
carried the heaviest part ~ their
mutual life burdens. and was falatlae
BY The way. while 10 way yot fresh aud
vigorous
H. Informed me that he haa sent
Ned over 30 the oraways. requesting
his presence. and then iutroduesd Ned.
q tine. scholarly -looking fellow Of
twenty 90 thereahouts with fathers
physique and mothers features. and
COR acquaintance vas scarcely formed
before be excused himself caurteously.
aud weut out 90 welcome IL. neifh-
hors, weieome Indeed from himself
and mother; but there was NOT murh
weleome In Aud ~andig's curt saluta-
tion. though tho old fellow did un-
bend little when be greeted Mis-
trees ordway"
with 10 psetenso n suclabHliv. /
prosrcded - bisiness Ia q very law
ger~like manner l displayed mo-
friendship - the O-dwayA. but played
The disiuiersstod lcsd adviser 10 The
bosi ~ nay ability
Mcdonald suggested tsai ~ men 70
10 the front room. hut - part ul ny
plan depcudod On the woi.asu. pro-
tested against leaving them. snd ha5
nv way
Mr. Mcdonald placed hls chair AZ
une eud 81 the table. and drew oat a
drawer. from which BE- took q big a.
coHnt hook. | seated myself about
midway II the side of the table ana
NJ ordway brought bis account book
% the lower cBd.
ordway began ~ saying. nv
your request. neigbbor. I've brought
my book, though I cant say BE- has
been very correctly kept % Mr
bailey says how much owe 500 nm
pas II. bat NO mor,t
lWished he haI said nothing. Tor
Aud SANDY pat On bis most bglIgyreat
air and said dormsticallv 10 shall
trust irirad Bailey 10 determine how
murh you owe"
80 about with q b., teuee 81 .vs-
tenn. bui in reality very Informally ta
$50 e. the bottom " their difference.
I took paper and paiieatly so duwa
d"hit and crcdit as they clgh came
% b.
After We bad goae throlrh the 40
cfshnts - tuo a. three years ~ came
% a credit ~ MyDuHnII.- hsuk -
weeks work by Swedish maa Ia
c"rn gathering. 81 which OrdWay's
took showed no record.
The two men lookcd puzzled b.t
ard hnslly Mr. Ordway turned 10 HE
wife and said Ruth. did we ever
have swedish maa hireIar Why.
~ course. Jame- don yuu mind yua
ssut him Uat - called hlm ~
work a ussk in NJ Mac. ys-a. ana
ne made a. aIl laugh - when o. canr
HON" saA 'us he hadn't 'sgiN ~" word
40 tssk herausa they couldn't uHdar-
stand him' laa remember iL Ma.
Mcdonald, aon you'
Certainly. saId Mr- Mep.u4.a
Il remember you vsr, down uIth
rheumatism. thoazh. Aloe. aud know
noiAiag about D. Mel made That cH-
tfy in The book u u Hof hi- writing
'its not milne. said Mclp1Hald.
shortly, d. Scotch -en-" ~ justice al.
-vrilns He'll though a. 30 without
voice
'pa, 5,s. j do rHmHmHrr about
b.ai said Oriwav. ''tHI neseg poe
f'Hf down, never yet made charge
against BHlshhor vLp So. 7ut 90 hls
tark and hrlpir--
'oh, tat right u right" said Nc
hmTl1 'Wut % dugp, Bailey"
'Nn, yuH won't Bailey said Ord
Wag a newer meant % uaksa charge.
4ua ] vlut uuW
well nut % hs too long with my
story, wswsht 90 through th- brook
W. iuund charges on one hook iar ass4-
corn that hr4 i.,au considered hF the
a'h"r a- au Offset fur wheat uurr
There ua- eu exchange ~ potafu,s Or
eahtaess al.A q pa lance -st aosa g.
nur h"us e. unr man's elcdit uk..h
che other man would not allow
More than oaca We faund help fur
aishtI hy uua man o. the other hen
a. recipient gave credit ana ne
q. ighbar refused e. The wives we're
called a. 20 often that theg forgot their
.harrfuI visiting aud listened M.
N n1uuId csaIaI a. her husband
miud how o..ea when h. wa. .lck urd.
was hud sent teams ana brsmvht ~
their winter. fuel urdway called a.
Hrr mind hos Mcdonald had uur-ad
hIm tendcfly through fever. can-a-
qusuf apan a broken Ter. wher ua one
could 100 hlm ~ carefully a. hsr It.--
band
Mcdonald gave sevsrai credit. which
ordway would nj allow. and / began