Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-09-12
$500 A YEAR.

he vlll take mo 10 the county iaiF to-
morrow. won't that be IollyF
"win yoa be- able 20 finish them this
afternoonP'
''Yea. indedi | have ever - many
done now"
Halt of them
mo. not halt {"
Quarter Of thsmF'
"No. not quits"
"Half aquArtere"
"fea. guess 90"
''Any more than half a. a.QzaaxIer
"A little mora thlq @F<y*
now seeing the trick. "a IIliud
10 aeknowledge IL
''liow much more mi l@(r
teri" said Kate again
n don't know."
Nov. Harry had - ~e<lI&1 shlIe
he taiked. which - <46l1x ~4A<
his cousin desired
Before Kate co.aA - ~ movf
questions Carrsa easas aioaa s41
Iookmg surprised. ard
What are you two doing hereg"
sorting apples. said Harry. sadly.
for ha knew that Carrie had come 10
torment him with more questions.
Hos many have you donoP"
''Oh. iots"
but hos many'" persisted bis tor
mentor
II don't know. " said poor Harry.
why don't YOU know
But before Harry could answer this
question Ella arrived on the scene and
asked question after question until
Harry vas thoroughly disgusisd and
discouraged; but Frank had 10 have
bis turn. and notwithstanding the
tears In Harry's eyes. piled htm with
questions until Harry was In despair.
just Al this Poin, little Ralph arrived.
aud said I'm Are going 10 81 Hawy
quexions nos. and turuing to Harry
he said 'Is those apples, HAwyF'
Are you going to ask questions. too,
Ralph" said poor Harry, nov begin.
ming 10 sob.
I'm are. said Ralph. a iavorits en-.
preston Of hiA
What does you cry for -. Harry"
"rll never ask another question a.
long a. live" said Harry. ~ you
will oaly leave mo alone; but II does
not make much difference nov hs
added. for | will never get through
with these apples tonight" and hs
sobbed again.
The children nov began 10 feel very
sorry for Harry. and told him they
would help him with the applies. II he
would try aud not ask 80 many useless
questions. especially u they we're busy.
Harry. thoroughly pcnitenI declared
again and again that he would never
ask another question.
Not ~ fast cousin." said Ella.
laughing; ''wa would not bo - exact
ing All wo aak iss DO not ask ques.
tions " you think we would ralbrr not
answer youi bat come. let us 90 a.
WORK aud help Harry now
~ "a WORK they went and the result
was that the apples woro all sorted be-
fOre dark.
Harry never thought ~ being angry
with bis cousins for tho lnso whlrh
they played on him; h. irli that he
richly deserved a.
The neat day was pleasant. and llar
~ thought hs never enjoyed any thing
30 much ia his life. Every thing la.
terestod him, from tho Judge ~ the
races. who sat on tho grand stand.
down to tho puas which some of the
ladies carried In their arms 10 could
talk % nothing else for week. In the
meantime always trying not To ash
questions when IL was likely 10 annoy
his cousins. who became 80 fond Of
him tina, they shed many tears when
soon after this Harry's papa came "a
take his little boy home. AZ bis man.
ma was much better. They were con
soled, however. when Mr. Meade said
that Harry could visit them ths fol.
loving summer. not forgetting 10 In
viis them to visit Harry In his city
home.
III you will only come. " said Harry.
"fll promise not to ask you any more
questions than you ask me. N Y.
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