The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-08
MRS. BLACKS STORY.

", Mrs. Smith, just thought
nave to run in and tell you. My
And came in for his dinner just
quarter past twelve O'Clock.
*# that's the hour he usually
'. you know, for the men stop
at twelve, and it takes him
t<@a minutes to get his coat on and
WHa his hands and walk over and
Nefally have the dinner on the
HNHat that time.
Hell. as said, in came nv hus.
zjust as the clock hands pointed
~ quarter past. It's an old clock.
AA grandmother gave it to me but
eos perfect time. It's & small
tuaHlepiece clock; not big, grand
latH's clock, you know. But you've
Seelk many a time. There was one
l.esS e clocks in the fair. six or
81 "a feet ffigh. with the sun ard
mon on top. They wanted sixty
dolsrs for it. l declare, I'd have
bouAt it if 1 could; but l couldn't,
OF coGse. If We had had our rights.
migt. My fathers father Was
worth tgreat deal of money but he
quarreld with my father, and ag-
gravated him and so, of course, my
husband showed his spirit and an
swered ul, and the old gentleman
never left him anything-no, not one
single penny, if You'll believe me.
"Oh. yes, to be sure, did come IN
to tell you what happened at our
house this morning.
sit was just quarter past twelve,
not a minute more for the clHck was
going right, and L heard the door
open, and in came my husband. l
knew that it wasn't the milkman,
though he does run in in a hurry,
too, because my husbands boots
squeak. 1 had my back round look
ing into the potato pot, but squeak
comes the boots. Why he always
gets squeaking leather in his boots
dol't know-nor / never shall. There
arepther shoemakers besides Dobbs
in town, l suppose; but he never
goes anywhere else; and his shoes
squak, squeak, squeak, until l
throt 'em away. all worn out. Beg
gars ick 'em uD, suppose, too. and
expct they squeak over all crea-
tion. po.
IA woman came begging to our
door ne other day with blue satin
zaN clippers. with high heels to 'em :
IailsE. but quite handsome. She said
apod lady gave 'em to her. Now.
wat sort of Judgment had she ?
Tese fashionable women are, half of
zen. idiots! Still, the woman may
hive stolen them. When 1 was a
lille girl, we were all down at break
fast one morning, and a tramp got in
BY the kitchen door, and stole silk
dess of mas, and jewelry and
money, and lots of things. MAS
watch went. too. PA said that
wasn't so muct consequence, for it
hadn't gone before for year. Still.
it could have been repaired. 1 sup
pose. Perkins has had my watch
watch three months, and hasn't done
it yet. Says it wants regulating. l
don't believe he's touched it.
"How people do tell tibs! Why.
you can't trust anything most folks
say. Sometimes 1 think they don't
mean to lie. and believe what they
say. People hear wrong. Especially
when they're little deaf. My Aunt
Priscilla is just little tiny bit deaf,
and she thought 1 said Betsy Jane
was tipsy. when 1 only said she was
a regular gipsy-meaning her dark
locks, you know. She told some
body, somebody told Betsy Jane. and
| had a dreadful time explaining !;
and didn't want to lose Betsy Jane,
because she's nice and obliging, you
know.
II had a girl that aOas so disdqree-
able. Penelope Cribbs, her name was.
Funny name, wasn't it? I often
wonder people give their children
funny names. Maria was asking me
yesterday how I'd name the baby if
l was herr
"Why, pretty name.' says l.
"Well, Ma said she, 1T seems to
me that I ought to name it after PA,
Adoniram, or after my husband,
Ezekiel
"Oh. yes. to be sure. about what
happened at our house this morning.
Husband came in and looked at the
clock.