The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-25

hsg full, Of carpet rag balls leaning
against q post OF the loom. Drawing
.orth ball of tho ''hit an miss" rags
she slowly began winding it on the
shuttle, which she then passed to and
fro through an imaginary warp. The
reed and batten bars were gone, but
Mrs. Huff went slowly through the
motions of using them.
The amazed Mr.. Huff at once no
ticed that her eyes were closed, and
his belief that she had become O
"stark, staring, crazy ioonytic {"
changed into the moro agreeable
thought that she was simply sound
asleep. His eyes rested on the miss
ing carpet rags, and he mentally ejac-
ulated:
Brought 'em up here herself in
her sleep two weeks ago, by Jinksl
What's goin' to become of her If she
goes to maxim carpets both when she's
asleep and awake3 Her intelleckshel
reason will give way. That's what'u
happen to herl No born woman could
stand it, and it'll be mighty hard ON
all of us. She shan't make nary mother
carpetl I'll buy body bristles for ev'ry
room in the house first Harriet Diany
Huff, wake up and git to bed where
you blong"
Mrs. Huff did not waken, and Mr..
Huff hesitated before speaking again:
'They say" he said to himself,
''that it amt safe to wake us sleep
walkers or somnambulances suddenly.
Mebbe she'd have fit if woke her,
though she don't come of a fifty family.
I'll just see what she does"
A moment later Mrs. Huff slowly
left the loom, and with eyes closed,
shut the attic door behind her, walked
down stairs and returned quietly to
her bed.
1T beats all" said Mr.. Huff, as he
quietly laid down beside her, but she
shan't NEEDLE with carpet rags no
more, she shan'tl"
In the morning she said while dress
ing, II dreamed bout weaving me a
carpet at my old loom last night. I've
had sev'ral such dreams lately"
''Hev9" queried Mr.. Huff, dryly.
THAT reminds me that want to show
you something in the old loom room.
Come right up!"
"Wait till after breakfast"
''No, I've got more time now"
There you air, Harriet Huff" said
Mr.. Huff, dramatically, as he threw
open the attic door and waved his
hands toward the bag of rags.
Gideon Huff" she said, as she sank
down on an old hair covered trunk,
with her hands appraised.
''Pd say Gideon Huff if | was you,"
he replied; then he went on solemnly,
occasionally shaking his finger toward
her. Harriet Diany Huff, | amt got
much to say to you, but what do say
is solemn and pertickler, and mean it.
you've made your last rag carpet!
Your intelleckshel reason is givin'
way under the strain of it, to say
nothin' of our buds bein' cut up fore
they're half wore out, and you in
stiddy pickle and stew over your col
Grin and twisted stripes. You drug
them rags up here in your sleep, and
las night ketched you up here goin'
through weavin' motions in your
sleep. Your medal brain powers is
becoming exhausted over carpet rags,
and you've got to give 'em up for good
and all, premiums or no premiums"
So Mrs. Huff, greatly shocked when
told of her performances, did give up
all rag carpet making, although the
beautiful twisted stripe of her visions
and dreams became a reality as soon
as %; the rags ygs..s could be Garfield to the
Dream provoking food at midnight
was also wisely given up in obedience
TO Mr.. Huff's demand that his wife
should do nothing to impair her sin
telleckshel reason"
This is true story, and the reader
can draw the moral from it. l..
Harbour in Youths Companion.