Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1889-07-03

'1ou Jest roll it back mite, she
whispered. "You know your uncle's u
leetle sot
So we meelly trundled poor Peggy
behind the big syringa bush, and then
walked into the house with as much
composure as We could summon. Uncle
Mel was sitting in his great chair, drum
ming with his fingers IL the table. That
was signal We knew well it meant
"Danger!
"What do you mean by comm here
on that thing" he inquired.
I'VE were riding near here, and so
SO we thought we'd call, said Daphne,
family.
GIVE heard all about it," went on
you're the talk of the town, ridin' round
on that new-fangled steam engine. If
you blow up with it, it's all you de-
serve"
SIT doesn't so by steam, uncle" I
ventured.
"Don't tell me what it goes by! I
don't want to know anything about it.
The least | expect is, you'll break your
mothers heart and go to ruin, circus
ridin' round the country"
just then dear, comforting Mrs. Sim
MOI sreappeared. "There's some bread
and milk on the kitchen table, she said,
i'll her mildest tone, and strove to draw
us ont of the room without attracting
his attention. That was impossible.
"You're welcome to the bread and
milk" he said, "but you amt welcome
to make my house rendyvoo for such
COINS on. Now you hear to me, once
for all: don't you bring that thing with
in mile of me again while you have it. "
"No, sir" said I, meekly, and we
hastened out after Mrs. Simmons.
Even she had word of disapproval.
Seems if you might ha' known how
he'd take it, )" she remarked, as we began
to drown care in the flowing bowl OF
milk.
Don't you get lonesome here?" in
quired. 1t had become desirable to
change the subject of conversation.
Lonesome! 1 guess 1 do. Youl
uncle seems possessed to get away from
folks. Now, we aint got no neighbors
except them shif less Burages, mile
away, an they amt no use to us. We're
both on us too old to walk mile, il
twas to see the President"
"Why don't uncle keep horse? " said
Daphne.
"'Taint likely he could do that thout
hired man to harness up" said Mrs
! Simmons. "Even the cows too much
for him sometimes. 1t beats me tc
think what he'd do if one OF both on us
should be sick at night, with no hoss,
an no man, and the doctor eight mile
away"
At that moment we started and looked
at one another. Apparently we had MI
heard the same thing, II faint "Hallo
/ halo" Again it was repeated, and
then Mrs Simmons started to her feet
"You mark my words, poor uncle's
elm the NOW for eggs and fell F." she
cried as she hurrird to the door.
"Run, girls, run to the barn! You're
spryer'n | be"
We gathered up our long skirts and
ran. As we neared the barn the cries
grew more distinct, and when we entered
the great door, there lay Uncle Mel on
his back, trying in vain to raise himself
from the pile of rubbish on which he
had fallen.
"Are you all deaf9" he asked, as We
hurried mp to him. "l've hollered my
self hoarsc. Now, don't go to actin
like hen with her head cut off," he
added, as Mrs. Simmons appeared or
the scene. "I've broke every bune il
my body, and if you women go to drag
GIN me round, you'll break the rest
Girls, you jest run down to BrTrage's
an tell Eph an Sam to come an lift mt
up. Tell 'em to send somebody else fol
tile DOCTOR I've got to lay here. -
Come, Madge! said Daphne, taking
me by the arm. "I know where tn,
Burrages live. Hurry She ran int
the house for our hats and gloves, ant