The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-23

well. now, child. I'm going TO take |
them every one. amt going 70 have
you Gcgcrln' nnc bit while you AFRO
here" she shrewdly remarked rs she
coniiscatcd my whole stock upon the
spot.
Gloves. too. Why, Rue. your ma
must'ye sent these To me. Enough 10
last a housckceper year. and want
some in my pickles tomorrow! Ill
take them right out. because you don't
want your clothes scented up by them
sweet clover's best Tor that.
could not say word; but ! won
dcrcd how should keep up my paIlor
without those condiments to nibblc.
Then. too, how was ! to enjoy my
sentimental soliloquics which often
kept me awake far into the night and
left me 50 Interestingly wan-cyed In
the morning? Ishould have to fore
20 this sorrowful happiness. or happy
sorrowfnlness. with which my roman
tic imaginings filed my solitary
hours. II Aunt Becky was TO share my
privacy.
But shc did not seem to dream that
she might be intruding. She chatted
on in her cheerful. quaint strain until
found myself laughing in spite d
me. She kept II up. too. far into the
night until dropped aslcep-too at
tcrly exhausted TO answer her FREE
qncnt questions "Gone to sleep.
Rue"
II was five o'clock when ! was
awakened next morning.
"Rue Rue. It's time to get up.
Here i dress aud a pair OF shoes !
want you to put on and come right
out with me-
She would not let me lie minute
longer. and had TO obey; SO slipped
on the gingham dress. which was a
surprisingly good fl, and the thick
soled shoes. and followed her out into
the garden.
Now. Rue. there is any amount OF
work to be done 'mong the flowcr-beds.
and I've got to take mornings TO do
il in mostly. and must have your
help. | got these yesterday just for
you TO work with. They amt heavy.
and we'd better get right to work for
pansy bed first thing. I've got seed
enough for big one. and they are
beauties, too. You dote on pansics,
you know"
She had opened neat box Of light
garden tools as She talked and now
handed me rake. | did dote on pan
sizes. and urged on by her example and
CHEEKY talk rakcd away in the mel
: low earth until breakfast time and
went IN absolutely hungry.
Day after day she kept up this
course. She gave me hardly min
ute alone and she had me read aloud
to her when wanted book.
II haven't time and you mustn't
read much. the doctor says: 20 vel
have to carry il out together;" ant
She produced "Huckleberry Finn.
which she altcrnatcd with "Ruddei
Grange" so that between the remark.
ablc humorous adventures In the
former and Pomonas performance in
the latter had no time to think OF
love or sentiment except in the most
ludicrous light. Then the flowrr-beds
needed 50 much hocing and scratching
ana welding. and the old pansy bed
opened up in such marvellous beauty
that began to te quite worried for
fear the new one would not rival it.
so renewed hoeing and wedding had
to be kept up. had to keep on my
thick shoes. for IL was supposed that
the dog had carried of one OF my
slippers. and my hammock came to
grief and uselessness by the calls
chewing big hole in il; SO that
really was obliged to do nothing but
work out in the garden day after day
and how my flowers grew!
NV pansics outrivalel the old ones.
and forgot every thing, even my af-
finity. in the delight OF watching for
the new faces which peered up at me
from the velvcty blossoms. and was
too tired when night came to moon
over myself, much less any Arabella
or Ethelinda, so sound sleep visited me
quickly.
About the time reached this state
and could outrival Aunt Becky in
dressing and reaching the flower
garden In the morning. she found time
to fix up her own bcdstcad and leave
me to my privacy again.
1t was late in the fall when she said
TO me one day:
We'll. Rue. do you think you last
through the winter?"
.'Last! Why. Aunt Becky, wouldn't
do any thing else for the world" was
my convincing ans wer. for II actually
struck = pang TO my heart TO think Of
dying.
well. ! guess your folks want to
see you home BY this time and home
l went. Aunt Becky with me.
They were all ready to receive me-
with pillows In the carriage and
tender, sorrowing faces; she had done
all the corresponding, as ] did not
like TO write letters. and had done II
as she pleased. So. whom rushed in