Iuka reporter., 1889-06-06
GIDEON PEAKS COLT.
BIZ J. L HARBOUR.

rom the trunk, and the blue and whit,
paper lining was mildewed here anc ,1ui
there, showing that the trunk had lons
been disused. It had not. indeed haass
opened before for ten wears. -
Not since l went out to Iowa to bury
poor brother Elihu and get johanna
an9 tnasI De ten years this coming fall. J
sale Miss Electa, refectively, as she
Ioided gray woollen skirt up carefully
and neatly, and laid it IN corner Of thss
ner pale blue eyes were tear-dimmed
and swollen as she bent over the trnnk
ana s filled it with her meapre wardrobe
When she had slowly and carefnllv
smoothed out her black alpaca dress'
and placed it on the top Of tha other
tnlngs, she closed the lid. laid her head
upon it and began crying softly.
Ihe breaking of gate outside. and j
sootraH on the board walk. caused Miss
Electa to rise quickly, and dash the
years away with the back of one to; lworn
hand, while harsh, defiant expression
came into her thin and sallow face.
Its Brother Gideon" shA said ssan1
I'm bound he shan't see me a-sn;ft1;n, !;
sittin o.roon, o iool.oI S 1o lneo tle tldy little
Electa that 4 u was - mucn IKE Miss
were hrotbar s - sr,1 "as Easy 70 see that they
prise one ~ ,aar., ". s.S'el. 4s u did not sur
ssT,lI - saa ..a - 'llas cney We're twins.
Gideon, said Miss Electa coldly, as She
stood with her back to him, making n
'nretence OF searching for something IN
~ me dIawer OF the old red bureau with
She FORGOT % that = G;g 3 1olner q tne room
tear.sts;neJ taan sas uiueon could see her
rea1 Il ba ,oaiss5 ~ - - c,io elass on the bu-
Il. Init his ] or;rn foaa', s.,aS WY: ne qua see
a. he said brnsoreI'. - .ers.es dld not soften
ssAll r;r,ht sr sSa: 80 ~,
the th;nrs 10y .y' = carry you and
raal3,.ss - 10y .lme you're
H&A>la aona -. for Bia ,,;,,.s .-s.r haIy,s-
ing found i .i-.--y-s-. the
shelf by the old clock, he walked out r0fl
the room as a little girl Of eleyer,years
came in at the open front-door with two
or three school books and slate uuder
her arm. Her blue and white sunbon-
net was lying back on her shoulders,
and her short brown curls tangled and
moist on her brow.
I've run all the way from school,
Aunt Lecty, she said, "cause I want
ed to help tear up things. I think it's
lots OF fun to move.
"Humph ye do2" replied Miss Electa.
sWell don't, and things amt goin' to
be tore mp but mighty little. laln't gOlns
to take SO much with us. You run out
now an set the table while l go down
cellar, and divide the jelly and canned
fruit, for, Of course, I'm gOin' to leaYnp
half OF it for him, though some wom
wouldn't"
A division OF all their earthly belong
ings was being made by this brother
and sister OF tifty years.
They were born IN the little brown
house in which they now lived, and
neither OF them had ever known any
other home. Their lives had been pea2P
iui and harmonious until two mov6ok
before the time this story opens. a
Their aged father had died sh2 z
before that, and, to their own surple
az well as that Of their neighboas, ~
disagreed over the division OF the q
properly left TO them. The fathe1 u
lett will IN which ne had himsf G.
vded the Land and the small NJ
nad IN the Dank netween tner ne
each was satisfied with the dlvlsloY 5ut
nve ssock ana otner personal Pro3 "
tney were 20 divde py agreemen E4o y
AL the difiiculty had arisen oyex Nne
question who was to have certaie roam
COLI III aooub Two years oio; ,'rx,
Inc cQ:s was = s'se., IL anu 1ss s.ss.
s'l,le autai ~ Mnu y rA',. 81 ~. :
natural ;s9 that both both shHuld q S'as & dssi ns Z