Telegram-herald., 1889-05-23


aud ia her excitement waved tue p-Epxla
butter srirrer So snergetlealiy znd care
Iessly as 70 bring the end 0f Is aneomfort-
.oiy nsar Uncle Zsxsls nose as be saL
War9iaz as haads over the kitchen IRE.
Va va M.ad4 Ze1iel s2l1, '-s,ol %
tsr ksttin rile1 ersoul sathln that h4InI
heither hy4r nor thar % you, al % be eI
lesLle more keerfgl with tAAE ar paddle,
viii ye
DO yoa meaa 70 sran' up an say" re
pied Mrs Coz. "Jhat IL han here ner
thar ~ ne WaaE them Martha does
toward May d. sou mean ~ say IL haln'l
none o. nay business, Ter yoaru, ner 10
bOdFs27
Wal Manda, yer know its al ia theI
family, 4n' d0nt rigatly make lt out as
how we've got any risht 10 meddls atwixi
ZEN"
what ef Mary - the widow oy ole Squire
Msrtin's son. Is that any reason why ef the
squire won't help 'er none We shautf'
NO, dunno IS It's. Yil you know how
headstrong the squire IS, an how ef he gits
his head set on a thing they halnt no reason
la hIn. don Ike ter hev no trouble with
cur neIzhoors, an the Squire be,n' soFter
4gare 10 mout De best fer as not ter 20 ter
mix o er.0ng o. the Affairs o. ther family IL
pears Ter me ike IL 'ud De best 10 let 'em
alone an not say HOthin' one way or tOther."
Wa, Il don't pear no sich way 10 me,
Zeke, and u haInt ght ter les 'em erlone
a. lcave pore Mary 20 suffer Jest becass
sle Martin IS TOO contrary an stIngy 70 help
her hisself, an too proud 20 want others 20
help er Nary's Jest IS good IS any Mar
tn thet ever lived, an mighty sight bet
terthaa the squire, an wuz er nttin' wife
g. L.. . 49, e~fnr
teacher L. Amt no wise right ther hs
should let er suffer. an ef no won't do
nothia' 70 help er slong with them two
children be haint cot 40 business ter stan
atwixt her an' other folks whut would help
tern
NO, he haint, Manda. thet's er fack. But
It's best ter DC or leetle keerful an not say
TOO much"
''Zekiel, stI pretended 70 be er man I'd
b. one | wouldn't be erfecred 10 say my
soul ; my own. You kin do - yer like, but
yer mistaken ef you think I'm goin' ter
poke ABOUT 'ith my fingers IN my mouth an
let tha. child 60 on suferin' Jest TO keep
Martin in a god humor"
IT'S er monty bad thing ter git up bad
feelin's with ther neighbors"
II know that well ernuf, but it's a awful
sight worse 20 let the Innercent suffer
That's my way o. lookin' a. II, and feel es
IL 10 wuz ther Caristian way, too To-
mOrry m going ter GIT up wood-choppin
for Mary. an I'm gOin' 10 send Tommy
Brown 10 invite all the men TO come an
chop an haul wood 10 Go 'er al winter"
Your Ezekiel exclaimed.
yes, me II the men won't take aholi
snd lead Of. viii"
Ezekiel knew his wife too well, and was
too thoroughly aware Of her determined
spirit, % stop FOR moment 70 doubt her in
tenti0ns; and be had long since learned
that 10 was a clear waste OF time and breath
% engage In any attempt 30 dissuade her
from purpose, 50 without another word
be got up and went away ABOUT his duties
Bob Martin had married Mary against his
fathers wishes, and the old Squire, being
one of those firIa, rsreIentIng persons, had
renOunced his son and vowed ''up and
DOWN that never, for al time 20 come,
should Bob, his wife. or any OF their of
spring have one cent OF his money or any
assistance otherwise from him. When five
years later Bob died Of consumption after Z
long and tedious illness, and left Mary al
most penniless with two children TO sup
port. people thought that the Squire would
relent FOR the childrens sake, but in that
they were mistaken, for though Mary lived
but uile from him, the old Squire never
recognized ner and seemed completely OBJ
lviOus OF the existence Of herself and
children
The neighbor men would have willingly
given tho widowed mother assistance, but
they feared the Squire, and they knew that by
80 doing they would gain his lasting eumity
and hatred. Thus 1t went on through the
summer and autumn, and then, when cold