Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-08-01

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Its Judgment on him. said the
iii.
ooh, Joanna, don't talk sou said
leek Mrs. Chipheld.
But through all his pangs and tribu-
'tions, Seth adhered to his financial
olicy and dealt out tie funds, penny
y penny, as they were needed.
"Women hain't no business idees,"
aid he. "You need to treat en- Jest
Ike they was children. Mary wouldn't
NOW what to do with = big sum of
money, if she had it. AS for the farm,
| Peter Prickett can't come to look
gter it, s'pose you'll have to send for
lephaniah again
"ZephanIah's clerking it, down at
he new store" said Joanna, who just
then came in with a bowl of chicken
broth.
"What new store?'
"0ne that they've opened down at
the cross roads,"
"a pretty clerk they'll have,
snarled Seth. "'d advise 'em to get
ready for bankruptcy, an'-ow!
there's no need to scsld a fellows
throat with your boiling hot stuff, Jo-
|annal Who's been fool enough to
|opcn a store at Hawley's cid stand!
Whoever it is II make dead failure,
| that's sarlain!"
"They say it's doing a good busi-
ness, observed Joanna, stirring the
lhgelh around to cool it.
eDon't you never believe they
IaYrn growled Seth.
The next day bad tidings came TO
! In. The Necker Banking Com
.shslp . ssilRG5eIbd,s ira bl little !. saw say,
1T iIaU uesefT1u 7Ts sliaTts, is0TI It's
dlricks standing Ike skeletons
Aginst the mountain side and dis
EoEed into thin air.
ieth heard the news silently.
Il EMary, said he, ''give me the old
rstol that belonged to Great-uncle
Ieduthum. may as well c.ean and
n it, lyin' here with nothing to do.p
psi won't give it to you, Seth Chip
-eldl" said his wife. 81 can read your
yes, il can't trust your voice; and |
fou shant have Grcat-uncle Jedu-
huns pistoll'
Seth turned his face aside. A tear,
Falt as the Dead Sea and bitter as gall,
Erept down his wrinkled face.
''If mans ruined" said he, "the
pest thing he can do will be to die
)l, what fool I've been-what a
DOR
Joanna Gedney watched him in
islIty.
vi guess likely you wish now" said
Ehe, 'you'd subscribed somethin' to
tIr Cloyers mission, and laid pipes to
HE well TO save Mary carrying water
Hlp the bill, and bought her tie black
ik gown she wanted"
aDOnt! ,Joanna" pleaded Mrs.
thipHta
ayes, | do" s2id Seth. "There,
howl wish it like ali everlasting.
The old farm will have to %, Mary.
Kou and ,Toanner II have to go opt to
uervice and me Well, there's always
.be,town.house for me. Eve brought
t on myself"
aSeth," cried Mrs Chipfeld, "don't
AXE on 50! The farm won't have to
20 Me and Joanna will take care o
hat. And there amt no question of
mo poor-house for you. Tell him,
r>,ana-tell him what we've done!"
s,alIt was my plan said Joanna,
elt Mary she joined into it, and
JIhaniah he backed us up. It's our
t. down at the Cross Roads, Seth,
I'd : bought the goods down in Phila-
,olnhia, and hired the house and put
ronh,niab in to clerk it. And we've
I,onblod our money already, Seth, for
!, nor usad so often to declare that
!, Ivomen hadn't no business ideas; ana I
WI done capita business in cali I
> o.,.,d crockery and canned things
= ,v.nLoe notions. And we've paid I
~ \ ..ys Aoyrqwc.d.I Of SQUIRE sta
"a cot a,onicc little sum Of
d kncy in the b'n'E aIeaeynUu' READ. ,.pn 70 o"o no
sh sIncy Seth, that we don't have Eos TO ,so 60
be lssn't fret about the mortgage and
wrdipg Company and the poor
10 Ha,e. /, for Mary and me will take care
e. yopr ,,,,I. ga.o.
J, iii Ssg, 'yaa - amt : jokiu'-be you"
i'll a'rn " NJ show you the bank-Oooks' If
VI, VI, want" II said JOANNA brl'kly. risky.
ol,ris sstb, you never had no respect
L,hat"' s.t voa used to call our money
Ie,s' ~ N Tu'I y. ut Mary and | know wha'
IA GEl's, amen u liked in their gowns
ca 5d 5.Sl ,',.' "'' the best brand in aanuel'
VINO 9nl' va which hi pattern in bowls ann an
'"s1 I, !, &c osr. va. f'n'f'd most at '''' :
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