The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1890-01-03

"They'll come, they'll come" said the old
man. "lts tryin' 20 wait, ] know, seein' I'm
doin' some Of tho waitin' myself; but 'the
tryin' Of your faith worketh patience an
let patience have her perfect work. you
remember"
"More Scripture!" sighed tho wife. you're
gettin' through powerful sight Of New Test
ament this mornin' Reuben, an s'pose
deserve IT,, scein' the way feel like iightin'
It, But spose this company speculation don't
come 10 anythinf then Phil'll be good deal
wuss OH than he is now, won't hei You re-
member heawful trouble Deacon Trewk got
into by bein' the head Of that new tangled
stump and stone puller company that didn't
pull any 10 speak Of Everybody came down
on him, an called him all sorts Of names, an
said he'd lied 10 'em, an they would go 10 tho
| poor house because Of the money they'd put
| IN IL on his advice, an D.
"Phil won't have any such trouble" said
the farmer "for nobody took stock on his ad-
vice Tramlay got up tho company before
We knew anythin' about il, an all the pufn'
of the land was done by him Besides there's
nobody in IL that'll suffer much, oven If things
comes t'S~hc wust. Except one or two dunn
mes-clcrks Of Tramlay's-whO were lot in
for "A share or two Just ~ make up IA bOard
Of directors 10 the legal size, what shares
amt held by Phil aud Tramlay an that fell
Ter Marge belongs to gal.'
"WhAn Lucia"
mo, po--Anothcr gal; mcbbe | ought 10
call her woman, secln she's putty well
along, although mighty handsome an smart.
Her names Dinon, an Tramlny jOked Phil
about her once or twice maxim out sho was
struck by him. but u course thHt's nll non
sense. She's rich, an got money 10 invest
every once in "A while, an Tramlay put her
up 30 this little operation"
"You'rc sure slio amt interested In Philp
asked Mrs. IIayu. "Ive seen no end Of
trouble mado between young folks by gals
that's old enough 20 know their own minds
an smart enough 30 uso EN-"
"For goodness sake, Lou Ami" exclaimed
tho old farmer "fo hear you talk, anybody
would s'pose that In the big city Of New York,
where over "A million people live and a mill
ion more come In from dilfrcnt places every
week, there wasn't any young man for folks
TO get interested in but our Phil. Reelly, old
lady, I'm bcginnin' 10 bo troubled about you;
that sort of fecln' That's croppin' out all tho
time in you makes mo afeard that you've got
IA kind o pride that's got 10 have fall-a
pride in our son, scttin' him above all other
mortal bcn's, so far ns anythins concerned
that can mako young man interestin'."
"Wcll," said Mrs. ilayn, nfter apparently
thinking tho matter over, "if it's 80 reckon
itll have 10 stay so. don't b'ieve there's
any hope of forgiveness for unythin' IL
heavens going 10 hold an old woman TO nc
count for secin' all tho good there Is in her
first born | hain't been down to York my
III LIT % lnt
been down here, one timo an another, an If
they're fair samples Of tho hull lot, should
think "A sight of our Phil would bo 10 all tho
city gals like the shaddcr of IA great rock in q
weary land"
"Who's a-droppn' into Scripture nowT
asked tho old farmer, moving 10 whore he
could look his wifo full i'm tho face
"Scrpturo amt bit too strong 10 use
freely about our Phil-my Phil, ;" said the old
woman, pushing her spectacles 20 the top OF
her head and beginning 10 walk the kitchen
floor. "All tho hopin', an fearin', and
waitin', an nursin', an tonchin', an
thinkin', an' prayin', that that boy
has cost comes hurryin' into my mind
when | think about him. If there's
anythin' no ought to bo an isn't, |
don't SEQ whnt IL IL, an can't SEQ whcro his
mothers TO blame for IL. Whatever good
there Is i'm me l'vo tried 10 put into him, an
whatever | was nckin' in Two tried 10 get
for him elsewhere. You've been 90 him
ev'rythm' father should, an he never could
have got along without you. You've been
lots 10 him that | never could bo, he bcin' y
boy an never cease thaukin' heaven for it:
but whenever my lsind gets on strain
about him kind % get ms mixed up, an feel
~ il twas mo instead of him that was takin'
whatever happened, an tho longer IL lasts
the less | can think of him any other way.
Thcro'
The old farmer roso 20 his feet while this
speech was under way; then he removed his
hat, which hc seldom did after coming into
tho house, unless reminded. When his wife
concluded, ho took both her hands and
dropped upon his knees; hc had often done il
beforc-ycars before, when overcome 10y her
young beauty y-but never before had ho done
1t with SO much of reverence.