Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-10-08

smart as steel, too, though she is my
niecel !,
"Yes," said Jonas, with modest ex-
ultation, 81 calculate she'll be helpful
like around the farm. We iced stir
ring woman at home.'
Not too beipful, hope," said
Uncle Prickett.
"Eh?" said Jonas.
"Look here" said Uncle Prickett.
"Sir?" stammered Jonas.
" Fond of her, eh?" questioned
Uncle Prickett.
''You bet 1 ami Jonas promptly
responded.
"Then don't murder her"
"Murder herI'
"Look here again" And Uncle
Prickett drew Jonas towards the win
dow. 'D'ye see the church-yard over
there on the hill?"
Jonas shivered little.
s'Yes," said he, 81 see it. Thine
white stones gleamin' through the
trees, aint it!"
..My wife lies there" said Uncle
Prickett.
.Indeedv' said Jonas, little un-
easily.
al killed her!' said Uncle Prickett.
Jonas started back.
'sEh?" he exclaimed second time.
'1Don't look AT HE that way" said
Uncle Prickett. 81 didn't stab her,
nor poison her. / loved her, young
man, just as well as you love your
wife. And yeti killed her. Do you
want to know how it was dOne?"
Jonas started at him. Had the man
gone crazy!
work" said Uncle Prickett.
'.Hard work. We were proud of the
farm and of the dairy. We liked to
lake premiums at the county fairs.
We added up our bank account every
night Jenny was as anxious 10 save
money as L was. She rose at three
O'Clock in the morning, and sat up
sewing until eleven at night. Well,
here's the farm, and there's the bank
account; but Jenny lies buried under
the biggest gray shaft on yonder side
hill. She died the day before her
twenty-ninth birthday, and | knew just
as well as if a coroner's inquest had
said so that had been her death"
.No, not" pleaded Jonas. "Don't
say that."
..As true as i stand here" said
Uncle Prickett. Il should have been
careful of her. A woman aint an iron
machine. / should have cherished her
-aint that what the Marriage Service
says?-instead of letting her work her
self into a decline. What sort o. good
do you suppose all that money does me
now? She amt here to share it with
Inc. Now you know what L mean,
Young man."
And Uncle Prickett turned on his
heel and went out of the room.
"Letty," he said to his niece, who
was gathering the first ripe raspberries
that grew on the sunny garden wall
..Fve been giving your husband WORD
of advice. I've been telling him h,
mustn't let YOU work yourself to death
like YOUR Aunt Jenny did"
..Do YOU think he needs advice
Uncle Prickett!"
"All young men do at one period ol
another of their lives" said Mr.
Prickett.
1t was of Saturday night Wher
Jonas brought his bride home. Mrs
Green, the nearest neighbor, had beeI
prepared sayory supper. The even
ing meal was scarcely concluded, wheI
a wagon drove up TO the door, and on
/ stepped a stout Welsh girl, with
/ bundle under her arm, and G yellow
! cotton umbrella.
"Who's this?' said Mrs. Akin
viewing the new arrival with disfavor
ATS the hired help" Jonas an
swered.
1.-The hired help! Why, 1 though
you'd got married to"
"The fact is, mother" said Jonas
kindly, "l've a sort o changed III.
mind about some things. You've mos
killed yourself with hard work. Yor
never would have got this rhe nnatisI
fastened on You if you hadn't stuck t
it you'd whitewash the cellar yOursel
that damp spell i'll May, and L mea
Lefty shall start on a different plat
form. We aint rich, but we can atfor
to live comfortable, and | don't mea
my wife shall lose her round cheek
and fresh color. She'll find enough /
do, without turning into a drudge
and SO I've hired Joan Llannis for
| year"
AIrs. Akin uttered a hollow groan
al do believe you've gone crazy,
she said. 1--WE shall all go to til
poor-house together"
But they did not. Joan Llanni
proved domestic treasure, especial
as nurse-in-chief to the poor old rher
matic invalid.