Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-28
UNCLE JOBS GUEST.

golden wedding. 1t was an unusual
and arsluous undertaking. They had
selected an elegant formula from Il
Complete Letter Writer, which repre-
sented to Aunt Huldah's mind the acme
of all social etiquette, and she now sat
debating to Uncle job. who was IL fair
5cribc but poor spcllcr.
<Thus far all had gone we'll. Aunt
Hu1lab derived great satisfaction from
this close contact with dictionary
words" the two old heads bobbcd
eagerly over the long list OF guests to be
invited, Neutrality-suspicious. the entire coun-
trysidc, until Uncle Jobs pen traced the
name Of Miss Abigail Appleby.
''ioHain't goin' to ask her" cricl
Aunt lIulda, aghast. "Why. job, man
they do tell the Quccrcst things of her!
l believe the woman is plumb crazy!
Lvin' all alone rs She does in that little
house Of Dickinson :, comm from no one
knows where, and film it from garnet to
cellar with cotton flannel animics the
like of which was never seen in the ark
or out Of it since! An rlon' her house
work i'll gloves, an tyin' ribbons to hci
cows hosns last Fourth of July. / won
der she wasn't hooked sky-high for it.
Eff you ask her to our wcdtlin', who
knows but what she'll come a-fctchin up
with an elephant under one arm and Il
camel under t'othcr9'''
81 think she's a poo?. lonesome old
crittcr," said Uncle Job, in mild, de
termined voice. ''Stc may be cctlc
techcd, Hubby; / don't deny it, but she
lives within sight of our house, and I'm
not goin to have every one Of our neigh
bors here, an slight her
swell, but she amt ii TO come to any
sech gcthern'. She don't seem p'inted
at maxim friends, either
''Mcbbc folks don't 90 the right way
to work" said the old man, dryly. ~
mean to take this invite over myself, and
\ urge her to come
Amt IIuldah set her spcctaclcs firmly
on her nose, and surveyed her obstinate
husband
"Jest as you say then But if she
docs bring us IL heather beast to set up
i'll our parlor, you'll do the thankin',
Job, for won't"
Il will, i will, promised Farmer Sat
tcrlec, sealing the note and his triumph
together with Il twinkling little smile.
The wedding day was crisp and gol-
den one, such IL day as October alone
knows how TO fashion. Aunt Huldah
had been up since dawn. The old house,
full of quaint furniture, had needed an
immense. amount OF scrubbinG and pol
ishing TO bring ii ZIP to its MISTRESS
ideal.
At last Aunt lIultah surveyed her
inta IN trri, ,f
She was giving some asparagus broom Il
little "tasty twist" rs she called.it, when
scramble on the front porch announced
the first visitors. AIiliccnt and IIctty
her two grand daughters, released from
boarding school to celebrate this ami
versaIy, rushed into the room
"We walked up from thc station, YOU
know, grandma. Such charming day ,
Leaves perfectly beautiful! Well, how
are you? Hetty, isn't she rs handsome
grandmother rs two haruni- scarum girls
were ever blessed WITH"
They both Rugged her in rapturous
school girl fashion.
"By the way, grandma, cant we hive
the best bedroom, with the big mirror?
Hetty and 1 want to come out in butter
fly style"
II s'pose so, :" said Aunt Hultlah, lenl-
entity cooking with IL suspicion of tears
at the tall handsome girls She was
wishing their father, her only son, had
lived to see this day. A few minutes la
ter she followed them up to the best
chamber.
Laws massey me. What upon airth
amt you got crammcd into tnat bag?
You call that packin', do you. Is that
all you're lcarnin' of ladylikc Ways"
Hctty looked up with flushing checks
at this condemnation called down Oh
Mile, who only laughed "Pshaw,
grandma! You have to squeeze things
into oabas. Look at this dress and
she pulled out Il tlimsy garment of SHIN
mering satin covered with lace, and CAV
with scarlet bows.
"Goin' to wear that?'i cried Aunt HUI
silah, in dismay.
Hetty smiled quietly, and brushed her
own pretty blue cloth. AIilIicent bit hcz
lip i'll modification. but she arrayed her
4 self in the condemned garment and ran
down into the sitting room, where Uncle
y Job sat in all the dignity of his old
broadcloth wedding coat, nibbling Tag
root and looking conicntcd. The sight
q ofSlilliccnt brought q deep frown t. his
a blows.
a "Now, Millie, amt a-goin' to have
= the plain, old-fashioncd folks a-comin'
here tonight put out with the sight of
sech airs in my grandfather! Take TINT
4 fiummjdiddlc rig straight of an come
downsbere in Il dress like your sisters or
50 not step into my parlors do you go,n
NIillie rushed back up stairs, flung the
despiscd dress ON heap on II chair, and
81 cried heartily. She upset IIetty's violet
y water trying to eiiace the tear stniin, and
finally, arrayel in her travelling dress,