New-York tribune., 1890-05-04
THAT CAROLINY GAL.
IL.
MRS. WINsLOw AND THE wIDDER DIS
AGREE.

p,eo-n March 13--"I shouldn't wonder II twas
ouito smell before she any comfort to ye. Did
she that -
worl, that was drawn ard puckercd until II bore no
o,rhta,ce whatever 10 the precious thing 1t ought
| % have rescmbIed She standing in the Widder
,nuah,s kitchen and the wdder Bjah was standing
with her and looking at the same piece OF work left
m Do,,vs hands when the girl started for school that
morning. LA,
4pid she do that ~ repeated Mrs. winsiow' with
even more severity.
"Yes.- said Mrs. Jacobs, shc oohe 'ha'' anu S"o
really seemed to try
! vrs wins,ov shifted very audibly. she put down
,be dreadful strip of patchwork in the basket. She
said there wa MT one Of her gals but coma nave
made a whole bed quilt long fore she was Dshy
ace She said patchwork was the one thlhg ~ was
necessary for gal TO know. She should nave died OF
shame II Sarah or Marietta hau uo"o "''O' ~ CIV
motloned toward the basket.
lyon must remember that Daily amt had no or,ng'
i,crpn e,d Mrs Jacobs n depressed manner.
81 rncss there want never no Whslow but couia
have made calico squares in their cradles You Know
Dally's nothn' but a Carolny gal
myou missed it drcadfuliy takin' of her. feel
to thank tie Lord day that I've ben saved from
takn' OF her.
.h,,t,, tor - returned Mrs. Jacobs In tone that
r,o.o hor caller cringe somehow. and which caused
/ her In remember that she had as she said' some
bread a rsin, and must hurry nome
A. the door she turned back TO ask II 1t were true
that Daily hadn't no last name and no father.
Mrs Jacobs's eyes flashed Inc eye .naV n"'''"i'
squinted opened very "iue. -
uycs She answered. ts Jest true az that your
father M mother quarrelled SOS the neighbors had
, Interfere nigh every day of their lives As for my
mart I'd lust as lives have no father at all aS ohe
,bat.d beat his wife with a beefs tongue s yours
uscdtor: n milk pals throwin' AZ her head
Mrs. wInlow glared q moment and then she hurriei
ovay while Mrs. Jacobs went back 10 her Kitchen
ord cat down TO repent Of her hasty speech
She took MP the poor little puchcrcd sewing ana
looked at It, As she did ~ she recalled how Daily
nd cried bccausc she couldn't make II even: how
,h small fingers had trcmbled In anxiety as they
had worked.
Mrs. Jacobs has now had Daily nearly two weeks.
and those weeks had been ono round oi excite
ment for the Yankee woman who had never con
ceivcd that any human creature could be quite so
IGNORANT and shftlcss this ohli was. Was II pos
enIc that there were people In the world who didn't
lnow how t. mix douchnus who thought corn bread
WAS better than "lGht bread: who called tomatoes
non,a-tocS-: who spoke Of nothing a meat but
aeon who asked where things were att who called
going 10 meeting "gwinc 10 preachn''; who called
a harness "thc gears who spoke oi hhdIhe
lamp as maxim er light
meditation. for she felt II she did 81 She should
roundcr hopelcssly in the accumulation of memories
81 the strange things Daily saving and doing all
the time
only the nigh, before II not until Dally hah gone
10 bed that she remembered that she had not brought
in the drv wood FOR making the fire In IN" morning
suddenly Mrs Jacobs saw a figure with bare feet and
in It's night gown nyinG through IN" kitchen and ont
~ doors Before she could collect herself and follow
Daily had returned bearing armnl Of pine trash
II done forgot ter tote thur wood. she explained
and was going back 70 her bed with her feet wet
with mud and snow.
she could hardly he made b. comprehend why
tub must be brought and her feet washed
"yghtv King!r she cried ont at last. ave dond
do thata way In Callinv ole It'd would her LET mo
car cr load cr mud ter bed fur all Of her carin'
II seemed incredible u Mr-. Jacobs that she must
instruct a girl Of fourteen that she should not 80 out
in her night clothes of March night and bring In
wood even though she had forgotten 70 do so pre-
vioysv.
And as to that. went on the Widdcr 'Bliah. with
painfnI earncstnc-.. DON'T ever get mp. even In
summer. and leave the housc without dr'ssin'. what
shall do with youi You make me think Of thc
prayer book Mrs. Lander uscs.'
Daily was sitting with her feet In the tub ~ water
and with an enormous gray shawl. which had be.
l,nrcd to Abah. wrapped round her shoulders. Her
llglt hir was all I'm a fun about her face. and her
brown ewes were pcnitcnt and wondering At this
mention of the prayer book she laughed little. She
,ad .hc didn't how such "tIfn' crIitct7 as he
was could make anybody think Of anythag 50 good
as 4 prayer book must De-.
wr. Jacobs conld not help smiling fondly into
those young ewes. which met hers 50 frankly.
Nou needn't think that she answered. laughing
ON, a. she sp,e with a Of happiness she could
hardly understand. "Tart mnch OF a compliment
10 Won what thoueht. Twas where Il say. lcavin
undonc things you ought do. m don' them things
you hadn't oucht ter do. You're up TO that kind
II actions bout All the time
The smile died ont Of Daly's face
"Yo' amt gwinc ter be sorry yo' took me- be
yo'i' she asked. her lips quvering.
Tho thrifty Yankee looked at the "tIfHin' crltterr
and said
sorryI Gracious mol Pm thankful every day
~ nv nfe Though Won be irwin Daily
The girl spranc out Of her tub Of water. making
dreadful splash as she did 30. She flung her arms
round her friends neck and huggcd her convulsvcly
=" | ncver knowcd folks could bo good, she
sollcd. an / do try every day not ter be 30
trinln Yo' SEQ | let to be Pm Jest like
or fist ! used ter have
Mrs Jacobs held her close a moment, and then
She hurried her of 70 bed and returned % mop IN
the water which had been spilled. Something
troubled her as she did When the floor was dry
,hc FASTENED into the little bedroom whore Daily
law She saw the shining Of her eyes. she had
hesitation III saying:
81" Hc YOU awaken
"Ycs ma'am."
"Yon said you was Jest like fyst. Now what
is fyst27
She anxionsly awaited the reply, which came
quickly enough.
Law me, It's only little dog. My Jimmy
was Jest like that yo' said thur prayer book said
an like me- yO' know. OH do wish could have
A pup! BIZ Wnsow's got two-houn's. they be-
lie said as he would like ter give one. Kin |
hcv it,"
"Yon needn't have Winslow pups" said Mrs
Jacobs with aSpcrity. :" But I'll see bout
one somehow
When the widow looked in the room again an
hour later at precisely o o'clock she surprised
TO find Daily s awake and evidently crying.
,TaInt nothn' yO'vc DONE she fastened 10
say "but I war thnkin that mabby yo' conldn't
hey both cr puppy an Barker, an I'd hcv Barker
though lurv pups 50! III yo' could hev him,