Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-07-19

''Graclous! | cant GO" exclaimed
Honora. ''Afte1 fussing over ny clothes
and making them decent, it would be
perfect shame not TO wear them and Of
course there's no society il that ut-of
the-way place / should die Of ennui if
had to stay there a week" $50 should
|, said ahude. Il don't believe that
there is Il book III the house, unles, its
the Farmers Almanac
''Oh. yes, observed mamma. Il re
member your aunt had 81 fine library
She's odd aud old-fashioned, but. never
theless, Weli-read woman And be-
sides, girls, little impressi7ely, I'm
not sure but she has considerable means
shes very thrlfty-al all the Bariove, a,c
and she has lived so frugally. that she
surely must have something laid bg Per
haps II would be wiser Tor one Of YOU to
70. Margery," turning 10 me. |'since
your sisters object so strongly. suppose
YOU 60 to Pottsville That would dc
ava, with the necessity Of getting you d
new winter outht-yOu could wear yotu
Old things IL that country place. I'm
sure, tnougn, dom know what l shall
Go without you, you are so fond of put
terlng around in the Kitchen However
III try if you consent to go
The next week found me beneath the
root Of the old-tastloued farmhouse
Aunt Serena proved TO be a very ode
person, as my mother had said and al
first | was rather ANNOYED at the keen
critical glances Of her sharp, black eyes.
could not help plying her, though, tol
| knew by her worn, white face and
general feebleness, that she had not lone
to live aud when she saw that my SYM
pathy was sincere and that l had d
genuine desire to make ner comfortable
aud happy, her manner at once became
warm and kind
But my task va, an arduou5 on5 Shs
lived almost parslnloniously Paint or
rag carpet were all that covered the
floors the other furniture was of the
plainesr kind and our food the simplest
and cheapest often smiled to myself
when | thought Of mothers visions OF
sic IF
i, but did not write home and tell the
state Of affairs. iol | knew that I would
tad grown 50 attached to lny aged reIs
| tive, that / had determined to stay by
her until the end, which evidently was
fast approaching dld 50 aud it has
always been 4 pleasure to me to think
that | was i comfort to poor suntle dur
! ing those last, sad days
| After her death and burial, | returned
/ home to tlnd mamma and the girls quite
eluted over our prospective good for
/ tune
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that he had heard the old lady was worth
considerable, said mamma, complacently
smoothing down the folds of her black
bombazine Much to my surprise |
found that all three had somehow
managed to buy new mournlng.)
..WelI, he was misinformed, l said
quietly,
.sWas her will reads" asked mamma
rather startled
''Ies, the afternoon before | lett.
Aside from money for her funeral ex
penses she had six hundred dollars il
the savings bauh, aud that she willed to
the Pottsyille Home for Aged Women.
Mamma and the girls raised their white
hands IN sllent, bat expressive, wrath ano
disappointment
And she lett Is nothing Honora IL
qulred.
''Only some little renembrances
There hair brooch tor mamma, pair
OF ear-dvops for YOU, al onyx pin fo'
Maude ana little pearl ring-I believ'
she was once engaged, bat her love
liel-foI me And oh yes. she left
me her century plant, | added IS 81
after thought
Century plant numpn.' All
namma ; ari>tocrarc nose gave . scoru
fut sniff "Well. must say she .showet
very li,tle appreciation for your service
during these three months And "
ueeded YOU 50 much at home I'm nearl
dragged ont
Yes, indeed Ma gets, SAID Aaude
Who, by the way, IN spite OF her sesthet
eism, enjoyed good eating as we'll a
auy alderman. yes, we have missed yo'
awtully. You'rea plain, simple body
4 nv dear. but must say YOU have re