St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-06-21

played the melodeon and taught then
hymns. and she MAS the vrganist of tho
church. Then there's the ~prayrr-meet.
ing Wednesday night. and tho reading
every Friday evening. Sister Annie did
the reading. She got up a magazine
clah too. ! consider Sister Mnnie a
very accomplished woman. maam. She
was universally beloved He pro-
nounccd this slowly and imprcssively,
as II he or Sister Annie were originating
the time-wOrn commentator.
She never used to complain. ma'am.
| do not believe she knew how to com.
plain, II it had not been for the cough
ing, like as not no n would have
known she was sick. When ! told her
goodbye yesterday noon, she smiled
the moment she stopped &C Ighicg. aud
pretended it was nothing. ] told my
wife not to mind INC. just to go ON and
look after her sister. She was most wor.
ried to death about my dyspepsia" lie
paused. nibbling at his toothpick. Il
. do not believe that that sulphur water
is going to agree with me, or may be it
is the fried eggs. OF course, ,'am!
Certainly, if you have letters to write"
President Tubbs had the pleasure Of
eating his dinner alone. For supper he
was q few minutes late. There was an
other place prepared at the table. lie
interrupted inquiries about it by pre-
sentiag himself OPPORTUNITY with the
occupant. q lady.
"Let me introduce my wife to you,
ma'am. I telegraphed her this morning
after you left me. / told her to come
right along here and divert her mind.
| can stand the expense. She didn't
want to come in to supper but l told her
you would excuse her appearance,
ma'am. She hasn't had any time to fix
up; been travelling ever since three.
The funeral came of at ten. Sister An
ME passed away easy and quiet as .
baby going to sleep"
Mention has O been made of his
voice. 1t was trumpetal in its volume
of sound, and his words, heavy. unmod-
ulated projections, fell like missiles OF
wood OF the ears.
1T was an elegant funeral, my wife
says, and the parsons address she con-
siders a triumph Of oratory." This last
sentence seemed also a matter OF pride
with him. 81 told my wife that she
would like you. Mary, didn't l tell you
you that you would like" lie touched
her on the shoulder to corroborate his
statement, and so she was forced to look
up at last
His wife! That his wife! Twenty,
perhaps more. An oval face, black hair
in . heavy mass at the back Of her neck,
and eyes that would have been called
the most beautiful in the world n,they
had not to be called the most grief.
stricken-eyes Of supernatural beauty
and divine suffering. Her mouth!Is or
mouth was quivcring from lips tochin.
One of the two women had to leave the
table; she could not.
The professor came in to the break.
fast table the next morning alone, but
radiant.
Il never slept better in my life, ma.am;
and no disturbance Of the stomach. Did
you notice that ] eat the fried mutton
last night, ma'am: Well, 1 thought I
would hear from that mutton before
morning; but l did not. ma'am. All
quiet; all serene. My wife she did not
sleep 8 70 well-she is q poor sleeper
and the baby did not sleep at all, sho
says. She says she walked him up and
down the room pretty much all night
long. ] told her not to mind me, to do
just exactly rs she pleased; not to worry
about my breakfast and my dyspepsia I
had brought her here to have her pleas
ure and / could manage to get along.
And now, ma'am, what shall we do this
what! Going to leave? Going away!
Oh. you had better not go! You had hct-
ter stay a day OF two longer. Why. 1
am not going for two or three days yet
Well, il you can't stay But I am real
sorry. never did meet a lady whose
l enjoyed more than yours. Il
that your hack, now?'
'YeS"
''Well, l am sorry. 1 thought wc
were going to nave q real good time to-
You can't change your mind?
Well, l an sorry. Let me call my wife
to tell you goodbye. Oh, it's no dis
turbancc; she is just in her room. Mary!
Nary"
There was no answer either to the call |
or the knock upon the door, near which |
we unfortunately were standing. Be
fore a preventive could be thought of,
It vas flung open by his strong, quick
hand.
s Come in! Come right in, ma'am,
Here's Mary! She will be delighted to
X,o, oud r;Uhf corrv ~ boa. that xc,
arc going away" iss
The woman, not attempting to rise,
vat as she was, nursing her baby. Tho
black dress Of last night lay thrown
leross a trunk. She wore . faded red
,alicO wrapper; her hair, which had not
yet been combed. hung in two long.
thick, tangled plaitS. Her face was
still as beautiful as the night before,
,nly the daylight showed what the dim
light had not, tho hectic spot in each
cheek and tho ~feverish
in her eyes. Etst
"Ycs, ma'am, the baby is considered TO
me; he is what is called in these
parts 'growthy.' I tell Mary ne looks
81 he were going to be self-made.
10" ; gfFysl
..Undoubtedly."
Growthy! with a six months proposes
II nose and mouth toward the original
Ielf-made type, and breakfasting as IL
10 too had chronic dyspepsia, his heavy
'itsle hands grasping and pulling the
to which his large mouth clung
leterminately. And abe had TO be the
of this, and the wifeO Ntat!, Oh
l 4
A photograph had dropped from her