Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-11
LOVE.

with them black eyes generally has.
But she's sunshiny piece arter all. 1t
does me good to hear her sing about
the house"
"And she's master-hand to turn of
work" added Mrs. Tassell II never
had any one here that suited me like
her."
Deacon Tassell and his wife were
sitting on the front porch in the yellow
light of the declining sun. The deacon
had last weeks newspaper in his hand,
and Mrs. Tassell was knitting 80 rapidly
that the needles seemed to flash steely
lightning. Mrs. Hopkins sat on the
doorstep. She had come over to ber-
row setting O. ducks eggs" from her
neighbors, and on the sunny meadow
slope at the left a 1.-the young figure
was gathering towels and pillow cases
off the bleaching ground.
"But it's sort O. strange, amt it, that
she couldn't seem to get along with her
father? ?" said Mrs. Hopkins.
NO one couldn't get along with old
Elias Emmons." asserted Mrs. Tassell.
Its scold, scold, fret. fret with him
from morning till night. He thinks
life amt made for nothin' but work, and
he didn't give the girl clothes to be de-
cent. She couldn't go nowhere like
other girls, nor have no company. He
dug up all her posy beds to plant
onions and leeks, and he wouldn't
even let her sing about the house.
Didn't want noise, he said. Now Jest
listen to that" For even while the
deacon's wife discoursed Charlotte EN-
mons began to sing in soft, rich con-
tralto:
Jerusalem the Golden,
With milk and honey best
In the yellow sunset the effect was
indescribily sweet.
@Well, l declared" said Mrs. Hopkins.
"She can sing"
sand that" said Mrs. Tassell, as
what her father called q snoisep He
wouldn't have it. And he was awful
mad when she bought that melodeon
on the installment plan from Harvey
Nickerson. She had paid for it now,
what with helpin' Miss Mix weave rag
carpet and takin' in shop work to do OF
nights after old Elias was abed and
asleep. But he won't never let hel
open it when he's in the house. And
finally, one day when he wouldn't buy
her red cashmere dress to take the
plaee of the one she's worn three win.
tiers already, she declared she wouldn't
stay in the house no longer to be hal,
dressed an half fed, and called al
sorts O. names into the bargain. An hi
told her she might clear out and good
radiance to bad rubbish. OF course
he never s'posed she'd go. But she did
She came straight here, and / CHANGED
to be without any help just then-my
niece Keziah had married and gone
90 / told her she might stay, and-Yes
Lofty, you may take them dried apple,
in. I guess another days sunshine1
be all they need" she said. in hel
round comfortable accents, - Char
lotte came up the path, carrying thu
basket of linen in an unconsciously
graceful attitude and nodded smiingly
at Mrs. Hopkins.
aOh, yes, said Lofty. in the soft con
tralto voice, Il took them in long ago
they are nearly dry. But Mrs. Tassell
II you don't mind, I'd like to 60 ovel
home tonight
@What for, Lotty?"
The fair head dropped, . delicate
color overspread the cheek.
~Iwss thinking, Mrs. Tussell, If YOU
didn't object said Lofty, I'D like r
bring nv melodeon oyer here. The
room where it stands is damp In rainy
weather, and father never has . firs
there, and-and-I don't believe shall
ever 90 back there to live.
Mrs. Tassell cordially acceoed.
sill be real glad to have 1t here
Lofty said she. .And I sort O. think
VIII Harper's house hain't no damp
rooms in it
Lofty Dlushed brighter than ever, and
rnno to put on her hat, with muir
INJURED word of thanks.
@Ehr said Mrs. Hopkins, rising NJ
With her basket of ducks eggs
What's that about VIII Harper?
Haint ye never guessed :. said Mrs
Ehpsll with Q sly twinkle n hsl
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