Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-02-23

blatant fan fare of ZioR's 1iatmpef in
stead OF the music for which size longed
Size had earnestly desired porch built.
O., Witch she might sit aud rest In tile
cool Of the day. bar porch. 1t was
argued. would lInck brand or so from
the burning. and thus fain was she
Obliged to sacrifice her desires.
After Mr.. King had returned to the
posteffice. and she had done up her sup
pr dishes, NJ $ Kiag sat down to rest
and think.
Slowly there was bor;, an idea in her
brain Which grew and grew until it as
sumed the healthful lr, portions of an
earnest resolve.
She would furnish her parlor herself.
In her girlhood she had learned the
tailor's trade. and had been quite skill
full in handling the goose
She owned machine aud made her
husbands clothes There was no tailor
in Podunky-a vista of possibilities
opened out before longing eyes.
Having made her decision she set to
work. II soon was rumored in Podunky
that Mis- King had begun Tailoring. /"
and the news caused quite a stir in the
little hamlet. Orders began to come in,
and early aud late the whlr of Mis-
Kings machine might bs heard, and
high above its clatter rose her shrill,
cracked voice as she quavered forth the
strains of her favorite hymn
20 think of home over therei
By the side of the river OF light"
Weeks passed by. and a little roll OF
bills in Mis- Kings bureau drawer began
to be of pretentious size
One afternoon as she was finishing q
vest and thinking size must lay aside her
work and begin supper shadow fell
across the kitchen steps. and voice
said:
Howdy, Aunt Alcimy?"
She looked up ~ the tall, gawky lad
of II. her nephew. Pen huling, and
answered good haluredy:
First rate, Ben. How do you do2"
90, well enough. said the boy, as
he dropped lstlessly down in the door
way and gazs off to the hills that shut
In Podunky. and that were fast growing
red in the rays of the setting sun.
How's crops lookin'?" asked his aunt.
Damn crops, said the lad with sud.
den energy: then catching his aunt's re-
proving eye, lie added: I'm sorry,
Aunt AIcimy. / know ] hadn't ought
to speak like that. but Pm sick of the
sound If the word. It's nothin' but
crors, crops. work, work, drudge,
drudge, from mornin' till night. week In
an week out No let up, no chance, no
hope. Fathers leen promisin' these
two years that should go to Beldonia
Normal for a term or Two anyway, but
today he told me couldn't 60 An to
crown that, he's took my colt-mine,
he repeated fiercely, that he gave me
an that I've brought up and took such
care Of, an sold it an kept the money.
Why. what he got for it would have
given me one term at the Normal. and
vet lie tells me lie can't afford to let me
GO"
Here his voice broke and he stared
resolutely at the far away hills, but
under the shade Of his battered straw
hat Mis- King con I see the big tears
slowly DIR p down his thin cheeks.
"Oh. wall. sic said kindly, @mebbe
in another year We can go--"
But be interrupted her.
"Aunt Alcimy, he said rs he looked
straight at her with his dead mothers
eyes, "you don't know what it is to
want thing awfulIy; to lie awake
nights plsnnin' about it; to almost get
ii an then have it snatched right out of
your hand F"
you don't know what it is to want O
thing awfully--"
Mis- King gave a little start. then
slowly went to her bedroom and, thrust
ing her hand I'm n'der pile of freshly
ironed linen, touched and drew out q
roll If bills
Going back she stopped and touched
ber nephew on the shoulder, and as he
looked up with the traces of tears yet on
his cheeks she said:
"Here. Ben. take this. It'll pay for
year at B ldonia.
-Why-why-what, stammered the
boy. as he stared at the money in q
daz fashion. 20, Aunt Alcimy, how
Good you bel But ye're robbin' yer
self"
~No. no, said IS King. with queer
little laugh; mo. hadn't no special use
for it LISTS just some happened
TO have by me; yes, that's it; take it,
take it. Ben.
Mis- King set herself diligently to
work again. Many night she toiled
while her husband slept the sleep of the
sanctified. Once more the little hoard
Of bills grew to decent proportions. and
in her minds eye she began to see her
future parlor in all its splendor
One evening as she worked and sung
the widow Bean came in for a neigh
borly call
The widow was the most popular
news vender in Podunky. If anything
new or startling occurred she rose TO
the occasion and went forth to enlighten
those who sat in darkness Tonight
her bonnet strings fairly bristled with
importance. She had weigllty news
ID. elful sudden, Mis- Deacon Mudge's
gdeath, slfe observed.
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