Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-09-30

round it once or twice, an when il
ralned the blue soaked in more, an the
wet would seem to take it right into
the roses hearts. An as the rose
opened 1t would be all blue-from us
having blued the edges. An to think
We might a gone on on on, an took
all the prizes at the hower-showsl
hate fool.
''Well, that day in the barn it lasted
that kinder quiet like as il we was
In church-it lasted for full 'arf a min
ute, an it seemed like twenty-an' then
there came a buzz, buzz, like whole
bench o bees when boy throws an
apple at 'em-an' Hetty she says, 'Ohg
quite soft and frightened-like-as well
she might bean then afore anyone
could say word to 'er, she was off,
through the big barn door, like rab-
bit with the dogs arter it.
''The ole gentleman what give the
prizes, he said he'd know'd it all along
but e 'adn't, for he'd drove over in
his own carriage to see our blue roses,
and called them curious material pheno
- suthin' or other"
"And Hetty didn't tell of you, Mrs.
Minver?"
''Ohl no, my dear. With all her
faults, Hetty was never that sort O.
girl"
"And Mr.. George?"
''OhI he come up that arternoon-I
seen him from our window by the pear
tree-and Hetty she says
I'm agoin' inter the orchard
she says; if e wants me-but /
don't think e Will want me-, says
she.
"He did want her though, an he says
to me
You come along, Addie, an hear
what I've got to say
''We went out inter the cherry-orch-
ard-all the cherries was gathered
though-an' Hetty was there, walkin'
up and down like a ferret as wants to
get out of its hutch an can't. And
George he says
Lookee here, Hetty,', he says, Il
don't wish no lllfeelin', but you'll see
it's best for us to part. I'm sure, if you
set any store by me, you wouldn't wish
me to keep company with a geD as
could act livin' lie, as Parson says.
An Pm sure the Lord wouldn't grant
blessin', an L wish you well an good
bye
81 never see a gell look so plain-for
a rather good-looking gell-as Hetty
did then, for her eyes WAS all swelled
up with cryin' and she twisted her nose
and mouth up, like as if she was a-goin'
to begin again.
Goodbye, George says she. No,
| wouldn't wish it, George she says,
mot if you don't, dear George
can with that she walked away very
quiet, an George, he stood quite still,
not looking at anythin' for minute or
two, an then he give a sorter shrug
an a sorter sigh, an he went off by the
lower gate without as much as a Good
day to you
'When tea-time came, mother she
says
Enough said about bit o. CELLS
nonsense;' an she ups the stairs to
Hetty, and she says at the door
Come down to tea, my gell.'
An Hetty she says
Don't want no tea, aunt.
"An' mother she goes in, and there's
Hetty lyin' face down on the bed, an
mother she says"
Come, child, it's no use a-grislin'
over split milk; an arter all
"A fault ats owned
Is 'arf atOned'
Come along do Sn, an let's say no more
about it
''But Hetty she says q was atop O.
thes tairs an L heard herr
'lt amt no use, aunt, she says,
'an' you've been's goods a mother to
me, an thank you an / loves you
that L do. But nothin's good now.
You let me be, there's dear auntie."
can mother she left her, Just a
sayin'-
Don't you take on bout George,
now. He'll come round
"An' next mornin' when 1 woke up
Hetty was gone, and we never seed her
again"
"Gone? Where TOP" 1 asked.
"To Medstone first, an then to Lon
don; an mother couldn't never ear
what come of 'er-but L did ear she
come to no good" "And George?"
"Well, George he took on for bit,
an didn't take to his victuals as a
young man should; but l allus spoke
him civil, an when we was alone L said,
pore Georger an Wasn't it hard
when you was fond of person to have
'em owD up liar quite shameless afore
parson an allI' An he said, 'Yes s,
twas cruel hard An next year we
was married, George an me-"
''And l suppose you never told him
you had helped to blue the roses?
''My dearl Now how could L? an
him that pertickleri' E. NEsBIT.