The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-09-24
FEROBIA'S FAILURE.
1t Was One of the Successful
Kind, Anyhow.

1t Was One of the Successful
Kind, Anyhow.
you're stannin' in yer own light,
Teroby."
Timothy Hilbert shook his head sol
man, with small light blue eyes,
and chronic stoop in the shoulders,
-snggestive=ef-a-to too steady application
to the plow.
You're stannin' in yer own light, .
he repeated, -impressively.
'Mebbe you're right, Timothy" ad
mitted his sister, meekly. She was not
naturally of a meek disposition, but
there are times when the most spirited
person feels crushed by circumstances,
and such a moment had come to Miss
Ferobia. Timothy felt somewhat pla-
Gated by the unexpected admission.
faint too late yet" he suggested,
briskly, taking his seat at the break
fast table, where his sister was already
pouring the coffee. "You just say the
word Feroby, an I'll give Jason SMALL
weed a hint that you've changed yer
mind Is
His pale blue eyes glanced inquiring.
1yat his sister, but Miss Ferobia's mo-
mentary mcekness seemed to have van
ished as unaccountably as it had APP
peared.
81 hapenI changed my mind' she re-
torted. with much asperity.. II won't
marry Jason Smallweed, nor nobuddy
else. I'll stay right Eere an keep
house for you the balance of my days.
Timothy wriggled uneasily. He had
his own reasons for not appreciating
the generous offer. To fortify himself
for the disclosure which must be made
he swallowed half his coffee at gulp.
"I--I-thc truth is, Feroby," he STAN
mered. with a crimson countenance, II
felt so sartin I was a-goin' to lose you,
IL asked Nancy Garget, an she said
she'd hare me. +"
The cat was out of the bag now, and
Timothy mopped-his face with his
handkerchief and breathcd assign of re-
lief
i. But Miss Fcrobia, like a sensible
woman, bore the shock bravely.
And how soon am i to give up my
situation9" she asked.
Timothy grew uncomfortable again.
Hey? Oh!-why--you needn't to be,
in a hurry. 1t won't come off fur a
week yet" he fastened to explain.
"An', of course, you know Iwouldn't
hey nothin' agin yer stayin' right along,
same as ever, only Nancy, She"
You couldn't hire me to stay" was
the reassuring answer, and Timothy
congratulated himself on having the
matter So easily settled.
at puzzled me. consider BILE to know
why Timothy was so sot on me chang
in my mind, :" reflected Miss Ferobia,
us she washed mp the breakfast dishes
and polished the knives and forks. but
it's plain as pikestaf now might
+ O sknowed he was sayin' one word far
me an, two fnr hisself."
Miss Fcrobia was as unlike her
brother in appearance as she was in
disposition.
While he was stoop- shouldered she
was straight as an arrow. And though,
as She admitted, she was getting
along" in years, her bright eyes and
fresh complexion contradicted the as
sertion. -4w
At her brothers request she remained
at her post until the wedding was over
and the bride installed in her new home.
There was very little cougeniality
between the two wom,n and Mrs.
Timothy Filbert was disposed to tri-
umph over her sistcr-in-law.
Il spose you wasn't a-countin' on
your brother mdrryin'," she remarked,
disagrccahly, as she combed ont her
nk-back tresses before the square
framed looking g,ass in the best room.
.,IIc had right to please himself"
rcjoincd Miss Ferobia, composedly.
but what are you going to do?" per-
sisted the bride. "As told Timothy.
before promised to have him, tho
house want big enough fur too fam
lies. an You couldn't expect to stay af-
ter come. " 80
AM ;ls I told him, wouldn' u Stay, ! (
hcpaat me for it, retorted Miss Fero-
bia. cinphatically.
"Oh. you're mighty independent, !"
smiled Nancy, tossing her head II
suppose you're a-calculatin' to take up
with Jason Smallweed. You wouldn't
..cich me marryin' widderer." she
a,hl",I. ,nallcously. sIf ncouldn't be
.iic 'ahlrclotl wouldn't 81 the dish
rA l;tit Issl'osc he's Hobson's choice
wnl, you.
The truth was that She was afraid
her sistcr7h,lrw might still manage to
rctnin 4 place IN the household by hook
or by crook, and She was determined to
provoke an alteration in order to pre-
/. vent such a sequence.
But Miss Ferobia WAS not to. be
drawn into quarrel.
lie may be Hobson's choice, but he
Is not line, She returned. coofly
Nap ~, however. WAS as persistent us
n gnaGpr il sadhy
y don doubt but what you'd rather
have FELIX byeficld," she suggested.