St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
FEROBIA'S FAILURE.
It Was One OF the Successful
Kind, Anyhow.

you're stannin' in yer own light,
Feroby.-
Timothy Filbert shook his head sol.
EMMY as he spoke. He was a large
man. with small, light blue eyes,
and chronic stoop in the shoulders,
suggestive of a too steady application
70 the plow.
You're a STAMINA in yer own light,
he repeated, impressively.
''Mcbbe you're right, Timothy" ad-
mit4'd his sister. meekly. She was not
naturally of q meek disposition. but
there arc times when the most spirited
person feels crushed by circumstances,
and such a moment had come to Miss
Fcrobis- 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"
His pale blue eyes glanced inqniring-
" at his sister, but Miss Ferobia's mo-
mentary meekness seemed to have van
ished as unaccountably as it had ap-
peared.
II harenf changed my mind" she re-
tortsd, with much asperity. 81 won't
marry Jason Smallweed. nor nobuddy
else. I'll stay right here an keep
house for you the balance Of my days"
Timothy wriggled uneasily. He had
his own reasons for not approaching
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, Fcroby," he STAN
mered, with . crimson countenance, II
felt SO sartin l was a-goin' to lose You.
IL asked Nancy Garget, an she said
she'd hace me"
The cat was out of the bag now. and
Timothy mopped his face with his
handkerchief and breathed . sigh of re-
lief.
But Miss Ferobia, like . sensible
woman. bore the shock bravely.
..And how soon am 1 to give up my
situation?" she asked.
Timothy grew uncomfortable again.
.Hey? Oh!-why--you needn't to be
in a hurry. It won't come on fur .
week yet" he FASTENED to explain.
"An', of course, you know wouldn't
hev 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.
cit puzzled me consider BILE to know
why Timothy was so sot on me chang
in nv mind.'' reflected Miss Ferobia,
as she washed up the breakfast dishes
and polished the knives and forks But
it's plain rs a pilkestaf now. I might
a. kuowed he was sayin' one word fur
me an two fur hisself."
Miss Fcrobia was rs unlike her
brother in appearance rs she was in
disposition.
While he was stoop-shouldered she
was straight as an arrow. And though,
IS she admitted. she was getting
along in years, her bright eyes and
fresh complexion contradicted the as
sertion.
Ather 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 women, and Mrs
Timothy Filbert was disposed to tri-
umuh over her sister-in-law.
4 s'pose you wasn't a-countin' on
your brother marryin'." she remarked.
rs she comoed out her
nk-black tresses before the square |
framed looking glass in the best room.
He had . right to please himself"
reioined Miss Ferobia, composedly.
..Rut what are you going to do?" per
sisted the bride. ''As l told Timothy
before I promised to have him, the
house want big enough fur too tam.
lies, an you couldn't expect to stay af'
ter come" IL
AN IS Itold him, wouldn't stay II |
he aid me for il, I" retorted Miss Zero
bia, emphat,cally.
.Oh. you're mighty independent
unified Nancy, tossing her head
suppose you're a-calculatin' to take mp
with Jason Smallweed. You wouldn't
ketch me marryin' . widderer." she