New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
xr,uxopK DAILY TRIBUNE. NOVEMBER

| bit'e'' l .il was 80 terrible, Nelly shrunK
,yar in ALRIGHT and chung to kasneS arm, @
smile was upon any one The fddlers stopped
OH oIari ms For a moment Nathan looked at the
handsome pair Then WahOu wor Tie crowd Of
snertators at the door parted for him to pass
through, and he went G ~ i"'0 '"' night
.Do,,. b. settin, I'D for me. mother. ! shan't
| 4, 10 iii most mornin'. There's goin 10 DC a
.u,Iev-supper at o'clock, and We shall dance
" Good willie after that most likely You can p9i u
,hc end door and leave the shed door ihlas'ehru,
| Nathan spoke easily as though dancing hau
been the business Of his life and nights peasnic
| n thing Of common occurrence lie leu DIS 10"
M was fastening his stock at the little looking
class in the Kitchen having performed the various
Offices OF the toilet at the kitchen SINK A''er ~
| had adjusted that to his mind, he drew on lie
syallow-tailed coat his mother assisting. ~ was
| = blue coat with brass buttons lie had driven
| over to Mddlcbury and ordered it the very u ay
| no nromsed to take Nelly to the assembly IL
mos The first now coat he had had since the one
h M' when the mortgage was paid off sixteen
Years before 1t was as though he had come to
his majority. and this was his freedom SUIT Ills
waistcoat was buff and his trousers gray; ,,
Tizbeth gave a final pull at the collar am
smoothed down the back and sleeves i,er .3%un
would have been q caress IN any D"' Nc"-'''e
II se,s like a glove. Naty; there amt a
wrinkle nowheres." and she stepped on TO geI a
better view Your fathers weddin' coat was d
|
10 Nathan iai blushcd and was pleased. lie had
thought Of the coat as probable weddns Ell pnl,
| ment Was she thinking the same 10 hiG i
| his confusion he tried 10 get sight at ms Dach III
the looking glass which was able to reflect ON! .
section Of IT. Then he drove on IN me ngn,'3 ~
chaisc and 'Lizbcth sat down with her Khlt'ihg "
| the building Of air castles
The wcddin' would be 1hanksgivin' most Alttcly,
and she wouldn't have to stay alone any NOR NOR
| when Naty was of all day swampin or cnoppn
| inn
# Naty had failin' it was not takin; lie was
n good listener but no talker. ,lizDeth was 9 9iu
and couldn't get to the store as She used TO- III.
! Nelly would 20 and tell her all the news Nelly
Teily shouldn't work hard. 'I.izheth was good
for days work yet and would take te n nSccs %
! Nclly could do the coollin' that was light work.
| And r.7beth would show her how Naty lKeN MS
| slapacks with Just the lectlcst mite o. new
Orleans molascs in EN- and his biscuits with Just
a ectlc too mucn sacratus. Twas queer. hu'
Naty and his father both liked salcratus biscuit.
| Most men hated cr. II Mis- Calvin ever ven,
turd TO put any on to her table ana ,It De'; "
| threw 'cm right over into the pig-prn. lives u
word and a blow with Mr.. Calvin, and The blow
! centrally come fust. Nil. ,..a, .
lucky girl How she should like 70 Just peek IN
and sec 'cm dancin'; There wouldn't be a hnm,
somer coat there than Natys. what n prouu
What becomes Of all the air castles we build,
| wonder? Are they. indeed but the "haScless
| fabrics" Of our vision Or do they await our
occupancy In some other ana happier spup''e Sh.
wasn't mite sleepy. and would like to Slt up ana
hear all about the dancin'. But it would poster
Naty after what he'd aid SO she put o'S ea1 aug
them readily. and set out doughnnts ana chec'c
under clean towel He'd most likely he
hungry. o,
,h;n c' h srg Hafv out She heard the clock
! strike 10 ana II and the next thing she heard
Il must be later than sie thought. She must
have hacn asleep after all She heard Nathan
come in lie lighted tho candle. and she conf n
sec its CLEAN through the crack ~ the door Wn.n
| sneak. when she remembered In time that young
folks don't like 70 he spicd upon. specially whcn
'lcy, are kcePin' COMPANY, Now Naty was H.
| But sleep still refused 10 come. ami presently
the clock struck -. II was then, NJ she had
thought at first; he had come home much Garlic:
! than lie had said. Could anything be the matter ,
| She sat mp IN he'd and listened. She heard
nothing. though there WAS still the CLEAN OF the
candle through the crack scr,
She stepped softly ont Of bed 10 the door " TT
ms, peek she said TO herself =" He won't
Int at her touch the door swung slowly open
with a prolonged squeak Inc pcsKy thihs' IL
Bn' Nnthan did not hear He sat by the table
with hi- head OH lis arms Lizbeth saw that the
Idonghnuis were untouched Poor bow" she
said Hes fcll asleep. Hes clean tuckered
out"
She stepped up 70 him and laid her with 1.-THE
| 70 bed" abe said He drew a long shuddcring
breath and liftcd his head;
His face wore the same look that had so terri
| fed Nclly ard his mother shrunk away az first
| with n cry of 90 Naty! what ais We ~ Then she
would have como back TO him. but Nathan rose
to his feet.
nor nobody else. I've only ben a wretched fool
| That's all ~
40. Naty." and 'Lizbeth began to whimpcr.
She looked very old and white standing there with
zap cap without her false front Of black hair, She
shivercd. but not wholly with colI. Where
Nelly and what's happened ppp,Tcd. p u,, vorr, and
han'some folks. And she's goin' 70 marry Rashe
Tompkinsl q. mother. | wish was dead Why
didn't die with the rest Of EN- when l was
| baby"
And then 'Lizbcths whimper ended in LONG
vail And what should ! a done. | should like
TO know with all my child'en dead. and lone
wdder and The morSse Sna the r TO run ah hn
| house long before this and You n wishn
twas So don't see how Won can talk TO your
yonr father do and wouldn't never "a believed
| IL a Won If | hadn't a heerd It with my own
cars And wishin' you was dead; and standin
there in your new blue coat and all the e,essln's
J of this life And ! not slcepin wink this
| durin night. thinkin' and plannin'. and all for
von And catchin' my death O cold standin here
| and"
! But why should calamity be full Of words ~
Nathan Interrupted tho flow with an impatient
| movement $50 back 10 bed. mother. You can't
| do ANYTHING and it's use molSin yourself sick
| because I'VE made fool O myself. and ben
laughed Mt"
ZEN laughed at? And what for should like
70 know And who done II ?' Then. with u
mild access Of fury, She done it. the good for
nothin'--"
| stop mother. Talen' don't do no good She
mint 10 blame She's young, mother. She didn't
know what she was dom. She couldn't help IT,
How could she help itP Look at me, yourself,
mother. Ain't ] n handsome yonna Teller to go
laugh more dreadful to his mothers ears than
even what she was pleased to call his swearn'
| LIZ Mfted the cnndlcstick and MT Il down annin