Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-11-25

! coffee mill. Rarbary, still stationed under
/ the brass kettle, shifted loudly.
| Delphine heard it and quaked with fear.
| for Barbary never shifted without mean
ing. She gave utterance to volumes in this
| peculiar, rasping, uncouth sound. Even
| her mother WINGED before it, and Seth,
lover, who hoped and despaired by turns,
was driven to the verge of suicide when it
was directed toward himself. Could it be
possible that those sharp eyes had discov
cred her hiding place?
Mrs. Long whisked into the kitchen,
slamming the door after her. Barbary
turned toward Seth. who was listlessly
! preparing food for sick COW. and slowly.
carefully opened her mouth.
"Ruther queer at Delphiny should put on
her travelin dress n her best bunnet tew
| go over t. Aunt Caroline's to borrer table
| kiverl"
'Shol what marster han fur kalilatin
| you be, Barbaryl"
| "But you jist keep dark. Let Mis- Sam
find eout herself; she's baound tew afore
long. but hope 'twont be till the pore girl
| gifts well eout the way. | don't know ez
Pse ever 'spressed my 'pinion freely afore,
/ but ha'n't no doubt but tibet there elder,
I piousity n all, ez a reg lar old crockerdile,
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idee at Delphiny wouldn't dare go a'gin
| her commands N run away tew git rid of
marryin him. He may be kiveyed over
with the gospil shell, but Lor, there ha'n't
no more gospil inside or him than there ez
inside the skin or Il puff BALL"
'Oh, Lordy," exclaimed Seth. aghast at
such bold heresy.
Delphine's three aunts were hastily sum
moned, and like Jobs comforters they
| gave their opinions Laws massy," said
the afflicted mother, Pm feared she's
gone and drownded herself. She's as like
her.poor diseased pa as two peas"
EFF her paid been alive she won ldn't hev
! been driven to this" said Aunt Jane Sc
! verely.
| The widows eyes flashed through her
tears. but the only reply she deigned to
| give was to rise with great dignity and
| place her chair SO that she should be seated
with her back squarely to the offender.
| Whats the elder a-goin t. dew?" ques-
| toned Aunt Jane after this very emphatic
| pause.
| Delphine strained her ears to hear the
| reply to this direct question. 1t was just
| what she wished to inquire herself.
| He says it's his dooty to find her in spite
| of everything, for fear if she ha'n't a'reddy,
| she should fall under the infiourince Of
some unconverced n ungodly person.. N
stray eout ov the fold ov the gospil N the
| paths of peace"
| Here Barbary's sniff echoed loud and dis
tinct from some unseen corner Mrs. Long
started. The four aunts turned and fixed
their eyes upon the help" with severity.
what if he can't find her?' queried
| Aunt Loisy, swapping her needles.
Tha aid r,jc II
man ez Wells good man." remarked
| Aunt Jane as if she had been contradcted,
and with her stern gaze still fixed in the
direction of Barbary. quite ignoring Aunt
Loisy.
"Hev you looked everywhere raound
here?" came from Aunt Polly, who evil
IDENTIFY feared open war was near and was
anxious to avert it.
Eyes, everywhere, they're searching in
the woods now. s'pose," sighed the widow
dismally
but, Lor, she ha'n't there! | shouldn't
wonder if she was married to Tom Bar
rington afore this time, " said Aunt Loisy
with an aggressive quicker.
The day passed. Night came on and
Barbara could get down and ease her
cramped limbs. The wedding day dawned
and it's hours wore on. Tom did not come.
Delphine's heart grew heavy.
Late in the afternoon she heard her
mothers quick, energetic step across the
floor and pause in the open doorway. For
some moments she stood there quietly.
The crickets were singing dismally under
the rude plank floor. A pale, amethystine
mist had settled round the distant hills
The sun, which was near it's setting, looked
like great crimson wheel through the
thin, floating haze.
Delphine trembled in her hiding place,
but the next moment the sound of wheels
reached her and she saw some one driving
at breakneck speed. In two minutes more
Tom was standing before this startled pair,
Indignantly demanding of them what they
had done with Delphine.
"Oh, Lordy, hain't Delphiny with you
after ALP" screamed Barbary, rushing in
from the kitchen. "Oh, where kin the pore
girl be? Pve been consolin myself all the
while a-thinkin she wuz with you" And
for the first time in her life almost she burst
into tears.
Here am, Barbaryl Here am, Toni"
Of the brass KETTLE And now if you only
help me down, think all will be right"
.'Oh, yeou wicked, wicked girl, to sceare
me sop cried her mother But Delphine
heard nothing, saw nothing but Tom, who
had her in his arms and was gazing into
her eyes. II was away from home when
your letter reached Stamford Delphine,
but have travelled every moment with
horrible fear that might be too late MAX
ing my blood curdle all the way. You are
certainly not married to the elder?" with
an awful glance at his would be rival
She shook her head.
Il told you that l would never marry
any one but you, Tom"
"Alls well that ends well, )" and there
never was a fresher, prettier or roster
bride than Delphine, though she had been
prisoner for two days in a brass kettle
New York journal.
Clever Catches.
A young lady was once talking wit
very young and very smart man, who
inclined to air his knowledge of the
guages a little beyond what she felt
modesty required. She therefore sal
him, with an air of Difference to his x,
rior attainmentS
ssYou are Latin scholar / wish
would tell me how to pronounce the W,
sso-met-i-mes' ,"
The youth, with an air of kindly patr
age, replied, II have not met the wore
my Latin reading, but l should have
hesitation in saying that it should be /
nounced sometimes giving it in f.
syllables, the accent on the second).
''Thank you for telling me-" replied t.
girl demurely. 81 have always heard
pronounced sometimes, but if you say
other way, that must be right"
This is similar to the perhaps famil
catch of the pronunciation of "bac-kac-l
which will often surprise the uninti
by proving to be only backache. 1t
reminds one of question printed Sc
years since, as to the way of spelA
''need"-to need bread. The average pes
son will reply "k-n-e-a-d of course"
the answer will be, ''that is the way