Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-18

too excited TO think. I don't know hut
they'd have snng hymn and asked him
Tor remarks then and there, of Mis- Gnr-
ney hadn't tiiruvd on en- IA a fury.
Nov" she ssid ~ you don't want to 6e
took Up t?r attonpt TO murder. you clear
out of this, everyone of you'll lou're NO
better n Hoticntotsg
And ihnts "a lucti' says l.
An its my everlasting oplnioa Of
yonl says she, Aud ! set the door wide
open, An as for you. Almcdy Marsh,
and John Marsh. your husband, you've
shown yourselves for what YOU arc. An
shan complain 60 the court that you're
this child"
But she didn't The women al stalled
out uicn aud the miifistsr after them. an
Almedy Quit her bRwllng and went inr q
cup Of milk for the clhld, an q sup Of
rum IN Il, and she gave it 90 her on her
Knees, and begged her not tp die. and
called herself ~ sorts OF names, aud the
sniid nut OUT her hand and siniied, But
II SEEMED as IL she couldn't hear 10
opcs her eyes and see that row 81 ac-
cusing faces. an IN a minute ar two ahe
drupneq Oh to sleep like tired baby,
And Mis- Guruey laid hor down; aud
then she had her hands full bringing
Mis- Marsh round. for Almcdy had 4
Regular lNsteric iL am had TO b. put
IN bed with a jug of hot water and GIN
ger tea. That night ut supper Mr..
Rogers remarked TO his vito that Mrs
Guruey was very e1citahle Woman
ami told her OF the afternoons work.
Ronily,' said he; really, ] thought IL
best to leave Vt once for fear of un indig-
| nifty to the cloth"
q should think you would.' said Mis-
Rogers, who didn't see the twinkle In his
| eye. Il think you'd better have letil
tcreecnting the child that woyl The
iden' Those women they ought to be
ygs91nplgined Of 10 the authorities!
What about Elyiryy' asked Rafc
comm IN. He'd just got home that
noOlG "Elvify belongs 70 me, you know"
he said 10 Hannah
''Ihey think she knows who took the
ice cream sobbcd little Hannnll And
| they We
They've had session Of tho holy
| oiicg-held regular inquistion over
her. said his mother.
We'll, said his father, u guess this Is
| the end Of Il, They've found the stuff
shes made or She wouldn't open her
mouth, and At last she wouldn't open her
| eyes. Mrs, Gurey'll see to nny one that
come disturbing her again"
The poor child never had mother"
said Mis- Rogers
Only four them said the minister.
| The next mornn' iufe was over 20
| the MQrsh's. Elyiry was ont ON the back
| porch IN the hammock under the hop
vines, aud Mis- Marsh was a-swiugln' Of
| her md tellm' her u bible story, When
she SEQ him coming Mis- Marsh went
into the house to get him chair
| We'll. Elyiry," said he, ~ wouldn't q
had you so through whnt You did for all
the ice cucam 10 Boston,
-, But / didn't tell, did | RafeT says
You're a little trump, Elylry! wish
| Won had told"
"Non dor said Elyhy.
MY. gracious, llviry," sald Rafc, o
| light dnwnin on him all ut once, 'you
don' mean 70 Say you thought Il was
lllyirY stared AZ him for nll she was
worth mompnt Aud, thpu, as II she
| WIS afraid her eyes would butruy her
she shut them tight again.
] ~ wouldn't huve you think so, Eyiry,
for the worldp said itafp.
She half .opgSed her eyes and gave
lin quick look
There's pack Of arti6ts up tboro Ia
camp, said he, "nud thpra's nlwnyH
tumps IN sdunds--we saw lots OF cni
| Who did You sec-whnt made you think
| llNlry! Amt you going to tell mcf Why.
| Elviryi DO you think this " being fair
70 mos thought You were my grill
thought"
And then Elviry opened her eyes wide
and calm and looked M ut him without a
scrap Of trouble Ia her face u gtiese f"
said She laughing sort of shyly, n
guess you'll allow now lhet girls can
And though when Ties grew up they
k"p' company an have been hurried now
| this yenr au a half ] own ! dent be-
lcNe SHE'S told him to this dry.