Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-13


 ARE YOU ALL DONE TAGKINe?" well' when he goes away-I call it scandilous-'
 "Then she hasn't much to say to her husband?" asked Miss. Brainerd, feel ing more interested. "Much to say!" screamed Mrs. Armil. Claw, mel Why, she ain't spoke a mortal word to him for more'n ten years. That boy of hers, Leon, ain't never heard his mother speak to his father"
 Do you mean that literally, Mrs. Armil? Not wordI''
 Not a wordP Ain't it owdacious2 It would make my blood run cold to live that way for week. told Hetty, says I: 'Armil wouldn't put up with sech foolin'.' That's my husband; a real nice man, but German, and liked his own way. He had the same pretty blue eyes like Emil, and sorter sulky streak pintblank like Emil, too. But Seth, he's terrible patient and he sets the world and all by Hetty-always did; and they do get on better than you'd think they could; she cooks everything his way, and furnished the house with her own money jest to please him. He's a great hand for readin' in books about things and he paints beautiful-he painted their rooms inside, but Hetty painted the outside. She's a splendid better than a man; yes, he would pint edly be fool to mad Hettyl So, some- how, they get on; when they want any thing they talk it out to Leon. He's a terrible bright boy, got awful big mouth, see it coming round to his ears from the back of him, when he begins to smile; but he is jest as good as gold and is on to fractions in the 'rithmetic. If Hetty wants to. know anything she tells Leon, and he asks his paw, and Seth the same way with her; and there is advantages; he never gets harsh word from her. But law, me, it's the funniest sight ever did see, him and her a-talking-"
 'Talking?'
 "Yes, ma'am, to Leon. He sets atween them, and first she says: Leon, I'm mighty iubious bout this trying to turn the whole world upside down, cause we all don't have the money to pay our honest debts: for that's what it comes to- says she. Perhaps the Lord made the world in seven days says she, but we can't make it over so briefly 'Leon,' says he, those East ern land sharks and the money power land he slings out a lot of fine words like he gifts out of books-I disremem- Der them) they are going to skin us, ; and so it goes on, first and last, Leon never opening his head; only when he gets right tired he sometimes does say: Paw and maw, are you all done talk ing2' and gifts off that way"
 But what do they do when they are i'll, any of them?"
 "Ill? he ain't bit ill to her or to him; it's the peacefulest family you ever did ben imp
 ''I mean sick" Miss Brainerd amend ed, recalling the southern interpreta- ton of the word.
 "Well," Mrs. Armil answered, reflect lively, ''they ain't ben much sick, worst was when Hetty broke her arm; that was bad. You see Hetty and me was raised together, and first cousins and all lil1s we be, we think heap of each other, so I'm over there all the time I can; and was there that day. Yes ma'am,I don't reckon I shall ever forget the way Hetty looked marching into the room with Leon in her poor arms and
  one of them plumb broken and Leon all bloody. The way of it was, the bull run at Leon-he want only five then and puny as puny-never believed they could raise him; and he want much hurt, but he fell down, that was how, and bloodied himself and looked the worst in the world; and she'd made a run for him and wrapped the bulls head up in the cloth, and, Lord only knows how she done it-she got him back into the barn not hurt bit and picked up Leon and carried him into the house-he made kinder mess on the carpet tracking in, you know, and someway Seth got word and come Q 6yin' First he lowed twas Leon. He seen Hetty standing calm as calm by the stove and the arm 'twasn't broke being toward him, he didn't think of her. 'Leonl Leonl Is Leon hurt bad?' was all his word, for Gods salre, Esther, tell me, says he, T won't never ask you to say another wordP But she didn't gay one word to him, jest calls iu i Q queer ehoifed-up voiosi 'kaon. nnu1a