Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-11-24

porn elocuIioniSG, SuSy called her, and
she was not far out of the way.
"There, that's Sam Field all over, the
mean little wretch" The interruption
came from Lafayette after the relation
of particularly disagreeable action on
the part of certain character in the
story. "Beg pardon for interrupting
auntie, but the thought of him is like
flint and steel In the neighborhood of the
Undertook" She went on with the
story, with not change of voice, or up
lifting OF an eyelid, save as expression
required it, to the end.
"Thank you, Aunt Gritty" said both
the children at once. "Did you like it,
grandma? did you, grandpa?' and the
answer from each was s'certainly."
elbow did you like it, auntie?, said the
lad, for usually she did not wait long to
signify approval or otherwise.
II do not like Thanksgiving stories,
and if had my way there'd be an end to
them"
80 my! and here we are getting ready
for Thanks giving"
"Well, Susy, we do not intend to pub
fish it in the papers if we are; and we
shall not describe the wonderful hap
pennings, the good and the bad, the JOY
tul and the sorrowing, nor the black
disappointment that like ghosts always
cree p in to make discomfort if nothing
more"
ugh! you make me feel creepy now
| declare I'm all goose. flesh and cold
with shivers."
"Of course, goosey; that's just like a
girl, can't hear word of mcholness
without having the his-terrier, or some
other aWful Op-nrr-rence -
"Mercy, have you swallowed the
pairing machine, Latf?' and the whole
family were laughing by this time, and
the noise was at its height when there
game prolonged knock on the door.
''Tll attend to it, father" said Miss
Margaret, and has lily removing chair
or two from the centre of the room she
opened the door and ushered in Josiah
Field.
"Humph!' said Lafayette to Susy in
an undertone. speak of, you know!
Humph! old pig!'
Good evenin, good evenin' all round"
taking the chair proftered by Miss Mar
garrett "How busy your young folks
are; that's right, don't hurt young folks
to be busy either; Satan finds some
still for idle hands to do' it's
what [ tell my Sammy"
"And he does it, too, all the old Teller
can find, and keeps him hustling some,
que IS, whispered Lafayette to Susy, who
nudged him and scoWled but took no
other notice.
"Gittin nigh on to Thanksgiving agin,
amt it, nabOr?'
eyes, and the days are growing rather
wintry. Is your father in good health,
Josiah?'
go yes, fair to middlin, he don't seem
to handle an axe very smart this fall,
and he kinder failed upon pckin' apples,
too !; | reckon he hugs the chimney putty
close, more'n's good for him | think"
He's an old man, Josiah, an old man.
seven years older than | am, and I'm 70.
He needs to have little quiet; besides.
those old war days took it out of us
boys more than you know Of"
"Wall, the Fieldses are a tough race"
ellen! that's likely" whispered Lafay-
cite, the incarrigible.
'That may be, but hickory wears out
q time; and your mother, is she bet
er?'
'sIf she'd think she's better, she'd be
better and SO l tell her; she's got an ap-
petite like horse and she sleeps like
pig, but you can't make her b'lieve she's
WY UCtUCIs Gays BIC "Cdh anu Cdu u
git the use of her limbs" Susy looked
1t the man in anna cement; she never had
liked the man but to night he seemed
more repulsive than ever. Did he ever
care for his father and mother, she won
lered, as other people whom she knew
Jared? As she would have cared for
hers who were lost to her so young, and
IN whose graves she almost every week
placed flowers or wreath made by low
ing hands? Was he really made like
other people? Did he have heart or
soul? They were strange questions and
yet the child was not to be blamed, SO
1ifferent was he from most of the people
her world.
"Paralysis is a difficult disease to cope
with, Mr.. Field. 1t is next to death it.
self; rec )very from it is slow and uncer-
lain; the limbs often fail to recover their
strength even though the diges-
i've organs may seem to be healthy"
This was what Margaret Ashby said and
The tone in Which she said it was reve-
alton to every nearer save Josiah Field.
He seemed to think them the words of
IN oracle and his looks betrayed admira-
ion for the speaker if not absolute be-
lief in the assertions made.
"P'raps so," was all he deigned to
say however. "How'd yer crops turn
out this year?'' was the next profound
Ut ierance.
'The harvest is very fair, very. l
nave no fault to find"
Hay good?"
"Wel. yes; quite good and well
gathered too.''
"Oats pretty heavy?'
"Oats were up to the average, Think
''Barley N buck wheat, how's them?''
81 sowed less of either than some sea-
sons; mother, here, and Gritty want
their barley loaf and buckwheat cakes,
30 sow little every year." Margaret's
face was getting the crimson tints again
and her eyes the black hue of excitement,
The frown deepened and to look at her
0ne would say she was hard woman
and good hater.
Had quite piece o. wheat, didn't ye,
and rye too?'
swell, yes, about as usual"
81 noticed yer corn was ahead o. miae.
little extry. too, didn't ye?'
81 gave one piece to Lafayette for knit
ting work. He planted and took care of
It alone; fine yield too and he had piece
If oats over in the west lot, nice ones"
and the old gentleman's face wore look
Of proud satisfaction as he gave the in