Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-08-16

notheri" Remainder the fifth COM
mandmens, Martial"
"Well, / can't help it," sputtcd
Matty. "We are cramped and cornered
and hardworked enough already, aren't
We, without taking boarders for corven-
ton weeki And it is bad enough TO
have pieced carpet and mended cur
tains aud broken ged crockery without
othee people finding it out. No,
Son'tl'
Martha, hush !" reiterated Mrs. Mills.
ave don't get Glance to earn money
every day. Four gentlemen, at three
dollars week apiece, makes twelve
dollars. And twelve dollars is twelve
dollars. les just as tell you, Martha
You must give up your room"
"My room isn't fit for squire! to
sep in"
"And go to Aunt Betsy Billingses to
sleep while Mr.. Belford is here"
Mstty tossed pretty head, all a-glit-
ter With shortcut auburn curls.
~ won't!" she repeated. ~ won'tl
l won'tw
~ expect" composedly went on Mrs.
Mills, "they'll be here tomorrow morn
ing. Doctor Pounce and Mr.. Lasellc
will have the parlor, Mr.. Cushing will
occupy the big bedroom aud Mr.. Bel
ford will have your room. They'll
probably arrive before breakfast. l
want you to catch half dozen broilers
aud shut 'em up in the three .cornered
coop, so they'll be handy to kill first
thing in the morning. I'll mix up some
biscuit, and there's the blackberry jam.
I'm told the city folks like jam with
their breakfast"
"But, mother" cried Matty, "theres
Jiml We're expecting Jim every day
and what's is poor Jim to doF
Jim can make out most any way"
said Mrs. Mills, indifferently.
MY only brotherl" pleaded Matty.
"And the only son you've gotl And
he's been out West yearl"
"1'il risk Jim," observed Mrs. Mills.
.'P'r'aps he won't come. And If he
does, he'll manage somehow. 1 don't
feel as if I'd oughter lose this chance of
making a little money"
"Nother-"
"Now, Martha, you hush, an do
iesl's l tell you. My minds mado up,
an don't calculate to change itr'
Ma,ty Mills went down to a certain
avorits nook of hers behind the barn,
Hhere the little brook gurgled away uu-
Ger tie branches of superb old butter.
nut tree, and INDUCED herself in hear
ty cry.
"As it," she sobbei, "it wasn't bad
enough to be poor, without exposing our
poverty to all the old ministers Id the
countryl wish there wasn't any con-
vention! wish II met somewewhere
elsel wish had succeeded in getting
Graythorn School to teachl wish
mother hadn't put all her money in the
Grazier's Bank the week before it
broke! l wish was man like Jim,
and could go out to seek my fortune,
instead of staying at home and econo-
MIXING coppers and washing dishes and
putting patches on old garments! One
thing I'm determined on-I won't 20
near tie house all the time those board
ers are there. II mother will take 'em,
she must wait on 'em herself. And
neither will 1 consent to use a cent Of
the wretched money they pay. And as
for going to sleep at Aunt Betsy's, ]
simply wontl"
When the moon rose, orange-gold and
glittering through the branches of the
outternut tree, Matty was still sitting
there, her elbws resting on her knees,
and two bright tears on her cheeks.
Poor girl! She fancied herself the
most miserable being in the world.
"Mr. Belford, eh7" Mrs. Mills had
come to the door in bevildered way.
proud tn make your acquaintance, sir,
I'm sure: but l didn't aoways look for
you before tomorrow morning. Rid
over a-horseback, did youi Oh, no, Il
sin't no inconyeniencs tctmSxaot The