Democratic messenger., 1893-12-16
They Visit Snow Hill.
UNCLE JOSHUA, AUNT nARINDA
AND THEIR DAUGHTER SUE,
SEE TIE SIGHTS.

| ''">iut ucifiiliiIteu, ds uc SIT Nv the
fire blazing high in the oll-iasliioned
fire place OF his cozey farm house,
that he would go to town the next
day and take his good wife Mirinda To
see Snow Hill. a> neither Of them had
been to town since the fire He had
sold the crops and had the cash in one
of Aunt Mirinda's 5 big yarn stockings,
knit with her own dcft fingers
bless her dear old sou, and has
talked the matter over with his sons
John, William, and little Jimmie: and
daughter Sue said Ma should go by
all means. so il was settled that
[ tnclc Joshua and Aunt Mirinda
would start early Thursday morning.
as the county town was about seven
miles distant and the ''crittcr a gcttin'
long in ycers'
who! | say. Gosh hang it, cant
We keep still minute? Pears to me
We think we're goin' a pick-nickin'
Mcybe We can't even wait for Kinda" :"
Ii WAS Uncle Joshua putting old
Nance to the dearbourn wagon pre-
paratory to making start for town
Hurry up there Kinda, Old
Nance feels herself this mornin'. Don't
forgit the eggs an butter. Them
iellers in town don't know what good
eggs an butter is. down there.
BE gosh like ter forgot to put
some apples in my ovcrcoat pocket for
Edard Davis, what writ my will the
las time we was in town. I've bin
takin' Edard some of them air apples
ever weck-atore Christmas for good,
ness knows how long, an seem tine |
can see Elarl look 'stonished il | was
To drive old Nance up there 'afore the
Court House an not say E'lar'l, my
hoy, here's We apples, as usual. alius
laid special store by Edard since
he writ thet will a'leavin' everything
TO you, Kinda, aud John the two-horse
tend beyant the pine thicket there
But, here. This won't do! II keep
ON maxim such mess of gettin
started the sun'l he up 'afore we get
Off"
Come, wife What's the matter?
What We loiter'n fer? Ashamed on
We. to think We can't leave the old
place for few hours 'ithout a'lookin
back an a'lookin' back"
"Oh, Joshua 'rain't that. Its
Sue. She says as how she'd like to
go long it we think the critter could
stan the load"
Uncle Joshua and Aunt Mirin,la
discussed for about ten minutes the
advisibiliiy of taking Sue along with
them and whether the critier could
stand the load. A settlement was
made in Sues favor and Aunt Mirinda
told her To hurry up and put her
"fxins on us she supposed the "house
could mimi itself bein' as how il had
stood the storms fer sixty odd years
an warn't goin' to leave the under
pinnin' 10 day"
Finally, all was ready, and off they
started for town. little Jimmie swing
ing the lane gate open wide for old
Nance and her precious load to pass
through. The trip to town was un-
evcntful except for the meeting Of
numerous old friends along the road
bound in the same direction, and who
were glad to see the good old couple.
Who. Now Kinda that's the
Court House, but where's Edari
There he is now, comm out'n that
campmeetin' boardin' tent"
Heres We apples, Elard; | amt
to-got yc.-Wcll what's the news since
last week a'iore Christmas? Big fire,
We had, Edard."
$50 the commissioners air goin' tu
build new Court House Well
that's right-better have good lastin'
job. Kinda an Sue an | come to
TO town to day to see the Christmas
things, 50 guess I'll drive ON an
hitch the critter to the Jail fence.
Good by Edard ~
uC Cttttci WIS utststc idSt I'D tue
rack and in very short time the
trlo-Unclc Joshua, Aunt Mirinda
and Sue, were on their way around
town 10 see the new buildings in
course of erection. and the good things
the merchants had secured for the
holiday trade. Uncle Joshua declared
The town put him in mind of "a big
camp meelin' 'sceptin' there wernt
nothin' but boardin tents" lie was
Especially struck with the new MIS-
sENGER building and said:
I've voted the Dimicrat ticket
ever since was grown an never
took newspaper, 81 now I'm soin to
take thet paper sure, for Sues been
otter me all the time an the ncighbers
allow its powerful good readin' an
althu' a good many iellers had started
up agin' them air boys, the other
iellers don't seem to be in tech with
folks and somehow folks don't tech
them"
While Uncle Joshua stood solIlo
quizing aud Aunt Mirimla with hands
crosse! in front Of her patiently
waited Tor him. Sue had startel out
on her own hook, and as Uncle Joshua
turned to look for her, he saw her
substantial form vanish within the
doorway of a shanty which bore the
conspicuous sign of u ID. Co,tingham
Il Co.
"Go"lness gracious" Exclaimed
he'll bet Il this years nubbin agin'
a las years pursimmon If 'taint that
air son of Zadok's that gal is so struck
with, or that there son Of Bratten's,
Rinda. Brattcn who stan's in the
Court House window durin' court
week and hvllers 'Oh YES uh ves ~