The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-03-24

away, how do you expect mon to lind SO
small an article as pair of socks"
"I'm sure l don't have to stay here any
longer than I am wanted" exclaimed the
thoroughly amused Kate. "There are other
places where 1 would be welcome, and | can
20 at any time. You don't need to throw out
your insinuations at me, SIR"
/ rolled over with my face to the wall.
eroanng YEARLY. and she yic.ously kicked
relate her troubles TO the old lady In the
kitchen.
A few minutes after her departure. sister
Molly honored me with visit. She had
quite recovered from her anger at Princes
rayages in the front yard, and was very SOLE
itous regarding her brothers headache.
at Is too bad that you are subject to such
awful attacks, Dick, and they come so sudden
and unexpected, too; You know you were
feeling quite well thi, morning at breakfast
Do YOU want me to send after Sallv?'
No, I had no desire to see Sally just then,
and expressed myself to that effect. "Ill
be better dIrectly,"I groaned. as though my
recovery was the saddest thing the future
could have IN store for me. "Let her stay
''I'm sure she doesn't 20 away often," said
Miss Miller, taking up cudgels for her absent
si,ter-in-l Law at once, land after Kate marrles,
Sally will be tied at home more than ever.
She has her hlpds full With the children, you
know: and don't see how I'm going to man
age all the milking and churning by myself.
But there, I'm making your Door head ache
worse with my chatter
son. not at all, like to listen to you. Sup.
pose you sit down here and read me some
thing out of the last paper" | meant to
evince my broi herly affection. and show due
appreciation of her kind heart. but to my sur.
prise her face suddenly flushed and the sweet
blue eyes Fl led with tears.
81 wouldn't have believed 1t of you, Dick"
she sobbed. ~ know / can't read and haven't
education like the rest of you. but It's cruel to
taunt me with It In this way"
Terribly grieved at my mistake hurried @
make my peace. II had forgotten, MolIie,
world. and you know 1t. So dry your eyes
and tell me how you enjoyed yourself last
Sunday" Unlucky guess. l knew was on
the wrong track again when she turned on
me with shocked. ha!f-angry countenance.
GAS though l could enjoy myself at Aunt
Rhoda's funeral! Dick, I'm ashamed of YOU"
She was gone, and l was alone with my re-
Elections. but not for long. l heard sister
Kate hail some one that CHANGED 10 pass, and
overheard the request made. They had sent
dow me with endurance commensurate with
coming trias!
The cd lady came In and sat down by the
door. taking particular care to avoid noise
and hustle. l expected she would open a
but was doomed to diSappoint-
ment. The small boy also came in and hung
over the foot-board of the bed, cracke hazel.
nuts with his teeth and slyly swapping the
shells at his good old grandmother l lay
with the pillow over my head, and groaned
every breath. The clock struck eleven. Just
one hour more and l would be relieved from
my somewhat tiresome predicament. Only
sixty short minutes. but, ali
Suddenly the half.strangled squai of an IN
FAINT was heard at the from. gate.
"Thar's Sally!' said the old lady, speaking |
for the first time; and she added something
else which failed to hear, for the youpgster
had suddenly swooped down on me with an
demand for my pocke,-knife.
II want yer knife, daddy. Daddy, l want
yer knife!"
he knife was In one of the pockets. l told
aim SO, as the quickest way of getting rid of
him, and then turEed TO get view of my
anxious wife. The first glance was quite
)repossessing. She seemed TO be rather a
lice little woman and it really seemed cruel
o practice such a deception upon her. even
u sport. / was waiting anXiously for her
|
rom again.
.'Oh, nanny! Ste what purity plcbsbur!'
In rummagiDg around IN my pockets he had
truck veritable bonanza, and with that
eDerous pertinacity for which childhood Is
was determined to share his dis
0yery with the whole family.
The "pickshur" be offered for inspection
vas photograph Ct younger sister and my
elf. "grouped' 10 manner tina! was highly
ngge stive of bro,berly and sisterly affection.
ION, my" shrieked sister Kate. That's
,lck.n
"Let me see that" exclaimed Mrs. Miller, J
"Give me that photograph this
have a right to see IT. and, VIC
lanlike, she retrest "a TO the darkest Garner
the apartment TO investigate the matter all
herself. n
Presently she returned 10 the bedside. l u
,pld not see her, but / heard her firm, de-
s!ve otfalls, and, In my dire apprehension !
what was coming, forgot, for q time, TO
-osn.
'Richard ,-Rlchard MlIler,,-she pre- l
,uneed the drst name "Ree-chaI- T-rd" In her Il
lxiety to let me know which one of the 8
she was addressIrg-"Whcse Ike q
,ss il tbis:' 8
" Mine," said l, with q Washington love e
r verac!iy that bodily fear could not entire. I,
Danish. =
- Hear him. mother he owns that this Is 7
: pictBre," o
The old lady had nv this time secured her W
PEGS and was examining the photograph CT
til esre anI dellbsration. :, ~
.Solly ~ said she. "This by ar Is Deekw :,
Of course II Is. l knew it-and be owns Il
y said Ter daughter. bitterly. And now,
:, Will you tell me who that-tbat woman
Certainly Ii is my sister" n
w hat a chorus OF denisls went ND at this ~
tement. Even kind.bearted little Mollie ~
ned In with the rest, aud Informed me that ~
night to be ashamed Of myself, TO which ! ~
mbly assenttd.
lust then the old lady made discovery.
sally. whst Is this writ on the bsck hysr:' 81
: Ever thus through lie. January 18th, 81
p " chorused three feminine voices.
Why, Sally added Kate. solemnly and o.
WHY. lyon had been married = Bi;le over ~
D years. -
glanced at the clock again. Twenty mlr- ~
5 after eleven. Oh, for the power Of a ~
huai not 10 make the sun stand stu. but y,
hove IL ahead a few notches. :"
January twenty, seventy -aine,r unused .
Old lsdy. sally. whar's yer memmy Y.
dy!- 81