Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-10-21

NsE farmers in Rockport. Mrs.
&&YlgAvH Harem sat in little rock
d5Ss$SS er, hemming the last dish
towel of the pile before her. She
| looked around her kitchen, survey
ing the newly painted floor, the new
range and glanced beyond into the
dining-room with It's new appoint
ments. She also, with her mind 5
eye, surveyed with equal complacen-
cy several rooms around and above
her.
The old house had been changed.
The roof had beeu raised one story.
To tell the truth, it had been raised
several times in a small domestic
way before timbers made an appear
ance and her demands were recog-
nized
Mr.. Harmon objected to change,
but Mrs. Harem was determined to
have it. She said she wanted to
see something of the world" This
to her meant charging the old house
and taking city boarders.
Now everything was ready and it
was expected that the first couple
would make their advent the next
day. Mrs. Harem was ready for
them, even to the nice loaf cake re-
posing in tin pail, safely hidden
from Jake, the chore boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harem, though old
in years. were still industrious, health
ly people, and both had the reputa-
tion of being spry. Mrs. Harem, in
particular, had reputation of pos
sessing faculty in a great degree
which meant the adjustment of her
affairs toward securing bread and
bank stock.
Now, JOSIAH she began, 81
don't see no arthly reason why we
shouldn't make money this summer
What with my spring chickens, an
eggs, an butter, an your vegetables
an milk, an berries for the pickin'
should think we'd orter do well.
An all them bosses O. yourn can be
put to account, an if you'll jest let
me hev the managin, I'll resk but
it'll all come out right |" and she laid
down her scissors with click.
Wa, Sallie, you kin hev it all
your own way, I'm jest goin' to
wash my hands of the hull business.
I'll agree to take orders from you
jest as il / was hired man an let
you run the consarn, 'ceptin' my
work on the farm course you won't
NEEDLE with that an I've got
likely Teller comm tonight, an he
will be at your disposal, too, SO /
don't see but you air we'll fixed. II
you'll only charge 'em enough you'll
get along"
Let me alone fer that, Josiah I"
she replied, significantly. "I'm 60
in to hev good price, an no boss
es thrown in either !"
When the stage arrived next day
it brought the expected guests, Mrs.
Simson, her sister, Miss Abigail
Haynes, and young lady, Miss
Macy Reeves, a niece.
So we are the first to arrive ~
said Mrs. Simson.
Yes, but expect another ter
morrer, young man who used to
know us well. His folks used ter
live round here, but they air all
dead an gone, an he had fancy ter
come up here to spend couple o.
weeks, so / said he could Gomez
The next day the gentleman, Clev-
al Ashby. arrived. AS he did not
seem socially inclined, Mrs Simson
did not regard him with anxiety.
The house rapidly filed, and be-
fore the week had passed the full
number of twelve we're comfortably
established and all seemed cont ut
ed. We wish to give you part.cu
lar introduction TO Miss Macy
Reeves. She was of medium height,
slight, graceful, with good, sensi-
BILE face, lighted by honest brown
eyes, well poised head, crowned
with an abundance of yellow hair
She looked i'll and nervous, the re-
suit of a fright at fire. She seem
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