The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-19

sip with Mrs. Bcglcy. After speaking
of garden and soap making and other
matters of equal Importance, they
drifted around to the new school marin,
and Mrs. Beglcy said:
"They say the girl teaches ralo we'll
for new hand, an tho children peer
to like her, but l declare to gracious, ii
it don't seem like they could a doEo
better than hirin' Il chit of girl that
puts on as much style as bank prcsi-
dent"
'Indccd it docs" said Mrs. Gillcy.
Tho Lord knows l amt nothin' agin
Addio Lee, an wish hor we'll, but at
tho samo timc | do think tho school
board might Il hired Il older person to
teach. 1t sccms like it spiles young
women to give en- SIGH positions, and
right away they go to putin on over
everybody. Addio is gcttin' to DO rale
fool for style"
THAT sho is" agreed Mrs. Bcglcy.
'Sho has to he dressed up in new print
gown every day, with ribbons and laces
and all SIGH foolishncss, and if She
amt took down there's no knowing to
what lengths she'll go before she's dono.
! reckon sho must be apin' after them
Smith gals that visited from the city
last fall, over to Squire Blossoms. ! do
hate to SEQ gals git stuck up"
"Why Indy" remarked Mr.. Beg
ley, who had come in minute before,
Pm certain Addio Lee amt stuck UP
mono. Sho dresses up sorter neat. an
all that but she's jest rs sociablo as kin
BIO. like or all tho better for fxin'
up as she does"
Hiram Begley," said Indy, otis
heap you know bout SIGH things. You
may like Addic all tho better for fixin'
up, and putin on style over all the
rest Of us, but kin tell 20, don't, an
l reckon good many others don't.
What do you reckon brother Nose will
think of her when he comes back an
finds out about how she is doin'?'
Il dunno, Indy" replied Hiram,
IAN it may be that it won't make much
difference to her what he thinks"
won't, chi? Reckon she wouldn't
care if he was to refuse to marry hcr?"
why, like enough she wouldn't,
Indy. | amt hcerd that sho wuz sot
on marryin' fhim. Fact is, dunno as
she's over showed any signs O. wantin'
Nose at all"
Hiram" said Mrs. Bcgley with
look of whitening scorn and pity, You
kin DO the most outdccious fool I ever
SEQ when you set your head to it. Don't
you know that Addio Lee would be only
too glad to jump at tho chance of git
tim Moso?"
''Why, can't say that do, Indy"
Hiram answered, hesitatingly. II amt
no means of KNOWN tho gals heart"
"Humph." shifted Lindy. 81 reckon
you know Nose has got as good farm
an as nice 4 house to take wife to as
there is on Postum Ridge. reckon
you know that, don't you?"
Eyes, know that, Indy, but mebby
that don't signify much with Addie.
kinder have 4 notion that when she
marrics She won't marry a farm, but III
marry the man She loves
''Wcll," said Indy, You don't know
everything, Hiram. | KIN tell you that
Addie Lee will DO mighty glad to git
Moso, but she wont git him if she goes
to gittin' too high up in the world
Nose don't believe in no SIGH foolish
ness
Hiram saw that it was useless to ar
que the question further, and accord
ingly arose and left the house.
Men are tho weakest critters goin',"
Mrs. Begley remarked to her friend
when Hiram was out Of hearing. "Thc
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