The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1894-10-13

* N~XSII ting IN her lap
\W wv while s h e
Peered over
the top Of her specs at her good man,
who sat warming his feet by the fire
this chilly May morning. Yes" she
continued, finding no response from
pa save a shifting of his position to
one more comfortable and a scarcely
perceptable sigh, I've been thinking
considerable about it a spell back, and
I've made up my mind He thinks two
old folks like you and me what's got a
good, comfortable place to stay in just
better be contented to stay there, and
not be galavanting about on steam
cars and sich like, running the risk of
their lives. all for the sake of taking a
vacation, as folks call it."
But Iluldah," interrupted her hus.
band, 81 don't quite see why you feel
sure the Lords agin it just because the
old horse got sick and ] took to having
this spell of rheumatis; it haint time
to go yet, and maybe something will
turn up before it's time to start. I'm
sure He never seemed to me to object
to folks having a little change, and
you and mes had precious little, now
haint we?"
After which expression good Father
Graham settled back again in his chair
with a grOan as a sudden twinge Of
pain brought his remarks to an abrupt
end.
Nov, pa, said his wife, don't YOU
go 70 setting up your will agin tho
Lords. / tell you I've thought it all
out, and it's as plain 20 me as nv
names Huldah Graham, and we NAV as
we'll give it all up right here and now,
and have an end ont"
/. Wal, Huldah, maybe you're right.
leastways we can't go onless | get rid
of this pesky rheumatis, so maybe we
better think no more about it,"
That's what | say; we may as well
see the Lords agin it,"
What's that the Lords against, Mrs.
Graham?' called out a bright CHEEKY
voice from the doorway.
Why, come right in, Mis- Mills.
I'm drefful glad to see you; how's your
folks?" And good Mrs. Graham hustled
about to bring the best chair the little
house afforded for their guest.
We'll, Mr.. Graham, how's that old
enemy this mOrning2 Troublesome as
ever?' asked little Mrs. Mills.
20, about as usual. Mis- Mills, gives
me a twinge every few minutes" said
Mr.. Graham.
Now, Mrs. Graham" said their Wis
itor, what is it you seem SO sure the
Lords against? I'm very curious to
know"
Wal, you see, Mis- Mills, began the
old lady, father and me took it into
our heads about two years ago that we
would like to take a little tower-you
know everybody takes a vacation now
adays-and hearing SO much about the
seashore and them wonderful big ho-
tells and sights of people" and bands of
music and all, just got father and me
into the notion of going, so we sot out
to save money enough to go a spell last
summer, and ! went to work and
ripped up and sponged and made over
my brown merino dress, and made 1t
look just like brand new. It's won
derful. Mis- Mills, how q merino will
make over; why, I've had hat dress
nigh onto twenty years. and it's been
upside down, down side up, and hind
side before time and sgin, yet some
how it will go fore side behind. upside
down next time, and ooh almost as
good as ever. Wal, | got that done;
tnen ! got Mis- Parsons to take a couple
of braids off my best straw bunnet-
you know bunnets haint so big as they
was-and turn the ribbon bow and put
on q bunch of lavender flowers. and l
declare fort it looked just beautiful.
Then l put q new binding on the bot
tom Of my black satin dress. and l was
all ready. As for pa, all he had to do
was TO brush up his Sunday clothes
and buy a pair of shoes-they say folks
don't wear boots down theresa you
see it was tolerable easy work getting
our clothes ready, but you see the
trouble was saving money enough to
pay oPr expenses; they say they charge
awful high at them big hotels. But as
] was a saying, having SO little to get
in the way of clothes, we had more