National Baptist world., 1894-09-07

who sat warming his feet by the fire
this chilly May morning Yes she
continued, finding no response from
pa" save shifting of his position to
one more comfortable and sea rcelv
perceptable sigh, ''lve been thinking
considerable about it spell back, and
I've made up my mind He thinks two
old folks like you and me what's got
good. comfortable place to stay in just
better be contented to stay there. and
not be gaIavanting 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 Huldah," interrupted her hus-
band. Il 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 mp 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 groan as sudden twinge Of
pain brought his remarks to an abrupt
end
''Now, pa" said his wife, don't you
go to setting up your will agin the
Lords. | tell you I've thought it all
out, and it's as plain to me as my
names Huldah Graham, and we may as
well give it all up right here and now,
and have an end ont
oval, Huldah, maybe you're right,
leastways we can't go onless l 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,
whats 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.
"Well, Mr.. Graham, how's that old
enemy this morning? Troublesome as
ever?" asked little Mrs. Mills.
80. about as usual. Mis- Mills, gives
me 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"
oval, you see, Mis- Mills" began the
old lady, father and me took it into
LeaE~heads about two years ago that we
would liketo take little tower-you
know everybody takes a vacation now
aday 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 spell last
summer, and I went to work and
ripped up and sponged and made over
my brown merino dress, and made it
look just like brand new. It's won
derful, Mis- Mills. how a merino will
make over; why, I've had that dress
nigh onto twenty years, and it's been
upside down, down side up, and hind
side before time and agin, yet some
how it will go fore side behind, upside
down next time, and look almost as
good as ever. Wal, got that done;
then | got Mis- Parsons to take 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 bunch Of lavender flowers and
declare Sort it looked just beautiful.
Then pNt a new binding on the bot
tom of my black satin dress. and | was
all ready. AS for pa, all he had to do
was to brush up his Sunday clothes
and buy pair of shoes-they say folks
don't wear boots down there-so you
see it was tolerable easy work getting
our clothes ready, but you see the
trouble was saving money enough to
pay our expenses; they say they charge
awful high at them big hotels. But as
] was a saying, having 50 little to get
in the way Of clothes, we had more
chance | made butter, and the old
hens seemed to know what we was
about, for will you believe it, those
hens just sot to and laid eggs until l
told Pa guessed we could go in July,
instead Of August as we had planned
to do.
just when everything looked prom
lsing what should the old mare do but
up and get sick, and pa here couldn't
seem to do anything for her, SO we had
to send to Skurryville for that horse
doctor to come up and doctor her. So
there went about half the money we
had saved to pay him But then, as
pa said, he cured the old horse and we
ought to be willin' to pay for that.
That was the first draw back, but it
wasn't the last, for you know it was
drefful wet season, and the berries all
moulded on the bushes, the cherries
rotted so we couldn't sell them, and
even the potato crop was small, SO we
couldn't seem to ketch up again all
summer, and l told pa guessed we
just better hold on till another year
and try it agin. After that we settled
down to stay TO hum, but what money
we could spare from the butter and
eggs laid away for that tower. Father
he had pretty considera BILE luck selling
the farm stuff. SO by spring we had
quite considerable laid by, but early
in April something or nuther got hold
Of the hens, and they have died off one