Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-09-21

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 1t all up right here and now
and have an end ont"
wal, 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 H."
whats that the Lords against, Mrs.
Graham?" called out 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
sver?" 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"
"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 little tower-you
know everybody takes vacation now
aday s-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 tot go 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 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
| - lNro do ~ hac o. h,,n
you know bunnets haint so big as they
was-and turn the ribbon bow and put
on bunch of lavender flowers, and
declare fort 1t looked just beautiful
Then put new binding on the bot
tom of my black satin dress, and was
all ready. As for pa, all he had to dc
was to brush up his Sunday clothes
and buy pair of shoes---they say folk,
don't wear boots down theresa YOU
see 1t was tolerable easy work getting
our clothes ready, but you see the
trouble was saving money enough tc
pay our expenses; they say they charge
awful high at them big hotels. But al
/ was a saying, having 80 little to get
in the way of clothes, we had more
chance. ! made butter. and the ole
hens seemed to know what we wa
about, for will you believe it, thos,
hens just sot to and laid eggs until
told Pa guessed we could go in July
instead of August as we had planned
to do.
Just when everything looked prom
ising what should the old mare do bu
up and get sick, and pa here couldn'
seem to do anything for her, so we ha,
to send to Skurryville for that hors
doctor to come up and doctor her. S,
there went about half the money w
had saved to pay him But then, a
pa said, he cured the old horse and w
r ought to be willin' to pay for tina,
+ That was the first drawback, but
g wasn't the last, for you know it was
S drefful wet season, and the berries al
: moulded on the bushes, the cherrie
( rotted so we couldn't sell them, an
i, even the potato crop was small, so w
couldn': seem to ketch up again a.
summer, and l told pa / guessed W
d just better hold on till another yea
e and try it agin. After that we settle
t down to stay 70 hum, but what none
: we could spare from the butter an
d eggs | laid away for that tower Fathe
I he had pretty considerable luck sellin
t the farm stuff, so by spring we ha
l. quite considerable laid by, but earl
z In April something or nuther got hol
n of the hens, and they have died off on
d after another ontil only few are lef
% And right on top of that pa was too
l. with this spell of rheumatis, and "
y had to get man to see to things, an
% that cost money, Mis- Mills; so where
be the money to spend travelin?
I'm pretty nigh sartin the Lon
n wants us to stay at hum. Mis- Mill
&c still, do you know" she continue
g ''Fm that silly feel all cut up about
just as If He didn't know best, and
-, II couldn't stay right here in Ma
=. tinsville leetle longer without ge
ting Uneasy. But you see, Mis- Mil
I've thought about that tower
much ! kinder got sot on it, and
+ seems kinder hard for pa and n
Il to give 1t up. Why, I've dream,
about it night srter night, and ha
wondered how it would ali look, and
e. even thought maybe would GO
10 bathing Il looked the looks of 1t.