Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-09

without myself, and I've taken no
sugar in my tea and coffee since be-
gan. In rot thief"
GA &C, the ideel" cried Mariana.
cana Your own folks, and You dom
the hcusework like q hired gal for
rotAin' ct all declare, Janey,
you'd ought to married David Ellason
long ago, and put an end to it. ."
Janey's cheeks grew pink.
"de hasn't asked me yet, " said she.
81 think I'm almost sure-he likes
Lucetta Morris best
"Fiddlesticks = was Miss Dow's en-
phatic reply. "Well, that cake is 6
beauty, and SOS the white dress
Lulie Warren, up at the parsonage,
she's awful disappointed because she
couldn't hev white one, too, but the
dressmaker made some blunder, and
she's got to wear her sisters smoke
colored null.
Just at that moment little Peter 5
shill cry sounded at the foot Of the
stairs.
"Nliss Janey! Miss Janeyl They
want We in doors, an they're dreadful
mad cause ye've got light in here y
In al instant Janey blew out the
lights and conducted Miss Dow down
stairs.
"Mind, " she whispered, "not word
to anybody"
"Ill be as silent as the grave ~
chuckled Mariana, who delighted in
secrets.
Joshua Hammond was cross enough.
1t was time for his rheumatic limbs to
be rubbed with liniment and swathed
in red flannel, and Mrs. Eemmcnd,
who was confined to the house With q
sort of chronic bronchitis, was scold-
ing because tea was not ready.
'Tm bound III send that lazy lout
Peter to the poorhousel' snOrled tbc
old man. "Hain't wuth his keep"
ooh, father, pleaded Janey, "he's
doing most a grown mans work no@
Run and strain tho milk, Peter, and
by that time tea will be ready
"He eats more'n he's worth, - said
Mrs. Hammond. '1'm sartin l put
away three slices o molasses ginger
bread on the pantry shelf at noontime,
and there amt but two now. An the
sugar bowl-wall, I've got my eye on
hat4here sugar bowl"
"The corn-bread's baked lovely
brown mother cheerfully inter
ruptedJaney. "And father feels bet
ter nowA Just see how nice the canned
cherries ave kept"
Chem cherries orter be KEEP icr
company, croaked Mrs. Hammond.
"It's up and down wastefulness, eatin'
'em when weS Sc by ourselves
"Well, wen be company just once,
smiled Janey
"There's enoegh cold apple-sass for
Peter" said the old woman. "No
sense in stuAln' hound boys with the
daintiest fare in the land
And she whisktd away the little
glass saucer Of pink cherries which
Janey had placed beside Peters plate,
substituting in its place an uninviting
mass of sour apple-sauce.
And not until the meal was half over
did the old economist perceive that
Jauey had quietly effected another OK
change, and was eating the apple-sauce
herself, while Peter rcyeled i'll the
cherries.
"Poor boy" thought kindly Janey.
''He shan't be put off with the leay-
ing of cverythins.'
Twelfth Night had come; the school
house, where the unceremonious little
dance was to be held, was a-spaAkle
with parafine candles, and gaiiy hung
with cedar bows and festoons Of bright
green princess pine.
Lulie Warren, who was on "the COM
mittee, was returning leisurely home
after last inspection Of affairs, when
she found Janey Hammond and Mari
ana Dow awaiting her in the little sit
ting-room.
"NIiss Warren" eagerly spoke the
former, unfolding package that Icy
in her lap, 81 heard you would like to
buy a white dress. I've got one
here, quite new, that [ think would fit
you with very few alterations. II
would sell it very cheap
Miss Warren looked surprised.
81 don't understand, - said she.
"It's the dress she made for herself
to wear tonight, explained Mariana
Dow. ''But she's decided not to go. ="
ooh, Janeyl" cried Miss Warren.
"Aud Dave Ellason isthinking so n uch
of it. You don't know
Janey burst into a food Of tears.
"Ob, I can't help i'll" she sobbed--
81 cant help it 1 must have money ?
Father and mother are 50 angry. You
see they have been counting The eggs,
and weighing every grainof sugar and
-four and spices--and %. rsam
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