The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08

Jarey Dunn's "irtima!e" Friends.
Everybody in Pawpawvue says the rich
Peter Kits is stingy, and perhaps he is
three-0uarters OF the way around him.
But am anticipating. 4 long black SCARF
hung upon Uncle Jimmy McComb's 'front.'
dOOrkuOb. and people came mp the steps
and entered without knochiug. ON ne
door of the shop beside tine house, only
standing further back from the street
was written in red chalk. CLOSED" and
the windows had been washed and the
screWdrVer and chisels, AMI draWlnS
knives that usually hung I'm IL had been
taken down, ana a newspaper curtain put
up. over the way, under the shade ol me
big sycamore that shaded the yard OF
the Monumental Works, a group Of chill
dren had gathered to watch for the COM
ing Of Alr. Rumbley, the undertaken, who
they hoped would arrive before school
time.
Nobody was never kinder TO men
Uncle Jimmy began Washy Padgett
swinging his hare legs har1 to relieve his
feelings. He was mon'sous blisin tur
cover my bail; an when fell downstairs
with sis Emmy's ark O'animileS, an hroh.
'em turrible. he glued 'em sost they was
good as new" and Washy suddenly sfNN-
ped. feeling the lump in his throat too big
lie showed me how TO make a splen-
did kite las summer" pped up Joey PEN
rod. the son Of the owner Of the Monu-
mental Works. Joey's mother had died
when ne was an infant, and hard-ieatur-d
Miss Hannah Penrod, his fathers sister,
had brought him up. as she said, "by
hand" 1t was currently believed that the
bunch coming on Joey's back. and that
kept him small and sickly. was due in
some secret way 10 MS being brought
up. "by hand" II didn't got at it ou ac-
count Of my back. but I'm going 10 make
one this summer" He looked furuveIv
over his shoulder at the shed whence
came the "ciink, ciink. clnk.' OF nam-
mer. and added. softly. "He want a hit
ike Father. lie seemed 10 like TO have
little fcllers around. I'm mighty sorry for
old Marin McCOmb. Who all II take care
O. her an little Sally now, | wonder
Il reckon thur countryll take care o.
Marin NcCOmb." said the lanky girl. sic
ting apart, and holding chubby baby oi
three on her knees. She had been weep
ing, and her eyes were swollen. "de usifer
tur say tn country helt him IN honor,
bein' as he was brave soldier. an fit in
thur war
THUR country" echoed joey s,liIly.
"You don't know much, Janey Dunn. His
pension was stopped las January. an ]
heard Doc. Shickles tell Mr.. S1mms last
night as that was what killed Inn. We
see he needed thur money pOw'fIl. On ac-
count OF havin a mog.itge onto rs horse.
because Of the responsiveness OF ltue
Sally's paws las sickness. An bcc.
Shickes he said he helt it in from Narm
McCOmh. she bein so feeble. md Ceef. an
il wo' into him like. till somethin' licke
inside him. an he died sWl1i1t. Ike
clock stops what's broke"
whats moggdge?" dema1dad Jdney.
putting back the cloud Of red cucls hat
II know" said Sammy Padge:t. the
Oldest boy present IT'S something you've
got to pay whether you can o. no"
Yes assented joey; land # L. ur meg
gidge man don't get his money he takes
thur house"
"He never SHALL" cried .aney. with
out Of her lap and began 10 whimper Il
say nobody shall have Uncle T.nuy's
house but Marin McCOmb. lie Wt uldn't
no ways lie still in his grave. iIe's CrCet
tOle me he no ways couldn't. If harm
Were a-comin' tur her or little Sally"
"Whatn you'll do?" asked W1shy Pad
gett, his round. freckled face lit up with
mingled admiration and doubt.
Something" said Janey, who had risen
Her big brown eyes famed spite Of the
tears that would brim over and roll down
her cheeks. Il reckon l kin DO something
for my most intimate friend
Just then the door of Uncle Timmys
house opened and a tiny girl of four came
out. she wore no hat, but n cloud Of
pale golden hair hid her face. She had a
TIN pail in her hand. and went slowly on
toward Mr. Sammiss grocery Janey
Dunn caught up her sister THY as IL she
were bundle and hurried after her
Me an Janey went urn 10 thur Chris
tain Cam bellite meetin' house las year.
Decoration Day said slow Becky Sam
mis-, when Janey and little Sally McComb
had disappeared Uncle Jimmy. he said
a
thur procession and we went early an
sOt on thur steps. an thur ladies come
an thur houses were trimmed beautiful
with flags. Wen after a spell we see ole
Maize Jackson on his caliker boss an then
come thur band with Gus Sieben morgen
a-drummin.' Thur res were dOin nOthin'
an Gus had il all tur hisself, an he come
out fine, "tur-rumpl -rump tur rumpi
trump trump. trump JUS behind thur
band wur the old soldiers, Uncle Jimmy
ahead a-holdin' thur flag Law he scussly
limped bit. he We're that up borne in
his mind. Nubbody stirred, an they was
just a-turnin' thur cornde toard the bury
in ground when up rid Janey and swings
her sunbonnet, an cries, "Hurrahi" At
that thur ladies swung thur handkerchers.
an Uncle Jimmy soft ur stopped, an kerr
chied thur flag. an lifted his hat. an
thur res ur them soldiers did the same
Seemsh like when think ur Uncle Timmy
III allu see him like he looked then"
The narrator paused to wipe away a tear
then added. Ito think his fun,anIl he De-