The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-02

me sence their poor father died. But I'm
55 next month. That's older you, Han
nah, by three years.
"Ihain't never he'd sech health as you've
he'd" said Hannah as she left the low
| chair and took seat in one the back of
which was tall and straight and stiff.
Her figure was 1.-THE and firm, and her
complexion though colorless, had the hue
| of health.
''Why, you never was sick but once,
Hannah" said her brother, N that was
more'n 90 year ago."
'Well, amt been real sick, but don't
seem to feel so strong as was. I git
dreadful tired washin n ironin the same
day."
IT sh'd think you would" said her
cousin ''What makes you do it?"
'sGood landl / alwus did. You don't
s'pose I'm goin to have it round two days,
do you, for jest Dannel n me n Hiram. I
want to set down Tuesdays I'm piecin
calico to make some quilts. I'd ought to
make three this fall eff I CAM
''Ill take holt IN help eff you want me
to- Hannah-ef shan't be in the way.
like to sew"
"Air your eyes good?''
"Eyes good? Why, yes, of course, they
be. What's to bender? dom never use
| glasses nuther was always sort O. near
sighted, you know. Some say them kind
! Of eyes is stronger'n others; don't know.
Why, you amt feelin like an old woman
yet are your"
Trouble makes folks feel old, Angie
nette. We lost a COW in the spring, N our
chickens amt done well this summer.
Five died or more. We'd ought to hey
30 eff thev'd done WE'LL
We've got some beauties left" said
Daniel, "'n the man that keeps the hotel
up by the lake says he'll take all we can
spare n Civ a cent pound more'n anybody
else will. The moneys all Hannah's,
though. don't want none of it. She
works hard enough runnin after EN-"
| He did not say that a good share of the
| running after was done by himself save on
| the few occasions when he CHANGED to be
| from home.
| The second week in September had
come, and Cousin Angienettes visit was
| almost over. She was to leave the next
day but one.
81 wish you'd ride up to the lake with
me tomorrow mornin," said Daniel. Pm
| goin to see about a shoat. Sim Perkins
has got terrible nice one, N want to hev
| 1t eff he don't charge too much"
II hadn't ought ter leave Hannah.
| She's got the bread to bake n the kitchen
floor to wash, N don't know what else"
''You go right 'long!' said Hannah in
| what was for her very CHEEKY tone.
"There amt any more work than what I
| kin do well enough. You've helped me SO
much sense you've been here that feel
more like what used to be than I have
this 10 year. / declare for it, Angienette,
! I'd got to be SO down hearted didn't
| seem to be one thing nor anuther.
| thought wanted somethin, N / believe in
my heart twas you wanted all the time,
N Dannel he amt been SO chirked up
| don't know when"
| 81 s'pose you want to start early Dan
nelF' said his cousin.
IT was calkilatin eff we could hev break
fast by $50 or so we might get off about
| $50, while it's cool. We're goin to hev a
hot day, jedgin from the signs The sun
| set awful red tonight"
A thin mist lowered over the earth, and
the grass was heavy with dew. The air,
| already autumnal, encircled the mountain
| tops -with ashen wells, softening the tints
and blurring the outlines. The old wagon,
| with its worn buffalo covering hanging
nan;s1 Marstin,s oo-vsar1old naara cba
logged along With tbs reins danaIina . n,o rre
ioess1v oyer her necI thar sner if oo,ld
he 80 10 1;+tla f1a,,,ar,t ia,,,s 80. :. ,;aa
in. th;s r,or,'ina TIE , ~. - - +his
iasitY IN disc;r,i1a xras arrsae,at,v a'sas ss
t;n,,ss for ny n1 mas appmy aue ~
ianrth stonnsd shon. a1,d $500 -, hos az
10 loot at The conn1e hehind SeeiTs th At
her master was in the usra, Ylane she
/ hrots ;,,+o a oort,a sa+istsaS +rot 0' s'-o
Tho 1aLa yas IN view and the o;r o,,ox,,
mora ;nv;goratino AZ thew nesred the
.zstar,s doo the s,,,, h,,rs+ for+h a Oaa
roured down On the classy S,rf.ca .
shower Of diamonds :
T;nv waves cnrled uno,, tho seore,t Of
heoch .nd sof+ hroone s+ir,oa a. 1;t+1a
ringlets undar Anoianette,s zA straw bon,,et
vbich had heo,, triY,,,oed l,Y, tha ,I;11a no
milliner on,v the dav before s.Go ,Iang
Jennv.n said Daniel ssSbe DON'T care
much for what T saw ), he added LOOKING
across the water to the dark old mountain
bevond.
s.That,s ,oause vou,re GENTLE with her