St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-10-20

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one more comfortable and a scarcely
perceptable sigh, i've 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 q
good. comfortable place to stay In jus,
better be contented to stay there. and
not be galavanting about on steam
cars and SIGH like. running the risk Of
their lives, all for the sake of taking q
vacation, rs folks call it."
| But Huldah," interrupted her hus
band, Il don't quite see why you fee
sure the Lords agin it just because the
old horse got sick and took to having
this spell of rheumatis; it haint time
to 60 yet, and maybe something will
turn up before it's time to start. I'm
sure He never seemed to me to objec,
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 a sudden twinge OF
pain brought his remarks to an abrupt
end.
snow, pa" said his wife. don't you
60 to setting up your viii agin the
Lords l tell you I've thought it all
out, and it's as plain to me rs my
names Huldah Graham, and we may as
well give it all up right here and now,
and have an end ont.
wal, II Sldah, maybe you're right,
leastways we can't 60 onless 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,"
What's 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 rs
ever?" asked little Mrs. Mills.
20. about rs 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 eads about two years ago that we
would like to take little tower-you
know everybody takes a vacation now
adays-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 ont
to save money enough to 60 a spell last
summer, and / 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 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 1t 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 a 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 fort it 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 do
was to brush up his Sunday clothes
and buy pair Of shoes-they say folks
don't wear boots down theresa YOU
see it was tolerable easy work getting
our clothes ready, but you see tn.
trouble was saving money enough /.
pay our expenses; they say they charg.
awful high at them big hotels. But a
was saying. having SO little to gel
in the way of clothes, we had more
chance. l 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 60 in July,
instead OF August as we had planned
to do.
"Jast when everything looked prom
ising 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 drawback. but it |
WASH the last. for you know it was 4 |
drenui 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 1t agin. After that we settled
Town to stay 20 hum. but what money
We could spare from the butter and
'RRs laid away for that tower. Father
ne mad pretty considera BILE luck selling
ne farm stun. 50 BY spring we had
lui.e considerable laid by. but early
n April something or nuther 20. hold
= the hens. and they have died or one
lfter another ontil only few are left.
And right on top Of that pa was took
With this spell of rheumatls, and we
,ad TO get man to see to things, aud
hat coat money. Mis- Mills; so whereM
e the money to spend travelin?
I'm pretty nigh sartin the Lord
sants us to stay 1t hum. Mis- Mills:
till. do you know" she continued. /
I'm that silly feel all cut up about 1t,
'lst as II He didn't know best, and As
souldn't stay right here in Mar
lnsvilie q lee.Ie longer without get ,
ing Uneasy. But You see, Mis- Mills.
W lhQu1hl ah0af that AowA. !