The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-10-15

thiags ] can make 'em. and your
mothers eyesight plaques herr She
can't do as she could once,p size Gays.
The bed and table furnishings are
hers" Mr.. Minis repeated. What
she didn't make she bought wit. her
money"
No, Ljsha," Mis- Minis began but
Squire Hosley interrupted her. Isee
they were beginning to wear ON his
patience.
why not put the property in two
piles and oraw cuts, IL you've no choice.
That would be fair" says he.
| knew by the way / heard her snuff
that Mis- Minis hadn't give up, though
she said no more-not then but from
that they went on to wrapgle over
every stick OF furniture. She should
have no use for this, that and the
other thing. An no more wouldn't
he.
could hear the squire drum on the
table, and l knew he was getting rest
less. Finally he made an end OF the
talk by saying. why not let Mr..
Minis keep the downstairs furniture,
and she take what is above? How
would that do 2"
Well, they demurred, each one
being afraid the other would be cheat
ed, but at last seemingly, let it go,
and worked their way on TO the live
stock.
"Three COWS for her." says he.
Two will be full ana plenty for me.
She was always more for dairy than
what | was, "she says.
why, Elisha, you are going to
make beef of old Brindle,' says she,
and that leaves only four"
i've concluded not to beef her,
she Is such u favorite Of yours says
he.
THAT was a great piece of news,
Mrs. Minis had felt awful cut up abou,
having Brindle fatted and killed, fol
she called that COW the best for butter
in the herd. But Mr.. Minis appeared
firm.
And the pigs" he began. 81 don't
want any pigs. I've no use for EN-
WhatcanI do with pigs down t. Baker
street ?"
And she burst out crying. She had
set u good deal by that litter of pigs
bringing 'em up by hand, as you might
say, for the old mother died when they
were eight days old.
After that it was still as death fol
a minute, then Squire Hoslcy spoke
up.
My good friends says he, "if va,
Sph 81 opoup iNlhS apuIU, lily DcS
advice Is that y~ou'agree to go on Twins
together"
For u minute or two all was still
again, and the old clock licked up lik,
the Day of Judgment. BY m by Mr.
Minis spoke rather low:
What do say, LOUSY ~
u was thinking whether we hudn'
oughter drive over to your mother
and see how her cough is. Pm som,
worried about that cough" says she.
Pm agreeable to that says he.
Asl was leaning forward, | caugh
sight through the crack OF the door o
him hopping up his face with his ole
red handkerchief so | see he had fol
1t some. Squire Hosley, he said moth
ing.
Well, made my way homo middlin.
early, and was keeping a wutchout a
they driv into the yard betwixt sun
down and dark, and | see her stop aDt
pat hey yellow dog that was lloppia!
his tail on the top step Of the. piazzl
Old Bose was so tickled that he iumpe,
round as graceful as a COW and
knew by the looks of the back Of MIR
Minis neck that he took it in. Afte
awhile [ made an arrant to carry owe
a dish Of Dutch cheese. and there the,
were. eating their supper as Cheerful
as u basket of chips.
Sep up and have q cup o tea say
she. We've mad quite Il ride thi
afternoon" says she. We've been t,
see Mother Minis, and Elisha drov,
round by the bridge. Its all Of a mil,
further, but he knows how skittish
be about crossing the ferry in incl,
Setch's old scOw I'm silly, | s'pose
Elisha and |, we think mother i
getting too old and fccble to live alone
and we have about persuaded her t,
break up and come to us.
She run on for Il spell, but that wa
all she said concerning their arrange
ments. And-would you believe it ,
from that day to this Mis- Minis ha
eve opened her mouth to me on tn,
subject, though she knows | neve
repeat. And now, to see them tw,
Jogging round together af-er oil,
Charley, as content as ducks ina mil
pond, nobody mistrusts it TO o'cna'mos
u separation to unite them.
Nobody knows but Inc and the oil,
squire. 1t won't get out from kim-h,
Is as close-mOuthed as "a fish. And
was v one to talk.