The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-06-20

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III didn't mean to let
! afterward. 'Tain't
.,4..s.4y, !, say lIotiiin 70 the reia.
5, but we alwuz do it. 1t dooz seem
sech pity to bury up good, rich silk
like that. Even when Mis- Crowley
died over to the Center (she was a
Spencer afore she married), | took out
the back breadths of her best brocade
silk to lay her out in. And when was
a-doin' of it Janet Spencer come in jest
as you did. She sorter turned away
her head and made b'lieve as if she
didn't see what | was a-doin' of, but
passed out through the door slow and
solemn. She used the silk afterwards
to trim a dress with. There was three
good yards of it, and there will
be of this, Mis- Bean. You can use it
for yourself or for Ellen to trim with,
or you could match it for dress"
Il amt going to match it for a
dress, nor Ellen sha'n't have't, l tell
you. Put down them scissors. l amt
Janet Spencer. Philury shall have the
good of that black silk, poor creturr'
looking pityingly at the pale, pinched
features of the dead.
wall, if you say So" said Mrs Dol
lard. ''Tain't fur me to contradict. l
sposed you'd be glad to have it. l
laid out folks now for more'n twenty
year, and you're the first one to make
fuss"
Never mind, Sileny," said one of the
other women, motioning her to look at
Mrs. Bean, as she smoothed the thin
face turned sideways on the pillow
with loving touch. "Pr'aps 'Lizy1l
mt to put the dress on herself. Some
you know"
Yes, I'd huff to. I'd huff to put that
TX silk on Philury; for if there is
! thing as the spirit coming to
TIL hern will be sure to come"
She never wore it, did she?" whis-
red Mrs Dollard.
mo; that's the worst ont; and that's
i = '''-- my of it from her
npted to, which
lted a black silk
little girl, and at
get it she died. She
out she gave the money
Zines; she was SO DENYING
that she wouldn't spend
That's what she called it,
black silks, spending fool
lou don't know, Lizy,' says she to.
=, how l want one But / aid; for
1 heard her talk of it ever sence Miss
Figgins came up to spend the summer
' fathers when we was children. |
\ec'lec' jest how she looked. She
had long, thin, yeller face, with little
lunches of curls on each side; false
they was, but dreadful black and shiny;
and her dresses had set to 'em as if
she want morn sixteen. Philury was
queer. still thing. with kinder visit
full baby face that looked as if she was
ready to cry: and she used to set and
drink in Miss Virgins words as if
they was pure gold. Wall, she was
good to us, Miss Virgins was, and
Philury was her favorite''
Here Mrs. Bean sank down help
lessly into chair, and said to Mrs.
Dollard:
You put the dress on, and I'll stand
ready to help; but 1 feel as weak as a
rag when think of her laying there
and never having no good of it,
And you so faithful a-watching of
her night after night" said Mrs GRAY,
feelingly.
T'Twa'n't that. l could "a watched
dozen nights more with Philury and
never felt it. You must get we'll
says | to Philury, TO wear your black
silk i sha'n't never wear it, Lily
says she; and she didn't. But she's
go,n'ter wear it now. the MholA ont
starting up with fierce energy.
The dress was soon put on the still
statuesque form, the frills of lace nea =
ly adjusted about the neck and wrist,
and then, with a last loving touch Of
the brown hair thiclzly strealxed with
white, the four women left the room
for an adjoining one, taking care to
leave the door ajar.
Il don't seem to rec'lec' Miss Wig
gins" began Mrs. Dollard, as they sat
down together.
No, presume not. Like enough it
was before you moved here. Les see,
Philury couldn't "a been more'n 'leven.
Wall, twas her set Philury to thinking
about a black silk. Every one
'd'oughter have good black silk says
she. They're good for funerals, an
good for weddings, an for church, an
everything Well it jest went in one
ear and out 'tother with me; but Phil
ury took it all in an began to plan
right off how she could git one. But,
goodness ST, you amt nothin' but
little girl i shall be sixteen in five
years says she; an it will take as
long as that to git the money to buy it
Miss Virgins says it will cost jest for
the silk fifteen dollars, and you know,
Lily says Philury, / can't earn
more'n three dollars year plumming
az knitting sole feeting.'
see she'd got it all fggered out
|7g, Wal, mother didn't