The Van Buren press., 1895-07-20

~ lated 10 make unfortnnate ~
mex3[s. for inst = pIessuzable excite
1<5tuas fcItto1 11fa Gnp6on b ~
| - biseuits. and she was about 70 asi
/ sor ninute deseEiptisa-oe theis CO..
| petition; that idea Of fhe deaconis wa.
thrust into her mind, md the po<1i
hflity Of their .goihG sway- -
II doa't knowia- nall Be here
The deacon an NE are calc'lafin' r
take trip 70 the city about thst time
Miss Hummers dropped her wofk-ii
Was piecs Of Fuflin9 for her neck
Iand- the needle fell ont into the grass
- - had 70 get down on her kueel
snd Search carefully fUr e
''We1l. n ever Isee anybody like you
before. Mis- Simpson." she said. shoe
| ing away hen that hsd come to as
sist. thinking abe was Rrubbing. 70.
wormA ''You say that just as though b
4 d6dn't mean more'n goin' across the
street There. I've got it; twas stick.
IN b shs hem of ny dos afssr all.
II I remember right .ypa aia't nesez
been TO the city before. Mis- Simpson,
..No. We Amt never been: an as the
deacon an me amt CROWN any young.
u, we'd better 60 now IL we're Roin' At
all Cousin Abb;s Eeems just set on
havin' rs come" Lee -
Iweil. I hope yos1l have . good
time" she aid. after sewing . few
nfpptes in silence. l..If there's any
thin' In the world that I've . real de-
sire TO do it's to 60 TO the city and see
thasightA But amt never seeh my
way clear 10 do 90. bein' al alone in
tbs world" and Miss Jcm;ma gave .
Hstls ni3 Of fseH nity. 60 7Aa :
Her companion rocked comfortably
bsek ard forth in her char without
usoking any reoponse- sssA e -
Il - what she's comm to- she
thought ''an' IL I don't encourage her
then my eonscience's clear; bat she's
made up her mind TO 20 along with us.
an - s4ese's any body In this world the
dl3bn ean't abide. it's Jemima Huur
meA 1do believe II I can fEiy Tell
him she's goin' too. he'll give tks Who'll
thing up"
s6hs glanced snxiously at Miss Hum
16ess shaspk Natures aud 1lssls bird
like eyes, which were blinking
thoughtfully over her work. as she
mentally laid out her tactics
''If she don't follow this thing up
It'll be the first time she didn't do what
she set out TO; but amt goin' to give
her one mite Of Encouragement"
"what day you goin'?" said Miss
Jemima 1t last
"Well, Cousin Abbie said Saturday
in her letter-that'll be day after to-
morrow-so s'pose the deacon'll cal
c'lste to go thcn,' was the answer. II
can look over my things, an do my
packin' tomorrow, an we can get of
by the first train. I'll allow faint as
much time as | should like. There's
my brown merino's got to be fixed at
the bottom, an the deacon's things We
got 70 be attended to. an"
"You know I should be awful glad to
help you," Interrupted Miss Jemima.
I'D do anythin' for you, Mis- Simpson;
an I wouldn't mind ut all goin' down
to the train with you, II 'twould ac.
commodste, yeu about the bundles an
thinga"
Miss Jcmims arose, and taking her
hst from . brsneh Of -tAs trse where Il
bad bsen hanging, tied It securely un-
der her chin. NH E.F9Es
\ "Wen, must be Argoin,'" she said.
ssbut I'll try an drop In tomorrow. to
see how you're gettin' on"
Tho gate clicked, and Mrs. Simpson
was left alone, gazing 1t Miss Jemima's
prim figure disappearing down the
road. and re9retfully thinking: "She
never said she wss-goin' along with us;
but maybe she will tomorrow"
II wss Friday evening. The air was
soft and cool. and laden with he.sweet
odor Of fresh hay. The hens hsd gone
70 their roost. and all was quiet save
Al occasional clucl< from belated
fowl. or the deep croak of some frog Al
II jumped, with . splaah into the pond
back Of the houss. All about the barn
hooked clean and orderly. and peace
and rest seemed TO- prevail every.
whera D1ts SJ4fll
All was to the dsacon's mind, and
still he was not happy, as be sat on
The hrusds STONE doorstep, with his
wife just inside. rocking rapidly to and
fro. The yellow cat. jumped into hi
lap and tried TO make herself comfort
able f6r her u1nal evening nap, but
sstthsdt svall. %, aftsr puSsiny loud
er and louder to attract his attention,
until Il Ind become 9 gentle roar. she
jumped down in quite q disgusted man
ner and walked sedatsly into the
did you say the packin' was all
done, sMaria?' he,inquired for the third
or fourth time. Rssl hope you amt for.
gotten snythin', particularly the medi.
cines. Ef we was to be taken sick al
Abbie's ! dunno what we'd do"
swell. there's NO denyin' that it's a
ssckly season in the city," was the
cheerful anawcf; sbut sif you should
happen 10 have . long attack of the
rheumatism guess Abbie an me could
pull you through."e siY ssgAa He4
Deacon Simpson gave . eroan, then,
suddenly recoilecting himself, turned
it into . cough. There twas long
pause, finally broken by the descon.a
'Ef there's disagreeable, homely
crctur In the world it's that Jemins
Hummcrs-" Still the rockers creaked
and there was no response; but smile
oversprcad the occupants face, which
the increasing darkness kindly hid. =
don't deny but what she's got her good
p'ints,", he continued, pricked by his
coincidence, "but they amt my sty le,
an that's, fact. Besides, she ain't
any right to 60 taggin' on with US; an
you know II, Maris," he added, fret
fully. '.isi fs lass sFs ss aipsz