The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-04-27

an she trenholm, an one tallsin' an
the other whinnyin', an both under
their breath lilxe-but, there!
ut must ha' been when she was
about sixteen that she got religion.
She'd never been to meetin' any sca'cely,
but that summer there was minister
boardin' down to the Corners-Todd,
his name was-who used to hold serv-
ice in the school-hus. Ady was frettin'
herself to death after the colt that
they'd sold to householder, an used to
go off in the woods Sundays, an one
afternoon she happened that way an
heard 'em singin' (the windows was
open), an come up nearer an nearer an
fin'ly come in. Well, never see anyone
take hold o. the Gospel as she did
seemed as though it was meat an drink
to her, an don't know but twas;
she KEEP a-studyin' over the promises,
an she couldn't make out how twas
that folks was crossgrained an scrimp-
in an worried an disappointed in the
church the same as out of 1t. Wy
you'd "a thought, to hear her talk
them days, the kingdom o. heaven was
right mex door.
"She'd never been along o.. young
folks much, livin' so lonesome there an
bein' SO terrible druv with work, but
after that she'd get off when she could
to prayer-mcetin's an sociables, an the
neebors took to her considerable
specially the boys. But you never see
girl so sort o. innocent about beaux
as Ady vast seemed Is if her heart
was just runnin' over with love for
every livin' creetur. Howsomever,
'twa'n't great while afore begun to
see that hungry, wishful look comm
back in her face, an wasn't mite
surprised when she stopped in here one
day an said she thought the Lord had
cast her off, an the old Adam want
cruefied in her, an burst out cryin' fit
to break your heart. Well, thinks |,
you poor little thing, IL the Lord hadn't
meant we should eat He wouldn't ha
given us stummicbs. Matters mater, it
stands to reason, says l. You see how
twas, bein' amongst folks kind o.
brought it home to her as she hadn't
any kin of her own; an because you've
got religion is no sign you don't want
nothin' else. tell you. there's a good
many ID be out of job eff t as Sun
day every day in the week" Mrs.
Warren leaned back in her chair and
''toed off" very fast indeed.
"Well" she resumed, although with
shrewd smile curling her lip, ''ef
there want n to-do down to the
Closes when Ady come of age, then
wouldn't say so! Lyddy got her de-
laine dress that spring first new stuff
she'd ever bought fer herr, and she was
dretful pleasant an soft spoken, an
says she:
"'Now, Ady, you needn't think, be-
cause my contracts up, I'm goin' to
turn you off as eff you hadn't friend
in the world. No! It's trew your feed
costs consid'a able now, but we'll git a
husful o. boarders an you kin stay
right on here jest as long S you behave
yourself, an don't say as Isral or me
won't leave YOU suthin'-I don't say we
will, but, agin,.I don't say we won't
well, Ady spanked up for once, an
says she:
an hev to be gittin' wages now,
Miss Close, an 'lotted ON workin' fer
Mis- Cadwallader this summer-she's
offered me four dollars week to do
table waitin' an SIGH
well, leave it to you how Lyddy
fit an tore to hear that kind o. talk.
-Four dollars week. says she;
an you the gal I've raised up an took
care of twelve year come June, like my
own flesh an blood IAN / think likely
she had) You'd go off with your Mis-
Wadcallader, would you? An don't
you know in few months she'll be
hustlin' back to New York, an what'll
you do, then, you poor. ignirint, fool
ish creetur, you?' Well, want there
lady toll me about it arterwards), but
l kin jist think how she sort o. blushed
up, an says she: WY Mis- Close, me
an Abe Wright thought we'd git mar
ried about that time
well, Mis- Close KEEP her on after
all-giv' her two dollars week an
kind O. talked her over-Ady always
was soft-hearted; an long about
Thanksgivln' time she was merried.
The boarders had took her up, as
boarders will, an they give her dress
o. white cotton an woSl, an quite an
outfit o. clo'es. She was merried in
church. Wright? Oh, he was good
steady man; l can't say liked him
any better n some others, myself; but,
land o. Goshen! 1 want the one he'd
picked out neither. Twas pretty PLAIN
they was suited, an that's the main
pint, reckon-seems SO, anyhow.
He was old'r'n she, an forehanded, an
he built that house on the back road
an had nice little place, with cow
an garden, an made splint-bottom
cheers to sell, an he used to work out
time, too"
Mrs. Warren knitted few moments
in silence, then she wiped her glasses.
do you know, kind o. hate to go
on" she said. You haven't forgotten
the March blizzard, have you?" she re-
sumed, after q short pause. Swell, it
was awful here. never knew such a
storm in all my life, an can't say
want to ag'in. hadn't seen Ady for
two or three weeks, not to speak, that
is, but took real comfort thinlsin' of
her, well off as she was, an no one to
boss her around or say thus far an no
farther. 1t happened Josiah was to