The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-30

I'M dOlN0 ~ ~ LII AOOs
sons teeth on edge with all sorts OF
hideous oddities. She would summon
the family in haste, pounding with her
stick; as soon rs the door was opened
she would scream disagreeable remarks
at the lovers, order Jennison out of the
house. Gull them i'll names, and always
contrive To make some dark allusion to
her threat that she, after death, would
what could be done? There was no dis
ciplining a poor, half-crazed, helpless
creature like that. They came to take
her chidings like the buster and shrek
of the wind around the house.
She grew gradually weaker, and as
her forces lessened, her temper APP
peared somewhat milder. She some-
times thanked Holman Brockway when
he lifted her. you've beer real good
to me, for one that amt a blood rela-
| tion," she said to Sarah one day. But
although she seldom rallied at the lovers
las indeed she rarely had the oppor-
tunity-she never spoke a kind word to
Corinna- For all that the girl in her
| timid way tried to please the aunt. An
hour before the old woman died, she
spoke again of the marriage with Her
bert Jennison, but only to repeat her
uncanny threat: I'm going to die, and
IL. haunt YOU"
II could be only felt as a relief when
ut last Aunt Drusilla was laid away in
| the village burying ground, under the
fir trees. Now she can rest-and give
other folks a rest too" commented MIR.
Dunn, returning from the grave.
The strain had been long upon
Sarah and Corinna; they felt depressed
and nervous, after the fashion of weary
women 1t was time to plant early
peas; SO that for Holman Brockway
there was work in the open air, which
Is the universal solvent for all imag-
inary and some real troubles. The
young people were to marry the next
October: they would live with the
parents of Corinna, and bad decided to
use Aunt Drusilla's as their own
parlor. Herbert thought that the fur
| nishing of it would be a wholesome and
cheerful occupation for Corinna:
"Tirst, it can be well scrubbed and
| aired 10 drive out the blue DEVILS" said
| this practical lover, "then Corinna and
her mother must come in town and we
will 90 to choose the furniture and the
carpet. We may as well get the %,
ready. now, and have some good times
! evenings i'm it. / declare, / feel next door
to married when Corinna sits by the
lamp sewing while / read aloud"
SO the room was freshly painted and
papered; white muslin curtains were
hung at the windows; n three-ply car-
pet OF modest colors and pattern. and a
sofa and chairs covered with blue plush
very cheap and stylish, the dealer had
called them-made up a little parlor
which, IL not artistic. was coy and fb&
PRIDE OF the heart on "A good little girl.
When her father was ushered into the
transformed room he admired 1t great
ly. Then ne began to look vaguely
about him as il missing something.
81 seem to want to See Aunt Drusil-
ly's plcter in it's place again" he said.
"Oh, no, father. 1t is our parlornow,"
Corinna protested.
81 know that, daughter, an you've
made IL real pretty. But | guess we
hev to remember that 'twa- Aunt
Drusilla's room before that, an that we
owe the house an farm an ali TO her.
She was a%ggravatin', know; but shes
gone where she sees things different.
/ expect she looks some like her photo
graph now, all kind of smoothed out
md pleasant 'N VI to me
ike remembcrin' of her at her best an
gratefully, 20 set her picter up where
she always kept it. An it can't hurt
YOU and Herbert none, Coricny. 1
should call IL a just an n right act on
your part"
Holman Brockway had n streak
of firm will, n mild form per-
hans of that Of his litigious
father and his grabbed aunt. He spoke
gently, but Corinna Knew that there
was no opposing him. II shall simply
die. TO have Aunt Drusilla always he
fore my eyes" the girl complained. Gut
her lover persuaded her that il was bet
ter TO content her father. 1--WE may,gct
20 be quite fond of the old girl, she
looks so pleasant; and then she can't
talk, which is an advantage" he said.
jestingly.
During the daytime Corinna did not
care to stay in the hewly-fu'nished
ROOM: she had a tender little instinct
that she would enjoy IL only in company
with Herbert She busted 1t carefully