The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-15

(CopyriEht, 1896, by 5. 5. Mcclure Lin
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5iG The river was sparkling the boughs
\ were waving. the bees We're humming
* MARBLES fell from the topmost top of the
&sun-ttpped pines and cedars, the warm
Is ailf was full Of the scent OF flowers ana
8 the Laughing of children. and suddenly
$on all the sweet tranquility came the
4 marsh clanS of bell, II huge brass din
ner- bell.
on, That poor sIiIerin' saintn cried
MIS-. Mather. running to her window
declare eff ii amt too bad! do no
now she even STAINS il, There they 20
9Sthem fellers-I shd think they'd be
ashamed to DEATH" And while She WAS
eNclaiming, the man In his shir,-secvcs
III the opposite dooryard, with n white
face. and black and burning eyes and
tansle OF uncombcd hair. went on
nourishing his great diuner-beil ovn,
his head, ringing ii with ali his mi,rb, .
and half dozen men, whp had nus,
thrown down their tools were running
70 answer it. Come on, Come nn", he
1s,outed with strange hoarseuess and
thick articulation. Come on, came
out! UP with Ye! And then n woman
oarted out OF the house aud skipped up
on the horse block, half Laughing. half
crying. and tossing her apron OYER hn,.
face. '''' He'
It's a shame! It's a Twin shame,
cried Mrs. Mather. eagerly peerjnr he
mind her sash curtain. Il declara !
don't see why Humphrey Lavender
uon iall dead. poor critter. And an
I mem ieIiers gaukng and gaping
around. sh'd think you'd have suth.
IN. better to do 18th yourself. Tom
Brier!" she called.
LORD. Miss Mather, faint my fault =
sald rom, stopping a moment under tha
open window to tie his shoe. she
wants us to. She's asst us partlc'Ier
She says it's her cross, an hIs'n ION
n am, taint our fault! I've got to go
an pa her in now and he ran or
post haste. -" gu
come, now" cried Humphrey. still
nourishing his bell about his blazinm
lace. Hurry up! / amt no time re-
waste. Who'll bid on her? Here shr
.sLaih worth her weight in sawdust-
M Ha starts the bidding? Sally Laven-
o,i nre ieet live, as old as her tongue
III u illlic older than her teeth mn, bar
tongues hung in the middle an, pnes
d. poth ends. Five cents. Joe Burns
Sour moneys burning n hole i'm vn,,
poehe.' 30 DO | hear ten? No sor, nr
Maie-'en-t en--ten-fraggile no 40
,,D,n c'eelur Ten, do YOU say-the
go VI a drink. Yes, she amt with
thersi ~ S.e with that. Speak up
Ten, ten, do hear fifteen WV,
oids ifteen fer "a bia,ned rar ,,o,io ''I
am a-iakin' We in-ye know herNair,t
ne Ieueemin' trait--temper of The OIL;
I ~ shif'less-you hddin, Tn,,,
f fs,,es! I'm lctiin' her go for Wat she'll oii
letch, yes be! Fifteen twentv"ro En- !.
sWenty,am | offered twentv.fveg "a,
CORY n. she won't fetch quarter! Gons
AZ aat-twen'y-to Tom Brier. An, Won nar
stake hei now OF hev her latari,' ~
men the woman sprang from Tho hinni-
ana ran into the house, as if She c cr"Ih
5 MOI bear II one moment longer AVA ~
men men dispersed. and Humphrey noel Az. 'id
mis- twenty cents. "Taint enough ~ az
q the Jug" he muttered. as he wen, ;n, ~
s5ne mouse Guess III hev 10 sell her
81 81 Here. dearie. you take this" s,,s
q Saily, meeting him with a bowl Int
sSWhich she had hurricdy poured fine
scontents of u skillet. '"e
Don't be a dcarying me now" he
f5saad: 1T amt proper thing"
" wen. never mind all that: Just take
this. It's beef and barley broth. an, I
Sbiled pepper an an yingin in tits
real good an nourishih."
Wei" he said. perhaps Will. You
{ Asn't no objec' now In maxim way with