The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-24
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rose bushes that oyorhung the stone
wall at their side, and a voice called
hurriolly 70 thom 10 "stop"
"Its me, " said Miss Comfort Fair.
haven, reckless OF her grammar
"Eliakim-thats my brother-he's
gone over to the class meetin' at
Squire Dundas, and 1 cut down
through lots to oyertake you. / tell
you can't somehow get your fathers
face out o. my mind. You're sick,
aiu't you, mister?"
81 shall soon be quite well. " he an
swered calmly, and Comfort Fair.
Ravens more experienced eye detected
tho hidden meaning which the little
girl never once suspected. Yes, he
would soon be well, but 1t would be
IN that country where the inhabitants
never say 81 am sick.
"Where are you going?" asked
kind Miss Comfort, her voice growing
husky in spite of herself
"We are going to my grandpapa,
said little Essie. "Grandpapa was
vexed with my mamma for marrying
papa and going to England, but papa
thinks he'll take care Of me now. But
won't stay with him unless papa
stays too.
And she resolutoly frightened her
grasp upon the thin, feyer.burning
hand.
81 s'pose you want to get to Ions
dale?" said Miss Comfort
The man nodded.
as it far?"
eleven good miles yet" said Miss
Comfort, Out I'll tell We what; I'll
make Joab get out the wagon, and
with a good buffalo robe over the
seats you'll ride easy enough. They'll
be back afore Eliakim gets through
shoutin' and prayin' and while you're
waitn' I'll bring down a smack o.
bread aud meat and a bottle of my
currant wine. 'Iaint good to travel
on an empty stomach.
And FIVE minutes later Miss Com
fort was carrying her hospitable in
tentions into effect, greatly to the de-
light and appreciation of the hungry
child.
snow, see here" said Miss Com
forts drawing the child aside, when
Jacob drove up with the comfortable
farm wagon and stout old horse, 81
don't guess you've got more money
than you can use.
"We have only enough for our rail-
road tickets, said Essie, her counte-
nance falling, shut -"
II thought SO, said Miss Comfort;
"and here's a five dollar bill I've laid
aside out OF my butter money that
Eliakim don't know nothiu' about.
The child's eyes were trimming as
she looked up in Miss Comforts hon
est, ard-featured face.
"Will you let me kiss you, just
once?" she whispered, standing on tip.
toe to bring her blooming cheek close
to the spinster's wrinkled lips
kissing, as Miss Comfort might her
self have remarked, had she leisure
for q remark, was not much in her
way, but she could not resist the sweet,
wistful entreaty.
There, she said, with q strange
moisture in her eyes, "run along
Joabs waitin'."
"Ohl" cried little Esther, as she sal
Oh the bufalo-draped seat, 81 wish
was rich and grown up?"
'Why, what I'D you do?" demanded
honest Joab.
I'D buy diamond necklace and 9
pink dress for that good lady"
Joab chuckled II don't know as
they'd become her." he said, with
POPULARITY $50 gee up old DOLL"
81 know I'm pretty old to be look
in arter situation" sail Miss Com
fort Fairhaven, "but I can't starve
nor I won't beg, so what's there left
We had a good farm once, but my
brother couldn't rest till he spekilatet
it all away, and now he's gone ant
I'm all alone. So, if you know of