The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1897-06-22


DOMAINS been sick this long while. an
not and nor foot can she raise since
'er stroke, and L with no work the six
months"
Esther nodded with the patience of
well-tried friend, who remembered
the many bowls of soup and loaves of
bread which had travelled to the little
house in the hollow, with only the
casual memory of friend; but he pro-
ceeded; You know our son Willum
Well, our son Willum was up to our
little place up north, an 1 writ i'm to
collect the rent han send us the money.
is mother tried to shak 'er cad when
| told 'er. Moneys Railways 'ad such
ha peculiar haffect on Willum. but it
did seem zee couldn't be hanything but
honest habbout the money from is
mothers little place, han 'er so sick
han 'elpless! Wall, to day the money
cum, all but forty-fve cents, which is
dom well for Willum; but through
some mistake the orders made out to
Mrs. Willum Tubbs. hinstead of Mrs.
Daniel, han the man to the hoffis. won't
let me ave nothin' hon it, an us 'thout
ha bit on sup hin the 'ouse, han | seq
to myself, han to 'er, wat ill hi be
dom, han then hi thought of you, han
cum straight.
He stood there, poor, dependent old
soul, waiting for Miss Esther to adjust
her eyeglasses and his affairs at the
same time, confident that there would
be satisfactory results in both cases.
Now, Esther Littlejohn was impul-
sive, and not exactly possessed of the
wisdom of the oracle she impersonated
for the moment. She was little in
clined to be perfervid, especially in
charitable affairs. She herself had n
lurking impression that Mr.. Irwin did
not exactly approve of all her enthu-
siasms, and although she knew him to
be quite as correct rs the above-men-
toned dictionary, she kept on in her
own perfervid way, considerably to her
personal satisfaction
But we must not leave poor Daniel
Tubbs standing, hat in hand, while we
examine the gray matter of the brain
of the last of the Littlejohns.
Miss Esther was not acquainted with
the new postmaster, and still there was
no reason why he was obnoxious to her.
so she spoke with scarcely moments
thought, and trick she had of getting
at things easily. 81 will cash your or
der, said she, and handing the old
mau eight dollars and five cents, much
to the disgust of sable Phyllis, who was
not too proud TO listen at the crack of
the door, and hear the iingling of the
money, she went on looking up the
nott ar fp,- A
In the afternoon she went to the post
office, signed Mrs. William Tubbs to
the order, received her money, and
went on her way rejoicing, happy in
the thought that the family of Tubbs,
ST., were enjoying peace and plenty
for short space.
wonder how many of our cheerful
musings would evnporate; how many of
our pleasant hours be turned to sixty
times sixty pin pricks of irritation, if
we knew the adverse influences CON
stantly at work, the mighty plants that
grow from II single wicked mustard
seed.
Just one week later Esther Little
John was the recipient of large yell
low envelope, postmarked Cooks
Corners, and addressed in conspic-
uous characters to Mrs. WIN Tubbs,
with Esther Littleiohn" below in
small brackets. No. % Ingham Place
was added in triumphantly large let
tiers. The contents, which Esther
read with constantly opening eyes
and emotions difficult to describe,
were as follows:
Please MUM take my pen in hand.
bein as I've heard you're passin' yerself of
"a Mrs. Willyum Tubbs, and maybe Won think
| you be. for all know, but can prove that
took In washin fur six years back. an
KEEP that miserable shiftless Tubbs in
Dacco and brooches, to say nothin' OF the
twins an the boarders from the Junction
an little jim, that cum In November. Wall
kicked Tubbs out come spring an told
him, the weather bein warm / thought ne
ne might shift fur his own self an / cud
WASH iur Jimmy an the twins an now, for
the land n-living. / hcarn tell as he's gone
ana got another woman and is actually
5endtn her money! You can't DENY II
bein az one of my neighbors who had gone
To town happened into the post-ofice an
seen you cashin an order for ss and Ave
cents! My, but you must be u hustler 70
get that oot'n viii Tubbs. rs never worked
u day cept when / was sick and couldn't
don't want him back agin nor to make
you no truble nor TO try him nor nothin'
'"' b'ii ~ lhNt ~ leui N on my nuud an
had TO put Jimmy In the Orphant Sylum. il
you will send me s3j and fifty cents to take
mo an the twins back 20 my folks I'm Yer
mont l won't make you no trouble nor
nothin an bein' rs Jim Sylvester saws
you We got bit from your mother that's the
| way TO squar Il. Send mo 535 an 0ftv
cents an you kin have him titel clar.
Cook Corners. MEHtrABEL Turns.
Now, the Littlejohns had very aris-
tocratic noses, aud it was not surpris-
ing that at this iuncture the eyeglasses
of the last Of the Littleiohus flew com
pletely of, and required m extra
amount Of coaxing before they would
properly return TO their proper sphere.
cavt the Littleiobns were sympathetic
,-"tmpite Of their aristocracy. besides.
Miss Esther could no more avoid bsing
charitable than old Mr. Lincoln around
the corner could help eating his break
fast at the free lunch, and dropping
the fifteen cents he saved thereby into
his strong box for his sons TO quarrel
over when he was gone.
Esther paused n moment 20 wonder
v she had better go over and ask those
Wretched Tubbs people about the mat
ter, but shook off all idea OF further
infringement with them With n
\ VrO0n for tho now foil ;,.L "A i