The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-06-05
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NY DORA A. CHASE.

Olive Palmer laid her work aside anf
sat thinking of other days. Everything
about her seemed SO dreamy and drowsy
that she could not work this afternoon
Even Belial was not purring, but lay
curled up in little ball at his mistress
feet, fast asleep.
Olive had changed very little, only she
was a trifle sad at times, and there was
new sweetness in her face and manner
since Abe went away.
Suddenly, as she sat there under the
trees, something occurred that aroused
her attention and drove away her rem
lnlscent mood. A team was driving nm
10 the next house, which had long been
unoccupied; a team laden with furni-
ture.
For the land sake!" cried Olive. soft
1y; who can be movin' into the old
Stiles house, wonder!
"Almiry!" she called in low tone
come here. We're goin' to have some
new neighbors."
Aimira appeared at the door. "They
amt much," she shifted, 'or they
wouldn't be movin into that old, dilap-
idated house."
The furniture that went to the next
mouse was evidently costly, or had been.
Tor 1t was in rather disabled condition.
and showed evident signs of ill usage.
After the furniture came a carriage
from which alighted a tall, uneainlv
man, with an exceedingly plain face and
siight limp. He assisted a sharp-
nosed, ferret-eyed woman to the
ground. After her came two of the most
forlorn looking little people Olive
had ever seen. The youngest, a girl of
eight, was clad in a pink dress. which
came 70 the heels, and hat that beg
CARED description. The boy, lad of |
ten, was arrayed in suit full two sizes
100 large for him.. The whole family
wore an air of the most woefuI neglect
we'll" remarked Almira, after she
rad observed them in silence for a few
minutes, folks talk NOWADAYS about
tneir ancestors comm over in the Nav
mower, but I'm sure these folks came
right out of it, furniture an all.
mes lame an the furniture's lame
Inc Whole tribe looks about Q hundred
years DID," "
Indeed, the little girl seem,ad az
only lively thing among them, and she
was laughing and dancing about like
any happy child of her age.
Inc remainder of the afternoon
passed very quickly with the two wom-
en- who watched the proceedings Of the
new family with great curiosity.
One thing they could not dao;a. (
"ncther the sharp-nosed woman wac
mistress OF the house or a servant. THE
new interest served as topic of con-
versation for the two lonely ma;dsr. {
during several days. /
Olive found it very pleasant tn snecr-
late about something outside of her
own quiet life.
After few days the gentleman next ]
aoor began 70 go away at certain time g
each morning and come back again I
each evening.
oiive was pleased to see that the chill
a!en always went to the gate with Ii
MN, and that he always kissed then, {
lenderly when he left them.
She felt curious sense of r.l;.s
morning when she heard him call b
pack: Maggie, you may have tea NJ !,
I've tonight" and heard voice renlv. =
Yes. SIR"
she amt his wife, she's help" Olive h
informed Almira, "and I'm kind Of b
lad" VI
Don't see what it is to you II his wife II
FLY islander" responded Almira. 3,
Nor ], either" laughed her mistress =
srlv he's suuh soft-spokep, kind. Is