Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-25

3 MISS Clarlssy, You SO or church men,
Der. Eff I was you, wonldn say things
what knowcd I wasn't gwine do.
Whut's de: matter? How come you
wantin ever body all ter once?'' !
Aunt Clarissy got pink to the tips Of
her ears. She was a small, apologize
looking woman, with mild black eyes
set deep in q white, wrinkled face, al
together striking contrast to the stur-
dy figure that fronted her across 20
yards Of sunlit space. Steadying herself
on the doorpost and half turning about,
she said peevishly: "No, Iwon't tell
him. l hate a fuss, and you all know
it and impose on me-, Just wanted
somebody to help me, but Ireckon can
do the work myself" -
"Dat'n be de shorest way, - Jane
said, nodding her. blue turban. Then
relenting, she added as she disappeared
within, ~''1'll send Silvy des soon as she
fetches de corn and shucks it for de
pot. - yy...-.,.t :..-.. !
Aunt Olarissy heard nothing Of the
postulate Brooches and scissors in
hand, she was making her way to the
company bedroom, where Stephen never
ret foot. Sitting down BY the north
window, she began carefully to. rip
apart one leg Of the fated garment,
murmuring to herself as she did it, II
know most Stephen won't like it; but
Melony wants the patron. and how else
can che get it?'' .-@a> 'rsse:...s..: ?. :.
: An hour before shutdown Reuben and
bis mule were trotting home. The rider
sat perohed on big bag of watermelons
and gripped with his right hand roll
OF cut newspaper tied about with q blue
yarn string. 'a=- s75s. - ,.5:s-;.
= About the game hour next day Aunt
Clarissy was saying to Silvy 49, There,
isn't 80 very much to do, Silvyy.. I've
fixed the pocket and the front piece and
sewed on the buttons The leg is all
basted up, and be sure you sew it before
Friday s,: :..s.> =, 81 =, ( &
'Yessum, I will. ''said silvy, adding
as her mistress walked away" but I'll
take my pledgur time bout dom it, sho'
90 I'm or Niger. "v' S's@'s' :s*s5.''.s '+-'s,
= In the vernacular of middle Tennes-
see, Squire Hughes was very swell of. >,
he had six sons, 80 negroes, q thousand
acres OF rich land and~money at inter-
est In the county town. He had the shell
Of q house,, upholstered within; un-
painted without. The only books in it
were the big Bible and 'Wesley's SER,
mons; the only pictures, a profile Of,
the first Mrs. Hughes, cut after her
death from the widower' q description
hence not startlingly lifelike-and q
blue green Landscape that had once or
namented the door Of Connecticut
clock. There had been d few school
books, too but as the elder boys mar
ried and set up homes Of their own the
dog cared readers, arithmetics and 60
on were scrupulously handed over to
them, along with the feather bed and
furniture, the cow and calf, pair Of
horses, gun, clothes and a years supply
Of meat and corn. That, in Squire
Hughes estimation, furnished "a good
start. - s7s48s5 81 n is,s-ss
Each son was set free at is and given
. stout young negro, with the use Of all
the land both could cultivate. With
any sort Of industry it was easy to lay
up $500 a year. If the youngster pre-
ferred spending to saving. let him feel
the pinch Of it when he came to want
wife. So far none Of them had felt it
John, Thomas, Joseph and Daniel were
men much after their fathers pattern,
who saved and tbrived and kept their
families in spare abundance Whatever
the land supplied was used without
stint. Luxuries from outside cost money,
20 were reserved for high days and holt
days Piety, too, ran III the family. The
Hughes boys ''got religion" and Joined
the Methodist church az regularly az