The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-18


just settin' up business At Cranch'a
Corners-you've heard OF the Forty
Nine Cent Store there. haven't your
All The country's a-talkin' about H.
It's a-goin' 10 revoluiionize commerce
and Mr. Hiram Parsons a-goin' 20
be your uncleg
WHAT cried Katie. with wide-open
blue eyes. You never mean TO tell
me. Aunt Huldah. that"
yes" said Aunt Huldah. I'm goin'
TO be married. why g,puidnt II Miss
Burdett coutta got ,parried. and I'm
a good ten years younger than she Is.
And he's loved me faithfully this thir-
ty-odd years-and I'm to be a lady and
keep PLAINLY and a hired gal and a
canary bird all Of my oWnw
Katie knew not what 20 say. She
stood gazing az her aunt In GREATNESS
surprise and dlsmay.
Dear Aunt Huldah." said she. do
let me understand. Are you really In
earnest? Have you actually made up
your mind 20 this important step In
life during the one week In which
have been absent from your
Yes. ! have" said Aunt Huldah
giving a screw 10 the last Jar OF black
berries which cracked Il half way down
the side so therc."
And then she related the whole story
OF Mr, Parsons long and constant
love. his financial successes. and the
great enterprise now 10 process Of com.
pletloa at Cranch's Corners.
And. Of course" added unsuspect-
Ing Miss Huldah. Il considered Il a
Pcry great privilege 10 be able TO In
vest my little savings In a business
like that. as is sure 10 return at least
a hundred per cent. And I told Hiram
that you had some money In the saw
ings bank al only four per cent that
you would b. glad TO place with him
f."
mo, u know IT, cried Katie. with
spirit Dear Aunt Hulaah. stop and
couslderl The very looks OF this man
proclaim him % be a swindlerl Has
he given you any security for all this
money!"
Security cried Aunt Huldah.
What security do need9 Amt we
20 be married just as soon as can get
my wedding dress nader"
But you never have given him your
money!
why shouldn't II" said Aunt Hui.
dab. Yes have. And I'm 10 have
cent-por-cent interest for n, once the
Forty-nlno Cent Store gets well under
way. But Il aln't that 10 much." she
added. with elderly bashfulness. "as II
L. that We love each other-me and
Hiram. You u like him. Katie. when
once you get acquainted with him. He
amt 20 Insignificant whlnet like
Abram Holley. your young man! Make
haste and help me TO get out the best
table-tloth-he's TO take tea here to-
night"
but youu let me consult Abram
Holley abou: the matter. Aunty."
pleaded Katie Hes a lawyer. you
know. he'll understand-"
Il don't consult nobody but myself"
said Miss Pottibone. lofilly. I'm a
phrenologer. and a physlognomer and
a Judge Of peoples character. And
I've knowed Hiram Pearson more
years than you've been born: 20 Just
dish up the a9ple-sauco. and leave OF
talking. while 80 cut and call Hiram
90 tea
Dear. dear said Katie sadly 20 her.
self. a. she poured the siewed sweet
apples into the blue-edged bowl which
would have craHed a votary OF the
ceramic art What a fool Aunt HUI.
dab ls' To think Of getting married a,
her age"
But Aunt Huldah called and called
and only echo replied.
How provoking" said Mlss Petit
bone. lie mus, be gone 70 the post.
ONCE"
n he had. however. the postofioe was
a loug way on. Tor Mr.. Hiram Pearson
never came back. Neither dld Aunt
Huldahs coupon bonds. her little bag
Of sold eagles. nor her ave one hundred
dollar bank notes. which he had 70
kindly offered TO Invest And. upon In
qulry being made Al Cranehs Corners.
the Forty-nlne Cent Store was found
TO be but a vision Of Hiram Parsons
fertile brain
And Aunt Huldsh was left 10 bcwaii
herself In tears and impecunloslty. Not
even the nelghbors sympathiEed with
her They only smiled shrcwdly AZ one
another. and said, under their breath
"No tool like an old tool."-New
York Ledger