The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-05
ond lorr underground every day the

and kept underground every day the
sun shone, all the year round.
He lifted spare, dirty gray face at
Miss Littlejohn's CHEEKY greeting, and
q tear stood in each eye, the only sign
of expression in the stolid countenance.
He plunged headlong into his story:
"You know my Jane; poor ole
DOMAINS been sick this long while; an
not 'and nor foot can she raise since
'er stroke, and I with no work the SIX
months"
Esther nodded with the patience OF
a 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 ne pro-
ceeded: "You know our son Wlllum.
Well, our son Willum was up to our
little place up north, an. I writ i'm to
collect the rent han send us the money.
rs mother tried to shak 'er 'ead when
I told 'er. Moneys Railways 'ad such
ha peculiar haffect on Willum, but 1t
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 we'll 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 or sup hin the 'ouse, han l SEE
to myself, han to 'er, wat ill nj be
DOM, han then hi thought OF you, han
cum straight"
| He stood there, poor, dependent old
J 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 mpul-
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 a
lurking impression that Mr.. Irwin did
not exactly approve Of all her enthu-
siasms, and although she knew him to
I be quite as correct as the above-men-
) toned dictionary, she kept on in her
! own perfegvid way, considerably to her
} personal satisfaction.
But we must not leave poor Daniel
Tubbs standing, hat in hand, while we
y 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,
y so she spoke with scarcely moments
! thought, and trick she had of getting
: at things easily. II will cash your or
! DER" said she, and handing the old
man eight dollars and five cents, much
to the disgust of sable Phyllis, who was
not too proud to listen at the crack o.
. the door, and hear the jingling of the
money, she went on looking up the
matter for paper on America.
In the afternoon she went to the post
; office, signed Mrs. William Tubbs tt
the order, received her money, anc
9 went on her way rejoicing, happy il
y the thought that'the family of Tubbs
: ST., were enjoying peace and plenty
q for short space.
Iwonder how many Of our Cheerful
y musings would evapoxate; how many O.
. our pleasant hours be turned to sixt!
times sixty pin pricks Of irritation, i
n we knew the adverse influences con
i stantly at work, the mighty plants tina
r. grow from single wicked mustard
seed.
~ Just one week later Esther Little
- John was the recipient Of large vel
3 low envelope, postmarked Cook
W Corners, and addressed in. conspic
uous characters to Mrs. VIM Tubbs
=. with esther Littlejohn'' below i
= small brackets. No. % Ingham Plac
ID was added in triumphantly large LEI
~ tiers. The contents, which Esthe
If read with constantly opening eye
y. and emotions difficult to describe
or were as follows:
al PLEASE NUM- take my pen In han'
~ bein as I've heard you're passin' yerself 0
IA as Mrs. Willyum Tubbs, and maybe you thin
It. you be, for all I know, but can prove th'
r. / took in washin' fur six years back, a.
TO KEEP that miserable, shiftless Tubbs
wv 'bacco and breeches, to say nothin' Of tt
u twins an the boarders from the Junctic
an little Jim, that cum in November. Wa
an I kicked Tubbs out come spring an to-
~ him, the weather bein' warm, thought
oi he might shift fur his own self, an Gu
lat wash fur Jimmy an the twins an now, f
the land a-living, I hearn tell as he's gol
,or and got another woman, and Is actual
~. sendin' her money! You can't deny
VIC bein' as one of my neighbors who had go1
re to town happened into the post-office a
w. seen you cashih an order for SO and fl
~ cents! My, but you must be a hustler
~ get that oot'n Will Tubbs, as never work.
M day 'cept when was sick and couldn
as don't want him back agin nor to ma
you no truble nor to try him nor nothi
49, but bein as I have felli'n on my hand q
y, had to put Jimmy in the Orphant Sylum,
o you will send me s:35 and fifty cents to ia
he me an the twins back to my folks in VI
10 mont won't make you no trouble n
49, nothin' an bein' as Jim Sylvester sa
lef you've got bit from your mother that's t