Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-04-28

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in appearance. but Heartsie took 1t up
and stroked 1t gently. "Its one Of the
four that was hand raised" she sa3d.
THAT what make 1t come In here to
hide. That white hen what died on the
nest was Its mother"
A boy Of about 10 years came In with
his arms full Of wood. He put his bur
den down, then drew near one corner
of the fireplace and stood silent, look
ing into the flames.
is you hungry, bud?" asked hh
grandmother. There's a piece Of corn
cake in the cupboard. Where's BOl
lumT
Il left him in the branch. He had
jump a rabbit" replied the child.
That dog got sense" pronounced Nj.
Beckwith. HE know when there amt
nOthin' fresh In the house. II that clock
man had knOwed he'd a caSried Boz
lum off long wild the other things. You
see! If he don't fetch in q rabbit to
night he'll get one by sunup. Hes suit
tingly a knOwin' dog"
Humpy was asleep and Bohum, the
yellow spotted cur. dOzed fitfully be-
fore the fire that night, but the excite
ment Of the afternoon had banished
siumber from tife eyes of Heartsie and
her spouse. They discussed and redia
cussed every phase OF the situation.
''ls you think to mention them than&s
to him, babyT" the old man asked.
Them things is rightly worth . ksap
more than SIS"
Il amt crack my teeth on him about
en-" said his wife. Il just was all
timerSomc like for fear he would 70
s'archin' Lbout and stumble on EN-. II
never 'cr rred to him though to look in
loose and rags stickin' out. He'd'a'
took 'em soon as his eyes light on 'em,
but It wouldn't have been for no pay he
would have took. He'd "a said an We
stealed them things and had US up be
fore the trial justice-you as . 'specta'
Bile mGmber In good stapdin' and me
what is always been held to be right
eous livin' woman. He'd q tooken that
ground suSe!
81 believe your calculated 'RiAh,
looking admiringly At his Quicker-wft-
ted partner. Il never Thought Of that"
mfr Beckwith," said Heartsie at
length in An impressive undertOne. rs
got notion that them things 10 a CIR
ryin' us to the devil. rs pOnderated on It
now a long time, when you amt had NO
notion l was ponderatin', and accOrdn'
to my stnkin' off we won't have no let
I'D thio gOin' down hill we're dOin' till
we gets rid of them things for good and
all. Amt we work hard this year every
day the Lord send?" she went on.
Oats what we DONE" affirmed her
spouse.
Well! Amt we try our best hs
year?"
Dat we did"
Aud de year before that? Amt ws
everything gone against us? The chol-
era ldllin' of us hogs and fowl and
t'ings and skippin' other peoples? Our
COW erackin' of her ueck in the ditch
and Black Sally just naturally gittin'
pOore, and more perish-away lOOkin',
the more feed we give her? Till the boss
say we can't keep her no longerf Amt
all this what tellin' you precisely soY'
Mr.. Beckwlth nodded. His pipe had
long since gone out and he did not
knowit
Well! Mark my wordsr' emphasis
ing them with uplifted finger. Just -
long AZ that candlestick and that
breastpin and that piece Of watch chain
stay there in that trunk where they u
the OLD boys goin' to follow u.s.
Mr.. Beckwith groaned with excess Of
interest and belief.
We'll! what kim we DOR he asked,
helplessly. Filing 'em away? Bury
'em. what? If We was to try to sell
'em we'd git took up"
Filing 'em away! Bury emf re
peated his wife. What good would
that do? Uriah Beckwith, there's no
such thing as tenement 'tonement
for wrongdoin'! II we could hit on a
plan to have them things 60 back to the
family they b'lOngs to the old boy
would quit noticin' Of us SO close and
particular. We's In a worse fix than
we ever been in yet tonight, and II We
don't watch out plaques worse than
the white preacher tell about Is 'goin'
to 'stroy US finally"
But the family all IL dead or else
move Of, even the house burn down
and the land sell or goin' to be SELL"
said Mr.. Beckwith.
Il know. Uriah, what was 1t the old
boss used to think more Of than any
thing else sides good eatin' and drink
In and he wife and children?'
a good horse" ventured Uriah. His
wife loo-ed disdainful.
His hounds, fishinY' Heartsie shook
her head.
Il dunno, less 'en you mean his mig
gers. Since you talk bout givin' of the
things back, supposin' we dig deep in
his grave and bury 'em there. He'll
have 'em then for sure. nobody else.
His grave right there by the church
without no headstone."
Heartsie still looked inscruta BILE
"They amt doin' nobody no good in
/ the trunk and they wouldn't be doin
| 10 good bury in the ground" she said
'Since you amt member nothin'
! mind you how the marster think q
heap of he church, how he never miss
Sunday 'tendin' there and was a high
sitting member-that's just the same
I as saying he give money reg'lar and q
! heap of 1t. Now, II we give them things
| to the church in he name 1t would be q
'tonement just like 1t tell bout in the
| book"
Mr.. Beckwith was strongly stirred
He gazed at his partner as though he
thought her inspired.
IF We could give them things to the
/ same church." went on Heartsia. "my