The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-29

knows how 20 regulate its voice and
amt liable to fly off at the handle eff
you do but look at IL. give me Mrs
Strong every time The old man amt a
patchin TO her -
"Well?'
Eben tilted his chair back at q more
secure angle against the gallery post
He was prepared 20 wait patiently for
Mrs. Strong views touching their Liza.
Becky was apt 20 DC discursive always.
and today she was suffering from undue
excitement
well. left the old man snortin and
| prancin and went straight todes the
storeroom, where l made sure Of find
in her She amt the one that finds
time to talk politics and set ON front
galleries. You amt been through the
house lately, have you, Eben?'
"Not sence help'd put up that big
plaster figger in the hole in the wall,
jest whar the steps take turn. 1t was
o hefty figger too"
"That figger's marble, Eben, solid
marble. No plaster Jim cracks in that
house. / hear her call it Dianner.
Though l mus say it don't look like
any Dianner ever saw. I'd mos as lief
set up tombstone in my hall. But ev-
erybody to his taste. They've painted
the walls beautiful, Eben, just beauti-
full. And the long parlor, that had the
yellow satin curtains and things, is all
been done over spick span new from the
carpet up. It's crimson and gol now"
hnx yft.af mi, A Il
said the overseer with the air of impart.
ing valuable information.
Eyes, l know. For Adrien Every
things for Adrien, and him boy"
"Mammyw
A soft, rebuking sound from one o.
the recumbent forms on the hard wood
en- steps.
Eyes, Seth. l know what you mean,
son. l can't help it always Invent with
her up into his room, and helped her
put the pink Marseilles spread on his
bed, and helped her tie back the lace
curtains at the windows with pink rib
bon broad enough and good enough for
a girls party sash Black Suzanne was
film the fireplace with fresh ribbon
grass and Nanny Nan was sprinklin
violets and rose leaves in every blessed
drawer in the room. You would "a
thought a king was comm to sleep in
that room, Eben, you would indeed "
"Adrien's more'n king to his moth
er and his grandfather. 4"
II couldn't help contrastin that sweet
smellin, lace trimmed bedroom that was
gettin ready for Adrien Strong with the
room our girl was comm home to, old
man, and, the Lord forgive me, did
feel ugly and bitter about it, I don't
know but what let some of it slip off n
my tongue.
Eben placidly knocked the ashes out
OF his pipe against the gallery post and
put the evil smelling thing in his coat
pocket.
II hope you did not make fool Of
yourself, Beck.
II skinned mighty close to it, Eben.
1 said, Seems like all this purple and |
fine linen was filter for girls home
comm than fur boys"
Purple l thought you said the room
was pink, mammy?'
Don't take me so literal, Seth. I |
was talkin Scripture when ] called it |
purple and fine linen. 1t was pink for |
true. ~
"Ohp'
"Well, boys, could "a gone through |
a auger hole when the madam turned |
around and looked at me with them |
great, soft, brown eyes of her'n, for all |
the world like hurried does, and said, |
sorter ketchin her breath This was
Gabriella's room. It has never been
used since she left it. / think Adrien
will like the view Then she walked |
over to the winder and stood there with |
her back to me. You'd "a thought that |
was her first look at the duck pond and
the lily pads and the blackberry patch,
she stared at 'em so straight -
"And what did you do, mammy?'
Seth's interest in the answer to this
question was sufficient to bring him in
to sitting posture, with his broad back
planted firmly against post and his
cuffless wrists clasped about his gaunt
knees
what did do? Why, just stepped
close up to her and held Liza's picture
in front Of her, and l said: That's
what's pesterin me, Mrs. Strong. Look
at it, please. What can / do with such
a lookin girl in such lookin homer
She took it in both hands, boys, and
stared hard at it, 1 could see she was
all took back before she turned round
and said, puzzled like:
"'You don t mean that this is Eliza
Martin-that little, round checked girl
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