The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22
BRIER HALL.
A Serial Story in Eight Chapters
Written by Members Of Mrs. VIM,
PennOck's Sunday School Class,
Marlboro, Ohio.

Marlboro, Ohio.
CHAPTER II.
The last time Ned had been at home
the whole Alden family, but especially
Lillian and Nan, were agog over the
anticipated visit or wintering over,
rather, Of Aunt Susannah Riokey IAN only
sister Of Ned's father.
Lillian drove Ned to the station the
morning he went back to school. She
talked incessantly of Aunt Rickey much
TO the disgust Of Ned
Anything but an old aunt, remarked
Ned.
"Gee-Pm glad she's coming" said
Lillian. "I'n bet my last summers bon
net she's got lots Of coin ell right"
"Yts, and she'll keep it, too" said
Ned, as he knocked the ashes off his cigar
"What makes you think she's ricbP
Why, didn't tell you that she said Ny
self and Lady would arrive such and such
O timer
Before he could reply, the shrek Of
the locomotive near the bend caused
Ned to hurry old Bopspartes into
swiftsr gait.
Ned caught the train and Lillian re-
turnsd home, building sir-castles as
usual, one of the larger being a trip to
New York on dough furnished by this
aunt.
There was not buster house than the
Alden's during the intervening time
previous to Aunt Susannah's arrival.
The day dawned clear and beautiful, the
sun seemed even brighter tn an usual.
Its rays came in through the east win
dows, lighting up the house and setting
of to great advantage a large bouquet
Of choice ehryasanthemums that stood
on the center table.
The hack arrived promptly at 10
o'cl' ok, bearing its precious burden.
Susannah Victoria Riokey was the wife
Of |ilsy T. Hickey, dece ,ssd. Sussnnah
was So, and had been widow for fifteen
years. Sne was tall and slender like the
Aldens, with a long face and angular
features piercing black eyes and a far
reaching noss that sometimes reached
into business not exactly Susannah
Rickey's
On this occasion she wore green
dress Of some o5tton material. However,
10 was not modelled after the latest Paris
an mode. True, her dress might have
been longer, but Aunt Hickey didn't
have the maIeria4 at the time she made
1t, and 'tis true-it might have been
shorter, but without any pros and cons,
it reached to her shoe-tops, but then
Aunt wasn't ashamed of her No. rs,
that peeped slyly out from beneath 1t.
Aunt wore a good-sized shaker and
pair of green glasses rested sereneiy on
her nose, although she peered over them
oftener than through them. A big, old
fashioned curl above each ear, with a
monstrous back comb, completed Aunt
Snsa nnab.
Aunt was welcomed by all, and every
thing wore on just as usual In country
farm house. Aunt's oddities must not
be over. estimated, and the family soon
became used to them. But Aunt's
Lady "'and Tri1e, Mans big Newfound-
land, never became very sociable. "My
Lady" was large green parrot, plump
and with few red and yellow feathers,
] ust enough to make Poll very proud
and snowy bird, II Tri6e would come
near The cage Poll would edge away to
the farthest corner and chatter and soold
dreadfully. Trifle found a large bone
one day and carried 1t directly into the
wood shed; just then Polly appeared.
Both were cross, unusually SO. and when
she few down to help eat the IN orsels of
meat on 1t, the dog rebelled and soon put
the i6truder to flight. Poll disappeared
through the open door and mounted the
topmost branch of the sour apple tree,
and from there to the roof of the house
There she shrieked ana screamed go long
and loud that Ii soon brought Aunt
Susannah to the scene Aunt ooaxed
In her most pleading tones, but Polly
only smoothed out. her ruffied plumage
and So m q suddenly oontented with the
high perch. Aunt soolded ana com