The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-09-17

I've been li1in' accordin' to Seth.
idees, il fits him, he's thin" here sht
lowered her voice to a whisper ant
added, hes awfully thih Lord, bott
soul and body, his folks Is the thlr
kind, every one on 'em lank rs grey
hounds and not half AS cunnin'. I'm
built different; he believes the Bible
as it reads, l believe it as it sounds tC
reasonable ears, and amuscments fat.
ten me, while they give him the hypC
-thelre. frivolous 70 him. they're
meat and drink to me. ! hold there's
a difference between frivolousncss
and checrfulness: checrfulness is akin
to godlincss, while frivoousness is of
the devil. Cheerfulness is one of the
sweets of life that he manages to suck
only pizen from-it's honey to me, but
gives him the hypo. IIypo may be re.
ligion, Lord, but If / had it, Id 20 to
the circus, Niger show and all, but
that Id get rid OF it, for think it's
of the devil if anything earthly is.
'Im a faithful wife, Lord, too faith.
full started out too faithful, fool
that l was, and he so strong wlled
and because l was silly enough to give
him the reins he's driven me tandem
every day since, and I've lost interest
in the load and the journey don't seen
worth the toll. It's all up hill.
want to drive once in Il while. | dc
the milkin' and churnin' and | want
to handle the profits; l wear the
calico and / want to pick the flgger
roses and violets and pretty stripes
and checks amt any sinfuller than
dark ground sprinkled over with spi.
der's legs, and they're more agreeable
to me than such as he buys. He's
bilious and he allus picks a jaundicy
color. Lord, | do wish he'd tend to
his business and let me engineer mine.
'It takes the enthusiasm out of life
to have some other poor, weak mortal
bossin' the job, and it's late to begin,
but I'm going to open up the stop
valve he's closed on my individuality,
and start right out in the direction of
destiny regardless Of Seth and his no.
tions. | won't stand it to 60 TO meet.
in and nowhere else as long as live,
and cut my destiny by his shirt pat
tern, so to speak. Hymn tunes are
good enough for some occasions
they're appropriate and tlttin,' but
I'm pinin' for amusement. l want to
hear the band play and il it busts his
rcnderin' of the ten commandments
and makes a row in the family, I'm
goin' to town and goin' to the big
opera next Thursdays
Here she gave Mooley's side a slap
by the way of emphasis, aud the COW
stepped aside just in time to reveal
Seth stealing slyly away around the
corner of the barn. Within the barn,
two rods away from where she had
knelt, the hired boy, Tom. had wit
messed and heard all, and when both
had moved away, Seth to the house
and Aunt Patsey to the side of Il more
valuable COW he exclaimcd:
"By golly, If old Seth amt petrifled
he'll answer that prayer. I've seen
wdders OF all kinds-them that their
their husbands are dead, them that
their husbands are divorced and them
that live with such old sardines as he
is, and the widder with the lvin' hus-
band is the lonesomest one o. the lot.
| guess that prayer will take hold
though, for it wassa feelin' one and !
feel as il Id been to a protractcd
meetin'".
He hurried through "the chores
and helped Aunt Patsey to carry the
brimming pail into the house. lie
wished to see and hear and draw his
own conclusion from whatever else
might be said or done that evening.
Seth was, very much interested in a
weekly paper which he was reading,
when after the work was done Aunt
Patsey joined him in the sitting
room. Tom, alert and curious, went
out upon the porch and seated him
self where he could witness their ef-
forts to appear indifferent and un'
disturbed, by the fact the prayer had
fallen upon mortal ears. much to the
discomfort of both petitioner ant
hearer. Aunt Patscy closed her eye.
and swayed gently back and forth ir
the rocker, while Seth read his weekly
with determined zeal. Neither spoke
for an hour, then Seth said:
"I'm obleeged to go to town TO-
morrow; II you want to go to then
doin's at the opera house III wait til
after dinner and" he hesitated ant
his good wife interrupted promptly.
81 do, and | want you to go and lis
ten to modern sngin' that amt lone
metre. You're gcttin' morbid1er an(
morbidder every day and it's like be
In married TO tombstone to live
with you. l want you to so to towr
with me tomorrow and have goot
time, see the sights and buy some ic'
cream-I believe 'twould warm yol
up"
sand treat you to lemonade t,
sweetin' your disposition" inter
rupted he, spicily.
This was too much for the caves
dropper and he chucklcd aloud, clap
ping his hand over his mouth to sup
press a laugh. Asmile curled abou
Aunt Patsey's mouth and Seth laugh
cd at his own wit.