The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-02-09

kind which e0ine tn us So often dugiDg ehe
month Of August Not broathog airwaa
stirring. Tho leaves Of the BIG naples and
graceful Glars ~ Tie yard looked gray With
tbc dust OF fhe parched rood beneath them.
Down ia the orchard, beneath the Porter
apple tree Biordecai, tho rooster, and
few members 81 bis numerous family wore
scratching aimlessly for bugs. Bl0rdecai's
comb looked withcred and bis toll feathers
dropped dolectedly as no dug away ia
perfunct0fy sort oil manner, indicating
shat nothing but o sense Of duty inspired
him The clheka 81 the hens aud the hum
ming Of The tat bunibiehees were tho only
sounds 20 10 heard save ala occasional faf
away rumble from tho westward thunder
clouds.
Upon tho back stoop, whcnce the best
Wow Of the shady yard could ho obtained
sat grandma, dnruiag stockings. Iha}
were her SONS, and no one could wonder
that she sighed once ia awhile, fer 585p
goes upoIRthe plan that Sc thing iswefth
doing 40 all It IS worth doing thoroughly.
Consequently the holcs ia his stockings
arc many and ample
AT grandma's fpcts snapping OCCASIONAL
~ az an irqUistigo fly and keeping bis
oyo open for possible peppermints, lay pa
rius. Darius Is q disagreenbie looking
dog, with scarcely thought beyond bis
dinner lie could ont moro than any tWg
mon could possibly consume and bis e1er-
else being confined 20 waddling around
Jha house il gfandma's wake, DO beeatse
in conseoQesee hapelefely fat and un
1ne but grandma could ever see any
good Ia Darius. John had mentioned him
several times ~ connection with the shot
gun, hut grandma pleadings sAzags won
tic day 'lzHiy. Johnnie would say
at which infantiie c0gpomon her stslwaft
son never failed 70 frown e don 4 be-
grcdee him the little be eats. And just
look ~ what be- done fot you this year
a-keeriu fhoaa posky rats away from The
corn barn joan, who knew that She
word : Rats would cngse Darius Fl dis
appaa as-roa pie ely as 81 he Aia rot exisf
. would laugh immodantely, murnfpr some
thlps about 8 wRdaling mcal bag and giee
10.
Grandma iarne9 Gra ockea. saug ans
fiocht iu hgr sseet qHayming voice and
talked to Darius IS she worried. Nov ana
LIEN she would rail ipa pnlr Of stoekiags
hd put them with satisfied pat with the
beatty mended pile at her side. lhdn he
3buld lean over to pa Darius and drop q
Peppermint into BIS suggesNgely open
mouth. &ie would anlp & down lnguldly
aud weafily th4mp his ail on the iloor, o.
81 the day was Entirely too warm for exoI
ton.
When grandma finished the sixth and
last pair Of dilapidated stockings. and be-
stowud the last @yeetment on hcr faithful
satellite, fhe week WINS beginning tndHr.ea
with omlnous and angry looking cluads.
I Looks like we'd hey tempest, don it,
'Rius5 said grandma, placldly taking Of
her glasses. 'shouldnt wonder t1i3 Il
better shut the winders and She went
indoors, followed BY The politio Darius.
who WINS 50 engaged 10 dwelling on posi-
hlo bones that he narrowly escaped getting
his tnii pinehed in che screen doar az g
banged behind HIM.
st was quito dark when sho eamo lpeE
Tho COW iue0cd diseonsolatelf from the
pasture bars Mordecai and his h9rsm
I were prndcntly retcing in the directN II ol
the harnyRrd The robins with Sheif
/ quick, sharp calls. were flying backward
and forward among the trees. One 81
them, a daring littlo fellow, lighted for 8
secoId on the walk in front Of grandma
! tIdttlecunnini' said she tendorly, Looks
Ike he'd get vet if re DENT eealnpl
don't it, hinss" Darius only yawHed ase
stractedly. Tho ipnos had not been 1eflh
comine and disappointment brosded pAer
his soul
Grandma gave last glance "a tle a
lniliar yard. looking su eeriu IN theyeligw
light ana half tnrfud % go I'm. As she did
SOL d inan came around the corner and uF
on the stoop. He was ragged and dirty
and the seawls on his face rivaigd th
clouds behind him Would she give hln
something 10 eatf oh, yes; grandma nes
er refused q man something 20 eat. So
into the lesg battery she went ami Uiur
back just in time 20 Q one VI her silver
spoons Slide into tho mans pocket. Bizfa
eOns indignation filled her soul
See h6feanNSlskr she said, going O.
ward him rs he NSes3. BY the stoop docs
'"lhen spoons was my~Asthers 4o'r
welcome e IRE wittles hat We can't hsass
thens
TAs man grlnnes g Look yrre. I'll
woman, he Rr0witd, 'iy.f might Is ST,
fork over them spoons thoui any Ass
YEN have to-eoae Outside q lows utas
of thunder seemed 70 echo ha words as
mapi were nies with tho rushing 81 gt
wind
Nfaytliua iiagla bluo eyes 6lazod Give
this Gilsy man her mothers silver spoonsf
AeyoFs she Qid not wish 70 hurt the man
shs thooghf, but she must dc IL. Siek
EN-, Rius~sick emu She called eScit
edlys
For the first time ia MS lifa Darius
'siekened." Cut from tha shelter 81
grandma volwninous skirts be sped,
straiRhtatthes surprised framp-ior Darius
had kepRout Of sight very skillfUlly hiths