The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-11
WHAT WAS HIS ANSWER
why uis,cr. ian'l ibis our blrthday?l'
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why BiBier, tsn tht5 our plrthdnyG'
"Yee, 1guppoee itjis..1 /,
II declare It completely sl'ppeL my
mind, 90 much nappenihgl never fail
Cd to str up . cake. DidIyou remember
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| 20. yes, I remembered q. I couldn't
well forget It with ouch a fne present
/. coming to u.s." ID f
The sisters were sitting on either side
OF wide open fire in hlgh-hack chalrs.
SO exactly alike were they in form and
feature and dress that only one who
knew chem wen could have told them
apart. ,rkf XII
Their fingers were busy knitting.
Jane's work was n scarlet and orange
afghan. Hulda was rounding off the toe
Of q pair Of gray wooden stockings,
n In the center OF the room by the claw.
legged table a young girl sat, apparent
ly reading, Though her eyes rested on
the two figures before the fire.
What present did you get, Jane?n
Hulda stopped her work and looked
over her glasses, Jane smiled and nod
dcd her head toward the young girl seat
ed by the table.
The tall clock that stood on the wind
ing staircase at tho end of the long
drawing room struck L. The three start,
cd and looked around. and the girl
threw down her book and sprang to her
feet. laughing.
"old Father Time has come to lIfe,"
she said. "Hc objects to our being so
quiet. Come, Aunt Hulda, let ue do
something to celebrate Aunt James
birthday. Aunt Jane. what shall we DO
to celebrate Aunt Hulda's birthday?"
The eyes OF the two elder ladies were
still fixed on the clock and they made
no answer. The girl came and stood on
the hearth rug. and, stopping. took
James face between her small. plump
hands and kissed her. Then, catching
up the afghan. she ran down the. room
and up the stair and threw It over the
face OF the clock. The; sisters laughed
nerrily. s.......L-. + Z, z /. I.
THAT was the hour we, two came into
the world" said Hulda. ,.'You can't say
but It was rather startling to have the
old clock ring out that hour. 1t hasn't
made a move to my knowledge since
you " 'ssie. away Amy
20. well, 1t Just happened. Aunt HUI
& da," Amy answered with the happy
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80 ,-T7r's - :, -
= O'CLOCK now. II ls Only 'So: ~ sAe
+ danced across the room and seated her.
self at the plano. Come. Aunt jane. lie.
2
I us s-i.s' s 'eH-l's-e
why. child, can't sing
".You used 70 sing beautifully.n
.1,m afraid vnn sorro, tb,t rr..rs
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grown oio since you Went went away. People
don't sing much as rule when they are
sixty"
The Girl wheeled about on the music
stool and Shook her finger atthe covered
clock.
You have done this" she said, you
pretended to be Sitting up there doing
nothing all these years, but you've
prnven Tonight that you're up TO your
old tricks, running away with the
years. q, 5tS't - :.
The sisters laughed again. 3 q
lou used to stand and talk TO thai
& clock when you didn't come up to the
drops. Of the weights, Amy said Hulda.
We've long account to SETTLE" Amy
answered, shaking her. head. ITO come
home and find you both so quiet, and
complaining OF growing old, when we
used to have such good times. Shall T
get some knitting and sit down in the
corner and grow old, toa?" -
Eulda rolled up her work. and stood
up. 3 ri.
II suppose We do seem changed child !.
she said. anxIouslv. "That can We do
to amuse her, Jane?" ~, Il
d Don't mind what I saw. dears Yo,
are SO pretty and picturesque sitting
there IN those figh-1ack chaire bvtbaf
grand old Fireplace. ri get INV sketch-
book and make a sketch OF yo,,r
".We might dance the minuet /" sa,a
Jane. standing by her sisters side,
+ THAT uset, to amuse her greatly xyh.n
she was child" : ~
"a 20. do" cried ANY. I'd forgotten
: about your doing that $50
She turned 10 the piano and began the
merry music OF the ninuet Dain;;lv
the two little old ladies stepped forward
( in time to the music. Their small facas
at first were grave with the desire IN
their hearts. Their faces lost the dun