The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1898-01-11

Leah turned her face away to hide
the shadow upon it.
Mothers always so sanguiner' she
was saying to herself II don't know
how she can be, after such n hard
| life. " '''' "
And | think Heman Bracey's old
coat has got into the rags at lastrr
CONT ed Mrs. Trull eagerly. ITS
Just the real, rich olive that [ want
Tor background to my bunch of
CHINA asters. don't know how long
We had my eye on that coat
Leah went with her mother To the
drawing OF the rug rags Mt Viola
bracey's, on the other side of the cove.
Ii was made festive occasion. and
each visitor contributed some dainty
to the feast. There were many
cookies with caraway seeds in them
and the tea was strong. Leah had
made two cream pies after n recine
that she had learned when she taught
school ION the main. " She saii tn
herself that, if her mother were disap.
pointed about the rug rags. it mirht
comfort her little to have carried
something to the supper nicer than
anyone else would carry.
In the best room of Mrs VioI,
braceys cottage, which was fastened
10y iron staples to great rock. and
oVersha lowed 10y the tall lighthous,
shaft-for the Braceys kept the LIGHT
there were assembled seventeen
communicating out of the reckoning
the more youthful members of the
families Who had come TO row the
boats or to join in the good time.
And there We're seventeen folded
slips OF paper in little willow basket
on light stand folded because on
one OF them was written Rags the
potent sign that made it the winninr
! slip.
Ola Mrs Jake Hamor spoke sud
denly In thin, high-keyed voice.
drawing her little rusty-biacl shawl
hervously around her stooping shoul-
ders. 1T isn't right 10 draw lots,
We been talking TO the minister. and
ne says it's setting a bad example +,
the young folks, and 50 It's. for moth
ers IN Israel to be gambling for RIO
rags" ' ''S
I've been thinking. myself. thai 7
dldn't feel to have auvthinr thal's g,
like gambling take place in nv b,nsa .,
sald Mrs. Viola Braeey firmly. II
move that We return 10 the old plan 81
going by b cs. Aud if there's o,v
among the first letters that have bal
the rags lately, why. maybe they'll
give way to the next letter"
There was a chorus of assent. only
Old Miss Saulsbury's ami Euuice
Aoung asSents We're feeble: thev were
ooth over seventy, AMI with initials
so iar down III the alphabet it seemed
UNLIKELY that they would ever Gel the
rags Mother spoke NJ real chirp -.
SAID Leah - herself. shes -, ,,r611
she won't let anybody know how She
wants them rags. She looked NJ her
mother, who sat very near the eight
stand, but In the shadow OF the green
paper window shade. and saw THAI She
was trembling well. [ guess tbav
belong to me fast enough. then fnr
I'm the only A. exclaimed Mrs. To,
Appleby, and ! sha'n't have 70 give
them up on account of ever having
ma them. | never hooked rur in
my life. and don't know rs I ever
shall, but I'm going to make some
good soil /. braided ones that I've
o'en needing a good while
Nr- Lot AppIehy was q large and
oaNom woman, with face that was
P.n'id in spite Of many lines Of care.
Her husband was the most prosp,rou.
man mn ON Burberry Island. and her SON
Nahum owned part of coaster. AND
expected 10 60 Do her as captain ouhis
NeE, voyage.
Mrs frull sat next - Mrs. App,e.
n.y. h1t her small. worn back was os-
,.ntatiou,iy turned upon her. When
Mrs App.eby ayowel her intention o..
maSlnS braided rugs. Mrs. TruII
'''Nel at her with h1rriiel cvrla-
marion. g"u expect I avn as am
oi'i3'. afa house ai.s so.t Mrs