Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-11
ish to goodness, Simeon Sayles,

hat you would shut up and keep shut
upr' said Myra Sayles in weary tone
and speaking as if the words were
forced from her against her will.
"You do, hey?" replied her brother
Simeon, sharply and irritably.
He had been scolding about some
rihing matter for nearly half an hour,
and his sister Myra had listened in
patient silence. Now she spoke be-
cause he had said something peculiar
y annoying, and when he had replied
10 sharply she said:
eyes, I mean it, Simeon Sayles. I
get so sick and tired of your eternal
scolding and blaming that just wish
sometimes you'd shut your mouth and
never open it again while you live"
"You do, hey?"
"Yes, do"
There was sullen silence in the
room for three or four minutes; the
wrinkles on Simeon's brow deepened,
and his lips were pressed more and
more lightly together. Suddenly he
opened them with snap and defiant
toss of his head.
every we'll, Myra Sayles, 1 will
shut up, and I'll stay shut up and
you'll see how you like it,"
"I'll have some peace, then," re-
piled Myra, shortly. Yet she looked
at her brother curiously.
The Sayleses were noted in the
country roundabout for rigidly adher-
Ing to every resolution they made.
The thought now came into Mvra's
mind, "Will he do it?" She had not
meant him to take her remark literal
ly. Simeon was as iron-willed as any
of the family, and yet Myra felt that
he could not keep such a vow long. 1t
was necessary for him to talk. So she
said:
81 guess you'll be Cabling away
last enough before night. There's no
such good luck as your keeping still
very long"
Simeon made no reply, but took his
I'D straw hat from a nail behind the
door aud went out into the barnyard,
walking very erect, but with little
Jerks, indicating that the Sayles tenn
per was high in him.
'Now he'll SO out to the barn and
putch around ont there while ana
maybe putch all evening in the house
and then talk blue streak all day to-
morrow to make up for the time he's
lost keeping still. 1 declare, if the
men-folks can't be the tryingest!'
She stitched away steadily on the
sheet she was turning until the clock
struck 6, when she jumped up hastily.
"Mercy," she exclaimed, "I'd no
idea it was so late! I hope to good
ness the fire hasn't gone out. must
get the kettle on and supper ready. 1
did intend making some of the flannel
cakes Simeon likes so much, to put
him in good hum OF, but don't believe
/ shall have tine now."
Nevertheless, there was plate of
steaming hot "Aannel cakes" and a
bowl of maple syrup before Simeon's
plate when he came in to supper half
an hour later.
He ate the cakes in stubborn ST.
lence.
care you going to Seth Badgers
after supper" Myra asked, "to see
him about helping you cut that grass
tomorrow"
After waiting in vain for the answer,
Myra said:
81 want to know it if you do go, be-
cause l want to send Mrs. Badger
waist pattern of hers I borrowed last
week.
No reply from Simeon. His sister
gave her head an impatient toss, and
they finished the meal in silence.
When it was done Simeon went to
little table in a corner of the room,
pulled out the drawer and took from
it scrap OF blank paper and stub of
lead pencil.
Myra took the supper dishes into
the kitchen; when she came into the
room again Simeon handed her the
scrap of paper. On it was written:
"Pm a-going over to Badger g
now"
Myra dropped the bit of paper on
the floor and stared hard at her
brother.
"Well, Simeon Sayles!" she said at
last. IT call this carrying matters
Rictty Aui. DCAolO L ~ AAuh0 Ia oCli
so ridiculous, I'd What you going
to do when you get over to Badgers?
You'll look smart writing out what
you've got to say over there, now won't
you? You'll make yourself the laugh
ing stock of the country if you go
around writing out what you've got to
say when you've got as good tongue
in your head as ANYBODY"
Simeon made no reply, but picked
up the bit of pencil and wrote on
another scrap of paper:
"Whare is that patern?"
ST think you'd better learn to spell
before you go to conversing in writing
spelling where with an "a and pat
tern with only one t'! If you don't
get sick and tired OF this sort o. tom
foolery before two days, miss my
guess, Simeon SaylesI'