Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-06-14

up!" said Myra ssyles in weary tone
and speaking as if the words wer,
forced from ner against her will.
You do, hey?" replied her brothe
Simeon, sharply and irritably.
lie had been Seeding about some
trihing matter for Nearly half al hour
and his sister Myra had listened il
patient silence. Now she spoke be
cause he had said something peculiar
sy annoying, and when he had replied
SO sharply she said:
''Yes, 1 mean it, Simeon Sayles.
get SO sick aad tired of your eternal
scolding and blaming that just wish
sometimes you'd shut your mouth and
never open it again while you live. !"
'sYe0 do, hey?"
*'Ies, I 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 aad defiant
toss OF his head.
Every well, Myra Say!es, I will
Shut up, and Til 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 Myra's
mind, s: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 vow long. II
was necessary for him TO talk. So she
said:
s'I guess you'll be gabbling away
fast enough before night. There's no
such good luck as your keeping still
Sesx rns9f tg9g; u7e no repry, Du5 rooE lro
old straw hat from nail behind the
door aud went out into the barnyarde'
walking very erect, but with llttie
Jerks, indicating that the Sayles tenn
per was high in him.
ssNow he'll go out to the barn ano
putch around ont there while ano
maybe putch all evening in the house
: and then talk blue streak all day to
morrow to make up for the time he:
lost keeping still. I declare, II th'
men-solks can't be the tryingest!
She stitched away steadily on tn
sheet she was turning until the cloc'
struck 6. when she jumped up hastily
'sMercy," she exclaimed, I'd n
;dea it was so late! I hope to good
ness the fire hasn't gone out. l mus
get the kettle on and supper ready.
did intend making some OF the hanns
y cakes Simeon likes so much, to pr
him in good humor, but I don't oelleV
7 shall have time now.
Nevertheless, there was plates
steaming hot "aannel cakes" and
bowl Of maple syrup before Simeon
plate when he came in 70 supper Ia
an hour later.
care you going to Seth Badger
. after supper" Myra asked, Ito 81
him about helping you CT that gra
tomorrow"
After waiting in vain for the answe
Myra said: !,
sI want to know it if you do 60, /
oonee want to send Mrs. Badger
waist pattern of hers I borrowed Is
week"
No reply from Simeon. His sis'
rave her head an impatient toss, a
thev finished the meal in silen'
When it was done Simeon went u
little table in a corner OF the roo
pulled out the drawer and took fr'
It a scrap OF blank paper and STUB
lead pencil. :.
Myra took the supper dishes il
the kitchen; when she came into
room again Simeon handed her
scrap OF paper. On 1T was written
I'm a-going over to Badge
now"
Myra dropped the bit Of paper
the floor and stared hard at
brother. ;.
"Well. Simeon Savles" she saio
last. II call this carrying matt
pretty far. Before I'd make my
SO ridiculous, I'd What you SO
- to do when you get over to Badge.
You'll look smart writing out w
you've got to say over there, now w
Won? You'll make yourself the leu
ing.stock of the country If You
around writing out what you We SO
say when you've got as good q ton
in your head rs anybody"
Simeon made no reply, but pic
No the bit of pencil and wrote
another scrap of paper:
s'Whare is that pattern?
81 think you'd better learn to
before you go to conversing IN VII
y spelling where with an a and
tern with only one 81 II you d
eet sick and tired Of this sort o.
foolery before two days, l miss
guess, Simeon Sayles!'
Whether he grew tired OF it or
Simeon sayles said all he had to S
writing from that time forth. His
reply to his sisters rldicuie an
monstrances was written III
- words:
..You sed you wisht I'd shut u
mouth and keep 1t shut an'
,o;ro TO do il. !"
He bought little blank boo
which he kept pencil, and a
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