Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-01-17

limbs under Marthy AIMS aO0-piece
quilt--the quilt which Marthy AIMS
grandmother had worked with hel
own hands and which brought hel
fame and fortune at tho couaty fail
nearly 50 years before; the fame con-
sieted in the verdict of her neighbors
that she was '<a pesky smart woman, ~
and the fortune in new fve-dollar
gold piece
But 80 years Of constant exhibition
and subsequent vse had brought the
high and mighty counterpane down te
an everyday sort of quilt, and now
Silas would fain have covered his
sleepy head with the same, and stolen
40 winks more, but there was work in
the west lot chores about the house,
and outside OF all that Marthy AIMS
shrill voice was calling from the bot.
tom of the back stairs that it was
a-ime he was stirring" The west LOT
and chores shrank into insignifcarce
alongside of Marthy AIMS voice.
you'll find your store clothes in
the company room, aud your billed
shirt and clean socks in the press. y
This from the invisible Marthy.
Going to have company today:
There's heap of work over in the
west lot that I somehow ought to get
to-" answered Silas from the head oi
the stairs.
Marthy AIMS eyes opened wide
with astonishment. For the first time
in their married life Silas Higgins
proposed working on Sunday, but
she shouldn't do it, no, he shouldn't
do it if she could prevent it, and il
!was very likely that she could"
/: Marthy AIMS voice was awful in It's
i;solemnity, "The Lord will send down
His wrath upon you and your children
unto the third and fourth generation. %
las ere were no heirs to misfortune
or otherwise, this was dire threat.
-'Yon'll be .byword among your
neighbors, working on the holy Sab
bath.
N She wal now the visible Marthy, for
mounting the stairs she stood in the
bedroom door, in one hand a fork, in
the other q dish towel, while righteous
Indignation showed forth in every
gesture. Silas beat q hasty ret eat by
putting his head into o bowl OF water.
,t Splash, splashl Reckon { mnst
have slept kinde hard, Marthy Ann, .
splash, splash, lest all count on the
days and thought it was a Saturday. .
splash, splash.
Marthy Ann retreated somewhat
modified, but on the fourth step she
turned back to announce that the
::t'bacon was done to turn and the
coffee biled."
All during breakfast Silas was very
quiet.
SIT do beat all how man can get
30 turned bout" he said. "Reckon
we'll have to buy one of them new
tangled calendars over at Hicks
store"
:! 'tNo need of them sort of things
round here, Silas Higgins. All the
calendar that's wanted is the work
done regular like. Pears you've got
no faith in my reckoning"
Silas had all faith imaginable, and
FASTENED to inform her of the fact,
while he offered his best team to go to
meeting.
''sThe parsons laid up with rheu-
miticks," replied Marthy, 81 saw
the doctor driving over yonder yester-
day, and he reckoned the parson
wouldn't get to preach in fortnight.
There comes Pete now; wonder what's
bringing him over herew
By this time Pete hal opened the
kitchen door on crack, thrusting his
frowsy head, and presently his whole
body, into the narrow space.
II say!" he began, at the same time
describing circle with his bare toes
on the floor. ''No. pa says will yer
loan him lam; t,.cre is a heap of
hay wants hauling, and he celebrates
on some rain fore ,,oug."
claw sakesr' said Marthy Ann, be-
fore Silas could speak; whats hap
pened 20 the men folks! Guess your
ma don't know of such doings! Yer
go straight home and tell yer pa we'll
not lend hand to such wickedness
and evil ways. He's cut his wisdom
teeth, reckon, good time past, and
ought to be knowing better. Now
you can give him that message
straight"
Pete stayed only long enough to
take good stare at Mrs. Higgins,
then lost no time in leaving her au-
gust presence. A few handspriugs
and a couple OF somersaults brought
him rapidly to his destinations; there
he was not long in stirring up the fam
lily wrath by delivering his message in
a decidedly graphic and efficient man
ner. The little Browns declared they'd
'get even, " and getting even with the
Browns meant surplus on their side.
Meanwhile, in happy ignorance of
what the future held in store, Silas
sat contenteily smoking his pipe on
the front porch. After the dishes had
been washed and put in their place,
Marthy Ann ioire L him, bringing her
Bible. To be sure. she was no great
hand to read, particularly aloud, for
Silas corrected her pronunciation, and
If Marthy Ann had any weakness it
was to De at all times and in all places
right; but today, realizing that there
was much evil influence abroad, she
felt it incumbent upon her to read
some good, wholesome truths to Silas,
and try to keep him in the narrow
path.
She had just finished the ten COM
mandments, laying particular stress
on keeping the Sabbath day holy,
when carryall came numbering along
the road, filled to overAowing with
the youth and beauty from the village.
They were so happy among themselves.
singing the popular airs with such
zest, thassthey passed the two on the
porch unnotieed.