The golden rule., 1900-01-27
4 Western Girls Story,

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,,ro;d" cried out 1 with a laugh
4 .br on earth should be afraid|
H. suppose my face must have
Srrored forth the careless inuepen-
rcp Of my spirit, for my brothers
-cod countenance frightened up as
s poke.
f. lived alone upon solitary road,
Ias owav from any human dwelling
1 90 in one of those antique, gable
he'd farm-houses which look SO pic
rosoue TO an artists eye ia the sum-
b. fine ana so indescribably desoA
. when November gales are howl
around the chimney tops or Win
SHOWS are heaping up their feath'
i rearl upon the door-stone. We
E At is. the old bed-ridden aunty, my
other Robert and myself. AS for
servant girl, dear me, when l become
i 4pnmatic or lost the use Of my limbs
/ might need one, not before.
well mind you don't let anyone In
less It is a neighbour" said Bob, but
s ming up his shaggy Overcoat and
Verng his voice so that Aunt Jemi'
should not hear his words, for
: unt Jemima was apt to be seized
18th fits Of nervous apprehension at the
lost inconvenient times. Because,
bu know, there are only two women
yOu and
go along with yourself, Bob, and
|n't talk nonsense" said /, with an
i Of dignity. "As if l wasn't quite
BE to take care Of myself without
+ bur advice. Nobody has been here IN
week, and | don't think the rush is
ping to begin tonight"
The loaded revolver is on the tor
lelf next to the bag of hops and the
'ger Of dried catnip," added Bob
f lnd the big stick"
8 I'll take the big stick to you, il
ou don't clear out" cried l, merrily-
ld SO Bob mounted old Nanny anC
rotted away.
We had just received a hundred dol
Prs from the railroad people for th'
ears wood which Bob had cu
flI hauled to the junction-a hundred
|olars, all in nice, clean, cracking
3HS-and Bob and | and Aunt Jemim;
agreed-fOr once entirely unani
lonS-that so much money ought no
remain over night in the house.
Suppose there should be a fire?
.F paid |.
suppose a gang Of masked burglar
FGOuld break in"' suggested Aun
Femma, who had been reading the pa
Pers.
suppose the rats and mice shoul
slaw their way into the old hal
Eunk"' said Bob.
30 Bob was taking the hundred do
ATS to the Ottarsfield Bank, twent
I1pS away, over n rough and uneve
|Ihe road. And l and Aunt Jemim
were left all alone.
Dear me-" said Aunt Jemimi
'1al twice my needles dropped, an
SUCK in the floor. We're going
nave company"
nope not" said l, with nothiI
ii lne house but corn-bread and porl
'll dried apple-sauce."
And there's a winding sheet in IL
,uDule' gIoomily added Aunt Jemim
uO was addicted to harmless lit
J'i J+'pvISutlonS. Somebody's going
so. ',llnk its extremely likely" l o
'",ed' AVE.. with philosophy.
We had creepy feeling down n
:" ,a'A oil day. said Aunt Jemima, ''ju
~ ~ " some one was measuring me
~ ~ snroud! Are you sure the doc
~ all bolted Gertrude?"
uyalf. >
.1 Hnu nails over all the windows?''
,n very one Of them. Come no
,a1 a1F' dear, let me fix your hot drir
ir., ue On Your nightcap nicely. We
,a, o~' aS safe as if there was a hollc
ie~Fe p OF soIdiery all around u.s."
,.,,, "a' IN spite of my reinsurance, Al
,,r, r''ua persisted in going TO sle
b., ,1 "a, a fiat-iron and two pokers unc
,rs .llu 'hen, mercy on me, how she
'aoFe, 10 be sure.
MA SAT before the fire until past n
-, oGck' finishing pair o. gray mi,
,oSAlhsS that l was knitting for B
on. ,ru 'htn, Using with a yawn, 1 lool
and "S ~ was laini
~efclful heaven. / started back v