The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08


sistence rose and seated herself by her
side, that's a sight more convenient;
and I nights well hand 'em over to
ye right nowp
Hand what oyer" Marion, in her
dislike of the situation, was almost for
getting her mothers injunction to Give
up to her clothes" and spoke so abb
ruptly as to verge on incivility; but
the old woman, who was fumbling in
dingy carpet bag, paid no attention.
"These are the powders" she ex-
planned, passing the girl a small paste
board box; ito be took every hour and
half. In just twenty minutes now
| it'll be time for the next one. The
drops are in this bottle, and l shan't
need 'em unless l have an attackt
NIebbe l sha'n't have one 1 hope I
sha'n't, l assure We; they're so ex-
haustin'"
But don't understand Marion OBJ
! jected, hardly knowing whether to
laugh or to cry at the task thus i'm
posed upon her, why you should give
them to mer'
"Well, who'd you expect me to give
'em to-" her new acquaintance in
Quired, rather sharply. The amt but
one other female in the car, and she
looks cross enough to bite a board
nail. When Almiry found she couldn't
come on with me herself, count of
Nathan's takin' this time to have the
Group, she says to me, Pick out the
pleasantest-faced woman or girl you
see,' she says, and just give your
med cine right into her hands,"
what are your attacks?" Marion in
quired, family.
There don't worry till you're hurt"
the prospective invalid counseled
Likes not shall get through with
out havin' one. All is, if you should
see me pale's a cloth and CROWN rigid,
with my teeth sot, you want to give
me fifteen drops out of the bottle
quicker'n you can say Scat! don't
know whether it's heart trouble or
what it's" she concluded. Il know
it's annoyin'."
With this latter statement Marion
cordially agreed
AT any rate" she consoled herself,
as her seat-mate went on pouring cut
condolences in regard to Lucy Ann,
Almira, and their respective family af-
fairs "she can't be growing rigid while
she is able to talk so fast"
/ Presently the Anticipated carpet bag
} was produced once more, and its own
er brought forth a soaked-looking par.
: eel, done up in brown paper.
. cts the pickles that has kinder
I dripped through the wrappin'," she
| announced, placidly. II brought me 9
e lunch, and l might as well be eatin' OF
+ it now. l guess you're forgettin' thai
I, it's time to administer one Of then
powders. You'd make poor hand t.
: care for the sick. That's my name
wrote on the box-Mis' Persis Green.
At first Marion watched Mrs Greens
repast withvt exaggerated sense O.
d the Importance of appearances that TIN
e young are apt to feel.
II IF Paige Warren wasn't sitting be
d hind us l could bear it better" sh
d thought; "but 1 suppose he will neve
know that this isn't some near relativ
e. Of mine I'm travelling with. 1t is
r. shame, just when l meant to be S
fine, and was fattering myself that
d he should come to speak to me
y shouldn't have to suffer with my usuG
10 consciousness of shabbiness"
)t In the midst Of these thoughts, how
If ever, there came a sudden revulsio
Of feeling. Something in the worn on
{" line of the poor old face as it wa
t, turned toward Marion, some uncol
S! scious look of almost childish Gppe'
ID in the eyes, which reminded the youn
III girl of her own dearly loved gran,
~ mother, made her ashamed of the pc
tiness of her modification.
ct Mother told me to live up to N
It. Clothes she thought, "and surely to
IL real all through as I am always Ion
I'd ing to be, must mean just to do Il
lie right thing. and let people think VIII
be they choose"
ct "The trains goin' to stop at tn
depot" Mrs. Green suggested just the
l." land anybody that's young and spl
it as you be ought to be able to get o
and fetch me a cup Of tea Almi
n always says t / amt half so likely
W have my Attacks if have good q
to of tea