Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-25
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year" said saraa Cook. Her voice
had certain triumph Il It, but it end
ed with decorous sigh.
I guess there wont. either. re-
turned her sister, Mrs. Kemp. Il guess
Phebe Ann is TOO sick 70 think much
about it., Her voice sounded ike
5arah's
Lucy Kemp dropped her sewing for
minute aid turned her face toward
The window. 1t seems most too bad,
don't it, she said, medtatlvely.
When she's done 40 much every year.
And thought so much about it."
81 don't know as I think ita TOO
Dad said Mrs. Kemp. e0f course I'm
sorry Phebe Ann is sick, but when it
comes to these flowers she's always
covered Svivester's grave with, Deco
ration day, guess there was a great
deal of it for show. It would have
seemed different II he had been in the
war, but I've thought good many
times, VIII I've seen Syivester's grave
with more flowers on It than any OF
the soldiers, that Phebe Ann had
all she 1t so bad"
don't care anything about the
show said Sarah Cook, but I do
think such an outlay on flowers to put
on gr We is wicked, when there's
folks that's her own kith and kin IN
actual want. It's as much as twenty
years since Sylvester Kemp died, and
II ere amt been a year that Phebe
Ann amt laid out dollars on flowers.
I guess II we'd had the dollars right
here. 1t would have been more to her
credit"
Well. I amt ever complained nor
begged" reloined Mrs. Kemp. NO
body can say L have, whatever hap
pens. There's the rent money due,
ana that nw dressmaker has come to
town, anG the work 8 falling off and
/ 1ont know what's goin' TO become
Of lis. but aint complained nor
begged.
There's the banGl" cried Lucy.
1t was very warm day tor the sea-
son-almost as warm as midsummer
The winGows were wide OPEN The
two women and he girl leaned their
-heads out and listened they could
1ear far-away music. Two little girls,
With their hands full III flowers, ran
1ast.
They're Just forming down at the
Cown hall" said Lucy Annie Dole
and Lottie ere just going
They came over here for flowers
This morning" said her mother, "and
I told EN- I hadn't any 20 give. All
+ had was Iilacs besides that little
ssriy rose bush. and they'd got all The
iilaes the wanted of their own, and
there was -+,ly lust three roses on hat
bush, anu | could not bear 20 cut EN-
The proc sion aint coming mu-
ste don't sound mite nearer. It Won
De here fer an hour yet.
The thr Il seated themselves aud fell
% sewing again. The two older women
swung out their long arms With stern
persistency. Their faces were harsh
and sad, and had a similarity Of fea
.ure as we'll as expression. Lucy, ths
young girl, bent weakly over her
work. The room was futl # the faint
band music, and the perfume Of lliacs.
She wished in her heart that she could
put on her hest dress and go out with
ehe othar Is, but she id moth AZ.
They sat IN The kitchen The floor was
swept clean. and there was no fire
n the polished cooking stove; it was
carly in the afternoon. Presently
Lucy looked up Mother, said she,
can't 1 stop sewing aud run outdoors
= minute 90
Where 20 you want 10 go?''
Just outdoors minute
Lucy was seventeen, but she seemed
ike a child in her manner toward her
mother
! don't care" said Mrs. Kemp.
7 spose the child gets dreadful
tired sewing tue whole time, she said
70 her sistes after Lucy had gene out.
Sometimes | feel kind of worried
about her."
She won't get tired sewing much
longer. nor We. neither. If We don't
have mcro work come in" retorted her
sister grim.y. We amt got mite
ahead. We've got to go on the town,
for all l see" She said town" with
seornfui fear. as IL it were an enemy
TO whom she must surrender.
II don't s'pose Phebe AIMS husband
will lift his fingers to t-lp VI, even
ffr she should be taken away, and he
left without chick nor child In the
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