The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-05

ngerly toward the Copeland place,
many times II day.
"Shc knows they're comm he
hought, with relief.
Upon his wifc's lips Daniel willing
might lay the finger Of silence, but
not upon Aunt Sally Gilpntricks.
When he saw her slowly hobbIing up
HE walk, toward the porch whercnpon
he aud Pcrsis sat, he knew that he
was going to feel the lash of her
tongue.
GLOW do, Dan'l; how do Persis
We'll, Miny's back again. amt she?
You are settin' right where you can
see her il she strs out of the house,
ain you, Pcrsis? An you set with
your back 10 the house, Dan'l.'
She laughed shrily.
81 s'pesc both of you have 10 take
your own way Of lookin' at things, an
Dan'l always did see most ev'rything
back-to.
"lIayc you seen little Dan'l? Beats
all how he fayorS the Willings-don't
look 50 much like Miny, though, AS he
does like This old Dan'l here; he's got
Just that same set lower jaw an square
chin. Funny how TINT lower jaw
should "a skipped two gen raIionS an
come out So strong III the third
Ibid yon come here to talk about
the Willing jaw, Aunt Sally Dan
icl asked, angrily.
She answered with another shrill
laugh; then turning to Per,is:
"My! How you be a milin',
Persist Seem, If cy'ry time | see
you there's less to see; jest pinin'
away. an grieyin your heart out To
get to Miny. louk's rs II you would
soon hear the words you were longn'
to heat
whats that" demanded Daniel
"Oh, Aunt Sally. don't, Pcr,i
begged, foebly.
Aunt Sally took no notice.
"a long time ago Pcrsis said sh,
hoped the first thing when she got Il
Heaven she'd hear, well done, gooC
an faithful servant, never havln
heard anylhin' of the kind on earth. .
"Don't need to hear anything Of III,
sort from me; she knows cv'rythinl
she's done has been just right"
"IIayc you ever told her so? Io'
say everything she's done has beef
just right, yet you can kill her for tn
sake Of kccpin' up that quartet over
little strip Of land"
"Kill my wife, Kill persis! q
all the scnseless speeches you eve
made, Sally Fitzpatrick, that's tn
wust, d."
Aunt Sally had never before scer
him so angry and excited, bat the lii
tie, gnarlcd, old frame held All indom
liable spirit, aud she answered pas
SionaIcly;
"'rain't sensclcss; everybody know
she's failed stiddy since Mimy left thi
house, an you put that little strip o
contention ahead of her life an hap
pinrss II never was with ono har'
word, an to think that pcrsis must b
hungcrin' an sOrrowip' just for that! >
Though lips aud chin quivcrcd an,
her voice trcmbcd, her hand wa
steady, as she pointed TO fence di
yidinE the two farms,
""rain't the wulh of the land, it.
right an Justice that want"
"You'vc got 'cm both. The lam
never was yourn; there was mistak
in the fust survey, an you got thu
little strip too much. We've argcre
that pint, time an times over. VIVA
d'you 'sposc you'd do with il any
how? You don't expect to grab
up in your arms an 90 TO llcavc
with it. do you?"
81 don't know what Heavens lik
any morc'n you do" replied Daniel
slowly and emphatically; "but bcior
! die Pm going to have my land, an
| want to 20 where Iii Copeland
gone, an tell him that when ! quito
this earth that piece of land was min
mime!
"Oh, Dan'l, Dan'l, it's pothc
place you're goin' to-" Aunt Sail
shook her head dismally. "lL's
the place that's all filed with hatred
an quarrels, an bitterness, an spite
an grudges that folks jest like 20
amt been able to let go OF while the
are on earth, an you're goin' to TAX
n heart full of them, too"
Daniel Willing rose slowly to b
feet.
"Well, Aunt Sally, the Lord sci
ten plaques upon the Egyptians, b'
) if you'd been the fust they wou'dn
needed pother nine"
"Thc ten plaques did their worl
an ] intend to do mine, so far as II
! able Her last words were lost upc
, him, for before she had finished speal
ing he was walking rapidly toward
distant field.
! After this visit Of Aunt Sally's
, seemed to Daniel that his wife fail'
more rapidly; the wistful cxprcssi'
B dcepcned in her eyes, and the gulf b
tween them grew wider. He tried
D tell her that she might go 10 see Min
or that Miny might come to see her
anything to give her happiness; b
his obslinacy was so fixed by hal
that it stood in The way of his ov
/ wishes, and the words refused TO
|, spoken, For number Of years
; had looked forward to the celebrate,
of their golden wedding; old friend