The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-10-07

ihSS li'tu tGCuiH ululcu lnIO IDc sum g
$500, the amount to be paid down o
the little farm on which he had lon
had his speculative eye fixed. On
hundred he had already laid up, tn
savings from summer haying wage
and winter school teaching anothc
hundred RoS's father had promises
upon the wedding day. and for th
other three, hope told natterin
talew
1--WE are young and we can afford Il
wait" said Rosa, cheerfully whsn 81
neon grew desperate aud talked o
gold hunting in the Klondykc
"NCS. but | don't want TO wait unt
I'm an old man." said Simeon. dole
fully.
The next day Rosa, with n pocket
handkerchief tied over her sunshny
curls and her pretty figure envclopcd
in Il prodigious bib apron. commenced
on the moreen cushions with pair OF
| biz shears; for Rosa took as much de
/ light in these small preparations Cor a
| home OF her own MS any i \ vi, n In all
the land, and her fancy already pic
! turcd forth Il neat chiutZ draped lounge
with pillow to match. made out of old
| Cousin Percy NIilmans quaint gift. 81
neon had already rcvarnlshed the old
chairs and desk and bureau and set
thcm in the harn chamber to dry. and
Eosa's ilcs1 brother had promised
them an eiGht-day ciock, so that the
decorations for modest little sitting
loom seemed ne so very far off.
Thinking ~ AL these things Rosa
clipped vigorously av'@y AZ all the pil.
low H'a;ss.
MY goodness" ghe exclaimed to her.
self With slight elevation of the
brown brow5. what hOrrld stitches,
just Ike sharks teeth. and what
coarse thread. l wonder who could
possibly have sewed it,"
And when all the seams were ripped
apart Rosa plunged her hands into the
cushions, ana out flew the feathers like
flock of imprisoned birds.
Hello" cr.nd Simcon's decp-lungel
voice behind Ec- shoulder, that looks
like work"
II
handful Of downy dust owe: her lovers
jet blacl; hair.
"Sec. Simeon, that's the way you'll
look When you get to be as old rs Cou-
sin Percy whCn he died. Just wait Il
minute until | tolch IN this black spot
Oh Tho b'.ck Of your head. Why. ST.
moon. what's thls?'
With the feathers n piece OF folded
brown paper had drlftel out upon the
tloor-a small envelope. pasted down
on the edge.
"Camphor to keep out the moths"
suggested Simeon.
Eut Rosa stopped to pick it up, and
tore it open.
simeon. it's money" she cried
brcathlessly.
And money it was-Gve dingy twenty
dollar bills. neatly folded inside Il slip
of blue writing paper.
Simeon" cried Rosa, don't you re-
member what you told me Cousin
Percy said? All the things were to be
yours"'
Yes - but Rosa - don't under.
stand"
"IIe meant this money-the savings
Of his lifetime"
by Jerusalem" cried Simeon, fall.
ing oari unOn his favorlte adiuration,
so he cid"
And lie pounceA on the other two
cushions, tearing them so violently
apart that poor little Rosa sncezed as
If she had taken Il whole boxful of
SNUFF at once.
simeon. are You crazy:" she ex-
claimed, with widely opened brown
eyes.
NO, butt thought so. Rosy. Hur-
rah"' and Simeon tossed his fur cap
into the air. There's the same amount
81 money In each Of them. Three hun
dred dollars! Rosy, we can get the
farm row. We can go TO housekeep-
ing in the spring. Hurrah for Cousin
Percy"
Rosa was counting owe: The rusty old
bills with fingers which trcmblcd SO
she could hardly hold them.
"Oh. Simeon she said, st don't
hardly seem possible"
But 1t Is possible" exulted Simeon.
Won't my stepmother be mad. though,
when she comes to hear of it?"
Mrs. Deacon Milman was indignant.
She thought Simeon ought to have dl.
vlded with her. but he chancpd to be of
Il different opinion.
ITS just like Percy" said tho dea.
cons wife. "And arter all did for
him. too. a mean. selfish old mise-."
ITS just like Percy" said Simeon to
Rosa. HE was eccentric, but hi1
heart was in the right place all tho
time"
Is 1t not strange how opinions can
differ on given srbject?-New York
Weekly.
Wolseiey 20 Roberts.