The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-09

tine snow had been Siftin.
- down steadily all day. and
M9N l9ln as night came on, til,
PrJDd. having risen to a gale. sent (
wbirling off the caves. around til,
yard, ill all objects were obscured 10y
the great snOw-clouds which went hy
ing past.
1t whisked into every crevicc about
the house. making miniature drifts OF
wlndow-sill and dOor-sill. and badC
Tair before morning TO make the low,
s)d-fashioned dwelling itself one enor.
'.nouS snowdrift
Now its weathered c,apbOards rat
tied, and its shutters creakel and
slammed as the furious blasts swept
on, while more than once loOSpned
bricks were dslodgpd from the top of
She huge chimney, fell down on the
reof, and went humping and rumbling
over the long caves.
But there was one corner in the old
ilOnse which was always co2y. let the
wind blow high or low-thc southwest
COON.
In bright weather the sun lay on it's
walls and ycllow-painted floor all day
long, and In tlc evening its dark cor
ners were enlivcncd by ruddy flames
from an enormous fireplace.
Tonight there was an unusually
large fire in its depths. darting and
leaping high. while the wind roared In
ats capaclous.. soot-covered throat. and
sometimes whirled little scuds OF snow
kissing down into the flames. Their
hickering light danced Enthusiastically
% over the wrinkled face and white hair
- n Grandmother Williams. sitting on n
nigh backed rocker. jogging back and
Torbs, cane in hand. and meditativey
tapping the toe Of her list shoe. while
every now and then her whispered
thoughts showed that her mind was
rowing in The vlvidIy remembered
scenes Of younger days.
Now. my dcarS.'' said the old lady.
as several grandchildren came into the
room and huddlel close about the ''cOr-
Jners,'' ARE the fires all safe for night?
You know your father aud mother are
not here to look out for them, and il
OF doors Tot young things like you. let
alone old lame bones like your grand
mas"
There isn't mite of danger. unless
The wind blows the hOus" down" said
Ebcn, who felt the Importance of being
left as manager.in-chief during the alb
sence Of his parents. who had gone on
business into an adjoining county.
"And the ashes, too" continued
grandma. III you've taken up any
safely. do be careful and have then
p0t into something iron, with cOvcl
20 it, so they can't get out ana Sc
things afirc. They are treacheroui
things. children. ashes are. and vii
null and null for days If there's an!
fire in them when they were taken up
That's the way our first house go
burned down-nigh upon sixty-fy,
years ago"
''Tell us about it. grandma" said
little Kitty. swinging herself on grand
1Dother's armchair.
Yes. tell us" Eben put in. settling
himself comfortably in corner by thu
-woOd-box, tongs in hand, ready tC
poke" the dre during the recital.
You must know. my dcars." begar
grandma. when father-I mean yOul
Erandfather-and first came up here
to live, this whole town was nothing
Ont wilderness. We had only one
little log ;som to GO into. with oiled
paper pasted into square holes cut In
the logs for windows, and a great
stone chimney. with a fireplace. over
which | all all my work. But life
was youns with MS then, and we were
Doih strong ana worked hard, early
and late. and were happy.
However. there was one thing |
could not quite get over at first, and
that was the loss OF Sabbath day
meetings But after while. as other
neighbors moved into the neighbor.
hood, we used to have preaching in
The barns in the summer time.
well. we lived in this log cabin
nine years That last winter grand
father got a chance to work in the
togging-swamp up on the Androscog
gin River. at eleven dollars n month
all found, and earned hard upon seven
~ dollars. | stayed alone here and
did the chores and took care of the
children; there were six OF them then
with the logging money. and what
we had saved before, grandfather bull
a new house the next year; and a nice
nouse II was for those days the cell
tnys and floors all Of broad, yellow plns
boards. that I used to keep secured
white and clean enough to eat OF
from.
at was In December. the third win
ter after we moved into It. and tus
about such a night as this. only colder
n anything Grandfather was ava,
logging again: be used TO GO ever.
winter. for your Uncle Jerry had go
old enough to help me about the chore
q good deal then.
1T was Sunday night I remember
and I had gone to bed In pretty goo
season. for always got up befor
daylight 10 go 10 washing. Alon
about eleven o'clock ! walked. wit
my eyes smarting aud feeling al
ehoked up.
Il tell you, children, It diin't tax