The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-22

and the plants gave no sign OF reVlNl'
scence, Then her father coming upon
her. pale from exertlon and defeat
had forbidden the work. you GER
tainly have done your part" he had
said, and now she turned In dospera'
ton TO BallwOod.
III you'd only do your part l could
save EN- yet"
She crossed the road and keeping |
close to the branch, walked back a |
few feet past the house to an old saw
mill that stood over the stream. It, |
great wheel had received It's qulctus /
long ago. but water still flowed |
through the rutting race and all along
It's length dribbled into the stones
that bordored the branch. Some rude
repairs had been made H. places, but
imperfect ones. for the water flowed
so plontfully that small leakages had
never materially reduced It's power.
heterogeneous Ia a.studying agin,
said Marcus MarcellIs. his statement
carrying with II some Of the force Ol
an accusation
Il don't guess her studyin' will buy
| that horse back" answered his moth.
or. Il expect she's met her match
/ this time"
1t was the family sentiment that
! Heterogeneous was a "geneus." While
she was stun a very little girl her en-
cry and coLtriyance had justified the
name-in the abbreviated fOrm-and
her mother had claimed for herself
prophetic foresight In having selected
Il tIom tue bowildering columns Ol
lon words In Marcus Marcellus new
blue spelling book. Subsequently she
attempted to insure the destiny OF the
three successfully younger daughters
by naming them Healthy, Wealthy
and Wise.
bu. Healthy developed into the
only weaKhng OF the lock; Wealthy
invariably gave away the biggest or
best OF whatever cane into her pos.
session. and poor little Wise earned
and held inyolate the title. Penny
Wise. SO when a Attn feminine can.
dida,e for distinction appeared, James
X. p. arbitrarily announced that she
should be named for some kind OF
n somebody" or DO called Pound
Foolish and after many discussions
with the mother and reciprocal con
cessions they made her the joint
namesako aud she became Jimmiellz
abeth.
When Heterogeneous returned tc
the house. her mother was standing
over a huge pile Of steaming biscuit
preparing luncheon, for the journey
a before them called for two days alb
= sence.
James X. p. and NEIL sit in from
D and drive" she said, and wen pill
In straw for the rest OF you all to SO
T on"
Il reckon" said her daughter. "tha
can do better by staying hom'
. Healthy Amt so very well; I expeC
y the ridell perk her up bit. she ca
, go IN my place" This plan cause
y some ayorse comment. but Hoter
y geneous regarded II as a foregon
> conclusion and began to get Health
y ready for the trip.
II was a family saying that Health
had been behind the doo-" whe
Q push was apportioned. and that Hete
u oseneous had appropriated her shar
and 80, as a sort OF restitution, N
d latter performed all sorts OF SERVED
y for her sister. On the present occi
'I sion she blackened her shoes, curle
a her hair and sent her TO scrub he
face and hands while she ironed
o frock for her.
u Afterwards she watched them driy
away. waved back the chidrens me
o ry good-byes. and. selling Wealthy
y hand. ran back to the race. She VIZ
70 talking and gestlculating with grei
n feryor when Marcus Marcellus, oldei
y OF the family. came up.
% Now what?" he asked, sinking
70 n seat on rock AS II her enthusiasts
ID were last straw to his burdens.
& why Marcus Marcellusl" 81
Q, shouted, "we-all can carry water
O. that ar gardenl It's jos' as easy,
II as easy as-eatln' your dlnnerl" wi
3 lily making her smile appeal TO h
strongest propensity.
'r you say It Isl Heterogeneous. W
- all couldn't tote water enough to eve
g. sprinkle that ar garden-not II "
m was bendin' 10 II the whole immort
day. we couldn't--an' II you all hi
1f got sich fool plan into your heads"-
ie he got up and started to walk away
n why | amt carln' to stop by and loo
e at you-that's what"
" Listen here!" she ran in front
him. Il don't aim 10 toto Il. Marcl
ls Marcellus. there's that ar pile Of nv
II inch fencln' boards, They've been
}? weatherstalnin' 'longside the WOO
Or shed ever since three years ago. "
rs can nail them boards together, tv
'e and two. into troughs TO reach fro
" that ar hole In the race to the ga
dem" she sprang and laid her har
.e over a leak that had been poor
m patched with a single
IT "See how easy we can make Il bl
n geri" with one jerk she ripped O
Ia the single and goodly strea
r. splashed upon the stones.
ID plum TO the gardenl why that
ID part OF a milel" Marcus Macellus' a
u. constituent had sembance of amin
~ ton.
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