The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

things around while l was
undressing Aunt Roxy most remarkable spreads
and curtains in the world pink calaminck spread,
quilted tiny shells, laid the top of my bed
and one made Of brown durant' hung the foot
There danger that anybody would ever be cold
In Aunt Roxy's house.
"But the curtains were the most marvellous Of all.
They had been brought in the Mayfower by some
Of Aunt Roxy's forebears and covered with red
pictures, representing war In one place there was
horse fallen forward his knees with his rider pitching
ever his head; in another, two were having hand
to-hand fight. One Of them just about plunging
poniard into another.
stThere were plenty of the sort and when
wentto sleep my head full Of swords and helmets
shout the all night long In the morning remem-
Der that swung kettle OF cold water and vinegar on
the and in that put of the blue paper that
around the loafsugar and dyed some stockings
in it-ust your mother does helped about that,
and then about fixing up the garden boraefor it was
in the spring and just time to be making the garden
and then helped to get dinner. I remember that
had pot luck and shredded the cabbage and cut up
the meat was boiling When it all done and OH 50
good!-Aunt Roxy knew just how to and mix it
al-then helped to dish it up the big, deep pewter
platter But all day long thought of the little blue
sugar bowl and whenever where could, kept my
eyes it. up in its place in Aunt Roxy's tall china cup
t9The next night, when had settled under the
warike bed curtains and was getting warm with the
pink ealainek guilt kept thinking more and - more ore
whole evening and while had been musng it the
fire had burned. Now it burned fercer than ever I
felt that simply must have it for my own. 50
much excited that could not 60 to sleep and tossed
and tumbled around in the big feather bed for what
seemed to me hours and hours. ..... 49,.
cat last I fell into sort of strange state. began
to wonder if Aunt Roxy would miss the sugar bowl If
should take It from its place and bring it into my
ute! Sometimes afraid of the darkbut that night
had fear whatever determined to go softly down
into the kitchen and get the sugar bowl, anyhow. It
didn't take than minute to out my plan
elbow still the kitchen was! Aunt Roxy's bedroom
opened right out Of the kitchen, the your
mothers does here could hear her deep breath
ing, and Uncle Silas' carefully lifted chair and
it in front of the dresser There great bed Of
GOALS among the ashes that covered the backlog and they
she'd enough light for to BY climbed up in the
chair unbutt0ned the dresser door and then lifted down
my treasure. Then there was awful crash"
ttOh my! You didn It break it, did yous'' exclaimed
Debby::
stepped out Of it, It walked up Uncle Sas and he NUT
tered the voice that people when they have
been asleep Roxy you didn't put out that pesy cat
The children laughed mmoderately to hear Aunt
spiddy initiate Uncle silas
ttThen the dog began to BARK went Aunt
spiddy, *fbut under the bedclothes IN the west
chamber by that time trembling all overbut with the
little sugar bowl clutched tightly in both my hands
went asleep in spite Of guilty feeling my
held the little sugar bowl in my hands all night long
ssIn the morning hid it behind something in the
ROOM But when down to breakfast, il seemed
tho there the largest hole had in my
Efe in the dresser where the bowl had stood
It seemed to that Aunt Roxy might ask at any minute
why what has become Of that blue sugar bowi' And
that it seemed tho should sink to the floor i had
10 confess that # hidden up my room But she
lid not seem to look that way at all
IT could not eat any breakfast. tDidn't you sleep
WELT Aunt Roxy asked 'oh, pretty we'll told
Her. did the eat bother you! she asked told her
NO. ma 'am She said that the eat had walked up her
snd Uncle slas out Of sound sleep She said that cat
sbeat all she knew to range round nights
tsYou can imagine how guilty all this made me feel
helped Aunt Roxy wash the dishes and work IN the
garden but perfectly wreched. About 10 O'Clock
Il began to grow dark.
8. TITS going to rain' Aunt Roxy said first Then
she studied the sky for awhile and said didn't really
look like rain either but It grew dark presently that
really could to work in the garden and then
into the house. I'VE win wait it Eghtens
up a bit' Aunt Roxy said.
ftBut It didn It Tighten up.' Instead the twilight
grew deeper and deeper About II O'Clock the men FOLKS
troopng into the houseUnc1e Si1as and my
and the two hired men, They good deal worried