The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-23

ynru where otu AHu N"AtSA hN"NNN,a
IA be eascd OF her burden OF milk
Don know why let tibet gal o mine
keap serh lot o. cats. nobow-its .
tnrr'ble expense--thet clabber she
feeds EN- 'ud fatten a good hog! IN
tell Naph he's got ter drown two on
em mex sunday"
The doomed but unconscious fetines
followed az a meek and respectful dis
lance. while Zeb, after dopositing oAe
brimming pail In the shadow OF VII
low. boldly planted his stool alongside
OId Red. who was pl1cidly chewing
ller cud. apparently lost IN pleasant
memories. 1eb sat down stifiiy and
reached for the base Of Dairy supplies
Guess I'll git jes' lcctie BIT even
with o. Bpnny''--
Bang. Went clorcn hoaf into ap
eight cent pail upsetting it and incl
,loaltally old Zeb ms well az his fem
,,er. spashing a creamy but not cool
ing deluge over his PROSTATE form.
Old Rel advanced ono step, serenely
tIleYiag her cud the while.
ZaA gathered himself and his hat up
from ,he wreck. brushed the milk ana
dit from his coat and wrathfully tur-
veyed tie ruined pail and the pilt
fluid slowly soaking into the loany
soil
stiosh jam IT, ne snorted. "Moa
Two gallons . fresh milk--it's rnina-
tjonous ta tibet pail vu2 iea' bran
new on'y las fall! Now III hcr ter go
ter tn house an git lie wooden water
bucket ter
He carried the remaining milk 10 the
cyclone cave back Of the farmhouse,
whose cement walls sheltered the
dairy products at al times and the On
tire family at intermittent periods
when the storm fear OF tire prairie
regions fell upon them.
He muttered vengeance ms he strobe,
his stiff blue jeans overails and COW
hide boots rubbing out whispery
saueaky accompaniment, "Whish-eek!
Whish-cok.s'
"Phlury" he called loudly deposit
ing his burden on the cave steps ami
slamming the trapioor down upon It.
Amt hreakfaa' ready yitf'
Yes, pa. its mos ready now. came
the answer In clear. giFllsh voice
from behind the newspaper shade Of
the pantry window I'D a had i
ready long ago, only had 10 tend to
Nanh." apologetically.
She hurried to and fro laying the
table. her sweet face showing that she
was worn from night of watching
beside the sick boy and her crnsty
father stormed up and down the porch,
"Well. hurry up an git II. quick" be
ordered roughly casting apprehension
glnnces down the country road. Them
thrashers II be hyur by sunup-less'n
FUN now-an' T they ketch rs
eatln', Wen her ter give 'em Their
breakfas' likes not An I've got ter
finish tn chores an' tn milkin' Wit"
"Why, pa. didn't We get IN milkin'
doneT' She paused moment and
glanced out through the screen door nj
him.
''No," he replied, his wrath blazing
anew. zone o. them blamed cows
kicked In bucket an oil Benny
Wray's red COW WIZ in tn cabbidge
patch. an ] he'd Ter Git or out7she's
mos ruined til hui patch An, see
hyur. young woman, | don't wsnter
see We maxim Sleeps eyes ~ yoting
Bon f lie comes WITH III tlira8ba1S.
won't hev no gal O. mine hevin' any
thing ter do with sech trash rs them
Wrays Un'erstant'
She nodded, but only said. Break
fas is ready now. pa thinking 70 her
ashamed but fiuttering little heart
Daddy II not be so cross after he's
had his coffee-an' maybe Ben don't
care fer me anyhow"
The meal safely over without inter
ruption he took the heavy water buck
OF from Its oilolcth covered shelf In the
corner Of the kitchen and went down
10 the barn. while Phllury took up the
heavy burden which was daily laid on
her slight Young shoulders
She donned huge glngham apron
over her blue print house dress. rolled
up her sleeves above her dimpled ell
bows and began to inead out the bread
dough which was all pulled up with
waiting on the pantry table.
'Mornin'. Philury," said q voice nj
the pantry window. voice that swept
over her heart Ike a tender hand
across harp setting # an aquiyer
with sweet music. A tanned manly
face looked IN at her from beneath
wide brlmmed straw hat
''Aiornin'. Rem she responded. try
ing TO make the tone sound matter or
fact and hiding the tremble Of her FIN
gers IN thc soft white mass she wss
manipulating.
Beautiful morDin', ain'i IT, she re
marked. looking out beyond him 10
ward the rosy east, up which the sun
was lazily blinking as though reused
too soon from sleep.
at sure is a beauty" be answered.
gazing back into the rosy face before
him. 1T ortcr be spring stead O hdr-
vest time-ics so kind o hlossomy an
sweet an posylil-c"
are You meanin' the weather. she
asked demurcly. cutting of a chunk OF
dough aud tneading 1t vigorously
Seems 10 me it's coin' 70 he hot an
swelteFy. Hope there won't be cy-
clone fore night with exaggerated