The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-01

1 rle. widowed, duu with no
EO=I child but you. Size natur-
El @.J ally and rightly wishes to
cdme 20 YOU. And only think how nice
It viii be for us an 10 have here No
more lonely hours for you while [ am
coOped up in that gloomy workshop Of
mine upstairs.
SO spoke John Royaltou as he rose
from the breakfast table and caught
up his chubby-faced boy. adding. as he
perched his little two -year-old on his
shoulder:
'And my little curly-head wants a
grandmamma's experienced eye upon
him to cut short his misch,evous
pranks Don't you, Master Chatter
hOXW
And away the little fellow was borne
80 the little room which john had
called his workshop Technically
speaking it was studio. for Royaltou
was painter. and the domestic ljttlc
wife was left alone to write q letter IN
yitlng her widowed mother 10 her
home.
How like the dear old times it Will
sem 70 have mother with me-" muir
INJURED Mrs. Royalton as she folded
and sealed her letter. ~ woman wants
some one to talk to beside such dig
nifed. methodical person az dear John.
and l declare 1 don't see any one else
N an age except now and then when
some sour-visagcd old maid or >inper-
ing miss comes TO have her portrait
painted"
The Saturday following the posting
OF Mrs. ROyalton's letter brought the
expected guest to the Roy0lton cottage
Mrs. Perring was a very nervous, very
lively and very eccentric old lady, who
made it her boast that She was never
idle n minu.c between daylight and
bedtime.
When she became settled WiJh the
Royaltons she applied herself assidu-
Ously to puttng things to rights
Every drawer every chest. every cup
board, was iunsackcd and the contents
of each arranged in accordance with
The old ladys ideas of order Even
Iohn's desk y,as rummaScd. and every
letter and paper pcered into. just 10
hnd out in what particular niche one
ought TO be put
In about fortnight Mrs Pcrriug
had the satisfaction OF thinking that
she had got things about the house iu
good running order
There's only that Cutlaudish paint
shop upstairs-JOhu's s.udy-o, 1 hcljevi
Carrie calls it-but what's had a thor
orlgh ventlating, and the very first dag
Johns away from home I'll make ;
new place OF that
Fortune smiled on Mrs Perriug',
plans. John and Carrie and little Ed
dle were away. ana the little old lady
prepared herself for the onslaught
She donncd her poorest dress, tied {
napkin over her head 90 keep off th'
dgst, rolled her sleeves above he
scrawny elbows and went TO work.
All day lon& the furniture in the art
lst's room hew vigorously around
Many articles denounced as WORTHLESS
rubbish" were hurled through The win
dow into the back yard. while other
that might come in play Tor some
thing, some day" were slowed awW
IN the garret \ portrait, on which th
paint was yet wet. was eucrgeticali.
busted with course towel: paints wcr
mixed iucongruOuslX and brushes pu
through securing process tin the ol
iadys back ached with the exercise
md her nose became the medium b.
which copious streams OF pprspirutio
We're conducted from her face.
when everything IN the room wa
considered done Mrs. Plrriue mad
dash for an adjoining closet, but sh
found the door securely locked. For
moment the worthy lady was In
qnandary. How was she to straighta
things in the closet; DO Ii she mu
ana would ana very quickly Mrs. Re
ring bethought herself ot bunch ,
6eys which happily she had brougl
with her The keys were produces
and in triumph Mrs Perriue unlocke
iiie door
Selling her broom she rushed into III
closet. She came out shortly, howeye
and closed the door after her with
Jerk and bang.
John ROyalton's mOther-in-aw ha
made a discovery.
Collecting her utensils she left Il
studio and went below in grim ar
djgniled silence. She sat quietly kn
ting in the pleasant sitting room VIII,
IOhn and Carrie returned. The ste
needles flew out and In very spltefull
The cold. gray eyes looked direct
down over the elongated nose az
were never once raised, not even
greet little Eddie
When bedtime came the old lady 70
"a solemn silence ana retired.
The next morning when John !
paired as usual 10 his studio he utter
vehement sentences not at all in prai
OF his wlfe's mother
While he was engaged in undoine
Gar as lay in his power the mischief S
had unconsciously wrought, Mrs. II
ring was closeted with Carrie. II
young wlfe's face was colorless. a
her eyes were wild with anger and
dlgnatlon as she listened t , her mo-
ers words.
IFS beautiful face the handso
est picture Of a real person | ever 81
Great, dark eyes, that seem 60 look >
through, hair as black as night u
hanging In rlnglets all about her IA