The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
Fo".i AUNT HiTTY GOT
! The CLUE K.6G0NS
Ey MATTE OYER EMTTS.

o. one almost as Sweet. Inc young
one was always called Mabel, and no.
body in the neighborhcod ever
thought of calling the wife of Josiah
Perkins anything but Aunt Hity.
mabel lived on the farm next uncle
Josi S, d not many days rassed
t. at her small feet did not trip
/ rough the lane to see if Aunt Hit
ty didn't have a 1T OF sewing to do,
a ribbon to fix, or some little trifle,
such as nice girls are fond of doing
for their elderly aunts, especially in
these modern days when the young
folks are rally the chaperons, and
tell their elders just what to do.
1t happened that soft September
morning that Mabel found her aunt
standing in the door OF the sweet,
clean springhouse with a very sober
face, and the butter paddle held idly
in her plump hand, the fresh golden
butter waiting in the wooden bowl
on the cedar table close by. That
wasn't Aunt Hitty's way OF working,
Sc Mabel quickly asked:
aunt, what's the matter? Some
thing, I know, you look SO sad"
"Onls little disappointment,
child, that's ALL" and the sweet old
face lit now with a smile, Uncle
Josiah says I can't send my jellies to
the Fair, and did want to, so bad" :"
Mabel opened her brown eyes wide
in surprise a::d cried out:
"Oh, Aunt Hitty! Al those lovely
jellies! That beautiful crab apple,
and the green grape, and the red
currant, and the blue plum, and all
the rest! Oh, my! what is Uncle
thinking about! You made them on
purpose, and 1 know you would take
lot of blue ribbons! Why won't he
let you send them?"
":...e says he's got to go see after
a calf he wants to buy, and hasn't
got time to run up to enter them.
Says there amt any money in such
fool;-hr ess anyhow"
There isn't? Well, = take notice
, he's mighty ready to eat his share of
the jellies on the table. It's too bad!
I'm real mad at Uncle! I mean to
tell him so, too
no, don't, dear, it would only get
you a scolding. Josiah means we'll,
but he don't think a woman's work
amount; to much. I'll just have to
let the premiums go-maybe 1
wou.ln't take any, if sent the jelly.
Did you come over to help me with
my dressing sacque, child?"
eyes, I did, Aunty. If it's ready
/ can put the sleeves in for YOU"
cali right, I'll be glad of your
help. Mabel, who's that stepping at
the gate? Somebody IN a buggy"
{, bel glanced, and half blush
@-me over her soft cheek.
Its only Ben Allen, Aunty, ex-
pect he wants to see me for some
thing. TIL just run down to the gate
a minute"
Where are you bound for this
mor1 ing?" she asked as Sue turned
back to the house.
sWell, had some notion of going
ito ton to-day" answered he, Il
want to look after a new set of har-
.-es-, and I'm not ~pecially busy, this
t'a~"
sch, ZEN, I wonder if you would
lik to something for-'-for me and
Aunt Hitty?' she said.
"up in town? Yes, if 60, GER
taiuly would. What is it girlie?"
Mabel told him about Aunt Hitty's
tiscppoi- t-nent, and added:
81 feel so sorry for her, and just
.dered i. you would be willing to
take the box out to the Fair Gro )
and enter the jellies in her name"
why, indeed I will, with the
greatest pleasure. Aunt Hitty is the
one best woma3 in the world, and If
I can do anything to help her, you
Just count on me, Mabel. I'll go up
to the city, sure thing, and If she
don't get several blue ribbons it
won't be our fault! Has she got the
things ready?'
81 think so-she wanted Uncle to
take them and he wouldn't, for fear
he might miss a calf sale he's after"
void Tightwad! Beg pardon, Ma
bel, know he's yo1r uncle, but do
get so mad at him because he does so
little for Aunt Hitty. If che belonged
to me, you bet I'd see that she had
more comfort than she gets.''
He gave Mabel look which made
her cheeks pink again, but to cover
her confusion sne said:
'I'll run see if she's got them
r~a ~ and flew up the path like a
young deer.
Mabel stayed all day with Aunt
Hitty. Ben stopped as he drove
home in tf afternoon, and told .em
that the jellies were entered all
right, and so far as he saw, there
wouldn't be any there to beat them.
Are the folks goinc in to the
Fair?" be asked, and Mabel an
swered:
''Yes, Uncle always goes on Thurs
dow ond taLos Amt Hittv''