The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-18


''Oh, he wouldn't mind, said Mrs
Holmes; "he's as easy as old lilly 1t
wouldn't have troubled him any if they d
set it right in his front yard But guess
she minded some. heard she did. John
said there va a any need of it. The town
wouldnt have set it 50 near, if Mr.. Dunn
had set his foot down he wouldn't have it
there. spose they wanted to keep that
big field on the side clear; but they would
have moved it along a little if he made
fuss. tell you what tbs, I've bout
made up my mind dun know as it )
Scripture, but | can. help tiff folks
don make fuss they won't yet their
rights in this world. If YOU jest lay still
an don rise up, you're goin to get
stepped on. If people ike to be, they
can; don t
Il should have thought he d have hated
to have the poorhouse quite so close,
murmured the stout woman.
suddenly Mrs Holmes leaned forward
and poked her head among the other three
She sat on the end Of the row. Say.
said she. in a mysterious whisper, Il
want to know if you ve beard the stories
bou, the Dunn house,
No; what p chorused the other We
men eagerly They ben, over toward her
tilI the four faces were in knot.
Well - said Nrs. Holmes, cautiously.
with glance at the bright beaded girl
across the wsy-"I heard 1t pretty straight
they say the house l. haunted
The stout woman shifted aud straish,en-
ed herself Haunted repeated she
They say that ever since Jenny died
there : been queer noises round the house
that they eau account for. You see that
irpnt chamber over there, the one next
to the poor house, well, that's the ruom.
;hey say
The women al turned and looked At the
chamber windows, where some ruf.ied
white curtain, were fu,,erIng.
That the chamber where Jcuny used
to sleep. you keow Mrs HOLMES sent On
''au she dled there Well. they say that
before Jeuay died. Flora had always ,lert
there With her, bu, she fclt kind Of bad
about going back there, 81 she thought
she ] take lno,heF ryom Well there was
the awiules, moanin an ;skin on ~ in
Jcnny's ruom when she dil that Flora
went back there ta sleep.
Il shoulin', thought; she could. be Whi.
psred the nervous woman. who vas quite
pale
The Doauin stopped jos, a. soon a.
shc gpt IN there With light. You see
Jenny was always terrible timid an afraid
60 sloep alone. an had lamp buruin all
night, an 1t sccsned to thcm jus; as ig il
roaily wls her, pose
4 don belieyc one word IT IL. said
the stout woman. getting up. III makes
ne all out Of paijence 10 hear people talk
such ssuH jes; because the Dams happen
% live opposite a graveyard
4 told Il Jest a. | heard 1T, said Mrs.
Holurs, .tlffiy
oh, | amt b'amia you, it, the folks
that start such stories thar ain ro, anv
patience with Think Of tha, dear. pretty
h'tls l6 year r-old Eiri haun,iu = house e.
Wei, I've told it jes, As / heard it, 81
repeated Mn, Holmes, still 10 tone Of
Sigh, umbrase. II don ever take much
stock in such things myself. 90
The four woraen -trolled along 10 the
covered wagon aud climbed in. Il de-
clare, said the stout woman, conciliatins.
y, Il duu know when I've had such an
outJn ! fcel as if is had done me ro.,i.
I've been waatta To come down 10 the
cemetery for long time, bat IT,. most
more u | want 60 walk feel real ob-
ligcd to yoa, Mis- Holms-.
Then the party logged along the road
To the village, past Outlying farm houses
and rich green meadows all frrckled gold
wiki daudelions. Dandcl.ous we're ia their
height, the bu,tercaps had no, vet come.
Flora Damn, the girl on the doorstep.
glanced up when they started down the
street thea she turned her eycs on her
work she was sewing with nervous haste
Who were those folks, did you sec,
Flora called her mother, cut Of the sit.
ingroom.
Il didn't notice, replied Flora. ab-
sen,ly.
just then the girl whom the women had
met eame hngeringly out of the cemetery,
and crossed the street.
There that poor little Wren girl, %
remarked the voios in the si,tingroom.
Yes, asseuted Flora After a while
she got up and entered the houss. Her
mother looked anxiously at her, when she
came into the room.
I'm all out Of patience with YOU,
Flora, said she You re Jest as white
as sheet. Yca'll make yourself sick
You re actin dreadful foolish. "
Flora sank into chair aud sat staring
straight ahead with a strained, pitiful gaze.
II cant helpit can do any different, -
said she Il shouldn think YOU i scold
me, mother.
"Scold YOU; ain t seoldin you, child,
but there ain I any sense in your doin' 50.
You Il make yourself sick, an YOU re all
I've got left. | cant have anything hap
pen to you, Flora Suddenly Mrs. Dunn
burst out in low wall, hiding her face in
her hands.
Il don see as you re much better your
self, mother. said Flora, heavily.
Il don know as | am, sobbed her
mother; "hut I've got you to worry about
besides-everything else Oh dearl oh
dear. dearr'
Il don't see any need of your worrying
about me- Flora did not cry, but her
face seemed to darken visibly with a gath
eriug melancholy ike cloud
Il see, if you don't, returned the
mother II ain't blind. "
Il don see what you are blaming me
for
II amt blamin' you, but it seems to
me that you might jest as well let me 90
up there an sleep as you -
Suddenly the girl also broke out into
wild cry. 81 amt going to leave her.
Poor little Jenny! poor little JENNY You
needn' t try to make me, mother; won IT,
Flora, don't!
II won't! | won't! | won't! Poor
little Jenny Oh dear! oh dearr'
"What if it is so? What if it is
her Amt she got me as we'll as you ?
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