The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-06

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Ordinarily the merry clatter OF pans
\ and kettles and the cheerful swish 81
! soapsuds as Noraff's dexterous hands
/ manipulated the dishcloth FORMED an
enliyenIng accomDa ninlent to the ten
/ der strains of .tT1athIeen afayourneen''
Il or the rollicking melody of @Rory
4 o,1forc."
Bat this morning ne fresh young
Irish voice earOled forth through the
open window above her kitchen table.
ana the corners Of Norah,s wide red
mouth had pathetic droop, wholly
4 out OF keeping with nativity which
unequivocally proclaimed itself in err
cry feature.
! Even the clatter ana Ewish had a
subdued sound, as though the pots and
4 kettles and the soapsuds, realizing that
SORROW had invaded their domain, were
thus rendering "a seemly acISnOwledg-
ment
This explains how 1t came about that
another sound. also subdued and like
wise Indicative of acquaintance with
SORROW, came floating In through the
window and fell suddenly on Norah's
ears.
This was nothing more nor less than
a mufilcd sob. and a single glance
through the window suficed to show
that 1t had proceeded from the nam
mock swung in the shade OF the big
crab apple tree in the back yard.
This hammock. supposed to be Nor
ah's own particular retreat in her
hours of leisure. was now occupied by
tumbled heap of pink bingham.
which lay with face forlorniy buried in
Norah watched for a wondering mo-
ment the ebullition of childish woe.
then dried her hands. wiped her eyes
with corner OF her apron and has
tened down the kitchen steps in the
direction of the hammock.
a deeper burrowing or the head Into
the pillow. :; louder and more soulful
sob and q more vicious output OF the
long, black leg rewarded her initial I'm
quiry us to the cause OF anguish so
acute.
But presently the story came out
Aunt Beth had broken her promise!
Norah knew OF the picnic this after
noon at Watson's grove.
Norah did and furtIveIy wiped away
two fresh tears as she made sad lit
tie sound fu her threat Indicative Of
assent. For was there not to be a
dance in the evening, and wasn't she
herself to have gone?s
And now-we1l, now she wasn't GO
ing. and something tllat.she knew in
her heart would have been said to-
night would never be.said now!
Well, after promising positively more
than n week ago that shGt the aggrievetl
one, should go to this picnic IN Uncle
Larrys machine alongWtth Encle Lar
ry and Aunt Beth GFseff She, the
aforementioned untrrsfBorthy Aunt
Beth, had calmly announced not half
an hour ago that. Solar as she and
the aggrieved one were concerned.
there was to be not only no picnic, but
no Uncle Larry!
Now, the aggrieved one knew that
uncle" had been up TO date merely
an honorary title and that not for
some months yet was Uncle Larry to
have come into full possession of the
aggrieved one as really and truly
niece.
This had been II matter of minor Inn |
port, since 1t hardly seemed possible |
that the emoluments ensuing from the
possession OF a truly uncle could be |
greater than were those Of one so priv |
ilcGcd as to own an Uncle Larry in
prOspectu-
supplies of candy and motor rides
could scarcely i'll any chse be more
steady. There hadn't as yet been any
picnics, for this was the first OF the
season. And now there wasn't ever
going to be any picnic and no truly
Uncle Larry!
AS this edict of Aunt Beth. with all |
It's potential consequences, came back
to her afresh the aggrIevcd one. emit
ting particularly vociferous wall and
giving muscular vent to her despair in
Il final vicious kick, flung herself out
OF the hammock upon Norah's own
grief burdened breast.
''Why Norah. you're crying too"
The NgErieved ones sobS underwent
Il sudden cessation as she became
aware Of this heretofore unheard OF
lachrymal proceeding on the part Of
happy Norah.
IL can't help it, miss. I'm $3.50
Sorry-for Miss Beth" sobbcd Norah,
making futile attempt to stanch the
flow of tears on the corner Of the long
suffering apron.
Sorry for Aunt Beth! This was an
entirely new and rather absurd view
Of the situation.
why, Norah! What are you sorry
for Aunt Beth for?''
''Because-oh. miss, because she
don't name it! She don't iver in the
world name word av it!''
More wonders! Not mean it! Why,
II this were true and Aunt Beth really
1i1TOst ,Uno >, ~ %boI1 fI1aFn TVosO't my.