Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

so, feelin' that way, it amt surprisin' that it
gave me an awful shock when heerd she was dead
that mornin' They sent the word by man they
hailed driyin' by He was comm down here to see
about sellin' horse, an he said he'd jest as soon
stop an tell us as not. real nice sort OF a man
he was-a store-keeper from Comstock Waai,
see Israel standin over in the road an talkln win
the man, an | wondered what it could be about
But when he came in an told me that Aunt
Rebecca was dead, jest sat right down, kinder
stunned like. | couldn't ha felt much worse ef 1t
had been my mother. An it was so awful sudden!
Why, I'd seen her only the week before, an sne
looked uncommon smart for her, thought. III 1t
had been Uncle Enos, her husband, shouldn't ha
wondered He'd had the heart-disease for years
an we'd thought he might die any minute; but to
think of her
'I jest stared at Israel. l felt too bad to cry.
didn't till happened to look down at the apron
had on 1t was like dress she had; she had
piece left, an she gave it to me for an apron
When l that, bust right out sobbin'.
40 Lord says this apron she give me! Oh
dear! dear! dear!'
"'Sarah says Israel it's the will of the Lord
"sI know it, says l. but she's dead, an she gave
me this apron dear blessed woman an went
right on cryin' though he tried to stop me. Every
time l looked at that apron, it seemed as II !
should die.
"Thar want any particulars, Israel said. All
the man that told him knew was that a woman
hailed him from one of the front windows as he
was drivin by, and asked him to stop an tell US
I sposed most likely the woman that hailed him
was Mis- Simmons a widder woman, that used to
work for Aunt Rebecca busy times.
"Wa'al Israel kinder hurried me to git ready.
The funeral was appnted at two o'clock, an we
had horse that want much swifter on the road
than the you're drivin' now.
$50 got into my best black gown the quickest
| could. l had good black shawl, and black
bunnit too; SO l looked quite decent | felt reel
glad l had en- They things l had when
mother died. I don't see hardly how had hap
pened to keep the bunnit, but 1t was lucky did
/ got ready in such 1utter that got on my black
gown over the caiker one I'd been wearin', an
never knew it till I came to go to bed that night
but don't think it was much wonder.
WED been havin' terrible dry spell, jest as
we've been havin' now, an everything was like
powder. l thought my dress would be spoflt
before we got thar. The horse was dreadful lazy
an it nothin but g'langin' an slappin' an
whippn all the way, an 1t didn't amount to
nothin' then
when we'd got half way thar so, thar come
up an awful thunder-shower from the northwest
jest as it's doin' today. Waal, thar want nowhar
to STOP an driv right along. The horse want
afraid of lightnin, an we got in under the shay
top as far as could an pulled the blanket up
over us; but we got drippin' wet An thar was
Israel in his meetin' coat, an me in my best gown
Take it with the dust an everything, they never
looked good again.
'Wa'al Israel Changed to the horse an put the
whip over her, but she jest logged along. What
with feelin' so about Aunt Rebecca an worryin
about Israels best coat an my best gown, |
thought should never live to git thar.
r., Il