The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-03-10

he woods 10 Obtef,es ~ !ou: lnukS
to me as II It 'twus going 10 rain
.The predictions tor thIx day" says
be. lis cloudy hi the forenoon. but
clearing later on: Wind s.'u east. chang
Ing to south and svd West. :"
did Beriah send tint out?'' miys |.
looking doubiful. for u ever Il looked
like dirfy weather thought Il did
right A.
..Av aud BcrIah sent It out" be- says.
jeaIous-lIke, but knew twas Beriah's
forecast or ne wouldn't nave been SO
sure OF II.
Pretty soon out comes Peter. looking
dubious at the sky.
-Iley. Elijah says Brown. He was
always calling Berlah Elijah or
isaiah" or Jeremiah or some other
prophet name OF Scripture .Does
this go!'' And be- held out the lee-
graph blank with the mornings pre-
dictivn on 1t.
leriah looked to me sort OF sick and
pale.
-The forecast for today" says he,
looking at the water again. us cioudy
In the forenoon. but clearing later on;
wind sou'east. changing 10 south and
sou'west"
Right you are says Peter. joyful.
1--WE start for Setucklt then. And
here's where the South Shore Weather
bureau hands another swift jolt 10
your Uncle sam
SO. after breakfact. the catbonts
loaded up Beriah didn't watch EN-
60. lie stayed In the shanty, Hut By
and by. when Eben drove the buggy
out by the barn and Emmn come skip
ping down the piazza steps | see him
peeking out Of the little wlnder.
The Kelly critter had all sail sot
aud colors dying. Her dress was some
sort OF mosquito netting with wall
paper posies on II. and there was more
ribbons mapping than there h reef
p'ints on a mainsail.
oh. she squeaIs when she xees the
buggy. -oh. Mr.. Cobb. Aine you
afraid to 60 in that open carriage: IL
looks to me like rain"
but Eben waved his nlpper scorn-
full. My forecast this morning." says
be. lis cloudy now. bur clearing By
and by. You trust to me. Mis- Kelly.
weather's my pusiness.g
-Of course I trust you. Mr.. Cobb"
she says-.of course ! trust you. but
I should hate to spite my gown. that's
all"
They drove out Of the yard. nne -
Gddiers. and I watched 'em 60. he
rian was watching 'em. too. aud he
was smiling for the urxt time that
morning.
Twas nearly s when the catboat
party come stopping up the steps. And
such passei u drowp1sd rats you
never see. the women folks made for
their rooms. but the meu hoped
around the parior. snedding puddIes
with every hop and noiiering Tor Us
10 irot out the head Of The weather
bureau.
-Bring him TO me-" orders Peter.
stopping to pick bis pants loose from
his legs. \ yearn 20 can~s him"
And what old Dillaway SAID was
worse'n thar. But Reriah didn't come
10 be caress-d. Twas quarter past y
when we heard whrels In the yard.
by mighty yeils cap'u Jouadab.
its the camp meeting pilgrims: I
forgot them. Here's q SHOW
lie jumped to open the aoor. bat n
opened afore be- got there. ana iierian
come In rrinnlng the grin that terrier
dog has on just as you're going 90 let
the rat out OF the trap.
Somebody outside says. ~whna -con-
sarn you I'neu there MAS hump
and a sloshy stamping can the steps.
and In comes El,ta gnd the widder.
had one Of them ivug halr,d. for-
eign eats once that i.rlliSh skipper
gave me -rwas 4 yrlipr amd l,lacg une.
aud II fell overheard. when We fished
II out II looked just like the Kelly
woman done then. Everybody but
Beriah Just scrccched: wr couldn't help
IT, hut the prophet didn't laugh: be
only kept on grinning.
Emma looked once round the room.
and her eyes fairly snapped. Then
she went w the stairs three steps az
time.
Eben didn't say a word. He Just
stood there and ieaksd-Ieaked aud
smiled. Yes. sir: bis face. over the
mess that had been That rainbow neck
tie. had the funniest look OF dIotic JOY
on II that ever I see.
Twas Beriah that spoke FIRST.
HE. he. he he chuckied. .Iie.
he. be. Wasn't Il Kind Of wet coming
through the woods. MIR. Cobbf What
does Mrs. Kelly think OF the dag her
beau picked out TO 60 TO camp meet
ing inY'
Then Eben came ont OF bis trance.
"BerIah." says be. holding out a drip
ping nIpper. ''shaker'
But Berish didn't shake. just stood
still.
rive got s'prise for you. shipmnte.'
goes on Eben. -fou called nrr Mis'
Kelly. didn't your gurgIed Ei,en.
"waai. that aIn't her name Her and
me stopped at the baptist par~opsgs
over 10 East Harnlss when we was
on the way home and got married.
She's Mis- Cobb now he says
exsss.<S tS~wly a. M. x..... s...x y. :.