The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-06

themselves the D'Rayles. but they
could pass muster and avoid making
slips In grammar by sitting up very
stiiiiy and saying little or nothing.
Plain Farmer Riley and ris plain
wife were glad to hear that their
working days were over, though rath'
er doubtful of the swell they would
cut but Jeff was enthusiastic. No more
blue patches for him. No using SHIN
gle nails any more in place Of buttons
No plowing corn when he could have a
negro driving him around the coun'
try. He had always prided himself on
his plain speaking, and didn't care
much for grammar, but he would go at
1t and fit himself for high society with
in a month As for Sarah Jones, he had
asked her to marry him, but that was
when he was plain Jeff Riley. Now
that he had become Jefferson J. Rayle
she must see that there was a differ
ence. She would probably stand In
awe OF him and be glad to let him go
He went over TO the Jones farm next
morning to see. lie made the excuse
that he wanted to borrow a hoe, but
sat down in the kitchen where Sarah
was washing the breakfast dishes
while her mother made the beds
Sarah had been piqued and humiliated
IlfIlnn1afa ola nd al q
was ready with a criticism. This
opened the subject and gave JEFF op
portunity TO announce what was on his
mind As JEFF Riley, working for hia
father as a hired man at $40 month
and board, he loved her AS Jefferson
j. Rayle. nephew of D'Bogle and
soon to be possessed Of fortune, she
must see that he could only be q
brother to her. As a brother no
would bring her the first cucumbers
and Strawberries of the season. and
in case of her marriage he should GER
tainly send her diamond ring or A
set OF mink furs 1t wasn't his fault
that he was no longer to wear that
plue patch around and grease his
boots with lampblack and pork fat.
He was just as humble In spirit as the
day before. but he must be guided by
the D'Bogle family to a certain ex.
tent Sarah continued to wash and
to wipe and to listen until he had told
his story, and then she went to the
stair door and called to her mother:
Say, ma, come down here a min.
ute"
We'll, what's wanted?" asked the
mother as she descended.
That withered up old maid over at
Jeff's house calls herself D'Bogle."
For the lands sake!"
And Jef here has become Jeffer.
son j."
You don't tell met"
And the family has become Rayle
instead of Riley"
rs 1t posible?"
And Jeff is going to be a rich man
and swell around, and he wants a dif,
ferent wife from me-"
Sarah Jones. am | awake or
dreamlng?" exclaimed the portly
mother as she missed the chair she
intended to sit down on and took the
floor instead.
And Jeff is going to be a brother
TO me after this" announced Sarah as
a wind.up.
The mother rose TO her feet and
went over to the sink and took a din
per of water from the pail. Then she
led Jeff by the ear to the door and
held him there while she poured the
water over his head.
The next two weeks were exciting
ones for the D'Bogle and the Rayle
families. They did little but make
plans. The lottery ticket was inspect.
ed a hundred times over, and each
time 1t was pronounced a sure winner
JEFF kept clear of the Jones family and
wore his full Sunday suit. even to feed
the hogs in, and his father and mother /
got down the Farmers Almanac and
read II over and over again with n
view Of improving their language. At
length the fatal day arrived. The |
D'Bogle had arranged to have the list
Of the drawing sent her by mail. II ar.
rived and was consulted with feyerish
haste and beating hearts. II was
gone over and over five or six times.
but her number failed to appear
When this became evident she burst
into tears and retired to her hoom
while father and mother and JEFF sat
and looked at each other. After
long time JEFF counted on his fingers
as he said:
"DBogle is one, dads two. mam's
three, and durn my cats I'm four,
Four of the Gaul-durndest fools in
and Sarah Jones has already
picked up two new beauxi"
The Biblical Way.
The Rev. Minot ]. Savage, well