Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29

suggested using the wagon oe1ore we
started.
How can you ask such a question.
Mary said the colonel. showing an
noysnce. Has II not lasted ever since
George Washington visited Augusta?
1t will be here when we are gone and
serve your grandchildren well yet. I'll
be bound" at which Miss Ellen COL
ored and Bud laughed heartily.
Bud drove TO the back Of the church,
where there was a long row of horse
stalls. There were several old coaches
standing by, but none as ancient or
as grand as ours. and found myself
taking pride I'm the apparent antiquity
Of the family | was visiting and re-
member quite well sneering at the
newly painted buggies which were
lined along the fence. We not only
had pew well up under the chancel.
but occupied a place Of honor among
the middle aisle ariStocracy. ] had
never heard Miss Ellen sing and did
not know now whether she was so
pranO or alto. l was tempted sOrely
to look around just once 10 see her in
the organ loft, but so many eyes were
fixed on me that ! kept mine fixed re-
igiouSly on the minister. After ser
mon the Turpins held quite a recep-
ton under the pines in the yard. and
was given an opportunity of seeing
in what respect they We're held in the
county Several of the young men in
vited me TO hunt with them and Of
fered me their guns. shells and dogs.
we know Bud is pretty busy" they
would say. so IL you give the word we
win ride by for you some day this
! week" Miss Ellen was the center OF
! attraction. and every man tried TO edge
! himself within the circle that sur
! rounded her in order 10 receive one
| passing remark from her at least.
/ She seemed entirely unconscious OF the
| influence she exerted in her limited
: sphere. yet apparently took this hOm.
| age for granted. or so it appeared to
4 me.
we must have dance in the hal
while Mr. Palmer is here" heard her
saying 10 some OF the girls who were
standing near. at which they immedi
ately set up such a clatter and chatter
as a hundred sparrowS might be eX
pected to make upon the first warm
day in spring The following Friday
was settled as the day. and all. boys
and girls as well. agreed 10 come
Thursday and help cook the supper
for the party. and each agreed. too. e
bring something Margaret Robert
son said she would bring all the sugar
needed for the cake. Bert Simmons
promised three quarts of cream for the
sillabub, and Jim Barrett said hC
would make up the rest that might *
needed. Ruth Howard would donat,
-four, and another offered chickens fol
the salad, and so on down the list.
BE sure to bring them picked
George Adams" said Miss Ellen
laughing. to the lad who had donated
the chickens. for If Sally Stovau 1.
there you will be Of no assistance. al
We know from experience. And tive
OF you girls must come prepared {,
spend the night Of the ball 10 help clea
away the remnants the next day" Al
volunteered. and Miss Ellen had harC
time to choose between them. so high
ly was this honor prized. The rector
cominn out and hearing what all tn,
chstto~ was about, delivered a lectur,
upon the frivolity OF youth and endet
by saying;
And II no one has seen about tn
music l promise TO furnish that as N,
share. / will bring my old violin an,
be one Of the band myself" which an
nOuncement was greeted with ar
plause. for heard afterward that n,
one could keep such good time as MI
Lamb. and the darky band Away
played better when he led It
That afternoon a number OF olde
people In the county called. and Mis-
Ellen served tea on the shady side o
the house under the porch. Later b,
and ] rode horseback. He took me {
see the camping ground OF Genera
; sherman. which Miss Ellen had point
ed out TO me the night OF my arriva
and from there We took q circuitou
route home. He told me many Of tn
difficulties OF farming In the county
= We passed s number OF farmers, an
from each 1 learned something an
stored up in my mind many a quain
kneh oSpte for my lstiers from thes
= FAMILY. county folk One time whe
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