Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08


you II take them cabbages along, I'll l.
you have the mare. But you'll have /
be careful and hold her in going dow
hill, and mind and keep a tight rein O
her II the engine comes up and whistle
behind her. Can you get the cabbage
into the Shays," eDquired Martha appre
henslve that the space would be some
what limited when JOnah's two hundred
and ten avOieGupOis was bestowed in thu
chalse Sartin; there's plenty OF room
I'll fix 'em in for We. About what time /
you be along? Martha mentioned al
early hour and took her way home, full
OF misgivings regarding the cabbages, a.
well as how she should manage to induce
Josiah to go to the picnic.
On Sunday evening Martha broached
the subject of the picnic as soon as Josiah
had got installed in his favorite rocking
chair, with coOky and a glass of milk
by way of refreshment Going to be a
picnic oyer to Pinkham's Woods next
Thursday Josiah. Don't you wan to go
'Drattest neusence them picnic !" snared
Josiah. Allies reins and spiders get into
everything, I'd rather take my lunch this
way Martha sitting comfortable in rock
lngchalr." I've hired Capt Bascom's g
hoss and shay to take us even Josiah. |
amt drive a boss for twenty wears but |
guess can manage to keep the cretter in
the road. You'll enjoy it Josiah after
you get under way. l dunno about that"
said Josiah, rubbing his leg and making
wry faces as if the effort caused him un-
bearable pain that are nigh leg of mine
oothers me awiully when go to get into
a We hee icle.
! l guess you'll manage to live through
1t SAID Martha, with some asperity. "Any.
| how you'll have to go for T. We spoken for !
the hoss and l don't propose to 20 over |
to Capn'n Bascom's and tell him I've al. |
tered my mind. If you don't want to 20,
I'll ask Peleg Smith.
mo, no, don't Martha don't YOU do
that I'll 90 if it kills me and Josiah
gathered up his hat and cane and said he
guessed he'd be going, for he reckoned
thare might be a thunder shower before
morning, by the way his corn was twing-
ing him.
l really believe, Dorothy" said Martha
to the cat, after her lover had departed.
that the crltter mistrusted something
lie acted as if he was afeared. But Pll
ask him if / perish in the attempt"
The day OF the picnic dawned fine and
cloudless Martha went after the horse
early in the day. ! dunnO's YOU ought
to have her said the captain, obviously
- see that she's got a shoe that's lest
ready TO come off, and there's a tire on
the shay that's loose, send young Ed.
monds, he's out with his automobile
somewhere, anC you might come acrost
hIm. Besides it's going to be awful hot,
and | am afraid it'll wilt them cabbages
SOS Turner won't want them. Hadn't
you better keep them home till its cooler
asked Martha hopefully.
No; | guess I'll resk it, said the cap.
tam. I've got EN- all put up IN baskets
and you can set one of the baskets on the
seat beside you and put the other one
tOwn IN the front of the shay. You get
light in Miss Richards, and IN load the
'abbages in around you so you'll ride
teddy.
Martha got in, and the captain packed
he vegetables in around her, putting
lali dozen extra ones in around her feet.
With instructions to brace herself against
hem SOS they wouldn't bounce out.
VOW you hold Polly in and don't { dart to
ech her with the whip for she's awful
said the captain at parting
and tie her to a tree for she'll chew
Itching post down in two hours. Great
colt calculated Josiah as the euuipage
rev up in front of his door, where am
going to get2 Up horseback? or hang
b behind the shay2
You take that consarned basket of cad
ages off n the seat Josiah" said Martha
and get in, and I'll ask that man that's
ltting wood over there to hist the basket
ick and you can stiddy it on your knees
fur as Turner's"
Wall, / rather guess not, said Josiah.
dlgnantly. III set it up on top of the
her basket l guess | amt going to be
uozled to death by no ton of cabbages
my lame legs What in natin have
IL got all that are cargo on board for?
Martha briefly explained, and giving
eeriul cluck to old Polly, they moved
Nobody seemed 90 be in hurrv-Polly
ist of all-and for the first mile they
mt lelsurely along, talking about the
ather and the prospects for on earlv
st.
'Pll ask him" said Martha to herself,
sst as soon as we get red of them cab.
ses' and all unmindful of the parting
nonltlon Of the captain, she gave old
lily a cut with the whip The effect
S magical. Old Polly laid back her
lerable ears, uttered a snort, and broke
o gallop that would have done credit
2 four-year old. Whoa cried Martha.
ling on the lines with frantic hands.
lhoa, thare Whoa you consarned
st y Grab onto the reins Josiah, and
d hand d! I guess she's having a con.
,tion fit or something. There goes the
ket OF cabbages, and there's them two
s OF Widder Narney's right there in
road ready to eat EN- up. by jimmy
lm cried Josiah "if there amt
ng EdmOns a coming on his automo.
J | guess the dickens III be to pav
: "Lordy massy p walled Martha.
ii on her, Josiah, and pray, if YOU
while you are pulling. Away went
loose heads of cabbage over the DASH
I'd as Polly gave lurch into the gut
and on over bank and in through
ket by the roadside.