The Dermott news., 1919-03-06

Your coat is good enough for any
body-ayes - said she. "Ill make
you pair O breecheS an then / guess
you won't have to be 'shamed no
more"
She had spent several evenings max
Ing them out of an old gray flannel
petticoat OF hers and had put two
pockets in them Of which was very
proud. They came Just to the tops
of my shoes, which pleased me, for
thereby the glory of my new shoes
suffered no encroachment.
The next Sunday after they were
finished we had preaching in the
and wear my wonderful trousers. Un-
Gle Peabody said that he didn't know
whether his leg would hold out or
not through n whole meetin.' His
left leg WIS lame from a wrench and
panied him if he sat long in one po-
sition. | greatly enjoyed this first
public exhibition of my new trous-
ers. remember praying in silence,
rs We sat down, that Uncle Peabody's
Lex would hold cut. Later. when the
long sermon had begun 10 weary me,
| prayed that il would not.
1t was beautiful summer morning
as we drove down the hills and from
The summit of the last high ridge we
could see the smoke Of steamer
looming over the 81 Lawrence and
the hig buildings OF Canton on the
distant flats below us My heart beat
fast when | reflected that ! should
soon see Mr.. Wright and The Dunkcl-
hergs | had lost n little of my inter-
est IN Sally. Still l felt sure that
when she saw my new brooches she
would conclude that l was a person
not To be tfitled with.
When We cot 10 Canton people were
Geekiag to- the biz stone Presbyterian
church. Il was what they called Il
"draeonS meeting" l remember that
Mr Wright read from the Scriptures,
and having explained that there WAS
40 minister in tile village, read one
Of Mr. Edwards sermons, in the
course Of which went to sleep on
the arm Of my aunt. She awoke me
when the service had ended. and
whispered:
"Como. we're goia down to speak
To Mr. Wright
remember Mr. Wright kissed me
and said:
Hello! Here's my boy in new
pair a trouscrs!s
Put yer hand in there l said
proudly, as l took my own hand out
of one OF my pockets, and pointed
the way.
lie did not accept the invitation. but
laughed heartily and gave me a little
hug
When We went out of the church
th,ee stood Nr and Mrs Horace Dun
i4rlberg. and sally aud some other
children. Ii was tragic moment FOR
ne when Sally laughed and ran be
hind her mother. Still worse Ms Il
when a conpl, ef boys ran away cry
ing. Look ut the hreeches,"
l laoked down At my breeehes AMI
wondered what WAS wrong with them.
They seemed very splendid 10 me AMI
! yet | saw at One that they We're not
popular | went close TO my Aunt
becI and partly hid myself in her
cloak. heard Mrs. punkelhcrs say i.
OF course you'll come 70 dinner
with US"
For a second my hopes leaped high.
was hungry and visions Of Jelly
cake and preserves rose before me. OF
course there We're the trousers. but
perhaps Sally would get used 10 the
trousers and ask me TO play with her.
THANK ye, but we've got good
ways to 80 and We fetched bite
with uS-ayes" said Aunt Deel.
Eagerly / awaited an invitation from
The great Mrs. punkelberg that should
be decisiyely urgent. but she only
said:
I'm very sorry You can't stay"
My hopes fell like bricks and van
ished like bubbles.
The Duakelhetss left us with nleas-
ant words. They had asked me To
shake hands with Sally, but l had
chung to my auHt'S cloak and firmly
refused to make any advances. Slow
ly and without word we walked
across the park toward the tavern
sheds.
We had started away up the South
road when, to my surprise, Aunt Deel
mildly attacked the Dunkelbergs.
"These here village folks like to
be waited on-ayes an they're aw-