The Dermott news., 1919-03-06

'ht tNtAlilS Il ItIEiibi Ilui III ought
the Republican from the post-otlice
| opened 1t and read aloud these words
In large type at the top of the page:
"S.las Wright Elected to the L. S.
Senate"
well want to know" Uncle Pea
body exclaimed. THAT would make
me forgit Il if / was goin' to be
hung. Go on and read what it says
l read the choosing of our friend
for the seat made vacant by the res
ignation of William l.. Marcy. who
had been elected governor, and the
part which most impressed us We're
these words from n letter of Mr..
Wright TO Azariah Flag of Albany.
written when the former was asked
to accept the place:
Il am too young and too poor for
such an elevation. ! have not had
the experience in that great theater of
politics to qualify me for Il place so
exalted and responsible. l prefer
therefore the humber position which
l now occupy"
That's his way" said Uncle Pea
body. "They had hard work to con-
vince him that he knew enough to be
Surrogate"
big men have little conceit-ayes"
said Aunt Deel with significant
glance at me.
The candles had burned low and |
was watching the Ehroud of one of
them when there came a rap Mt the
DOOR II was unusual for any one to
come to our door in the evening aud
we were bit startled. Uncle Pea
body opened ii and old Kate entered
without speaking and nodded to my
aunt and uncle and sat down by the
fire Wildly | remembered the day
II the fortunc-telling. The same gen
tie smile lighted her face as she
looked nj me. She held up her hand
with four fingers spread above II.
Ayes said Aunt Deel, there are
four perilS."
Ny aunt rose and went into the
but'ry while | sat staring at tho
ragged old woman. Her hair was
white now and partly covered by n
worn and faded bonnet. Forhjdding
ms she Wis l did net miss the sweet
ness In her smile and her blue eyes
when She looked at me. Aunt peel
came with plate of daughnuts and
bread and butter and head cheese
and said in voice full of pity:
Poor el' kate-ayes, Here's some
thin for yc-ayes -
She turned 10 my uncle and said:
"Pcahody BayneS. whatll we do
Ia like to know-ayes! She can't
rove all night
I'll cit some blankets an make
a bed for her. good 'nough for any
body out in the hired mans room
over the she'd, said my uncle.
lie brought the lantern-a little
tower of perforated tin-and put a
lighted candle inside of Il. Then h.
heekoned To the stranger, who fol.
lowed linn OUT of the front door with
the plate of food in her hands.
"Wel declare It's long time
since She went UP this road-ayes I"
said Aunt peel, yawnius as she re-
summed her chair.
"Who is OF kate?' l asked.
"oh, just poor Of crazy woman
wanderS all 'round-aycs !"
"Nhat made her crazyf"
"Oh. l guess somebody misused and
deceived her when she was young
ayes It's an awful wicked thing To
do. Come, Bart-go r.sht UP to bed
now. It's high time-ayes -
Il want To wait til Uncle Peabody
comes back" said |.
why"
Tin afraid she'll do somethn'
10 him"
nonsense or Kate IS Just as HARM
less rs kitten. You take your can
die and - right up 10 bed-this min
utc-ayes -
Went upstairs with the candle
and uulreSsed very slowly and
lihuuchttliy while l listened for the
footsteps Of my uncle. did not get
into bed until heard him come in
and blow out his lantern and start
up the stairway. As he uudrcSSed
he told me how for many years the
strange woman had been rowing in
the roads up Hill aud down dale,
thousands an thousands O miles,
and never reaching the end OF her
| Journey.
In n moment we heard n low wall
above the sounds of the breeze that
/ shook the leaves of the old "popple"
/ free above nur roof