Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 17, Number 41, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 November 1875 — Page 6

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IIK.M Ml'l'l t lll'M r. a r .t who in in la h r b nr had aur.g, l..ir It : 11 It HJIlll a''UU'. C'i'lu-U-i l lr'a m.T r ni:t. ITiO u a x I'.nn )..ol lit kt tla. I.ut, oh ' her prrT!u fmsi had ls-n , l ..ii,i...r-l t.i tt.l u rril' tui. i A " . haviii hrl il. "ot ml.iully ir.vl, I And laulv juml t Ute m.ten. A birmii r.rtf lh.it wrf t-.J'rat.y .Ir nj, W iiii-i mu-l I'T Ut .-ri; tVhilr a .h-li'ai-l a s-n ttw o.ii!ui..nrniJl"d Their fcalj tl"ls"nt to Kfiru. JkiK AM" JUL. T.r!i'ii lht -lalfty niinroo," - .ll.l ! ' I A'i'i ti tn- l..vl. thm l--liow uk, 1-mt id ! or . jt Jack t..l:'.'i "'hitir thou '.!, fl.r m i,l i tntnr, Aii'l it iorlimU Ih. -u J.t .Wirr, Lrav.1 i.B ! 1'U ...loW UKtf !' " ThrT climt-J the hill, biit U Uw l-r IiUi tvtuie t- Jill, t'.T J-k be inj up'n a t, .n 1 tui:illi-'l lion lae tiLl. OJackf Jari' Mv own Iruc lore! h What a f a.l L!re " 1 ! Like Uire. V I era. k bit erowB, i wtut Uku Jir t, iare! Mea'.Wlonthet.f How me, W .ltcl:rat.in up the hiU. With oie il l eiTirk. '"I K'tlow the!" Werr Ute lat wM of JOi.

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HIi kORT IU KOKT P"CK. A tor quaJrupeJ eTe4 -112.11 hi-tit i riiinb. Whfrr nittic mlH)la e lrtlitif rooD'l, )lirkti uul U.eriurae ot Uuie. Tle heirht i raioe-1 the foal ttiir.ft, HIkii, rtura hi trrmi.ntia; ieafa. A lou.t rrfTl a h'.rrnl uu Atsiit hit aku 1 iernig ear' At kik he J--ni hi hur ia cme ; He tw- m Tii -n rls Harh et .ien rke, rirn pari.Mne.1 crumb. Like ftn.u U-rxre hi eye. With mi tv re-l. with het:nf heart, ! a fp.in U.at heijitit he Wre. Souirht "Ut Uie eailh'a remotest leith, .la ! De't-r a Ucirl ut more. .f.Ha AirrriUtr . MAMMY.' : BY JrNMF. wKtviLLE. . It vi. .1 -t.-nv. ne-ltl field, p.. . dere.l with t x-eve.1 d.tiies and .lotted . with dirnlelion ?..ld. n dandelionthat INke.l liki -iots of -ui.-r.int? on ! the rn-n :Ti' ami anions the creviees ; of tht nt ks and the ?marled roots of 1 the tk tre. s that were -(-tter-l lu re ; and there. 'I here were carria-re- and bu-ifs -t an.l: r:- about, and hort--"i!ll lleil to ine lower nranenes t.i liie ' .r-... ..tl.. 1.1.1 .r lrV n...T, . .. i t i a .i.l . o - ..... e little heionjin ' t'.!!i" t'lantation. In this ti-Id. away n? t-eyond the Lou-4, wa- a s piare wotMhn railing 'a:nted hl.u k, ar. I within it were Tay mound-, -"i!ie lare, -..me m i'.l; and nw- in om- furiit-r h.vl been t!-.i amther ltT.- .!- p In-le, and the earth lav -. atb re.1 ar.unl it rel an.l fre-h. Friends and neihfx.r- had drawn nar. some within the in-l-i-urn. others leanin ' . ai"iin-t th.- h!a. k railing. The ciVm hid It en reverently lowere.1 ; snl. while the -un -lowly - ink an lhath-d th-rain ia a fl-Nd of nn How lijl.t, and i!;rktrel anion; the leriv.-s that trend-led iverhf.t'l. h ir and it-nin on the - juin.er air f. ll the word-, ' I am the reurrecti -n Hti 1 the i'.f-." " F'.arth to earth ; I :it to du-t : a-h-t ti-h.-s." And e.i h time t!nr" w is the thud of f d'.in'e.nh an-ltiie rattlin; of ."!-, and the h-dlow an-wer that ', many a hin; h'-arts can ret all ; and there were h.iif-rejtre ! cries and! hokin; --hs. nr. l -till the "Tave w:tur lv an.l inexitiblr filh-d; another nioun l w n rai-e-I and spade.l into hajx'; stone were plaeed, one at the head, another at the i tot, to mark the sleeper's place : a;i I th-n the was left alone, the w(--t yt-unwife ami mother. As Mr. I-irrantrve and his i-ter returned to his b'olate home, his er re-t"l on Li- ( hihiren, Nelly and (ra e, two little motherless things, with fair, rurlin; hair and innocent blue vv like the in th fo.'Vin out in the fiej.l. Thv at on the t-iaza-stens in little white frtK ks, their hair tie. I back with black riblxms; a.id .M imniT at Ix tween them balls h.-nl turned vtllow and the lids Crown tlabhy, and Mammy could not fasten the hi;'rens clothe a deftly ! as -he h-t.1 their mother's; but, ah! how indignantly would they have rejIle.l the idea that fhe wn rowin or coubl jrrow a-" less and her place be better tilled! How obedient they were to her deleat"il authority ! an.l how tolerant f the lit lie i-hakes and Jerks fhe .mntimes adn.ini-tered ! IIow tm-tful of her love and rtnulou1 of the praises hhe wai lavi.-h in bestowing! Yes, Mammy, you were wrinkled and black, and old and uy ; you were ignorant and nar-row-inindt-d and siiiHT-titious but yoti were true to y.ur nur-linrs, and tender a.stnie: anil they ;ave vim back your love with a fervor whi.-h neither time nor tate nr reason eould affect. A Mr. Lirrantree and his siter ajprnarhed, Mammy stood tip and the children sprang f irwanl to meet them. ' Papa." ?aid irace, "what you all Iteen doin'? Mammy said for us not to E, vou would In; mad. Would you !c maf, pat.a?" He held her in his arms, and his eyes wen blind with tears: " Mammy was ri;;ht, baby j rpa did not want you t " " An , papa, w hat you re kon ? aked - .1 ... ... . Nellv. "Matnmv wastellin us 'bout

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Hi, b,rn. Sh- was about To rear, old, - pervad-.l by a terr -r which cann-.t U to w hi.,-r. " Hi-he. chilliin ! and the h. re I,: ck. : i d .r -e i L-rvd withalowhltekf.r.headfuirof writ,- -.hike, o'T hi'anv effort of the child s ..un;N pre-ct v M.h-nle. ai.n ,nto curls and ,1, -h.-.U In, k on the w ,th. u .1 kle-, and a hr.,id fiat mouth containing ownw.ll. Its entire l,in. i, ll, .il. I F'V1. l:1,. ' I u, r iv. I'mde Sawnev" sai.l

on vthe vellow remains of teeth, an.l the .-t of a terror whi'hit has no iwr pia ''i r uim.iii 'i' - v- - - - .,.'.,.,,.. , rim. -f hiir that j-i-d out from under io-ubdie. and its who!.- mn..us sy- -.1 .1 .A the d-;r and w hir.-d .v?.n, .r.i. .1 r-. 1 v'h' y ( "' herturhan had l--n jrrav for many a t-,n li-- "t the m.-rev 'f this sh.ap.-l.s-. j" " ;m to sb-p. now, c ,,.l.,n, .-.s U -p.-ak aw. y ., km I Ter. The little bhi-k eTehad retain.-.! ' -h niou v f.-: it is p-lin.' and M.,,--r- Muub-dy ,uCl,t hear v,.u. lh, t make km.w I1' I i . ' ' jT" l; Ih-JrU;.,!.,,. 1 nn;,t l.nt the I i.o i ,. l' f o nf i n . find .r'Verm" :i sho k HI- " W HO IUO. MlIU tl.y alii t ?W HI.' W hi - W 1, 1 p M Ulll l. I 1.1 '-...1 M-

Mr. ILibbit and Mr. Wolf, an (the cried nerhy would have made a temporary Vau-e Mr. Wolf rat Mr. Kahhit up. compromise h.vl it not involved a triMammy keeps cryia' when ain't any umph for Mammy. As it was, Ae per-

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- . .... . . ... . , :.......,,.. papa, com .n.ie.i ine i iiim i"..'"'1'"i n h i- If, "1 want minimi, ae' M.ini- ' luv - f .-he's gone to -hep, an' t!i. !. r i-'s. ..i, an' we can't get in. t'.u"t we I go in. pap i? Won't "U A mm-uiju up. II. iw could lm t -xcvpt by l.'.ir' And poor old M mimy! A n::ht .n.. mi and tht children grew tiretl "I I'l.lV tr Were Mi ker.etl W Itli -wet t. It ' ului t hr.-ke her heart t- er the l-hi ' .-v.-, full of tears an.l the o.rm r of th . l'ttlf lll..tlth lrawn tl-'WIl, W hue t!ie re.l ... . i ' ' lijw treinh'.e.I a:nl the hi!.li-h t ricl ter ami er ann, "I want my ! iii.tinnia! I want mv iniinnn ! ' Ami -x nv'ht af;-r ir.ht the Ml-u-i. rihlH'ni were I.iil :ii.le. ami the n"t!i-t-i-le ihil.lren rut on their little white ni.'ht-.w Mammy r.uke.l h r p.f.r old brain for iuar loin tale, ami irt I down tui her s-titToM knes hv the little i tniTi.lh U-.h ami i! i.-.-.l her h it arm nni V..lK-i l.rt ..I iahi!.i .o l:lt te.l -Crict'. iliouhh r with h. r ri-ht h tml, ,.. u.j ..;ir.n.i ..r 1 1... i Int.. I tnrh-in lohbe.l Mi-n'u iui v ill an.l , down; hut there was no hr':ik in the chain 'f events that txk ph.v U twit n '.Mr. Kahhit and Mr. Wolf," and Mamniv did not teal In r arm aw ay till the rurlv head were m ti.nles and tht lit

tie iij" haI cea-ed t a.-k w hy inamnia . tie dumbly, an pt ln-se i lull anes, slept so l.n. J an' w liile dev was a-tlaiu in' ho went lav dra 'i'd s-lowlv h and crystal-. and huk hi- an'" ie.1 ir:t. we ks, and at lcn.tli the p.v-1 " Aunt Marii!" MUi Knnerby open-TiH-s had come, ami Mr. l-arrantree". ' vl th' tl.H.r. i.fr felt om-.. r.e.1 to return tt. the ! X aniT. Miss Knnerby advanced :

! .r.T. ,,f hr u n familv. l.efor he '.li.l li..-..irr .h rvoiiiT'l tlllt Alls I " " ' I . . . , Knnerhy would he very tem'.er witli the ; ! i h'.ldien. as thev were i f a nen.'U-teni-; perannT.t, an 1 h id b vii aeeu-to:uel to I nni. h indulgence. ' I i,i.til,.nv tin-in !inv reason i- ' hi., in.! '.I'.'er.e-" -aid Mis Kiinerl v i relief. -tilllv; hutchiltlrcii have l ri.'ht to he nervous: I -hall make it my bu;ne-st. cnn.juer the tendetu'y." 1 do not mean t.i ay that they are wa verv unfavorably inipre-ed by h. r IleU- uiiTanee ; I meant r.n-rt-lv to ! !-.,'.; i..ur aU. l.tio to the f.i--tt!:-r T.-y are "of a n. rvo is temjram.-n!. and .hoiild If favored with -reat. r iiidul.'-n.-rvoii- rel- letl .Mr-. .llit-n:i, n" m.-e i f a certain nature than IVrmit me to li;T. r with y Mi- Knn -rNv. "Mv decided -t -:i!d !li"!l i, th it th.-v h"u'.d he har-l.-rie I t. f..r thi- tt n h-:i -v U-come a rad.. a. e 1. A Mr-. Alh-rton regard. !e.l the lijlit 1 ... .i i I . i. .1. . .1 :.. COM e e-. ll.e -:i"r 1 in. io- m.n ii , -n.l 'm,. i.wof the w.-mar. bei.-re ...... ..... , - - i b.-r. her. Inr heart iiii-:f h-r, an-l -be tr-mhled f r the happii.es. f her lit:!' nieces; but itwa ti'.w t- late to d a-iht hut wa:t. an-I h"pe, ami pray, Mis Knn. rhy had been recommended hv a reihbor, and Mr. Iirrar.r had nn t h.-r oi.ee ortwi- a, this tn ihh..r' hu.e, hut that w a- all. II-' ti id ii"t iberved h-r -utVi- ieritiy t- f.-rni any -l.ar imnre nni of In-r h ir.u t r. and his mind w as ij..w in a -ta'e f i h .!-jire--i..n that he a. eepted at . in e tinaid fir-t :! r. d. and ha-! employ e.l Mi Knnerhv in the e. .nti h-n. tt i hi neighbor- j'i! 'rnier.t. I ':if..rti:n it. !v. a !: f. are.l. for tl." matrimo?:ial h-i'ns with whi. h MiKnin rl y iifer. d -n !,.-r tl ;ti- s, Mr. LirrmTree was . ali.-d away on buin- the d iv a': r h-r arrival, and -he h ol only t'u.e t t as rt a:n that he ajre.-d witli her fully on one point: children -h. u!d If t mlit t- If - If-re'.iant and in-hi -t d to I-x ! t their moral iiiu-.de. she ! ha 1. tln ref re, no doubt of hiI hi- nppn-.-dth.' h.udhatioa w h-n -he comnieii. enin; pro. .--- hy comniandiri; Mammy, after the children were un Ire e.l. to put out the l;;ht and leave tLelli to to tiWp by themselves. To a "-feat m inv '"-ntd heart'.! and intelligent ifoi.le j-ople who hont tIr d-,ire to he kind and rea.-..nabh it w.-re vain to portray the a.ny of -ome children onbein left alone in the dark. th nnre.toniri, uncontrollable terror of that something whi. h If its ten lack of f .rm. its vaiTiess and inb-tinite-ne. Incomes so awf.il. -o dreadful, -o ' inderinitelv horrible, that the anirii-h .f -ub-taiiti il t .rture cannot Ix- comwhich will tell in after-life as surelv as . . . a h.t in the eye or a cut on the brow Oh, why i- there no Mr. Iierh who can prevent cruelty to children? A jrreat many excellent jx-rsons without nerves fail to appreciate this idate of feeling, and Mi- Finnerby was not only without nerves, but by no meau an excellent person. She was cold and hard and cruel, and full of vindictive feeling toward those above her, whi. h he could p-atify only by ;rrindiri2:tho-e whom Providence placed temporarily under her heel. Mammy, with unerring In-tinct, at once discovered that Mis Finnerby was "poor white" that is, that -he h.i.l not had a crowtl of ncpr.x'S at L'-r command, and ridden about in her own carriajre and, with the aristocratic tendency of her cla, despised her accordingly. The old woman knew her place too well to make any intentional di-play of contempt, hut the conducted herself with dinifiel formality more offensively sue-tive than the most elaborate impertinence, ami Mi-s Knnerhy felt it with a keenness f.he could not disguise from herself. The gratification of the latter coul.l be mea-ured only by Mammy dismay j at the order to leave the c hildren alone ; i anal indeed to irreat was the panic cre- . ate.l in the nursery that even Miss Kn-

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and it xva- il li grim satisfaction tint alter the tir-t two night- -he nb-cncl, the light h:i ing l-c.-ri extingui-hcd and

M.inm z' il'.uu tair. that tli .-1 1 1 1- , U In n limi-!im. iit w ih to l :i.lmui:.invi Vi iiii-l to r--in thrin-t I" t. t rtl on th' 'lai:lati..!i. it wai tl.f ilnty th. ir f -i t an. I .jniitK -o t. !rtp. !u , of th oir, r to tlx it, an.l as I'm If li-I not kn.'W tli.it 1 .i inni v t!i' ilium'- Saw ny wa attin in tli.it aii.-i! tlii tli.iuly I a. k an.l w a at hrr iot, with,y:ir, he was m nt fr to perform lu-t li r arm ar..iml lit r bantling'', hit liow, luin ti. Hi. Mi Kniu iLv'". h i wan liear.l, ( Xn out-at tirt un..Tto., tin' poiMatiimv wt.ultl throw !n-r!f on thf ( ti.n of ailairs in ith-r Mammy imr I nfl..or hohin.l 1 1..- he. I, an.l t!- little one, i le Saw nfV, w h ft I t rut-he Mis

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wouM lint their ee ami Mn leep ; w lio were waning i. i' laden m i.e.i, .Mammy s ihthivji ueM'it. . Iht, an.j till hf li i.l retie.ite.l, ."atiu'.l with nr the lioii-emai.l. w h, feeling that now fioin liea.l to f. ...t he w a- hakii.--tin in ami li.r " t in." ; ..nnthin unii-u il w as al.oiit to take w it'i n-r oil- ti tun .r. l'.ut one ni-rlit they fai'.e.I t hear her pla. e, were ho 1 1 i.ipr eitri-m.-ly in the( "Mis J.iiii. i I.y , will y i 1. kin. I eoiniur. ami he t.l :i moment liten- rear; an.l w hen they tin!, when it he- enough to explain thi- 'ft tier" in". M imni v w i. avin '. 'An' Jaek, ramo apparent that 1'in le Sawneyha l ; Mi--, laiin i t ! ai v. I l.rr thr-.at on. e

h- wer- in lull w i.l le Kind's tlortt r, an' w ere al w a :i-eam (.lieop' 'Ves at her; I-ut tie Kinj. ho d'nln't wan't J.uk j t luh hi tlorter, s. he iv a jrrvt hall i ail' U'tl t -UtV ImhJ V hilt .lark So tie tile har (he w . re x'rvi frien.l uv Jaek) 1 . oh' har. he av 'lin irwine ter P'U ! 111 tli' a-h. , .lai k. an' den I'll in !e 1 lall-r.im, an llake mje'f an' make I n. h a dns' d it le Kimr can't hardlv : while his 'V's is full o' diis' vi.u kin run awav wid his dorter.' So "ole Mr. Iar, he went an' laid down in ir l-' ! " ".. ill : au't nt iu. . ..... .... ...... " no w.i- mat ia;i.in.' X'o :iliWer 1 h-v were truthful i hilur.n. "Aunt Maria!" a-rain calle.l Mi- Knlurhv. " M ana ?" paid Mammy w ith an un -teady vni . "(iodown this moment." Four hole hands clutched M inmiy -il.-Mlv, hut convul-iiely, and -he rei hid bv c.iitl . t riding t It-; Lumblv tor p.'rmi i--n t remain, but it wa t.f no a ail ; h.- wa- -ent .1-w n--tair-, the .b-.r l..-k.-l. and two little molln rl. b ,1m-- were !. -f: t- cl:r.' to each "h;-r in an a-.-ny ..f terror, f.-.h-h and wi.d an 1 "riri'l.os "I t ..ure. im rt ai io th. us an I - it.evpie ihly horrible that few irrowti p.-r-on- eer have an experiel! -e approaching !t Ih i,.t ,!.,iMjiiiiiiv t.ett. 1 arnica-res.-l th'-m eivn nn.re than uu il. and - . . t..'. t I ..nt nn. ,.r the t r.-.-s. an.l tln-ll .-- , -hr .-aid to them. Neht-r lnin-1. clul.urn. iii i you -t.i i-e -h..-.iu i.-.i...... . . ... , . . . . . M immy wme to te riru at ue ' .lo'. Miinuiv irw ine- to l.tv tlw n ri'ht I i . - i " i . i . i : ' c l . . I .. ' ( ii.o ouiji-n tie to. i i ii .tiit i i-'vk-it: an if imi alliri:- 'fraid.vou j.-,' ay Mammy!' kind " -a-y. an' M i-niny. -he -wine tT -ay 'Men, meow!' like tero a i at meow iri'." " Wh it t.u ;.in to ay Miu-ow" f -r. Mammy!" a-ked Nelly. ('.".. I kv irr.t :irr.er nn f!.r way, hont x ," - aid Mui.my. lif I wa- to talk Iiunim. 'e..ur-e .Mi-s li.ln.-r would .'.. li in-.'. i'-rd hi. my t a'.i-'-! N"W 1 !i"t v. .ii all Ih- keei-!, "- d.ir ain't nu:li u' t b.- -k .-red '1 ut, n-'h-.w: .! i:l I rd i- a-wavli':i uv y.-u ni'ht at, "i iv. an i...'.din uv y-tu in .! holl.-r u. Hi- h m : an' M iiiiiiiV'. ii!." t. r roll x o" I . .I . '. .-.' '-'; 1-' tb tl an' th n -he trw in.-'t-r Ly ri-ht tl tw n by it an' -t.iy .lar t.-U -p us 'lay." sure enough, the d.f.r was aain hik.-d, and .Mammy M-nt down-.-tairs. . I'r. -.'iitly tio-re aroe little of:, h -i-tat !!!;, "doubting Vi;ccs, "Mammy! Mm. my!" " Mm !" came from the hall. ! "Mammy!" 1 " M-ow ! meow!" Then there were li'.t'e $ri;r;:' - !nd 'h

i-:.rs, ami th" mxt tinieMammv wouldn't a-stay e.l -In-t di-ln-f he s called th. v culd hardlv d it foVjh.id ha' Uen.' Oune away, bahy. ... .., I i, . ti t... .... i.

j was hiubii;: Mammy! Mammy! ' MeoW ! tlieoW ! ' Oh, M.iniuiv:" "Mewnr.'' M.immv wa alarmetl IestMi Knner ! hv -liouhl overhear them, and thi time L'ave -ut h an exure-sive "meow that j it pror Im eil an unre-trained bur-t f away . AndM imniv did not go away. The giggling grew faint ami the whispers few, and pre-, ntly tin drowsy lids f. 11 etlv over the -we, t blueee, and all iui wa-sj .-tnl; hut .Mammy never mov-.i till morning's idieerful b'ams di-perse.I the -shadowy terrors of the night. Only when it haI U-come "broad day," and she knew herbabies no longer trembled only then, chilled am! weary, he pth.-retl up her Miffohl limb and . softly torept away. " Night after night, "Mammy! Mammy!" Meow!" answered a voice at the ill of th' !oor. )h. Mammy!" Meow! iikhiw!" Till one night, Mi-s I'nncrhy, wearing; a read tl inn.l sa.''ue, her hair in i!isgu-ting little criuit'ing plaits, a candle flaring in one hand ami a brtoiu rai-e.l in the other, Miss Knnerhy came mnldenly from her room, with intent to puni-hthe cat, and beheld Mammy! J,ittl was nai.l at the moment, but that little was to the purise. Miss Knnerhy was angry at having been so sue-ces-fully inipo-etl upon, and Mammy w:js not only angry at having been discovered, but alarmetl as to the consequences for her children, her ideas le- " . in;; very indetinite a.s to toe extent 01 Miss Knnerhy s authority. Very little w;vs lai.latthe moiucnt, hut the next

iii n tr. a Mammy was about t iking

tin' children ii to bed, .Mi-- I. numb, - nt for I n I.- s.mm y , l taming Mummv till he came, i i . . , . ..... , i i .... i ; i i r.uin io s "I'U'n, iH-iiiifi uir i iiiidii'ii, heeii M-nt for to piinih Matnmy, the tate f feeling .pi;te imle-ei il-.ihl". l iuh' Sawney him.-lf was alia.t. "(..m1 I.r.l, Mi-s Klner," he - fhuniet!, " I thirn t to. h that iut. Ma' .laek u-I t 1 ine all ..h.-r. l.or.l na' nm-. : .m.i-. .ia. k. u-i nai me t.n do Mik-L fin' trader i uui ahm; "I will 1h n-pt.n-it'le to your inater." sanl Mit hniu ri v i I m le Saw ney .seratehetl his liea.l an.l dr.iietl hi- law, ami "walled his eves 1 at Mammy very nun-has if lie would ' like t uni-h her t'T l ein tin MHin-io ; of his perplexity ; but hi- w hip rt niained 1 j trailing on the tlo.-r. ami hi- heart fail-1 I e.l him as he r ay el to lift it, f.-r Main- ' mv w as a dignitary h import ini-e ' ' was not he tnthd with; be-nh-s whieh, ! ! Nell v and ir.ne were i lmiii fr.inti-; 1 ,-tiiy (. h.-r, .). oite Mi I iniierlty 's ' ' commands, and the feelings of hi- mas-! ter's children were in-t to he di-rranl-e.l. u.i. in in-;iaieti to ii; -i .m ..... i t . i. i- i .1 Kniici by. for. like Mammy, lie had vt ry vaue i l. a- as to t!i' t' i:t .-I in r a.ithority, and did m t km.w how far he iniht -af.-ly veiiturt to defy her. " Will you do as you are ordered?" demanded Mi Knnerhy impi-mm-ly. l"iiei' Sawney aiin latched his lit ad and mutt red. "I'i d ha' inn v!" hut tiuallv .-aid -u!;iiilv t Mammy, Irnfa. en y." coat." Mammy b.--ran with tretiihlin tinkers to UU J'lll lor tl! e. wiuie liie tini'll'ii htinr around hr with t i ie- of tli-trc , and tir.i't- enha oi.- I to hold it tth r. Oh, Mammy, don't undo it! b-p .reTiin v.e.ir tire--! Iioii't ht him whiiiv.-u!" tried Ne.lv. " bi. Mammv pif.l-e, .XI. I 111 11 1 V . i JN t I . I r oil mtlel, U'eie It don't , ,. , ., .. i , make no ,.'. un. e ; and tl wi.hei.d old lips w re tr.-ia' I:n like the ..... r hl.i. k linger-. "Mammy ain't j.'"' i-n to -tay In re, nohow, an' it don't make no .Iitfun.-e "bout .le path 'ittin narr-r. Tain't um all's fault, ch.llun; an f vn in.i w as lii in', twuldu't if In rn. I!. - de l-rd!" d.t-n my m mim.i c.ni. s 1 i.-k." sai-1 iraee. -.1 ; . i 1 1 r and 1. .ki:: tletiuiitly at Mi-s Ft. n. ri.y , "I'iii u'o ti' to tell hT wdiat voii been doiii to Maiuniv." he ran to the ! or . f the -..litary ch.imb.-r, ami h. itin' ai'.iin-t it with In r hel!e litth' ti-!-, cried ocr an I t'V.r a' i.n, " Maiiiuia! tiiimmi! plea-., ii.amm.t. oH'ii y.-ur .l -.r! '..me out ht re in-t a iiiinutc. m ini u.a, an' make '. in t -1 : b i i n M imiiiv, can u. r. ' t' .et i' a. tin. Won't vol U.alnl'.i l .' An imp. ratii. ire-ture fi'oin.Mi--. I.nr.erf.y iul.i I'li.-le awn-y to rej-at his orth r: Ornf a--eii yo coat." Oh. make ha-te, in.tmin.i!" cried the children in aoi.y. f it i- t.n'V.I . .IT h.-r v e. b.trin"

i nil" arm and -houM.-r, w hih- -he turmd w ith t In- - tine in no. . ut i . iit 1 1, it t 1 . tow Ai d the weepin-: etiild and -aid in a 1 child r. n h i ; i d from t h-.i ' - i" - i- -n l 'Voi.fthick with tear-, Toine away, babies, the old woman u.i !ni tru---hi.nev: vimr nn ain't dar. Her d .' ! I'iiil's throwiii'' H-i.h' v it h c ;i il fe-iiity

Itntcall In-r ii. m). it y - in...' Mammv f-'el wus she 'owlv hare.1 the oth.r bl.uk t-houldt r and" Ih.dx-arm, and Mi-s Kn nerby inotioiied to I'm le Sawney to a.lvante, w hile the children with frantic cries ru-ht-d forward and threw ' th.-m--Ites J-f.,re h.-r, N by -prea.lui-; bat'V bands nvi r .xuuiiiu .- pai he conic come- home." "Nevermind. l"nele Sawney! Nellv; " mamui.i is going to open her i d"r an' come out, an' I'm a goin' to 'plain 'bout you troublin' Maminv." I his appealed to i nde aw n.y s .u-j'er.-titioiis feeling, ami he had again lowered his arm, when there was heard, a juit k tirmtreid on the piazza, the front door i lo-e.l with a hang, and Mr. I-irrantree M.hI before them. He looked with some piirpri-e at the picture i.re-.-nted, but nfter a haty how to Mi-s Knnerhy he caught ('race up in Inarms ami a.ke.l smiling, "Why, what's the matter, piggy-wiggy ? And what in the world are you all doing to Maminv ?M "Oh, pna," paid Nelly, still protectively clinging to the old woman, and unable, even though her father 1ml come, to check her sobs. " ( Ih, papa, I'nele Sawn Sawney was was goin' to whi whip Mammy." "All right, I'nele Sawney; go ahead. No doubt Mammy de-erves it," said Mr. Larrantree, but his laughter met no response, and lie felt a little puzzled, having thought it all a play got up to amuse the children, anil wa-s dismayed to find their grief unasumed. lie Linked around with indignant yet perplexed astonishment, for he couhl hardly realizc that Mis Knnerhy had transcended 1 her authority to this extent ; yet it was

- i ami painful had tx'.-m red. Mi-s I. hi., i i.y ........ in cmhiii-:i-. i silence, ! iiu:i' mi.I.I. hIv .,,, ,, Hi t ln lia.l iua..' a ! i -.- in..i- :)i l plaif.l In r ai I. " in .l.m. r. ,.ts fur tin' airy f..lii.'! I n. !.' .im,. 's liii''' r w ti I .in i.-.l :in,, .-t .,ut ,.( .ji in tin j.'ii.U w.m.1 tlmt riowin-l ,,s ! In a.l, ami Iih j.iw f. ll i 1 1 . i . iii,i,!v tlian ft r, w la i 1 - I..' r..!. tl lii-i t . , n.it at any one in p.uti nl.ir thi-. tmie, t.u ' t. he emr til mi t he tli-ten-ii e. . x . . M l. .. I ....l . t i i 'il. . nil i.ini ;iiii..i in u, or twiee, and h. -itated o lori' tli:it Mr. I. arrant tee turned with perhaps li ft ttirtei.us inipat it ii. e to .M .kin iii y ; "Mammy, is any tiling really the matter, or is tliit j'i-t tomfoolery for the rhildl'eli ' Tain't tie kind o' tonif..rry I h. , n u-eii ter. M is' .l.u k. Mi--, lidner wenlut liaiin tie ole woman whipped, bh-s th- ...rl !"' aiivt red M unmv. j " v inrri-1: lot. t apitals f ,ul to cpre-s it. He turned to M;s Knm rhv , w ith tla-hinjr yes. " Mie peri-tetl m uisoitey m; me ami ilefiin; my authority r my pupiN, ami th'-re was tmthm h ft hut to have lu-r puni-h.-d." -aid XI i s linm-i I.y. " he didn't, papa," aid Nt ll . "'e was 'f raid of ni'ht-. :m' M.i.iimy didn't w ant to lot k us up in the .1 n ; an' ole ineaii Mi-s Kdua in.ikt '1 In r 'n a;iv, an then M iiuinv -t.de. I h.n k anv In.w and meow M, an' Mi i- e.iiiht In r, a:i ole mean I n-I- .iin .a- " ill y mi do n n- l In- f.ii or to explain this matter. Mi Km.ei t.y ?" Mr. Larratitive w i, ..i,.- tin im ii w ho t urn pa le w hen t ii. - i. un.- an-i- , and Mis liiuiei by h. t . te. l insecure a- -he saw hi- f. t.i! - wl.it. 1 1 . She lieitat.-.l. and N.-.h . . : i ' i 1 1 i I : sine iiiaiuir.i went t.. :.-. p, an' thm't let u- cnie in In r p.iu, vs.- e.-t- 'fr aid cierv niht, an' w.ii t 1 i'hin Well, h.h, W h.lf ii l- NI.l!lllll to do b..t t.. '.. iui' hi- he i r.l.-d 1 i a' r:i-t tl:.- litth te.ir--t.Ulnd ch.-ek. " I'.ut, ipa, l -n't u k'.-ia . Mammy -toled a at tin- . r . k ot t'n- do..r an"' lln-ow t ., au I In ! i 'a n to w hii In r. an' v-.'i waw.i- oin ; .iir awav. an' Wf kep e.illill Hi I I. Ill I. an' caUltl' her, a:i i'!t't' h.-r: nn' -in- wouldn't collie. Papa, i- Mi.iMlti I '-'. i yet ?" " i o t ..ut. Mw 1 1 - ." - lid Mr. I. ai rantree, "and thank your -T.uif I th-n't cut vt.ur car-ot!' to-morrow. Mi-s Fnm i l . I li. a f -r't t im II f we .Ii-. nthi- matter at pie-ei.t, -o I will ii .i. t tin you for the purp-n(..-n tl d r f.-r Mi-s l.nii.-i -i.y I hi- hint heill UU.lli-'ak.il Finn i hy ninol the ... i . t li.. ut li and u'i.T.n i"i;-.i w r ndi Mi--of h.-r e W . '- cur!-, i.ll.-l. Ilie bill it 1 III- f li t- ih I lie . h i and M hell lie I- li-' d II,- I. e.l. I. 1 tried t-t 111. ike t In- t' t. . ,e. v.. i. c w i-t liokt 'l ;i:id i.-.i.'-e ..I I'll, hiI i-n n M mimy ' .In --. pi,'- w M lllloll. if O.J k!l"W ' ol. "U W ii! lil.lke I i iii-.-. and y mi .. i.d w iil t-p. i i i ; and ' i" ' w li.it i- ia it, w hy m.i . back In w In : it . i.i.-- t ' j tpa ha- to - iy ; ! o . i T 1 Key ." I ij I r i i r Ft in th-- ii mv and the t hihlr.-n Am! i 'W', i- I t m i I . Ill ti.lt ; ! Cl.n - ! .); ;.,-r I 1,.,:'. , I . h. i. '- ti . .-in! M imli 1 ! f..rt I i i; c.nit.tit. M 4 1 1 1 ! 1 I X i . . ' ; c'.' ! her ir-'et .1 1 ! urban - .ll.-' " - 'I -h - c-" all thought of their recent tlou' .e. Mr. I.arraiitrce'-subse.u.-iit in'. r i. w with Mi-s limit i by mu-t h n.-heeii decisive if not agreeable, a- her ! ir.' !' w :n -nt to the "cM--in" iii t:ui" for next - ! day's train, and -he th . U te-1 without he-towing a ki-- on the . . ; i ! . -1 1 or be.iiieathirii: her bh---iii to M.iiiuiiy.-- -- biiraulic 1'Unl. A Florida corresji md nt --f tin' '''- iiiL'ton (Ky.) ' ''m " wur.-: You r' 111' i her 1 1 ' 1 Hire :i:'lU', a - pec if s of the century plan!, w 1-i- h .1 oil ? the left a- y.t'll entcled th" g h " tin" mo-t -iinerb plant, I vciitun : - iv. '1' 't t ith. r of us ler aw. It i as tmi-h'd its eour-e, blooint-1 ami -iie.l. Hereal'' - It .,.r..j . I I... .I .L ,.f ll:e ni. Hit w as U'l ,.i .1 .... I ,,...r.. than ..d I. 1 l ill . I ... 1 1 I H I ...I'. tie'.feet in circumfeienee. It threw up a stalk b feet high, being at the ba-e -ay 'Jot in inches in diameter, and 1-M.king for all the world like a gig intif a-paia-gus plant. At a di-taii.-e of J.j f t fr.-in the top it began to Mvav in reguhii.y tliininishinghalf curves, throwing""1 branches nt each. It b.tre from to lu.O" llowcrs, fi.Hoo ..f whi. h were iietually counted, Wh.-n at its great cr-l height "a gust of wind broke l' b't on. I never .w -o grand a jilant :i it was, ami only regret that you did m-t see it. .In-t now, when it ems as if cornipt ion had a death-dutch on ev. rycity in the land, it is good to be able t Ny that Petroit has many honest m . ;Xu Ohio man, feeling that he was getting drunk, entered a Franklin Street saloon, ve-terday, ami loudly impurcd. " there an Imtic-t n.au here who'd take charge of ul for in.'?" "h'-S cam.' from seventeen diuvreiit in' 1,1 reply, mid it was in h phi. e. too, where hone-ty would not be look, d f-r. - trotl Fnc iVf.t.s. Mrs. Hacker, of Morgan County, In.!., gav. her two children what M" suppo-ed to he quinine, but whut. proved to be strychnine. Ihdh d.ed in an hur.

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