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And then this 'ere Ruth was her sister's child, that was born about the same time; and, when the boy died, they took Ruth home to sort o' fill his place, and kind o' comfort up Mis' Sullivan. And then Ruth's father and mother died; and they adopted her for their own, and brought her up. "Wal, she grew up to be amazin' handsome.
I think it's a most elevating " The discussion was suddenly broken off, for the sewing-woman exclaimed, as the other sister came in and took her seat "Why, Hannah! you ha'n't been makin' bread with that clock on your hands!" "Well, Mis' Barnes!" said the girl; "I've washed 'em, and I've made bread with 'em, and even that did not take it off!" "Do you look at the stars, too, Hannah?" said Mrs.
"Oh, Frank said all right, if she wanted to, she might. I suspect he got tired of her teasing, and it did pay splendidly. Why, 'twill pay twenty-five per cent, probably, this year, Mis' Benson says. So Frank give in. You see, he felt he'd got to pacify Jane some way, I s'pose, she's so cut up about his selling out." "Selling out!" exclaimed Miss Maggie. "Oh, didn't you know that?
She made inquiries and was informed where the dun of Curoi mac Dare' was, and when she had received this intelligence she set out for Sliev Mis. By what arts she coaxed Curoi to give up his wand it matters not, enough that she was able to return in triumph to Tara. When she handed the wand to Art, she said: "I claim my game of revenge."
Now I'll warrant you, they'll have a spread by and by, that'll be worth all they'll get here to-day." "Who's come, Mr. Selden?" "Wall, they ain't all here yet, I guess; my folks is up in the lot, hard to work, I s'pose. Mis' Seelye's gals is here; and Bill Howe and his wife; and the Delamaters; that's all, I guess. He's safe now, Mis' Starlin'."
And Prue hugged herself ecstatically. "You'se 'orful good to me, you is, Mis' Tranter!" Miss Tranter stood a moment, an upright inflexible figure, surveying her. "Do you say your prayers every night and morning as I told you to do?" Prue became abnormally solemn. "Yes, I allus do, Mis' Tranter, wish I may die right 'ere if I don't!"
"But they was somethin' else that struck me as a little funny, when I come to think of it " "Well?" Sanderson prodded, as the man halted uncertainly. "Well, it's like I told you, it was my job to burn the papers. That scar-face maid of Mis' Selim's put everything garbage and trash in a big garbage can outside the back door, and I burnt 'em up.
"I've got to drive the team home for Mis' Fleetwood to-morrer, I tol' her I would " "Well, you won't. You're going to hit the trail with me just as soon as I can find a horse for you to ride. We'll sleep at the Double Diamond, and start from there in the morning.
Everybody knew, and everybody spoke with respect and consideration, of "Old Mis' Carr," or, as she was perhaps more often called, "Widder Carr." Mercy had not thought in her utter inexperience of change, it could not have occurred to her what a very different thing it was to be simply unknown and poor people in a strange place.
My head was that tight inside I felt if I didn't git out that minit somethin' would snap. I went straight up to Mis' Everidge's. She's one of the people you see who always lives on a hill, inside an' out. When I got there I couldn't speak. My heart's weak at the best of times an' the weather in there was pretty stormy.
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