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Updated: May 14, 2025
"I know that there can be nobody in town as glad that the vote went 'no license' as the Parradays." "Ya-as," agreed Aunt 'Mira, rather absently. "Did ye notice Marm's new bonnet? It looked right smart to me. I'm a-goin' ter have Miz Lynch make me one like it." "Say, Janice! want anything down town?" asked Marty coming out of the house and starting through the yard.
"I'll do whatever you say," said Herbert, feeling that any change would be for the better. "I'll tell you when I'm ready," said Abner. "We'll start some time when marm's gone to the village." There was another reason for Herbert's being dissatisfied with his new home.
"She was a regular old screw," continued Ann, "and used to have mother's underclothes tucked to last for ever; she was a beast to servants, too." My trunk was brought in, which I unlocked and unpacked, while Adelaide opened a drawer in a great bureau. "Oh, you know it is full of Marm's fineries," said Ann, in a confidential tone; "I'll ring for Hannah."
Dad's no grit. He gits drunk whenever he has a chance. Marm's a good, hard-workin' woman. She'd git along well enough ef she was alone." "At any rate, she can't afford to board me for nothing. So I am ready to start whenever you are, Abner." "Suppose we get up early to-morror and start?" "How early?" "Three o'clock. Marm gets up at five. We must be on the road before that time."
"Bunged us all up in the woods; so Rafe and I came in. Marm's all right. So's everybody else around the Camp, except Old Man Llewellen. He's down with rheumatism, or tic-douloureux, or something. He's always complaining."
'T is all straight, for what I know," said the widow gently, as with a trace of coyness she gave a hasty glance. "I don't know but what 't is warped a little, but nothin' to speak of. You've got real nice features, like your marm's folks." It was becoming a sentimental occasion, and Jefferson Briley felt that he was in for something more than he had bargained.
I was awful homesick when I was first to your aunts', but Jonathan he used me real good. He come there a boy from up to our place just the same, an' used to know marm. Miss Leicester she lets me go up and spend Sunday consid'able often. Marm's all alone except what use she gets of the neighbors comin' in.
Fact was, I didn't have nothin' with me more dangerous than a broken jack-knife, and I don't know how it might strike you, Miss, but to me that didn't seem to be no implement with which to make a b'ar's acquaintance." "I should think not!" giggled Ruth. "What did you do?" "Wal, first of all I give her marm's bundle ya-as I did!
"I don't know what would become of Aunt Barbara and Aunt Mary without Serena," said Betty, "but I don't see how you can spare her all the time." "She wouldn't be spared by them," said sister Sarah, putting her head on one side like a bird. "When I was first left alone after marm's decease, folks thought she'd ought to come back, but I says No.
"We shall starve together likely enough," said Joshua mournfully. "I've heard that the French eat horse-flesh. If it comes to the worst, we can kill your horse and try a horse-steak." "It's all he's fit for, and he ain't fit for that. We'll move on for a couple of hours and see if somethin' won't turn up. I tell you, Joe, I'd give all the money I've got for some of marm's johnny-cakes.
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