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The highly indignant lady was silent, for Frank had a way of reminding her of the past, which she did not quite relish; so she let him alone, secretly praying that he would not make a fool of himself in his choice of a wife. He bade her be easy on that point, for ’twasn’t likely he would ever marry, for he probably would never find a wife who would suit him. Such was Frank Cameron.
Taking her in his arms he alternately cried and laughed over her, saying, "I knew you’d come. I expected it. I’ve waited for you." Julia’s altered appearance troubled him, and drawing her head down upon his bosom, and laying his hand on her thin, white face, he said, "Poor child, what has changed you so, and whar have you been; and who did I buy that big stun for if ’twasn’t for you?"
Long he revolved in his mind the for and against, but the remembrance of Julia’s wish to have the "old shell fixed up," finally decided him. "If ’twasn’t good enough for her to be married in, it surely wasn’t good enough for Sunshine." At the breakfast table he first announced his intention, causing Fanny in her surprise and joy not only to drop her knife, but also to upset her coffee.
Her scoldings, sprinklings with hot and cold water, punching with the carving fork, had all proved ineffectual, and as a last resort, she put the baby on his bed, thinking "that would surely fetch him up standin’, for ’twasn’t in natur to sleep with the baby wollopin’ and mowin’ over him." Her master, too, troubled her. Why he couldn’t get up she couldn’t see.
Poor gal, she always hated salt, but she’s used to it by this time, I reckon. Then there was pap died next, but he was old and gray-headed, and sick-hearted like, and he wanted to go, but it made it jest as bad for me. Then thar was Bill." Here Mr. Stafford moved his chair so as to hide his face from the speaker, who continued, "I did think I might have one left, but ’twasn’t to be.
Things was drefful all round it, but ’twasn’t Miss Julia’s fault, for if she could have her way ’twould be fixed up, sartin. She was a born’d lady, anybody could see; so different from Miss Fanny, who cared nothing how things looked if she could go into the kitchen and turn hoe cakes for Aunt Judy, or tend the baby!" By this time Luce had arranged the room all it wanted arranging, and as Mr.
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