Show TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE nn OR OR- OR LIFE IN KENTUCKY By Dy Mrs Mar Mary J. J Holmes Holmes I Chapter XIV XIV XIV- Continued I Do you remember transacting buln busl- busl n ne floss s with wih th the captain of or the English I v vessel 11 Mr Middleton thought a moment and then answered nn Yes YeR I remember that thai vessel vessel and ant Us its Is captain captin well wel Ami do 10 you ou remember a poor pOOl cabin boy who lio was sick and worn out with wih the ship fever continued Mr A Ash Ashton sh- sh h- h ton Oh yes CS yes C I remember him well wel said ii ll Mr Ir I had him him re removed re- re moved to my own house hous anti and nursed him until he was nearly well vell wel and then he one night ran away from rein me I T have never heard from him hint himI I since but hut there was an American I vesse vessel 1 anchored near the shoVe shore sho e. and andI ant I I always supposed he hp went on hoard loard hoart I and ant sailed for or home I would give I much to know what became of or him I He le stands before beCore you ou said 1 Mr Ashton Ashon hon rising and grasping Mr tr Mid Mid- II I- I I hand hanel He lie Is here here hereto to thank I you Co for or l' l your kindness and Is both bothI I able uhle an and willing to repay you 0 for the care you took look of him who was alone I and friendless In a n distant land Inne Can it IL I he le said 1 Mr r. r with wih much emotion that you rea really I are Henry Ashton I should never have recognized you I 11 1 presume not answered Ashton Twelve lv years cars have have transformed tIme Iho pale emaciated youth Into inlo the Iho tall full grown Cul man But I should have known you 0 anywhere Here Raymond called out Why Vh have you OU been beon to the Indies Indies' Why hy hy did you OU never tell teU u us its u Because replied Ashton there was vas so much of or homesickness an and suffering attending that voyage vonge to In India India India In- In dia that I never like to lo speak of oC I It Then rhen turning to Mr tIr I Middleton ho said sid I have met met your yo r brother often oren hut never r ne suspected him to be he a rela- rela yet thc live of yours yours Have you Ol ou seen him I have not answered Mr Ir Mid Mid- td- td I Intend visiting him tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row and shall b be glad to lo take talce as ns many of or you Ol with wih me as are aro willing willingto to go I wish to be Introduced to him himas himas as a Mr fr Stafford from New Ness Orleans Orleans After some further conversation It was arranged that Mr Ir Miller Miler Ashton Ashton Ash Ash- ton Stanton Raymond and Cameron j hould all nI accompany Mr r. r Middleton Ibn on his projected visit to his brother oon after Mr Ashton departed for lb ils boarding place and th the remainder of the company separated for the tho night s. t CHAPTER X XV Mr r. r Brother JU Ju a's as first exclamation on waking the t morning was I am glad sial I Iam Iam Iam am n n t. t expected to go home with wih uncle J ta and see ee father mal make e a of or himself as ag he ho surely will wil S y you Qu u say so Julia Jula an- an w re I 4 j wish 1 I was wn going for or I think tU 1 I could coult smooth father Cather down town a Jt little If IC he lie got to using too strong language nn Je Nonsense Fan J an said Julia Why dont don't you ot c con confess ess CS that you ou wish to lo logo togo togo go because tl that t handsome Cameron is going D I see ee how much he looked at you OU I. and how you ou blushed too But nut no nl matter n I would get him If I I J were yim u Julia was ge gelling ver very generous now that she sho thoUght sure of Dr Lace Lacey i remark hersel from her however was prevented pro by hy the rIngIng ringIng ring- ring Ing lug of or the breal breakfast bell What shall shaH r 1 t n our parents said ll Mr 11 tg his nieces as ns ashe ashe I he stood in the hall hail waiting Baiting for fOl the I driver to open the carriage door and I let down tho the stops steps Julia Jula made no rep but hut Fanny sal said Give them m my Jove ive Io e. and te tell hem I am m getting bett bet ever da day und mind shall shul want to com mome soon and then sho she a added 1 et In a Blower tone You will wi not laugh at father much will wJ you or make e run In of him either If Ir he does act oddly odly i God ble bless you ou sweet girl said sid Mr fr Middleton stooping to kiss kiss the tIme Innocent face Cace which looked looke Into his with wih so snitch much earnestness For your sake If I for no other our father shall not bo ho laughed laughe at As th the carriage drove at off of Julia fum fumed frn- frn ed to Fanny Fann and anti said Mid Wont they I have o o ha fun though with the old man I I can cn fancy ancy It all al Fathers Father's beard beard probably bo be long enough to do o u up 1 Yn papers and it will wi be DC a miracle If Ir ho does docs does not have on those horrid orI ot bagging lants of or his Fanny Panny was tas only emIly 1 01 too loo fearful It il would all al be ie as ns Julia Jula predicted but she made mad madeno room no rio answer and ant soon returned to her hem Wo We Yo will wl now follow the carriage which with Its Is load of gentlemen of was isas proceeding rapidly toward the house of or our OUI friend fend Uncle Joshua Mr Mi MI William Wil Wil- Vi- Vi liam Middleton OP or 01 Mr 11 Stafford Staford as aR we will vili wi call cul him for tor a time lime seemed to grow grow excited as he hc approached nearer to a brother who whose c face he had hat not looked upon for more than twenty long years ears I s say boys bos said sil he lie speaking to his companions you ou must help me an and when I begin to ask Joshua concerning concerning concerning con con- his parents and brothers you ou too must talk or 01 he will wl suspect I have some some design In questioning him Tho rho gentlemen all al promised to do co their best except Frank who could promise nothing because he knew nothing concerning the man the they wore going to visit visit Ills his Ils curiosity however hOWe was aroused nn and forgetting the tho presence pres pros once enc o of Mr William Middleton Do they keep the ol old follow fellow caged And must mut we pay pa anything for seeing him him These Theo ques questions lons were greeted b by a burst of ot laughter and Raymond Raymon said No admittance No admittance is free Cree but you'll be bemore bemore bemore more amused to see him and hear henr him hun him talk than you OU would In visiting Barnum's Barnum's Barnum's Bar- Bar num's museum By this tune time the carriage had entered entered en en- en the tIme woods woos anti and they came In Insight Insight insight sight of the house Mr 11 Stafford Staford leaned leaned leaned lean lean- ed from the window and said Is It possible that thai m my brother with wilh wih all aJ hl his wealth lives In such a heathen place as this When you see him said Ra Raymond ond think the nest just suited suied the tho bird They were now In the yar yard which was wa so filled with wih farming utensils that the driver found It difficult to lo effect erect a passage up to the door The gentlemen gentlemen gen- gen wore were about concluding to alight where the they were wele when Mr MIddleton was heard heart calling out Ho that thaI driver er cr dont don't run agin that ar ox-cart ox turn turna a n leete to lo the tho right cant can't ye Now be 10 and not run Iun afoul of the I lye leech I bI vo the figgers fig fig- gore gers gen would woul move the hut Josh and andall II all aJ Into Inlo the yard ard if It the they could on only I 4 make a raise I Mr Stafford and Frank Frnk looked eagerly cr erly out at the speaker who silio fully 1 t il i l L' L 2 t t I Iwa realized Franks Frank's Idea hla o of him hint Ili II His heard beard was wa a n as long anti and black as a rapid wro th of oC three w weeks ks could make It it H. As Julia Jula had hat feared eared ared he was dressed In iii hl his favorite orlo fn bagging pants which hun hung loosely even around his huge hugo proportions an and looked a as If IC fitted to some omo of his outbuildings Ho lie was very warm and he oro wore neither root coat nor not vest while his feet Cee whose who e dimensions dimen dimen- shuts Ions we have mentioned before were minus either shoes or 01 stockings He lie Te appeared In Iii the doorway buttoning Ot Otto one of or his The Time truth was wa he lie had spied th the carriage in lit the distance distance dis dis- dis tance and as his linen wa was none th tIme the cleanest he hastened to chan change chance e. e nn and was now miot putting the tho finishing touch to hl his toilet When hen he caught sight of the occupants of or the Iho carriage he thought to himself a heap heup enem on en em have to rout the whole gang of feld hands hand and all al to huntin bins bin's nests after eggs enough for Cor dinner By this time the gentlemen hat had alighted and lh Mr went vent forward forward for for- ward to receive them How dye O do how dye cye do said he Im Im mighty might t glad jouve youve como come I wish you'd you brought the whole city Wo Ye came pret pretty near noar It I. I I think said salt Mr 1 Miller at the same time presenting Mr Stafford Staford and Mr Cameron 11 Mr continued talking as asIf asif a If Ir replying to lo Mr 11 Millers Miller's first remark lemarl No Xo consequence no consequence Mr 11 Stafford Staford Mr Cameron how are you ou Tho The more the tho merrier I 1 spose they've told lold tolt you OU all nn about Josh so I 1 needn't make mako malc any but any but come In the In-the the house looks better Inside than It J Ioe toes xoe out Ho Luce continued he where the tho old bo boy Is Js your our mistress Tell Tel he her thams hars heaps of ot folks folis hero here anti and mind tell teJ Aunt Judy to get us up a thinner dinner Here he stopped to take breath fo foa for forn fora a n moment and anI then proceeded You Yoi must excuse m my rig gentlemen or or rather you ou must excuse what aln aint rigged if Id I'd known all you OU city buggers was comin Id I'd Id a n my mj bar feet You go barefoot for comfort salt said Mr fr Miller Why hy h yes es mainly for that thai I sup sup- pose poe answered 1 Mr r. r Middleton leton for fo Ive I've Ive got such fetchin big corns on m my feet Ceet that I aint gem to be cramped with wilh wih none of o your My h feet fee happen to bo be clean clenn for I washed them In the watering trough this mornin How dye ele leave m my gals They Thoy are nrc well wel answered Mr Mil Mu- ler or rather Julia Jula Is Is and Fann Fanny 11 i Is improving every daye day tiny Ive e often oren wondered said Mr 11 Middleton what Sunshine Sunshine Sunshine Sun Sun- shine when she was wa sick Sho She didn didn't seem to have no disease in particular and I reckon recon on her mind fo for Cor Corals Coral's alls all's als al's straight between betwee her and Dr Lace Lacey as far as I know know Dr Lace Lacey repeated repented Frank Frnk without without with with- wih- wih out knowing what ho he said sid Yes Dr Lacey know him 1 asked aske Mr Ir Middleton No Xo sir lr answered Frank an and Ashton rejoined I imagine he wIshes Fanny had never known him Mr Ir Middleton leton t ane and for amo ent regarded Frank Intent intently Frank stood the inspection manfully and Mr Middleton said You are from N Ne Nw w York he hey I like hike New ew Yorkers an and If It Sunshine wasn't want done promised t to Dr Lace Lacey and never had seen him an and I liked you ou Id I'd Id as soon you'd oud have he heas her heras heras as anybody albod Mr r. r Stafford Staford now sal said that he wa was acquainted with wih Dr Lacey and amid proceeded proceeded pro pro- to speak of oC the pleasant plasant time he ho had spent with wih him This occupIed occupied pied piel the time until dinner was wa ready Come haul up said suld Mr 11 Middleton Middle Middle- ton haul up we didn't expect s so many to dinner but the time old stretch and anti you ou must set clus chis bu hut dont don't none on you OU step stell on ott 01 m my amy corns corm for COl thunders thunder's sake Frank Frnk thought If his host kept 01 on talking he should not be able to ca eat cat for laughing but the old olti man was wa hut but case just getting Into the merits meris of th the When hen his guests were seated he Ito said salt to Mr Stafford Staford Your white neck cloth looks like you ou might belong to the tIme clergy If I you ou do you OU can say a a I short prayer pryer over tho eggs and bacon but for tot Lords Lord's sake ake be spry apr for or Im In Im hungry But for the remembrance of hi his promise to Fanny Mr Ir Stafford Staford would woul have screamed It I Is needless to lo sa sat sal that he declined his hosts host's invitation and the com company pan began their dinner Suddenly Mr Stafford Staford asked if Mr Ir had Imad any brothers brothers Yes Yes no no or or that is is I ha had one once answered Mr rr fr Middleton bunos but bu no's nos deader than tItan a u door nail afore nai this I reckon And Anti what that makes malies you ou think he Ito I is bead dead Cad asked aled Stafford Wi Why you see returned Mr Mid Mit 11 ld- ld when ihen our old pap died something something some some- thing in his will wi stuck crossways It In KAl's KAls and ho he left college ant lef alI to sea and ant I heard from hl jn years ears he ho look like you you ou said ald na Raym Ray Ray- m o mu He H was four Cour years eurs younger than I I. I i ans answered cd Mr fr but no more l like e re nie than Sunshine's pet kitten i Is like our old Ur old Jee watch dog Tige He lie was wa soft J jn jn his ways an and took to book booc larnin mightily un and Im I'm Im I'm-bitt but Im-but but everybody every ever bod body Jc knows ws what old Josh is Is Hold Holdon on Save c a the pieces said he to Frank who unable longer to re re- re strain his had deluged his plate with wih coffeeY Pra Pray o excuse use me mae said Frank hap mortified beyond l n measure at his mis mis- 11 Ills His el o was however somewhat relieved y d b by his companions all aJ of oC whom burst Into a u nt fit of or laughter laugh laugh- ft ter tel in which hichI Mr mr Stafford heartily Staford joined of his promise heart to lo Fann Fanny By this this time dinner was over and the tIme company repaired to the porch where Ash Ashton ton ap ana A Raymond Raymon betook thom themselves el to th r while Mr Ir Middleton puffed putted w i y at al his ol old cob Pipe Mr Ir Stafford Staford at nt length lengh resumed tho the dinner table conver conversation lon b by saying If U I were you Mr Md leton I would not give up m my brother ct Hope on on hope ever Is my moto Hope on on r. r Middleton I I 1 o ha havo hoped on till I tl Ism tired tred ont and b by spells I 1 have une dreamy is In which it I seems like m my brother was alive and anti had come conic back anc tien m thy my lve old gourd shell shiell shel of o a heart henrt giVe thun orIn or- or In thump an and fetches up wide 1116 awake I 1 hate hale dreams for It I takes lakes mo me an nn all fired to lo get to sleep all al over and wIt wh whort rf J i do I hate to be waked wake b by up Ull a dream I hope I 1 hope you'll live lve to see seo YOU t ter brother broth broth- er or though said Frank No uNo 1 shant shan't answered Mr r. r again t tilling lulling ilg his cob pipe ld- ld Everything E that thai I loved lo h has s T died lct t Ha Have Haou you ou lost host man many friends Jask ns ed td Mr r Stafford ft t Considerable many said Mr r lIleton l- l considering how few I etA eh had First thaI was mother dl di rt 1 t b boys s 's I J r re remember remember re- re when whelm Bill and amid I r was little lUc member nl how we cried when we stood and I was so f feared eared Bill b her hor grave 11 by would bust his his Jacket open that I I. whip whip- him not to take on so for I Id IdU d to t 0 U bo be 11 hl his mother now And nd th then therm 1 that lint night which was n th the lon longest and dark dark- rocking rock rock- took turns turn knew we pl st I ever ng ing and singing |