The New England magazine . THE NUMBERED DAYS By MARY WILHELMINA HASTINGS. ONSENSE, said Adoniram,his sledge-hammer way. Myra s young enough to cant spare her from home3 yet — its a hard winter. It always was a hard winter with Adoni-ram, a hard winter and a scant summer,yet field after field was added to the Gainesfarm and one big barn rose after Adoniram, however, checked the prof-itless desire to say so, and spurred herselfon to renewed appeal. She and Tom have waited such a spellnow, and he has a house all ready for it aint needful for young folks towait it see
The New England magazine . THE NUMBERED DAYS By MARY WILHELMINA HASTINGS. ONSENSE, said Adoniram,his sledge-hammer way. Myra s young enough to cant spare her from home3 yet — its a hard winter. It always was a hard winter with Adoni-ram, a hard winter and a scant summer,yet field after field was added to the Gainesfarm and one big barn rose after Adoniram, however, checked the prof-itless desire to say so, and spurred herselfon to renewed appeal. She and Tom have waited such a spellnow, and he has a house all ready for it aint needful for young folks towait it seems such a — such a pity! This feeble, womanish sentiment waspassed over in fitting silence. Adoniramcontented himself with stating tersely, Itis needful. Can you spare Myra now? I dunno as I can exactly spare her, hiswife equivocated, nervously. Nellie andSue are young yet and the boys make somuch work, what with the cooking and thesweeping and all. But I dont see why —that is — well, Sally Ely has nt a place now,and she could come and help us, like as not. I s
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