But did you tell her she had a very kind heart and always helped the poor , and never said a word when Timothy Cotton stole a crock of butter out of her dairy and told his wife he 'd bought it from her ? Mrs. Cotton cast it up to her the next time they met that it tasted of turnips and Mrs. Lynde just said she was sorry it had turned out so poorly . '' `` I suppose she has some good qualities , '' conceded Mr. Harrison grudgingly . `` Most folks have . I have some myself , though you might never suspect it . But anyhow I ai n't going to give anything to that carpet . Folks are everlasting begging for money here , it seems to me . How 's your project of painting the hall coming on ? '' `` Splendidly . We had a meeting of the A.V.I.S. last Friday night and found that we had plenty of money subscribed to paint the hall and shingle the roof too . MOST people gave very liberally , Mr. Harrison . '' Anne was a sweet-souled lass , but she could instill some venom into innocent italics when occasion required . `` What color are you going to have it ? '' `` We have decided on a very pretty green . The roof will be dark red , of course . Mr. Roger Pye is going to get the paint in town today . '' `` Who 's got the job ? '' `` Mr. Joshua Pye of Carmody . He has nearly finished the shingling . We had to give him the contract , for every one of the Pyes ... and there are four families , you know ... said they would n't give a cent unless Joshua got it .
They had subscribed twelve dollars between them and we thought that was too much to lose , although some people think we should n't have given in to the XXXXX .
A.V.I.S. Anne Carmody Cotton Joshua Lynde Pye Pyes night shingle