The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-08-20
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"Pm sorry you're not pleased" he
said, after a pause; "I had an idea
somehow you would be-"
"Idon't know from what you judged.
But there, it's no use crying over split
milk. You'll be married directly, l
presume; must be looking out for n
house," and mother stroked her nose
refectively with knitting-needle.
"What for p said Tom 81 thought
of keeping on here all the same"
81 never supposed otherwise" said
mother, "Of course 1 did not expect
to turn you out of your own house."
"But what is the need of looking
for another, then"
"Why, for myself"
"For yourselfl" repeated Tom, in
tone Of utter amazement. "Going to
leave us-just nowi Why, Aunt Anne,
I never heard of such a thingl"
"Now, Tom," said mother, speaking
very fast, and making her needles fly
in concert, eve might as well come to
an understanding at once on this sub
ject. am fully sensible of your past
kindness-now just let me finish-I
say appreciate it, and have tried to
do my duty by you in return, as l hope
1 should always be ready to do. /
wish all good to you and your wife,
and shall be glad to help her if ever
can, but to live in the same house
with her is what would turn out pleas
antly for neither of us, and, once for
all, I can't do it."
"Aunt Anne" said Tom, pushing
back his chair, and staring in mothers
excited face, "either you or must be
out of our wits"
."Its not me, then, at any rate" re-
torted mother, getting nettled.
Amusement and certain embar-
rassment had kept me silent listener
so far, but there was no standing this;
l tried to speak, but could not, for
laughing.
~ think you are all out of your
wits together" said mother, turning
sharply. "What ails the child? It's
no laughing matter"
"You don't understand each other"
/ gasped ooh, dear! tits not Let
ty-oh-oh, dear!" and relapsed
again.
"Not Lefty 2" repeated mother, turn
ing to Tom. "Then why did you tell me
SOP"
II never told you SO" said Tom.
"Yes you did," persisted mother.
"You came in and told me you were
going to be married"
"Yes, so l am" said Tom, still at
cross purposes.
"Now, Tom Dean," said mother,
rising and confronting him, "what do
you mean? And who is to be your
wife2"
"Why, May, of course" answered
"May!" and then, after a pause of
inexpressible astonishment, it was
mothers turn to laugh. DO you
mean to say, Tom, it was that child
you were thinking of all the while p
why, who else could it beT said
Tom, simply.
WELL said mother, Il ought to
have remembered you never did do
anything like anybody else. But,
still why in the world did you go to
work in such roundabout wayf'
Il wanted to see how you took to
my idea, said Tom.
| And how did you suppose We were
to guess your idea meant MayS moth
asked.
who else could it be?' repeated
Tom, falling back on what he evident
ly found an unanswerable argument.
1t was no use talking to him. Mother
gave it up with a shake of the head.
And you won't want another house
then, Aunt AnneY said Tom, sudden
ly. That set mother off again; Tom
joined with her, and altogether don't
think we ever passed merrier even
ing than the one that made us ac-
quainted with Toms wife.-Appleton's
Magazine.