The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-12-09

NAT IL, ana you ana L must WalCtlll
their within wears itself out. have to
humor them little.''
"Oh, then you deceive them, Jackv' !
"And is that so terrible? Unjust either
deceive them or you, sweetheart said
Jack, kissing her; but Sibyl only sighed,
and then they passed on. >ag
You see, l was forced to play at caves
dropping because didn't want folks to
know how l was disobeying father and
going on with Ben.
Well, Bertha she went home, and pretty
soon Jack he went too, to study some
thing or other at the same place, and
folks left off talking about 'em, and Jack
would send Sybyl a, necklace or some
tritle now and then to please her; and
since Sibyl couldn't get the district school
any longer, cause woman didn't know
enough to teach in the fall, she went out
to sewing, for she he'd to help herself in
those days; and one day Jacks mother
sent for her to make gown at the Hall,
and she liked that so we'll she he'd her to
make another; for Mrs. Rhett was mas
ter-hand for gowns. 1t was getting on
into November; the trees had turned to
flames aud burned themselves away, and
the barberries were ripe and red, and Mrs.
Rhett had Sibyl up there to make her a
silk perlisse, and they got talking about
Thanksgiving beggars, for Thanksgiving
he'd been appointed.
81 always give iem something > said
Mrs. Rhett, I" whoever they are. A pie
won't hurt anybody. Miss Henshaw al
ways turns 'em away empty-handed, for
you never can tell, says she, whether its
one of the neighbours gurls or needy
creature; but. tell her the neighbours
gurls couldn't deceive me, nor any CURL
that ever was born"
80 Mrs. Rhettw laughed Sibyl. IL
mean to send somebody here and see if
you find out who she is"
$50 do" said Mrs. Rhett; land if I
don't find out III give you as handsome a
wedding gown as a CURL need to put on
her back, when you want One."
Though it was not particular pleasant
on Thanksgiving Eve, but had showed
and threatened to snow more, and not a
star was out, yet parcel of us hair
Drained gurls got together, and thought
it rare sport to dress up in all the old buds
We could raise and go out begging, and
some of was first-rate at imposing on
kindly spinsters who hedn't nobody but
a cat to care for. And then somebody
said: Lets go and get Sibyl.'
1t was some time afore we could per
suade her to join US, for she want none
of the fooling kind; but finally she got
herself up so you'd died a-laughing. She
BACKED her eyebrows with burnt cork,
and clapped on false front of inky curl
her Aunt Libby wore on Sundays, which
she combed out in tag locks, and covered
her head with an old moth-eaten wooden
hood. and put on torn shawl over a
linscy gown and a calico apron, and made
mole out of putty on the side of hel
nose, and altogether you'd never have
guessed it was Sibyl to your dying day
Her own ma didn't know her when she
went into the kitchen, but slammed the
door in her face.
81 mean to go up to Mrs. Rhett's,
said Sibyl; for she'd got into the spirit Of
it by the time we was in the road. 81
want to see if she'll know me. She think:
nobody can deceive her." So we separat
ed; and this was what happened, though
1 never heerd the partiklars till year
after. You see, she rung the bell at tn
Hall, and the man showed her into arOon
where fire was burning low on tn
hearth; and while he went to call the mis-
tress, Mrs. Rhett, she set there awaiting
by the dim freight and watching tn
shadders, for the servant hedn't thought
worth while to light a lamp for beggar
girl. And presently the door opened an
in strobe Jack himself, a-whistling G
"The Girl l Lett Behind Me-" He hedn
wrote Sibyl he was coming home 70
Thanksgiving; and Jest as she was abou
to cry out for joy, forgetting all her rag
somebody in the next room rustled fol
ward, all shining in silk and lace, an
puts her two arms round his neck an
says: "Dear Jack, I've been -watchin
for you all day; why didn't you com
earlier?' And the two didn't see nobod
but each other there in the dim light, bu
Sibyl sees them both-sees Jack with hi
arms about his cousin Bertha, sees hill
kiss the hand upon which he slips shil
ing ring, and hears him call her his ow
sweetheart and swear that he loves he
with all his heart. And Sibyl sits, stunne
and bewildered like, aminute after tt
two lovers hev gone laughing an
whispering up the staircase, a-listel
ing to the echo of their happiness, all
then she creeps out like stricken creatur
and when Mrs. Rhett comes down to 81
the Thanksgiving beggar the place is a
dark and empty, and the fire has burr
down to a red coal, and it is showing ia
outside. The way of it was, poor Sib
dragged herself along without seeing Il
way She went, without feeling the snow
her face, and then she dropped down of
sudding on her poor face, and the sno
kept falling, falling and covering her
the robins covered the babes in the woot
with leaves; and there'd been no Slb
Jones by morning if it hedn't happent
| that Matt Morris he'd bin to market, al
fairly stumbled over beggar-woman,
/ he thought, lying at one side Of the roa
; he having got out of. his OK cart to war
| his feet a-walking; and never onst CUES
ing it was Sibyl, be. lifted. her unto b
, cart, and wrapped the robes about h
1 and hurried home for dear life.ess ss9s :,
Here's THANKSGIVING beggax for 70
mother ;ls S,,,s says y, he; where's your car
"Why, it's Sibyl!" says Mrs. Morri
J when they come to put her Dheli "R!
: for the DOCTOR" But she was clean out
her head with a fever Or somewhat, al
, the doctor wouldn't heer to her bell
moved home. And 80, You see, what wi
MATHS goodness and Jacks cruelty,
came about sthatsfrom being d Thmksgl
ing beggar she became E.ThanksSiyil
bride -only that haIJpenef matter Of Il
years later.-Hdapers sBdsar. &"sA
4 sOAT1sRAL MUsH- Rolls. cold o,
meal mush and work in lightly bare
enough wheat meal tOsmake it into roll
Too much sknaading 1poils it. Roll o
7 with the haads q TIC holding board in
3 a lNng FOIL ike wooden rolling. pin, al
, about one. inch and q. half in diamete
cut off pieces two inches ia and ba
on CRATE in quick oven twenty or TIVE
ffR,f1a8ia04i., esa seRta Ne2a,He
I Tight, dry and tender. They are also We
sweet. Serve warm or cold,