The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-11-23


MtSs VINES THANKSGIVING,
Miss WINS Kitchen was ptim anl
rlsah ~ hrasn. raau nna soft water
ranli make H. anil Miss VIM nm, III /,
rigid ani warI,kr, before thc hlnrkr.i N
rsovrs. her feet planted firmly on 4
square ~ rar rarre,.
Thcrv WIS never M atom ~ lust. ar
rven sksinmrr or tin spoon eui III
place IN that Kitchen; for. Iii All TN vile
wpfii, There WINS no une ~ thing that
dnred " enter without special prrmis.
Mail, excepting Few stray sunirama.
and even they erept Ia and rhimmcre.l on
w. rrrnniulnH IN The window Az III they
hardly dared.
II was Thanksgiving eve. and tho faint
otor of cranberry tarts and rumukin
pses crcpt ont from the pantry. and rnye
a art " frsial fragrance ip the rnnm.
which might have led 4 stranger i, liz.
lleyr thnt Miss Wing meant ii celebrate.
anu hal been preparing for guests, II
would have been difficult for her "a tell
ynn for whom, however, AN NIL her near.
~ relations lay mp on thr hillside, and,
nrs.n Wy her own ~hrn will. flowers
AMI fricndH hal departed far from her. .
The only person living who was nj nil
connected with h.r WIS n poor, country
minister, will, \ John Rogers sort ~ i
Family, whose life wna constant struv.
E'e " cover the holy nnl satisfy tho
hunger VI the ten healthy. growing chill.
dren. We cannot wonder that hc some.
times fought of Cousin Sellna'a age md
me- NV" fortune, that would % ~
none one Neither can ~ wonder
thnf, Ia q III of desperation, hc wrote
anil asked her IN take his Oldest daurh.
ter for tho winter.
Let the rirl come. saiI Mias Wing.
Ill MIX. her usnfnl." N urrful. IN.
heed, that M,lly Thorne never went t.
hsi Mt night wthou. seeing ropes III
dried apples that she nai strung. md
nereA II tnlloW candles sl,e Ind dipped.
swimming before her tired cyen.
nntnll fninns hnv, MI end, and patient
little Mlliy Thorne, worn ont with hard
work, nnd de@pairinR ~ ever finding In
Misr Wing tllni proverhinl solt spot
M1ieh ~ IN svsry one's h.nri, packed
nnr little Narl.l and went hack over the
NIL. ~ the crowded hu,t.r, tho tire,
mother ahl llie many children. where
Mere WAS ,iearth II everything Int Love.
DO Miss Wing threw AWAY n golden
opportunity If browning her old nuc
with love anil happiness.
think II must have been from force
ri lsbsi TINT Hle had cooked her most
gold'n pumpkin anl a.nfl.l her tntte.t
gnll'i for solitary Thanksgiving fensi.
For y WIS very certain she would bid no
out 20 share II with her, md still more
certain Tint no rnr would come unbid.
dea. For Alie MT her fuee like flint
aKalhst visits from prown.up people.
anil vii, every child la the village she
waH ~ open wnr. The mrrk.r ones
among them would run II they xnw her
coming nnd not even thu bravest dare
AJAX her for Hover while the lawless
and itnRuvrrned Ours invented way. Ia
rnsnt her.
tue little rolorcd 10y, especially,
whom The children called Caterpillar.
was tho plague of her existence. His
chiei amusement was 10 perch himsrlf
upon her white gate post, l,is rags tint.
tring IN the winl, tic battered crown
81 M old straw hat clnging 10 hin
Soo'iy head, AUD, playing nm imaginary
unt,lo, sing To mn nlmiring dnaky audi. |
ence collected I'm tho sidewalk
TN itile aarAits #tannll,' III I,ne,.
~ ilrrf Ml.s Wing affected Il calm III.
difference which shr wis far from l..l
ii,f. Blt whsn il grew to III, d regular
entertainment II wps more tbnn she |
co,,lu endure. ~ one day, whom Cater.
pillar Ind just commenced lin second |
Ntnnxa--~
" Nine LITTLE dattie@ .i,,nv On i sa,..
nv ~ 'n 'nn.bisa III M dsf saH onis eight
silh mOIo MI unexpected assault npon
INN viii, lroonHtick, tnmblcd him |
over IN the sidewalk nini .uinmnrily ,ii.. |
per..tl Ills audience Nothing ,la,,nte.l.
however, Caterpillar picked himself up.
Shook the hostile dust from Ills garments
anu, r'srrat'ng 10 distance, sang
vs Man Wing.
tHis uin ting
'rArh ,au ohsf a. skuit l.ass
gm@i eas tsa wMntsf sins.
This act Of Mirs Wings VIVA taken 4.
~ open declaration u wur, and peace
Mnu flsairsl,es. VERT over Tor her.
Tue mort mysterious thing. happened
W her .par.len. Tomatoes, that hing
ripe aud red upon their tt.ms NJ niuLi
vanished before morning. Tho onion.
nad looked ~ II nm army hal marched
'nrvnKh ". Melons nnI green corn
Wa'Aeu away together, and tho grape. |
vines hung thrir heads m il momrnln.
tue treasures III which they were liz.
I'tit those were not TIM greatest nm.
noyanccn. Every night lrr loor.heil
rang. moved by some myetrrjons nnw.r
u was 81 no nhn - wait In TIN hnIi. open
tae door suddenly mud dive ont, There
WIS never anything 10 b. captured Int
dirty piece III rpr.l
Onu novcr.to.Ic. forgotten morning
Miss Wing fosa from her couch. pr.,.
pare,l her solitary breakfast, anJ called |
the eat - get hrs. For the first time ii
eight years Tal,hy failed IL answer
bhs opened the wooL.hon.e dior m four
aud trembling. There, suspended from
beam By ono u Miss Wings own
dead. 800"
Pinned In the string was 4 dirty scr.p
q paper. On which was written "Cat. |
crplleFs coinpclmnnts.
For tho first tiine In many years Miss
Wing ~ down Ia . low chair, threw her
apron over her head, AMI wrpt, viking. |
~ now would sho have held ont Ma |
whsee nag II II would only bring beck |
poog puss.
Strange 70 az. from ths1 vcvv A.~