Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-11-27

Hisrenanp,
A THANKSGIVING STORY.

"The Badgerleys coming here to spend
Thanksglvingp" said Mrs. Nettingly.
"Not if know it"
Mrs. Nettlngley was close listed and
calculating matron, who lived in a
handsome house in a stylish neighborhood
of New York, and was one of those who,
as her maid-of.all work expressed it,
would skin Il flea to save the hide and
tallow.' Mrs. Nettlngley liked to make
show, but she had a deep-rooted aversion to
spending money. And entertaining com.
pany on Thanksgiving day was one Of the
things that could not be accomplished
without the latter concomitant.
Mr. Nettingley, a little weak-minded
man, who viewed his big wife with respect
full admiration, looked obviously at her.
"But my DEAR" said he, chow are you 60
ing to help it? They've sent word they
are coming"
"I'll 60 to your sister Belinda's in Sau-
gatuck county"
Mr. Nethngley felt his chin.
"They haven't invited u.s." said he;
'tllAt Is, not especially.
"Oh, fddlesticks" said Mrs. Nettingley.
"Bellnda's always glad to see me and the
children. And as for staying at home to
gorge Mrs. Badgerley and her sisters,
won't do it! Why, such a turkey as they
would expect would cost three dollars at
the vely least. Give me time table, Net
tngley. Send word to Mrs. Badgerley that
We gone away to spend Thanksgiving. "
Mr.. Nettingley, who never dreamed OF
opposing his wife S will in this or any other
matter wrote the letter accordingly, and
put it in his coal tail pocket, where it re-
NAMED, for he forgot all about it. Mrs.
Nettlngley packed up her own things and
the things Of the four little Nettingleys,
and took the afternoon train for Scrag
Hollow, in Saugatuck county.
Mamma, said Theodore Nettingley-
the juvenile scions of the house of Netting
ley all had high sounding appellations-
ut looks all shut up and lonely; don't
believe any one is at home.
"Pshaw!" said Mrs. Nettingley, people
in the country always live in the back Of
the house."
And carrying heavy carpet-bag in her
hand she trudged around to the rear door,
followed by Theodore, Lavina, EvangelinG
and Gervase, each Juggling along smaller
bag,
Nobody responded to her repeated vol
ley ofknocks, but presently little old wo
man, who had come from a neighborinl
cottage to the well for water, was made tC
understand what was wanted.
"Mrs. Peck6eld?" said the little old wo
man, in high pitched, shrill voice, which
so often accompanies deafness. "You RI
her cousin from the city, come to spend
Thanksgiving? Well, if that amt toe
bad! Mrs. PeCkiield started this very after
noon for Ladd's depot; got some relations
as lives there"
That's very strange" SAID Mrs. Net
tingley, 81 telegraphed to her that wa!
coming"
Couldn't got the telegraph, guess,
said the little old woman.
But Mrs. Nettingley knew better thar
Lat for under the corner of the piazzf
there lay the torn envelope of the Western
Union telegraph! And she knew that Mrs
Peckfeld had fled from her, just as she
Mrs. Nettingley, had fled before the Bad
gerly family.
"But I'll be even with her." said Mrs
Nettingley, grinding her false teeth. "I'l
go to Ladd' depot. What are the names
of her relations tl,ars4'
The little old woman, after som,
meditation, said that it was Jones. A
least she thoughtit it was Jones. She WASH
quite certain. 1t might be Smith. Or i
might be Thompson. But she believed i
was Jones. And she believed they livet
on Thorn street.
1t was long walk back to the RAILROAD
depot, and the four little Nettingleys wer
tired and cross, but they fortunately sue
ceeded in reaching it before the last north
ward train started. But it was an ex
press and didn't sfon at small place
like Ladd's depot, as Mrs. Nettingle,
found to her cost when she paid five dol
lars for hack to take her back to Ladd
depot.
On inquiry, it was found that there wa
about half dozen families of the name o
Jones at Ladd's depot. The first place b
which they drove to on Thorn street, was
tenement house where they all had scarle
fev
myln said Mrs. Nsttingley, ''pnv
h, This int he place"