Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-28

or NannleS Dlue ones mad opened upon
this world, when Aunt Patty's angles
and wrinkles had been curves and dim
pies, and the gray of her hair had been
golden, Mamie Brewers father had
been Aunt Patience's lover.
Handsome and gentle, but always
unstable, or, as Aunt Patty called it
now, "shiftless," he had strayed away
from his allegiance at sight of the first
pretty face that came in his way; and
Aunt Patty shook him off with sharp
and bitter words, and never looked up
on his face again.
Not even when he lay dying and sent
for her would she go near him.
So he said, as he had said so many
times in his life, 1T is just as WE'LL
and, with gentle smile, turned his face
to the wall and died.
Since then there had been hard strug-
giles for Mamie and her mother. To
be sure, there had been struggles be.
fore, but they were together. But Miss
Patience had never so much as spoken
to either of them.
But now Patty's simple story had
stirred Miss Patience's wrinkled heart
strangely.
Dick Brewers child starving!
She sat before the fire till the log
broke in two and the Goals scattered
over the bricks Then she arose. put
out her candle, and lay down by Patty's
side.
New Yeas morning was clear and
bright; and Patty walked to find the sun
streaming through the frosty panes on
her bed and the place by her side va
cant.
"Oh, dear!" she said, springing out
OF bed and hurrying on her clothes.
I'm late again, and Aunt Patty will be
SO provoked"
But Aunt Patty seemed unusually
gentle as she babe her good-morning
and that and the sunshine made Patty
feel very lght-hearted, as she danced
around setting the table.
But when she went into the cellar to
skim the cream for breakfast, and saw
the two great turkeys, with their wings
folded on their breasts; and the tiny
pig, with the ear of corn in his mouth,
all ready for the oven; the hanging
shelves loaded with faky pies; and the
huge stone crooks full of pound-cake
and fruit-cake, she thought again of
Mamie Brewers empty shelves and
barren cellar, and she drew long sigh,
as she came back where her Aunt Patty
was.
She saw the change in Patty's face;
but she didn't ask any questions or
make any illusions to the conversation
of the.day before, until after the break
fast had been cleared away and Patty
was putting on her cloak and hat to go
to church.
Then she put her hand on her shout
der, and said:
"Patty, what makes you look SO un-
ha = .,
Patty, choking sob down in her
throat.
SWELL said Aunt Patty, "you stop
there on your way home from church,
and perhaps you'll feel better"
sob! Aunt Patty" she shouted,
throwing her arms around her neck,
what have you been doing?"
''There, 60 along, child. You've
crushed my clean collar and knocked
your hat Sideways
And Miss Patience gave her gentle
push toward the door.
Patty ran off, feeling exhilarated and
expectant. She could hardly sit still
through the sermon, although she tried
very hard to be attentive; and even
the beautiful anthems made very little
impression upon her. And, when the
service was all over, and the uncles
and aunts and cousins were exchanging
greetings in the vestibule, she ran
away from them all, down the road to
Nannie's.
When she knocked at the door, and
Mamie called "Come in," Patty knew
by the change in her voice that some.
thing very pleasant had happened. Still
she was not quite prepared for the rev,
Citations which were made when she
opened the door.
There Mamie sat, dressed in blue
flannel wrapper which Aunt Patience
had intended to make over for Patty
Aunt Patience's own gray worsted
shawl around her shoulders, and a warm
homemade rug under her feet.
There was grand fire in the stove
and most delicious smell came from
the oven and the kissing and bubbline
stew-pans.
Mrs. Brewer was flying around, with
clean white apron around her waist
and bright flush on her cheeks.
The table was set for dinner, with
some Of Aunt Patience's crisp white eel
cry in the center, and saucer of Aunt
Patience's green pickles on one corner
and tumbler of Aunt Patiences crab
apple jelly on another.
Patty saw it all in one glance, anc
then turned to Mamie. who had caught
hold of her hand and was thanking he1
and laughing and crying all at once.
Don't thank me!' said Patty. I'm
awfully glad, but I haven't done any
thing" @... ...@4 :
Eyes, you have" Mamie insisted
"The man said they came from you
and it isn't all here either. There's
wood in the wood-house, and flour and
tea in the pantry, and potatoes and
apples and pork and lovely little CROCK
of butter in the cellar" ,... .......
! II want you to tell your Aunt Patty
that hope she will have great many
New Years days as happy the on
she has given us" .u. .,..5...
And Mrs. Brewer wiped tear from
her cheek as she opened the oven doo1
and basted her browning chickens.
"All right" said Patty, It'll tell her
though Aunt Patty can't bear to bf
thanked. Good-by. Mamie. I'll have
ajolly time, now you're going to have
one, too"
Miss Patience wouldn't give Patty a
chance to speak to her alone until after
the grand dinner was over and cleared