The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-25

1
1.-THE Badgerleys coming here to spend
Thanksgiving?". said Mrs. Nettingly
"Not II know It."
Mrs. NettingIy was close.flsted and
calculating matron, who lived in a hand
some house in q stylish neishborhood o
New York, and was one Of those who, al
her maid.of.all work expressed It, "would
skin q flea to save the hide and tallow.'
Mrs. Nettingly liked to makea show, bu
she had a deep.rooted aversion to spend
ing money. And entertaining company OF
Thanksgiving day was one Of the thing'
that could not be accomplished without
the latter concomitant. "H '
Mr.. Nettingly, little weak-minded
man, who viewed his big wite with ad
miration, looked obviously at her. "But
| my dear" said he, chow are you going tc
help it2 They've sent word they are
coming" ri
am 60 to your sister Bslinda's up In
saugatuck county"
Mr.. Nettingley felt OF his chin.
"They haven't invited u.s." said. he
THAT Is, not especially"
"Oh, fddlesticksw said Mrs. Nettingley,
"Belinda's always glad to see me and the
children. And as for staying at home tc
gorge Mrs. Badgerley and her ak chill
dren, and Mr.. BadgeIley's two sisters,
won't do Ill Why, such turkey as they
would expect would cost three dollars al
| the very least. Get me o timetable, Net
tingley. Send word 10 Mrs. Badgerley
that I've gone away to spend Thanksgiy.
ing"
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 coat tail pocket, where II
remained, for he forgot all about It. Mrs.
Nettingley packed up her own things and
the things OF the four little Nettingley's
and took the afternoon train for Scrag
Hollow, in Saugatuck county.
MADAM" said Theodore Nettingly-
the juvenile scions OF the house Of Net
tineley all had high sounding appella-
tions-''it looks all shut up and lonely. ]
don't believe any one Is at home"
"Pshawl" said Mrs. Nettingly, "people
in the country always live in the back Of
the house." -.
And carrying o heavy carpet-bsg In her
hand ahe trudeed around to the rear door,
followed BY Theodore, Lavinna, Egange-
line and Geryase, each Juggling along q
smaller bag.
Nobody responded to her repeated vol.
ley Of knocks, but presently q little old
woman, who had come from neighboring
cottage to the well for water, was made to
understand what was wanted. -.
"Mrs. Peckfeld?" said the little old
woman, in q high pitched, shrill voice,
which so often accompanies deafness.
.'You're her cousin from the city, come to
spend Thanksgiving Well, if;that amt
too bad Mrs. Peckfield started this very
afternoon for LRdd's depot; got some re.
lations as lives there"
"That's very strangely said Mrs. Net
tinglsy. II telegraphed to her that l
was coming" ~ .
Couldn't get the telegraph, guess"
said the little old woman.
But Mrs. Nettingley knew better than
that, for under the corner OF the piazza
there lay the torn envelope Of the West
ern Union telegraph And she knew that
Mrs. Peckfield had tied from her, just as
shs, Mrs. Nettingley, had fled before the
Badgerlsy family.
"But I'll be even with her," said Mrs.
Nettingley, grinding her false tooth. "t'll
90 to Lsdd's depot. What are the names
OF her relations there?" .....
The little old woman, alter some medi-
tation, said that II was Jones. At least
she thought It was Jones. She wasn't
quite certain. II might be Smith. Or II
might be Thompson. But she believed 1t
was Jones. And she believed they lived
on Thorn street.
It was long walk back to the railroad
depot, and the four little Hettingleys were
tired and cross, but they fortunately sue.
ceeded In reaching 1t before the last north
ern train started. But 1t was an express,
and didn't stop at small stations like
Ladd's depot, as Mrs. Gettingly found 10
her cost when she paid FIVE dollars for a
hack to take her back to Ladd' q depot.
on inquiry, It was found that there was
about half dozen families OF the name
Of Jones ct Ladd's depot The first place
to which they drove on Thorn street, was
q tenement house where they all had scar
"ob, myp said Mrs. Nettipeley, "Driva
on quiet. This isn't the placeW
The next was q clergymsn's house,
where 9 full aedged prayer meeting was
going briskly on. -
"This isn't the place, either" said poor
Mrs. Netttingley, waxing more and more
In despair. s, ~ !,
maid, who lived with her married sister,
and never had heard the name Of Peck
field in her life.
"What shall do?" said Mrs. Nettingley,
"Better 20 to q hotel, ma'am, said the
hackman, who himself YVES beginning Ia
get out OF patience. il ~.
hBut It costs so much, said Mrs. Net
tingley. "And tomorrow Ia Thanks
giving day. Is there train goes back To-
night?" 49,,
8To.night?" said the hickman. "Why
its past II already! And my horDes has gol
The epizootiO, and l couldn't keep 'em 90!
lno longer, for nobody. But s'pose
could take you TO the 1880 night express
for q little extra"
And this moderate specimen OF the tribe
OF the hackmen consented 70 be satisfied
WY aa ar; Whispered IStpI apryass, "vhere art
""Hone," said Mrs. Nettinslsy, pro
nouncing the word as II It were peanu
shell che was cracking. There was ONT
comiort though-the Badgerley tamil!
would baye been repplsed by that time
and alter oil, cold beel was cheaper ysI
OF supplying the table than turkey .
thirty cents s pound.
i It was one or two o'clock the next daJ
when she reached her own door, havinI
paid in hack and car fare enough 70 bui