Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-12-23
others. l knew you would not care,
father, if | invited them"

"Not II answered the old man heart
ily, and taking tbe curly head betweer
his broad palms he drew her tenderl,
to him and kissed the rosy and dimplet
cheeks. you are truly our one lamb
and everything will some day be yours
Yes, YOU did perfectly right, and il
will be pleasant to have the house lilleC
with young folks and have rOusing
merry time. That is how Christina,
ought to be kept"
ave are going to have taLlequl, ri
v,,ty and one Of them will snrprist
you father"
lie was that already and had obout
MS much concention Of what was in
tended rs of fine lucid (y exclamation,
of Herbert Spencer of tie Darwiniar
theory and for him TO have renpatel
the words with fine French accent riy
en- by his child would have been an ut
ter impossibility, so he pretended
knowledge, shook his head sagely, gayC
II very knowing wink, but kept silen
and soon found that pressing busines.
required his absence.
But fine dotinU mother was tal;en in
to rull confidence and she and Minrrv,
hud n Ionn earnest and onnornntI,
depply interesting conversation upoi
fine subirrt-one that continued fo,
over an hour. indeed If had NOT con
cluded when the old man returned, fol
he caught the name of the minister
and asked:
"What are you going to have Do
mine Martin here for, child?'
"Oh, just because like him, and hi,
wife is such dear old lacy, and the,
will be very lonely ON such day, witt
their children all married and away
from home. So thought you wOult
like to see them, and if he is here
everything will be sure to 90 right, ant
ii is Christmas, you know, and"
"IIold on. for mcrcv's sakew ey
claimed her father "or YOU won't have
breath enough left to eat your dinner
and that would be very bad"
"But Won wanted to know. and"
you have told me sufficient to sat.
isry any reasonable mortal man." ho
s,il M he took his place at the tail,
and bpran loading her plate ms if sh,
had been in danger of starvation for n
month
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many 'vni,prstrrs tornthrr Rnt whnt
wgs If vnH saiI yon wrrn rninr f,
hayey"
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stontI,, oham,ad tho srLinnt and onm ~
limmoi. ..Iynn n will t,l,e - Iot +,
feed So mauy boys and rhls They mr.,
always hungry and can deyom NOR,
| than so many wolves So. Hannah.
fear Won haven't provided one ouartc
enough"
"You are right" responded his wife
"since our pet told me abont her plan
and how many would he here, | hay
been calculating"
"WrU, they shau't 90 away hungry
| il there is enough in the land to fee,
them. III have Mike kindle Il fire IN
der the biz farm kettle. and kill lots q
chickens and turkeys. and send hin
for Mrs. Smith to help dress them, an
when q over to town tomorrow
I'll bring home some oysters and
well, anything else YOU need to have
good time"
"Oh, how much | thank you, dea
father Said Minerva, impulsiyel
springing to his side, and kissing hin
you are the kindest and best fathe
III all the world
AN talk he laughed though raj
pleasure was visible in his face, IAN
you'll get married some day and fOrgt
all about me-"
"Mnrriedw exclaimed the girl. su,
denly growing nshy pale. "Never!
mean. she continued, with her fac