The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-17

some curiosity to hear what she had to |
say concerning her "Well, don't YOU
think, she's been and found an inva-
lid MIN aud is goin' to get merried next |
SUNDAY! He's a. stoppin' at her house !
now, with cough thet sounds half as
if he made it. He is ruther poor n
peaked, though, but harnsome as a pea
cock"
But where did she find the inva-
lid?''a l asked. Il thought the gentle
men of Green Harbor were all hopeless
'ly-hsathy,nJ 40 4TOTI'Il Il
$50 they be, MIR. Spurlin' he's done
everything to get hfsself up pale look, !
utcsseat slate.peneils m pickles by the
hes afetfuI, wghtB } yoaY Know J but
it didn't do no good He b'lOngs to an
awful shiftless racey nbshe's got good
bit OF property m not chick nor
shndHiHi fhsbw9rld Th1n sEofd he
aetusE IRdeS hx cough i9b9Fesan to
lev one - featFtV, n AeitStA "A. rs&him
so tibet he left off courtin her n went
off onfaw yage bt4e Banks N hain't
been Seen in these parts sense. This
man comes from -Plumield, thirty or
forty miles away. He heard tell of her
over there, they say, m come over
here a-purpose to marry her, Thoughts
, she's old enough to be his mother.
Ideiy She sticks;tp IT thet he liain' t'got
no more lung trouble then she hes; but
there he sess1 IN the FoelinRdk8r a..
loekin' at his fnger-nails, m she waits
I upon him by inches, n, doses him with
enough of tibet pizen 'reliefh' kill a.
comlnon man She's wonderful
woman, Mis- Bapson is, 'tendin' to all
the business she hes on her hands M
sick husban' $ besides. l..r,.s uo
The next morning | vert over to'the
shop to makea q congratulatory call.
There was no change around the house.
The small dog awokei from his slum-
bers and threatened my ankles until
trembled withfear. The gate, as usual,
resisted all my efforts to open it, and
Idelia Rosanna, as usual, appeared to
my relief.
u s'pose you've heard the news
about auntS gittn' merriedP' said she.
"The hull couhty's a-talkin' about it,
m l declare don't blame EN-. Walk
in take seat" .a. ..-t fs
The little shop was as bright as ever,
and everything just as ithad been the
2 year before, but that the big chaily
which had been decorated with black
Grape in memory. OF thf departed hus-
bands, was now radiant with a new
chintz coveting and was occupied by
/ decidedly rustic but rather handsome
young man with hectic cheeks. l
stole a good look at him, and he
/ dropped his eyes with somewhat
sheepish expression. The window
was Open, and the three white
sheadstopes Of. the three departed hus-
,antisf Uttered brightly in the little
! family burying- ground not far away. L
involuntarily glanced in that drechon
Mrs. Babson made her appearance
before very long with her afmdurn
! fully beaming cOuntenapceu and the
usual apologies for her ne5ii9s appear
! ance "You always do ketch' me look
in Jest so, Mis- Smith; butt hev 50
many things to tend to that j hev to
hurry through my homework the best
way kin n not stop to fix up much.
I've been maxim apple pies this. morn
in, N it always breaks me down to
make apple pies, for there was my fust
hhsbanI there cwarnlt no trouble in the
world to him if he could only heV plen-
ty of apple pies TO eat. Many time
sjn his Hast sickness ByeRgot up In the
night to git him piece OF apple pie.
Not even hymn was so consolin' to
him. Cap'n Higgins he sot his life by
'em, too: only he must have
'em favored with cinnamon; N
Mr.. Babson - Lor', l reckon he
felt as bad about dyin' M
leagin' apple-pies as he didabout leav-,
in his friends! How he did cling to
life when l was aAbakin' p .' ''J
And how is it with the future nus
band?' asked in low tone.
Soyou've heard so, soon! 1 declare,
. how news does travel in these parts!
Well, the fust day he got here | found
he loved EN- dearly. Why u oouldn't
make up my mind to merry AMMAN no
how that didn love apple,pie N, hey a
II cough. 'Twould seem unpaural, It S
dretful sickly round here this SUMMER
she added, with a n pleased smile.
Shouldn't wonder if all you city folks
he'd feyers.n nlGtt
+ They were married the next week
( with a great deal OF solemn festivity.
y But have heard since, that the new
Z husband was recovering his health. in
the most Disseminating manner, and
that his devoted wife was So low-sph.iu-
ed in consequence that she could not
- even enjoy the typhoid fever, which
was making its annual autumn visit to
the town.-Lippjnc0WS Aa1asjpae. q.
"A wall comes from Virginia with
regard to the English sparrOws. They
are proclaimed as strict VeUetarianS