Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-04-15

to like the Phelpses ct she had knOwed your Sam, she'd hev liked him, she couldn't help it; but you see she kep' 2 mixin' him up with her Sam, the uncle, who want no more like him than chalk's like cheese and ye know Miss Nancy's real sot in her way, but she's good as gold when ye get down to it.
 Janey's eyes filled.
 "My sensesl if l could get hold of Tommy Marsh--and there he is, sure's you live"
 "Set still set still I" purred Mrs.. Beers. "Let me dead with the cretur; he's fetchin' suthin' to ye but he's slipprier Ii an eel eff he gifts an idee you know bout it, he'll cut n r1ln."
 Janey took'up her apron and went on with the button-hole, and Tommy, freckled, green-eyed, inipudent urchin, bobbed his head at her and held out i. basket. < Sss-sasfs,s sls = S.s i" Ma sent yes over. .suthin, for to put inter the pantry,' he said, in the mon- otonous tone of a repeated lesson.
 Janey uncovered the basket.
 "Why, just look here, Mis- Beers she has sent me four jars of jell ain't she good ?"
 "Surely!" ejaculated Mrs. Beers. "Tommy, don't you want pep'mint z" The unwary boy snapped at the offer.
 "Guess there's one in my pocket" smiled the old lady, and began to pull out one by one the contents of that goodly repository.
 1T guess, Tommy, you haven't got near so many things Tn your pocket as o,.o 1>o y,o,ra D oba cold
 1T bet I have!" answered Thomas, and, quite forgetful of anything but em- ulation, he began to unload the stores of his own pouches. As he did so, eagerly and carelessly, dirty note fell oa the steps just at Mrs. Beers side; she reached out for it. Tommy saw the naneuvre, grabbed Intellectually at the document and fled; it was the lost note to Miss Nancy.
 "Seems as though there was Provi- dence in it, remarked Mrs. Beers, but Janey did not hear, for she was running after Tommy with the emptied basket she had just brought out suddenly she stepped on a stone, twisted her ankle and fell.
 It was hard for Mrs. Beers to get her into the house and on to her bed, but Janey was not the fainting sort of wom an, and between her courage and her visitors patience 1t was managed. Mrs. Beers stayed and got the supper for Sam, and then trotted home, sending Mrs. Marsh back to take herplace as she passed the house. Early the next morn ing she went over to Miss Nancy Try on's.
 "Good mornin'," she said, beaming on that stiff old lady with the sunny homely countenance of 8 pumpkin in 8 cornfeld.
 'tSay, Miss Nancy, I've ketched nice feller a-meddlin', betwixt you and Janey. I've got the note she writ to ye out O Tommy Ma'sh's pocket; guess he went fishin' or somethin' an forgot it an lied about 1t; anyway, here 'tis." Miss Nan cy grimly opened it, and 1t ran thus:
 DEAR AUNTY 1 have finally made up my mind to marry Sam 1 think great deal of him, and he does of me, expect, and it seems as if there wasn't any real good reason why shouldn't save and except that you don't like him, but know you will after while, and he thinks ever so much of you; he just hates his Uncle Sam
 Dear Aunty, you're all the people have got, since father died, and you know how he set by you, and looked for you to be a mother to his baby, and so you was.
 I'm real sorry vexed you about Sam, but l couldn't help it. please forgive me and come over to Mrs. Marsh's tomorrow night and see me married. Do, do! Sam says do, too. Your loving JANEY.
 Dreadful sweetl mosts good as honey" growled Miss Nancy, in voice half-moved, half incredulous but why did she wipe her spectacles? Mrs. Beers wont OO in her sOft vOicn
 "I was down there las night an she kinder turned her ankle a-runnin' after that boy; I fixed her onto the bed an got supper, but she can't step she was a-comin' right up here but for that, and cried real bad about it.
 "I think 'twould set her up dreadfullJ eff so be you could feel to forgive hel fur enough to step around and help hel mite. I know it's dreadful hard tt get over sech things, and she knows it and Is a-grievin' over it sight but said, says I, Don't ye take on, Janey your aunt's jest as good as gold when you git down tot; she's one o them that's better'n they're willin' tt show; any way I'll tell her to-morrer and she'll do jest as she's a mind ter
 "That's so p said Miss Nancy, grim ly, and Mrs. Beers, wise in her harm lessness, went home. Whether 1t wa the note with its honest honey or Mrs Beers "butter who can tell? A mkt ure of both, no doubt, but Miss Nancy left to her own heart and conscience softened at once, and, locking up hel tiny house, set off to Janey's with I sachel in her hand Never had she re ceived such a welcome; even Saml hearty handshake and frank smile were accepted as they were meant and til Janey's ankle was thoroughly well th' work and the nursing were done, al Miss Nancy did everything, as we'll a. hands, head and heart could do them The very day she went back to her owl house Mrs. Bunnell sailed in.
 "Well said P she exclaimed, "you'v' got over your huff, ha'n't ye? Philind. Beers hes butter d ye mp good well you're the last woman I ever expected would be smoothed over this way P
 "Look here, Sophi' Bunnell ' snapped Miss Nancy, with alacrity anc fire, cit tells in Scriptur' about eatil butter an honey sos to know how t, choose betwixt evil an good well, Iv eet 'em, and I've found out buffers sight better'n briers be, anyhow" l"
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