Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-10-08
NO. 3S.
The Mum Family.


 ] A most singular ,ale OI domestic in- | felicity, extending over a period Hi forty | years, comes from Medla, Delaware ! county. On the Providence rUad,
 mile and a half fiom thIs pretty httie | town, near the Rose Tree hotel, hyes | Mrs. Isaac Yarnall, whose husband for 1 forty years prior Co his demise, which occurred few years ago, never ad- dressed a word to hls Wlie. The latte : Gld likewise, th ugh both hved under
 the same roof during all these years Old Isaac 1arnall tiIst settled where his
 wIfe and family are now located fully s
 half a century ago. Mrs. 1arnall, who K now 94 years of age, Is spoken of as
 being a quIet, kind and clever neighbOr,
 though extraordinarily headstrong. This characteristic, 1t Is said, was the prinei-
 pal feature m the composition of her husband, who otherwise bore the repu- tatiOn of being far, square man
 This same stubbornness was not alone confined to the par ntS, for the three daughters and two sons were also lu- bued with IL to a remarkable degree. The only children living are the dsugh- ters, not one Of whom has exchanged a word with one another for years, though they too dwell together with the moth, lu the cOmmOdlOus, RLtlquated farm house near the Rose Tree inn These peculiarIties of tine family are known tO all the farmers for miles around What at first appeared surprising aud inexplic- able has become so commonplace that the strange dOings of the Yarnalls have long ceased tO be the subject of con- meut among the country folk of that V | oUs and thrifty tiller of the soil He pl1dded along diligently and saved hIs hard-earned dollars until he amassed sufficient tO buy hundred-acre farm. This he worked until his death. and by IudIclOus investments managed to have behind him the snug sum of S2j,OCO. On which his family are now living.
 The trOubl- between himself and vile vas brought about lu this way: Mrs. Narnall was bequeathed a small sum of money by relItive, which her husband desired tO use Tn purchasii.s farming implements and OtLerwIse improving the property. His better half said no. Isaac vowed unless he was gwen the money he would never speak another word 70 her. True to his vow he stead lastly refrained from speaking for forty long years. The daughters, who were nothing more than mere children when the falling out occurred, tried to get the father and mother tO make up, but failed.
 Reared under such surroundings 1t is not surprising that when the girls grew to wOmanhOOd they should take sides with their disagreeIug parents. One upheld the father, another the mother. when the third, after vainly tryInG to bring about a harmOnIOus feeling be- tween all hands, became disheartenec and gave up the task The daughters have since they guarreled, always ig- uOred each others presence At the fathers funeral a carriage wasiprOvident for the girls to convey them to the cemetery. When the funeral cOrtege was leaving the house the girls found that they were expected to ride together. They at first refused, but persisted ,oaXiDg and the fear of creating a scene ,utiiced to induce them to stihe their feelings for the time being, and the daughters rode of together. 4 stranger visiting the Yarnalls would 'sil to discover at the first visit any family ursances. The old lady and Inc three daughters address their con- ,ersatiOn entirely to the visitors, and wait patiently until each question Is an 'wered before prOpOuuding another When alone they eat together, but never peak, and move about in the house utterly ObliviOus 10 each others pres suce.