Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-16

his cOnt'gionsly sanguiae famner,
ment.
when I've made my for, me r..
sula," he had said, galy IN come
back and mary you."
Don't talk non .onse stephen .bo
had said, With a laugh
But it had not seemed like nor..,..
in The aecret depths Of 5er heart
She had pondered many and many ,
time over his mrhaticuord, INIT tbe,
had failed to come true
Probably stephen Gregson hadn't /
made the expected fortune Certain
it was that he had not come home to
marry her And Ursula wa. heoin-
ming to coincide with Grandfather |
Halls misanthropic theory that an
the world wa askew
Grandmother Hall was silent She
vas glad now tha she had never told
her husband and Ursula about the
twenty-five dollars that she lad lent |
cousin ABBY Miller + the boarded store
of silver in the stocking-leg. which she
had parted with to help the rriendless
old maid to open a little millinery in
the city.
I'm afraid it'smoney thrown awav."
thought Grandmother IIau Il did
s'pose Abby would at least have writ
ten word about it. But there what is
the use Of crying about spilled milk?
l dare say Abby feels as bad about it
as L do, poor, solitary creetur, Anyway.
Ursuly," she said, breaking the oppres-
sive silence there 5 onetbing we have
to be thankful for the pumpkins
ripened splendidly in the corn-stubble'
and | guess you'd better slice up one
tonight for the pies and father must
cut the hen-turkey's head off bright
and early. 1t may be our last Thanks
giving in the old place, and Wen keep
it as it ought to be kept Come, the
tea is drawn well all feel better for
good, hotcup."
"Tain mo use, said old Mr., Hall,
shaking his mead. Nothing amt no
use"
Ursula too, was discouraged Grand
mother Hall saw it in her face, even
though she spoke no word.
They had scarcely seated themselve
fr's tis. s.sne1l9 tosserye the NOR
gage paper said o., Mr.. Hall. who's
ideas of the law were-ather vague.
"It's Lewis Crawford fter the eggs.
said Mrs Hall, more hopefully.
But it was neither one nor tho otbe
1t was a little old woman in bIac
silk hat, a respectable cloth cloak ar
a brown-stuff dress-Miss ABBY Mn
herself.
Good evening, Cousin Hall" So
she. "Tye come to spend Thanksoi
ing with vou."
"And dyou'rek kindly welcome. "chirp
the old lady. "Ursuly, set a chair f
Abby, and take her things"
e But first" said Miss Abby. .
must ymy debts. Here's thetwent
five dollars I borrowed of YOU. wi
ten dollars for interest; and | kno,
Cousin Hall, you'll be pleased to kno
that I've prospered and made mon
in the millinery business. that I new,
could have got into if it hadn't he,
for your good nature and penerosit
And here, producing willow basI5
nearly as large as herself. "is fl
finest turkey in Fulton Market. ar
three quarts of cranberries, and a do,
en- of oranges, and a pot of guava iell
my contribution TO to-morrow's hons
keeping And if it was forty times
much, it wouldn't he half what : 90
you, Cousin Hail."
And Mss Abby Miller, falling in 4
attempt to laugh, began to crv. ar
endeduPby hugging old Mrs Hall wit
all her might.
Tea was hardly over before a ne
visitor arrived on the scene-Doct,
Purdv the chairman Of the local boa,
of trustees,
What's this about Squire Dean
daughter ousting You from your plac
Mss HaIl:" he asked.
al have been told" began UusuI
"No matter what you have bee
told. aid the doctor. "Pve seen NJ
MeAlIister, and he and I both aoroe
that you are not to be disturbed. Yo
suit us exactly, and we intend that vo
shall retain the position, if there WEI
a dozen Miss Deans to be provided fo
You'll remain, Ell
"GladIy. if you wish it, said Ursul.
visibly frightening up.
And if Dean don't like it, he ca
lump it. added Doctor Purdv. ind,
pendently
lie had not been gone half an hon
when the knocker-they never had a,
rived at the dignity of a door-beu .
Grandfather Halls sounded aoair
Why cried the old lady. who So
where she could see the door, "it's-it'
stephen Gregsonw
"of course its Stephen Gregson,
said a deep masculine voice. Am
he's travelled night and day to be i
time to spend his Thanksgiving da
with the best friends he has in til