River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21

something, and there has to be things
fetched from the store, and no way to
get 'em except / go for 'em, so Tom he
Jest tackles up and 60 for EN-; he don't
really mistrust that Pm scared, and |
don't never tell him that | be; what's
the usego
"WeIl," said Miss Patty, with a sniff
no type can express, and Sarah went
on:
$50 week before last Aunt Simons
writ and said she was comm out to stay
a day or two before she went back south
and she was going to fetch Joe, that's
her eldest, along with her; she wanted
for to have us meet her to the station,
but she said she shouldn't come if it
rained; she's got dreadful weak lungs;
but she'd telegraph if she want COM
ing. Well, Wednesday morning, the
day she sot to come it did rain, sure
enough. and, seeing there was, the
donation party to be got up, / sided my
work away early and walked over TO the
Center, for | knew | should find all the
folks I'd got to see to home. I'd just got
ready to start for home about noontlme.
and | beihought myself to step into the
postofiice, for | knew there'u be the
mail for the creamery, so | got double
handful of letters and papers ana SCI my
face toward home, when who should
come up but Tom in the buggy.
"Get inP' says he, Pm agoin' to the
station"
"What for2" says !.
"Why," says he, ''they hain't sent no
telegraph so they're coming"
"But it rains." says !, and Aunt
Simons' said she shouldn't come II 1t
rained.'
WELL says he, 4 obey orders and
break owners; she said shed telegraph
if they want comm; and how do you
know but it didn't rain therep
$50 | got in and put the mail down IN
| to the seat. and he drove like Jehu, for
we heered the train whistle; and says i.
| ooh, Tom! don't drive up the hill to the
| station, Pm so afriad Jenny'll be scared,
HE lau ghed a little. 'I'll bet she
| wouldn't be half SO scared as you, said
| he: but I'll leave you at the foot OF the
! hill. and if they come I'll holler down to
you, and III get in and go up to tother
| station, and put 'em into the hack that
waits there, for there can't four get into
| this buggy; and then you drive along up
| to that station, and then I'll put you I'M
| to the hack with Aunt Simons, and III
| take Joe along O. me in the buggy. 80 say
|
| RIM up lust in time to catch the train.
| didn't have thought that they'd be there
bnt thew was, and he called out,
| THEY'RE. here drive along knew
| twas the quickest way to take the road
| alongside the track. but the Tuck train
was due; and Jen is skittish but l
| thought I'd ought to, so l drove right
| alono: there wasn't no train, but right
in the road where l couldn't turn nor
| hack | see two loose norses-and If
there Is thing that puts lightenin' into
Jennv it's loose horses. | tell you the
shiyers run down my back, but l knew
the only chance was to go 50 fast she
| wouldn't think about side shows; so /
lust laid the whip onto her, and she so
| sprung so and went by them horses
| quicker! Well, the hack was going over
the bridge but l catched up with 1t, and
Joe he got out with Thomas ana TOOK
the buggy and got in with aunt, Tom
had to % up street to get can for the
creamery. L called out 10 MIN DIS he
went off.
s'Look out for your mail on the seat,
and we drove along. But we hadn't
gene half mile before Tom he came
tearing along and stopped the hack.
where did you put the mallY" says
"Why on the seat of the buggy,
"No, you didn't" says he, there
wasn't nothing there but papers."
81 guess l gave you the letters. sor'
OF thought l did, says l:
"Well haven't got 'em, any way,
saws he. "Look in your pockets, Sally
thew amt in mine.6 So l looked anC
looked, locke / to suit him. Then
thought how drove by the side road
and / told him | guessed they jolted ou
of the buggy when l driv SO fast.
"Dear me-" says he, 81 must have thos
letters to-day. I've got to; III go bach
over the side road and see if | can Sc
or hear anything about 'em." SO 4
turned round. tell you, felt real bad
| couldn't think any way in the worlt
what | did with them letters, and | SEE
he was worried to death. After we go
to the house, and Aunt Simons was fix
in herself up stairs, he drove up witt
Joe.
'Sary," said he, do look over your
pockets again for them letters; | expect
there was three hundred dollar checE
in one of 'em, and we can't afford t,
lose it, | was Just ready to cry, tel
Won. but | overlooked the pocket
again; thew want there, and he salC
there wasn't any sign or hearin' of 'en
on the road. felt as though shoul'
give up when he turned and went out o
the door, but just as he swung the gait
o, he hollered 0 ut:
"Sallyl Sallp and run. 4 cavep say
he, laughing; here they be in my owl
pocket; you did give 'em to me-
"Sure enough | did. tut he put 'eu
into pocket he didn't use for letters
ordinarily, so he never looked there
and there want no check at all IN an.
one on EN-" 49,, -.
Patty.
"Well, / was little stirred up.
don't deny; l set right down and criec
quite spell"
"Wan't that real mean?" Mrs. Peel
asked of the audience in tone of fine
| scOrn.
Ibid thee wish then thee'd never
seen thy husband?" asked Amt Marci'
| of Sally.
The anxious face flushed and the sad
| eyes sparkled.
"Aunt Marcia, shou dn't know how
to live without Tom any way In this
mortal worldp' and the clear voice broke
down as if the thought of such a contin
gency was too much.
Aunt Marcia smiled.
II expect there are faults in ali nu
man creatures. Male and female crea'
ted he them,' though; and we can't set
out greatly to better the Lords plans
We couldn't really get long, thee
knows, without men folks, and they
could not without us; but | expect i
thee could hear them talk among them
selves, Miss Patty, thee would hear
quite frequent, Just like woman
Miss Patty could not deny it.-Rost
Terry Cooke i'll Christian Union.
Equal to the Event.