The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-11-28

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fefHladed him N his superior edass
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fpidad her plan ihas
"Soe pfgptae that W. al ~ h
iAiheF 2 Thaak sRiyinK Day, and eaah N
~ fpnf carry y hundred dollars b.
yard The debt " for hundred and a
present ttsidea ifqm eyHfy child and
Rfandehild II your he shDrt ~ means
VIII lend you your part, sad yen ean
pay me ten dollars a month mill paid,
Apd 10 onr bot ua Two nnrl 10 fb0w
anything about H. I've written IL Abe
aud ~ eonsenis, and Lydia will nut In
ono hundred, though I expect II will
cost nor some plnchlng ~ d. II, nv you
~ Know her husband IL rather close
With money
The minister thought long aud sadly
u the winters needs, and finally called
hlA sweet patient httle wife Into the study
and told her hl about II. She looked
aorrowfnl but brave A. over. and re-.
piled. at Is only right. my dear W.
can and must trust The Lard TO SUNNY
our actual wants. ! can easily rive M
tho new winter dress and cloak Ind
planned 70 buy, and perhaps your over.
coat nonid last another w%intor.r
How many times have you given up
tbat selfsnme dress aud cloakPn he
asked smiling sadly.
"only three" sire replied, ''but never
mind that. We've two weeks Ia got
ready. and W., u bend all our on%erglcs
70 do our part Handsomely and well.
Dear GRANDPA, how happy he will be-"
, aD answer wns speedily sent 10
Mrs. Ayrcs, who lived twelve miles from
her early home, but In nm opposite III.
reotion. She was very busy, but found
ume to drop them n hnsty note 10
make no preparations for the table
bydln ~ will attend TO all that-liy-
ing on farms M we do II will be nothing
Tor US, and I've written the same 10 Abe,
Just see that you're there with wife and
children, and wo'll see 10 the rcst.n
Abrhm, the second son, lived IN the
city a hundred miles AWAY. He had
married a fashionable wife and had fonr
children, His wife had never met her
husbands relatives but few times. and
some way he hated 10 tell her about the
mortgage and ''sistcr Hannah'sn plan.
hls hrst thought was to send n hundred
dollars, but stay away from the festival.
However, he thought better Of Il. cspe-
cially when no remembered that Mrs.
was coming soon 10 visit them,
and he knew II would all come up then
and be thoroughly aired In her straight
forward way. so his wIfo was told Dart
and guessed tho rest, The plan caught
her Maynard fancy at once.
"A grand surprise on Grandpa and
Grandma Ashionl" she exclaimed chow
delightful and the children shall carry
lovely presents"
The train from tho city reached tho
village of Nashville nj about 1880 a. M.
and IN another hour II double sleigh from !
inc livery stable, with scarlet lined
robes, and drawn by horses proud Of
heir juggling bells, drew up at tho old.
gate at Grandpa Ashton's. I
Grandma heard tho bells and was I
out Of the window. She had |
0ust put the one chicken nicely stuffed I
- Inc oven to roast, and potatoes, cab
page n squash were ON tho table
dressed for cooking.
why, fatherl' she exclaimed. I
there's a big sleigh stopped here, and
he folks are n gcttin' out. Who oan a
hey bcPn a
Grandpa hurried out TO see, but be- d
ore they had reached the door Grandma q
recognized her son. After the first sal. |
iin'ions were over, and the two older I
'hlldren, almost young ladies', critically
MANNED through sp%ectacles TO SEQ v
whom they ''fayored,n poor Grandm. Il
ould conceal her anxiety no longer. q
II do wish you'd written, Eliza. q
Iidn't expect anybody aud we haint cot Il
nuch Of n Thanksgiving dinner can =
rt more vegetables ready, 10 be sure. I
MT guess ono chicken will seem rather
mall for eight Of us, but I haint time
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Never mind. mother" rcplIeJ Mr., u
sweetly, knowing more than she
'anted to tell, Two anne more to see
on than 10 cat n fine dinner n
A loud laugh from the children nj thu n
'indow aud y clapping OF hands =
IA load from that way; see Anna. secn :,
Yes, and see, n from that WAY too; u
9th got to the gate nj onecl' n
Grandma was bewildcrcd as they n
anne irooping In dressed In furs and o.
oloaks, for all had taken n long g,
DE: Worse and worsel that poor $,
peacefully roasting In the oven N
furnish a mouthful apieee 81
could they bc so thouphtless, I,
poor Grandma. Ia
ITS n surprise" shouted little Mabel m
yres. a rogue OF ten summers, ''and ol
irprisers always bring baskets. and Il
got four packed full Of" 81
There child" calculated Grandma. III
fopping Into her chair with a sigh Of VI
lief. chats tho most comfortln' thlng n
sc heard to-day, l was afraid yon'i nj
ost starve. Do. father, see II Tho W
her room aln't giitin' warm; We shall ca
Farm here In a minnit.n Vi
Mrs. Ayres, an energetic, stirring, Ia
lndsome matron OF forty, took the VI
I'm Of affairs In hand at once. 10
Go right Into the parlor. mother. dr
I'd don't give another thought 10 the a
inner. What isn't here already will be tn
hen Liddy gets here. expect them III
m every moment" ba
shall not describe that dinner, and Is
hope nobody will be disappointed LEI
only ! must say that il Is doubt. ke
II such roast turkeys, or chicken sll
es or plum buildings were 9 ON al,
any tables that day. A half hour IN n
good hot oven made them forget their wi
le journey, and they tickled the palatrs be
the ten elders and twelve youngsters I'm
The most approved fashion. Hc
Alter the older people had eaten their
and returned 10 the little parlor,
A,res 'arrled to superintend that ha
the Children. tnl
Now" said she briskly TO her two WI
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