The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-03-04
lRINGA Bush.
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been-he never would be.
once he had said so five
rhaps more. II was one
satisfactions of his life to
omen folks and the children
TALKED about ghosts. "Pooh,
earsl" he would cry. "The idea
laid of what doesn't exist
ng! / declare, il makes me
Maginnis fully sympathized
lily published views of Mr..
IN the subject of American
times used to make Mr..
irly purple in the face with
r how the visiting servant
of shiver in the evening
Maginnis' own last weeks
histily waving upon the
L was always with fiendish
le worthy man beheld white
81 old SPAWNED and decrepit milk
horse abroad in the golden eventide,
knew that in very short time some
presumably an old maid or a school
l, or fat cook with a dozen bundles
Der arm, would be frightened out of
false teeth. Such was Fletcher Ma
Ia dsbeliever in things super
\; little, pudgy, bay Widowed,
short breathed, everyday grocer,
sanded his sugar because he
we'd that somebody else had at
at little matter before him.
$hlpened in the regular course of
winter approached, with its
nv of frosts and mittens and
df the man with the five-inch
elbow under his arm. Mr.. Ma
sual, resurrected his ulster, and
same old chestnut, as he met
jsed ice man delivering his last
tystal comfort at the back door.
mis- began TO gather in her choice
enting meanwhile that she had
his important domestic duty un-
plexion of her nose, tweaked by
eless fingers of Jack Frost, must
ract the attention of passers
klelicate syringa bush (Maein-
1t, syringe bush, but then Ma
mo eve for beauty, no olfactory
BILE Of aesthetic titillation) she
ng over, undecided whether to
roots and all, to the cellar, or
intrust it to the chilly embraces
Finally she decided to give it a
hionable, corn-colored ulster of
bich Maginnis should purchase for
some competent son of Erin cut
suit the requirements of the bush.
hwhile q sharp night threatened;
had gone to the store, to be alb
aer later than usual, he said, as it
&c night" and unless some cover
kI.yovided for it the precious syringa
obably freeze. So Mrs. Maginnis
tho house and got an old skirt of
a sheet. 1t was quite dark, but
pinnis laughed as she spread out
ON like garment and slipped it over
thinking what il anybody should
powl Then she wrapped the sheet,
old, around the bush, and fastened
bat woman's rdde mecuDs, pin.
considerably small" in the morn
yhen Maginnis got away from the
y" He felt queer. The piercing air
e early morning cut to his very mar
4 He shivered, actually trembled-
ething he had not done for twenty three
N. although he was a married man.
.show, his head seemed to be bursting.
grabbed his hat-rim, and with the great
difficulty discovered the connection be-
.en his brow and the tightening band, and
ed the hat upon the back of his head.
W strangely the stars lookedl How the
und seemed to glide forward and back
ri beneath his feet. He started dizzily
the direction of home, every now and
n stopping TO allow the shifting earth
e to sabside; then, clasping the unbut-
ed ulster feebly with both hands, he
tRered on again.
fletcher Maginnis was drink little
l SO drunk that he didn't realize it him
\. but just drunk enough to be somewhat
ed and apprehensivc and obhque OF