The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-11

ooh, you must stay to supper, deacon
it's Almost ready now, and can't let
you go before that declared the hostess,
determined, and 60 he did.
deacon Gibbs Deacon Gibbs! stop
a minute, I want to speak to you,' cried
Mrs. Hatch, running out to the porch,
where he stood, looking little bewil-
dered at the unexpected summons.
4 want to ask you to come over the
day after w--Thanksgiving day,
youknow-and eat dinner with us. Now
don't say no-there won't be anybody
there only Belindy and our folks. Say
you'll comet
'Wal, l dunno, Miss Hatch, said the
deacon, uneasily. Il thank you kindly
for the invite, but I've been a-feelin'
kind of blue for good spell now, an
1 don't know as I'd be fttin' comp'ny
to go an eat Thanksgiving dinner with
folks when I'm blue
Shot -that's all nonsense, deacon.
You must come now, an I shall be a.
lookin' fur you.' And good-hearted
little Mrs. Hatch ran back into the house
before Deacon Gibbs had time to make
another protest.
If Mrs. Blossom noticed the deacon S
departure, she betrayed no conscious
ness of the fact, but demurely continued
her Irritation with the lawyer.
Supper, the great event of the day,
was ready at last, and the guests were
doing ample justice to the plentiful array
of viands set before them. Boiled ham,
chicken pot-pie, mashed potatoes and
turnips, hot slaw, apple sauce, squash
pie, custard pie, jelly cake, cookies and
doughnuts, all were placed on the table
together, and the guests invited to help
themselves, which they did with a will.
The meal was we'll under way, and
conversation had tagged considerably,
for with hungry people eating and talk
ing are not to be carried on together,
when new arrival came in the person
ofHiram Primm, the storekeeper's clerk.
Hiram was soon seated at the table,
helping himself right and left to the still
abundant substantials and luxuries on
the board.
Heard the news1' heasked, after par
taking Of a few mouthfuls. 'Hain't
Wal, the Blue Grass Bank has busted
smashed clean up. Creditors won't git
S cents on the dollar
Exclamations of surprise greeted the
unexpected tidings from all sides.
The Widow Blossom turned pale and
gazed wildly at the speaker.
Lawyer Green also changed counte-
nance as he glanced furtively at Mrs.
Blossoms face.
is that really so, Hiram?' he asked
anxiously.
'It's reelly so,' declared Hiram. 1T
will be in the papers tomorrow morn
ing
'Why, Lawyer Green, you amt got
money there, hev you7'
'Oh, no, certainly not. My funds are
secured on real estate. 1 don't trust to
banks, responded the lawyer compla-
Gently.
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amt there, either said Hiram, grave
ly, thereby causing general laugh, for
it was well-known fact that Hiram
spent his wages as fast as he earned them.
No one noticed the widows changed
demeanor, though she still looked pale
and declined a second piece of squash
pie.
But Lawyer Green seemed to have
changed his tactics, and was now evil
IDENTIFY bent on getting up Irritation
with Mahala Williams.
The widows money affairs were not
generally known among her acquaint-
ances, consequently she escaped their
condolences. Jerusha Hatch though,
did manage to whisper few words OF
sympathy in her ear.
Don't worry about it, Belindy,' she
urged: 1'll come over an see you to-
morrow, an we'll talk it over But
Mrs. Blossom did not recover her spirits.
Lawyer Green did not appear to no.
tice when the widow rose to leave, com
pelling her to accept the protection oi
half-grown Tom Larcom, much to the
surprise of all who noticed the circum-
stance.
sHe was awful sweet on the widder al
first they whispered. 'She must oi
give him the mitten, and the next day
it was currently reported that Lawyer
Green had proposed to Widow Blossom
and been rejected. So much for the
truth of what 'they say
Jerusha paid the promised visit bright
and early in the morning. She found
her sister looking pale and detected.
'How bad is it, Belindy7' she asked
did you put all your money in the
bank?'
'All-every cent of it, groaned the
widow.
'Wal, it is too bad, but never mind
you don't have to give up the house
right away, do you7
mo, not till March.
$50 much the better then; though oi
course, you could have a honr with US,
right away But there's your COWS and
chickens and such things. They'll bring
better price after you've wintered 'em.
and you kin sell 'em in the Spring, and
there'll be so much gained
After considerable more conversation
on the subject, the widow seemed tc
brighten up little, and her sister pre-
pared to take her leave.
Now you'll be sure to come up and
eat Thanksgiving dinner with us to.
morrow, won'tyou, Belindy2' she urged,
and Belinda promised.
Jemima's footsteps had died away.
and the widow was still sitting forlorr
and despondent when her reverie wa:
disturbed again.
Morning Miss-Miss Blossom, said
a hesitating voice, and there stood Dea
con Gibbs, nervously twisting his hat ir
his hands.
The widow placed a chair for her Wis
itor who sat down, looking more ner
vous and embarrassed than ever.
1--we Jest heerd,' he began, 'tha