Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-27
A FAMILY FEUD.
A THANKSGIVING DAY STORY.

The houses were just alike; green
shuttered and white; only one story
high, but occupying much space on the
ground. '1've no eye for these city
buildings" remarked Mr.. Browne, one
of the owners, when the plans were be-
ing made out. "Poor looking, built
high up in the air for want of ground to
build them out broad. Air is cheap,
and land is sometimes very dear, so they
run them up as far as they will stay with
out tumbling. Ours shall be on the solid
gronnd, then the first gust of wind will
not pick it up and carry it off"
What Mr.. Browne said Mr. Snow
agreed with always, so all the living
rooms were on the ground floor, and all
the chambers in the wings that were
built out on each side. Alotherly look
ing houses that could hide score of
children under their great wings, and
yet there was only one child belonging
TO each-a boy in the Browne house and
girl IN the Snow house.
But cloud no bigger than mans
hand was gathering over the two house
holds! 1t began about remark that
Mrs. Browne heard that Mrs. Snow made
about the ''e' at the end of her name-a
remark that threw some doubt on Mrs.
Brownies ancestry; and it grew and was
added thereto by rumors Of what Mrs.
Browne had said about Mrs. Shows
family. Mrs. Snow declared she would
have no insinuations about her ancestors,
and then Mrs. Browne retorted that there
was nothing in name, any way. After
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The high fence that had been put up
between the two back gardens by Mr..
Browne to train his currant bushes
against, was added to by Mr.. Snow and
extended between the lawns now to pre-
vent Mis-. Browne from peeping into Mrs.
Shows kitchen.
The wicket that had been made in the
garden fence to enable the two house
holds to run across lots, was closed up,
and a black currant bush nailed against
it. Thus all communications between
the two houses was stopped, for the
houses were so low and the fence SO high
that one could not see into the others
yards.
The children went to the same school
for time, but when one day jamie Snow
Browne and hold the book with him, that
was more than the wrathy mothers could
stand, and so each child was sent to a
private school, and thus even the chill
dren were prevented from any inter
course.
Seven-eight years-and the breach
grew wider between them. jamie went
10 boarding-school in distant town,
while Raymond went to an academy. In
the vacations each came home, but they
never met, except at an occasional picnic
or party. The houses had been newly
painted twice in the years; the wicket
was all grown over with currant bushes,
and the fence itself was adorned with a
barbed wire on the top.
Raymond entered business college
the second year ofhis absence from home,
and in the spring he obtained situation
as book keeper in a wholesale house.
When he came home for his vacation IN
the autumn jamie Snow was home too,
and they met. II was awkward, lex
cessively so," jamie remarked after
ward.
He had been home only day when she
discovered. and made up her mine that
she could show him maiden out Of New
York who could dress stylishly even if
she was out OF the world.
Meantime, the youth, feeling an ardent
desire TO impress his fair enemy, decided
10 walk past her house once or twice and
LET her know what it was TO see young
man from the world. He arrayed him
self in his Hsiefest coat, selected the