Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-28
NO.. 27
''Where's my"


''Theo, is that you2" queried l, stopping
his mouth with my own tongue-clatter 'I
was just hoping you'd come around. want
to go over to your mothers, Theo, and you
must lend me your arm-lt's quite a Jour-
neyI"
''All right, Aunt ThooZy; but where's-'
"Musn't ask questions of your elders, boy
Just hand me that shawl yonder-thanks-
come alongr'
We found Samantha Thackery pieceing q
sunrise" quilt, her dear, old, foolish head
bent low over the odd bits of calico in her
lap. / kissed her, as l always do, took the
rocking-chair Theo set out for me, and aft
er a furtive sign of dismissal-a silent sig
nal that sent him upstairs to his own room
II began:
Samantha, l have something / think
rather important to say to you tonight
something l had no chance to speak Of
when l was here last Have you heard of
the help I've had all summer and fall?n
Yes, Arathusia, heard of your having
girl; but as 1 don't believe in hired help
myself / didn't inquire into the matter.
Well, has she up and left you IN the middle
of your preparations for Thanksgiving
gone off with your triple plate, or ="
:" Nothing of the sort, Samanthal She's
a good girl, honest and painstaking; and as
far as leaving me goes, she never thought
OF such thing, unless, indeed, you want
heri''
"Unless want her-Arathusa Simcoe,
are you wild?"
- believe was thinking more of Theo
than yourself, Samantha, when l spoke"
"Theo"
Yes. Theo, you know you've always said
you'd like your son TO marry girl who could
keen house for him ~
''You are right there! And the sooner he
gets that frittering little piano-player out of
his head the betterr'
"Out of his heart, you meant Well, this
girl has been under my instruction all sum-
mer and fall, and, though l shall hate to
part with her, with little assistance from
you feel sure Theo will be made to see
what is best for him. Please eat your
Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow with this
idea in view-criticise the viands all you
choose-and rll see that Theo -
"Oh, your word is law to himp' said the
boys mother; and / smiled to think she
shot her arrow nearer the mark than she
knew.
What is the girls nameg" asked my
hostess.
"Oddly enough, her name is the same as
yours-Thackery."
son, there are more Thackerys about here
than there are mosquitoes in Sawyer's
swamp! I'll think over what you have
said, Arathusia.n
On Thanksgiving Day in the morning
Lois tucked her pretty shining hair close
| under trim, stffly-starched little sun
bonnet, put on great gingham apron over
the dotted blue calico of her gown, rolled
up the sleeves until two pink dimpled ell
| bows were exposed to view and flew to
work. Her eyes were bright as diamonds
that morning, and rosy flush crept into
her rounded cheeks-a flush that crimsoued
| in its intensity when she opened the front
| door, at length, and gave entrance to Mrs.
Thackery and her son.
The old ladys eyes scanned her pretty
countenance with no sign of recognition,
and she had no more idea whose little
| trembling hands took her best bonnet care
fully upstairs than had of supposing she
,could know the bangless, ribbonless Qua
kerish-looking lassie to be her pet aversion,
| Lois.
From roast turkey to cream pie the dinner
was delicious, and the Thack rys ate as if
nothing so good had ever been before
tasted. Samantha tired herself in the