Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-29
GRANDMOTHER'S SIGNS.
Her Prediction Concerning the
Baby, and What Happened.


mother Ryder came to live at our house.
She was my mothers mother, and one
of the best-intentioned little old wom-
en- in the world. When grandfather
died, my brothers and sisters, as well
as myself, were afraid that grandmoth-
er would make her home at our Uncle
Mats or at our Aunt Mary's, and there
was great rejoicing when the letter
came in which she wrote:
Il did think at fist that I'd better
60 to Mary's, but the grounds in my
coffee-cup never pointed favorably to
it, and last night / had dream that
I've dremp three times running, that
made it clear to my mind that I'd bet
ter come to you. l would start to-
morrow if it wasn't Friday, and l
sometimes think the Friday sign runs
into Saturday, too; so will not start
until Monday, which will bring me to
your house on the day the moon fulls,
and take that to be good sign.
An amused smile came into fathers
face as he read this letter aloud to us
children, and he burst out laughing
when l said:
I'D just like to know what coffee
settings and dreams and the moon
have to do with itP'
Nothing, my dear; nothing at all, "
said mother, laughing softly. but
grandmother has odd notions that we
need not say any thing about, or mind
at all, when she is here"
We lived in the country on splen-
did farm. On the next Wednesday
afternoon, to our great delight, we saw
father driving up the long lane leading
to our house, with Grandmother Ry.
der seated on the spring seat by his
side. She waved her handkerchief,
and six eager children set off on a run
to meet her. We had not seen her fol
three years, and as soon as we were
near enough to hear, she began say
ing:
why, bless my soul, how you hav,
growed! / declare, 1 don't know 10th.
err from which, but l guess that's Der
tie, and that little girl with the rufflet
apron is Mamie, and that's Tommy
with the red ribbon to his neck
Looks zactly like the ambrotype of hin
I've got. Bless all your little hearts
anyhow! I'll know which is which
sfora txyn bo,,ro ~
When father helped her out of tn
wagon, she struck her foot on some
thing, and would have fallen had h
not caught her.
"Mercy on usV' she said. SIN
glad stubbed my right toe. II 1t ha'
been the left. it'd been sure sign
was going where wasn't wanted"
"You know that you are wante,
here. no matter what the signs say,
said mother, as she took grandm
into her arms and kissed her man,
times.
"Yes, dear, l know it, ! know it,
said grandma; "but all the SAME,
couldn't have helped worryin' some
it had been the left toe"
We soon discovered that grandmoth
Ell, had sign for every thing tina
happened, and tor much that didn'
happen. When any thing unusue
occurred. grandma suddenly recalle,
the manner in which she had pre-
viously been forewarned of it. TIL
fact that her signs and predictions ger
orally failed of fulflment did not dis
turb her in the least
One day l overheard mother say
"Don't you often notice, grandms
that your signs do not come true
You said yesterday, when you saw tn
cat scratching the fence. that it woul
rain. sure, before night; but there wa
not cloud in the sky all day. and nc
q drop of rain FELL"
why, Sussn!' cried grandma,
tone OF great surprise. 18th
morning paper says there was pei
feet flood yesterday down in AL;
bama."
The proof was incontrovertible, no
outstanding the fact that Alabam
was fifteen hundred miles from OF
home.
My youngest brother was but thre
months old when grandma became
member of our family. She was yer
fond of baby Danny, and was gratifie
TO know that the signs she had had n
garding him were favorable to h
future happiness
IF he lives to grow up" she sale
she'll De smart and a rich NAL
See that mole on his neck. Tha 5
splendid sign. And he's going to hav
& 'cow-lick, too; that's another goo
sign. hope to goodness Susan. tbs