Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-11-29
HER THANKSGIVING PIE.
BY SARA b. ROSE.

How 1 wish you would come, vi.
How wish ] could come, Flonnie.
II suppose no temptation in the way
Of roast turkey or pumpkin pie would
change yonr decision in the least 2"
Are you going to have pumpkin
pie e.
aWhy, yes. Did you never hear Of
papa,s Thanksgiving pie tin? He had
one made just the size Of the oven in
the kitchen range, and I have to fill
it with pumpkin pie every Thanksgiv-
ing. It takes square yard Of paste
and ever SO much pumpkin to fill it.
vi, you must come. It was delicious
last year.
aRapturei The dream of my boy
hood was to find myself in the. center
Of great lake Of pumpkin pie, and
obliged to eat my way out. Flonnie,
! believe I'll coms anyway.
Il thought the pie would be fetch
ing" she said, roguishly.
It has great influence. and the fact
that it will be made by your fairy fin
gers makes the influence almost ire
sistibIe. But, still, it cannot be.
Florence, do not try to undermine my
principles. It is not right.
Your principles! I didn't know
that yon had any. cannot see the
least reason for your refusing my very
first request, she cried, pouting q
little.
Alas, one must at least pretend to
principle. You would not wish me to
90 where am not wanted? Read this
letter and you will understand why
refuse your first request.
As I spoke I placed in her hand q
letter which had been handed me by Q
relative Of hers, the contents Of which
ran thus:
You vILLAIN--How dare you attempt to
gain the affections Of my daughter when
she is away from home and without my
permissiong There is no varmint abhor as
abhor lying lawyer. II ever you speak to
her again--if ever you enter my house--Fl
hcrsewhip you within an inch OF your life.
Respectfully, HARRISON UNDERHTLL4
aPapa!" exclaimed Flonnie, aghast,
IT didn't know as he knew anything
about you"
Neither did until your cousin Will
handed me this. / suppose he has
written to your father an overrated &C
count Of my many projections, and this
is the result"
Cousin Will? I wouldn't have
thought it Of him.
And Flonnie was upon the verge Of
shedding tears.
Never mind, darling. / think / can
arrange matters. When you go home,
and your father questions you about
me, pretend that you have met me, but
~ ~
that you rather dislike me than other,
wise.
aOh, Vi!p
aAnd If you meet me anywhere in
your neighborhood next week, act as il
we were perfect strangers.
@But, vi, what is all this for?"
sWhy, little sweetheart, I am com
ing down there after o generous share
of that Thanksgiving pie, and to cajole
your father into believing that / would
make q regular dahlia of a son-in-law.
And then Flonnie smiled, and hel
blue eyes twinkled like stars through
! the mist on her lashes, and I extorted
several rather selfish promises from
her. kissed her good by, and we parted
she to go on the morrow to hel
country home and face her irate father
/ to return to my neglected Office and
ponder how to gain the goodwill Of
the same angry individual.
The next week became boardel
at the little hotel near Flonnie's
home
AZ first I thought / would dazzle
him by 8 great display of the riches
that I possessed; also by still greater
<aa %hot Hid mi