The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-01

up in te5 4 ia her heiF, lest fa.f. shs .ef-
tl.nis u aci sclgl-teii>; the eonDi penctrAf.
"a even = the uaf~@selrocin. fhen came
Earring ponniinron tie s.ic door. Ann Narv
70 ~, lniaNcncd tie bedroom door took
The Lump, and sifpecl ont into he sitting
room. The loinsiing came again. "Ann
Mary, Ann Mary" cried folcc. TWAS her
Eranimothr..
"i'in ,o'nln'. I'm eomir'. craodnar'
shouted Ann Nney. >hc tai ncycr fls -
happy in her lie. be pu,hnl lla,is TIE bit
"a Tie sisla door with tFenlbin haste. Th,rc
sioo her ..fa Anne tsrr ali mVinci nn, with 4
shawl over her bead; and tuI IN TIC yari
were her grandfather aid another "a an. and
hnrse and Sicixi,. ihe mCn were tnrn mr.
the s.cirh around.
"puf the Ism In the wlad0w. Ann Mary"
called Mr.. I.itlf, and Ann Mary objected.
Her gruldmoiitr sank into a chair. SIN
Jet about tucker d out" se groned. ".f
don't kctch my death with this days wogS,
Fun lucky. There amt any more fecln' ia
my feet than a. n they WAS Jumps Of stone
Ann Mary stood nj her grgndmo;hcrs ell
how, aud her IA q was all heimlng. al
thought you weren't coming said she.
well. shouldn't have come step to-
night, II II hadn't bwn for you-aua the
cow" said Der grandmother In an indignant
voice. II WAS Md Of uneasy about Won,
an we knew the COW wouldn't he MIXED uu-
less You cot Mr.. Adams "a come over
Was Aunt Betsey very slclgs" inquired
Ann Mary.
Her grandmother gave her head a
toss. 'scS. No. there want THU x
the matter with her, except She
ate some sassag. -meat an had lit
lie faint turn. i.izz was sart 10 death. the
way she always Is. She didn't act rs II She
knew whether her heal Was ON, all the
time We were there. She didn't act a IL
she knew twas Ihanksgivln' day an she
didn't have no turkey that ! could see.
Let.
eycrythin' out 81 her head. / never saw
silch a nervous thing a. she Is. was all out
o. patience when got there. Betsy didn't
seem to be- very bal off, an there we'd hur-
ried enough 20 break our nccks. We didn't
dare a. drive around 90 sarah Beams 10 lct
| you know about IT, for We was afraid we'd
miss the train. We jet lot In with the man
that brought the word, an he driv rs fast NJ
he could over "a the village, an then we lost
| the train, an bad Ia SIT there IN the depot two
mortal hours. An now We've como four
teen mile in mn open sleigh. The man that
lives next door 10 Betsev said he'd bring rs
home, an thought we'd better come. Hes
soin' over L. the VILLAGE t0-nlght: he's got
folks there. | told HIN he'd good deal
letter stay here, but he wont. Hes as deaf
a an adder, an you emit make him hear
alythin, anyway. We ANT spoke a word all
tie way home. Where's Ioretiyg She
came over - stay with YOU. didn't sle?"
Ann Mary explained that Loretta was not
nc home.
"Thnts queer. seems TO me, Thanksgiyin'
day." said her grandmother. "Massy sske'.
what eats that: she came out OF the scttin'-
roomw
Ann Mary explained about lorctta's cat.
Then She burst forth with the question: that
hal been tippermost IN her mird ever since
her grandmother cam In. "(ia ilna SAID
-ne what did you 10 with the turkey and
the plum pndding"
"Wh.i did YOU do with the turkey and the
plum-l uidnf'
''TlIc turkey an The pium-pudliuy"
YES; | crul hut lind cm nnyWafrr.'
Mrs l. tie, who had removed her wraps,
and WAS eruachilg over III kitchen stiye,
with her feet IN ths oven, looked az Ann
| Mary with da<cd expression.
II dunno what ynil mean, child" said She.
Mr.. Little had helped the man with the
| sleigh 10 start. AMI Lai now come In. lie
| was pulling of hts boots.
Don't YOU remember, Mother" sad he,
chow you run back In the house, an said you
was goia' TO set that turkey an plum-pud-
ding away. for YOU was afraid 10 leave 'cm
| sottin' right out IVA plain SIGHT on the table,
| for fear that somebody might come in:"
''le~: ! DO remember, sid e''rs. 's';tis. -;
thought they looked most too temptin'. st
EN- IN the pantry. thought Ann Mary
| could < { 'cm when she came in.'
"rhoy amt In the pantry" said Ann
Mary.
tI,r grandmother arose and went into the
pantry with mnsterful air. "Ain't In the
| paniryY" She repeated. II don't s'pose you
| nore'n gave one look"
| Ann Mary followed her grandmother. She
lair'y expected TO see the turkey and the
pudding before her eyes ON the shelf and 60
| admit that she la been mistaken. Mr.. Lit
| tie also followed, and they all stood In the
pantry and looked about
II guess they amt il re. Mother said Mr..
Little. Cant YOU think where you set
emp
The old woman took up The lamp and stepped
out Of the pantry with dignity. I've set
| em somewhere" said she In "A curt voice,
'an' I'll lind 'em in the mornin'. You don't
want any turkey or plum puddin Tonight,
| neither OF your
hut Mrs.. Little did not fin tie turkey and
| the plum pudding In tie morning. Some
days went by, aud Tiers whereabouts was ~
much n mystery n ever. Mrs. Little could
not remember where she had put them; but
| Il had been la some secure hidiug-place, since
her own wit which had placed them there
could not lind 1t out. She was 30 mortified
| aud worried over &c. that she was nearly ill.
| She tried to PROFOUND tlic theory, and believe
| IN IL herself that she bad really let the tur-
| key and the pudding In the pantry aud that
| they had been stolen; but she WAS too hon
est. 1--WE II, crd Of folks putin things in
such safe places that they couldn't lind EN-,
before now said she; "but never heerd OF
| lOsn' a turkey ami aplum-puddin' that way.
/ dunno but I'm losin' what little wits
| ever did have" She went about with hum
| bic and rcsentful air. She promised Ann
| Mary that she would cook another turkey
| and pudding ths first OF the week, II the
missing CUES were not found.
sunday Ume and they were not dlscov-
cred. II was q pleasant day, and the Llttlcs
went "a the village To church. Ann Mary
/ looked over across the church after they were
/ ...t.l nl.l nl... -.r.nAtu NTH tho a.rniIu