Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24


lose emmy of the conversation; but Miss
!obson. who is real cute. says:
Sary Jane, you mount as well be
ironin' while we aire eatin'." and so.
Ov course, he'd to leave the room.
Howsomever, i heard the rest of the
talk. tho hos0. Is neither here or there.
Mr. Jobson apparently he'd picked
up the letter, and was a-readin' of Il
aloud. 1t run somethin' like this:
"DEAR NIECE: You will be surprised 70 70
| ceive letter from your aunt that you hevn't
seen since you Was child. hear you aire
married and prosperous, which Is . mercy, for
your old aunt is a-comin' to make her home
| with you. She hopes to find refuge there,
for all the rest hev turned their backs onto her.
You may expect her the day after you get
| this letter. Yours affectionately,
"AuNT SABrNA BRIGGS"
"COol!' snapped Obediah; "she's
a-comin' whether we want her or not
Let me see. Tomorrow, then. she'll
be here"
YES" said Freshly, stiff like in her
tones
There was long pause. and was
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Mr.. Jobson broke out again.
"Hemr' said he. 1--WE been a
countin' how many aunts and new
vies and nieces you hev he'd, Persilly,
to come and make their home with you
for spell. Hev you ever counted emp"
Miss JObson didn't make no answer.
"Jist twenty-one. went on Mr.. Job
son. "and this affectionate Aunt Sabina
of your'n will make Twenty-Five One
ov your affectionate nevvies." sails he.
"driv one of my best horses to death.
another one smashed new buggy all
to pieces, and another went to shoot a
rabbit and killed a promisin' heifer.
Gracious me why, could go on all
day, and then wouldn't hev enough
time to tell all the expense your rela-
tions hev put me to-"
Miss Jobson fell to cryin'.
Il never laid straw into the way
ov your relations not comin'," sobbed
che, "they was alters welcome"
my relations ~ exclaimed Mr. job
son; "they hev no cause to 60 a.
spongin' onto nobody, they hevn't."
Miss Jobson sobbed and sobbed
"Ill tell aunt when she comes that
you don't want her." sails she. firm
like. "and that she must go away after
a few days. visit"
"No." sails Mr.. Jobson. as if think
in, mo; we'd only make an enemy
ov her in that case, and from her let
ter Judge she'd be just the one to
run round to all the neighbors and
tell as how we he'd turned her OUT
Freshly was awful indignant at that
"No scch thingw cries she; ':Aunt
Sabina's lady, real lady. She hes
lived in the city, and once was rich.
She's old, now and must hev lost her
money. heard as much from Uncle
John onct" sails she.
$50 all ov 'em hev turned the cold
shoulder onto herr' remarked MIR.
Jobson. kind ov softenin' like; ''still.
l don't want no old woman a-pryin'
and a-meddlin' round here, and like
as not dyin' here. too. No. Freshly"
he went on, firmly, mo! I'm goin' to
put stop to the hull business. Leave
it to me, leave it to me;' and then I
he ard him git up to leave the room, so
l he'd to git back to the kitchen as quick
as ever I could.
A little while after l seed him hitch
up the horses and ride off to town; and
Miss Jobson went up to the spare room
and laid out her fine sheets. and put
up fresh urtains and loopcd 'em back
with brite blue ribbons, and put some
flowers into the vases. and done every
thing ter the poor relation that was
comm. jist as if she was the ancestor
who had signed the Declaration ov In
dependence herself.
There was no two ways about it,
but Freshly Jobson he'd good heart
and thought nothin' too good for her
own family. never knowed how she
would hev treated his n, fer as far as I
kin recollect none ov 'em ever staid
over to our house more'n meal or so.
Well. the next mornin' Obediah took
his wife by surprise.
"Tm goin' to the station" sails he.
carter Aunt Sabina myself Freshly.
I'll do the honors on this occasion"
There was laugh into his eyes as
he said it.
'.You?" sails she. kind of doubtful
like, fer he never he'd done SO afOre fer
emmy ov her family. as fer as l knowed
on, and. as I hev said afore. I he'd
lived there nigh onto nine years, or
more.
"Yes," said he; and, sure enough.
he hitched up the horses hisself and
went
l could see Miss Jobson was awful
nervous, as the time went by, and so
was /.
MAY be he didn't 60. arter ALL
thinks ]. "and only done that so as
Miss Jobson couldn't hev the team to
go herself
don't know what was a-passin' in
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