The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-06-08

Ill just Ike nlln.
No you amt Zed Granger, says |, as
riz up to go, you amt like him; he
was dyin' thief and you are a livin'
one.
With that Jerusha | made for the
door, and Zed let me pass out and
didn't say nothin' IN reply.
Them words want original with me
erusha, but they suited the exactly as
if they was; and | was raal glad |
thought of them in time to quote them
before | got out. fer | wouldn't have
liked to come back a purpose to tell
him.
But Jerusha | was all riIed up with
my interview with I'D Granger, and
began to think l want a success at
collectin' for Home Missions.
Howsomever, other people was a
success, and fine lot of things was
collected and sent, and then we had
another call, as | began to tell you of
the day was to see you.
You see Jerusha, Sister Slocum's
niece Serena, married a missionary and
went way out to Montana among the
Indians. They was doin' a good work
there, but a short time ago Sister Slo-
cum got letter sayin' Serena and the
hull family except the missionary his
self, was down with scarlet fever and
was poor and in need.
You know Jerusha that Sister Slo-
cum is the best hearted creetur IN the
world, and would do anything for any,
body that she could, but she has
large family of her own and amt rich,
and raaly couldn't do much, SO she
done the next best thing, and that was
to lay the case before the president of
our missionary society. Well the case
was urgent, and the president called a
meetin' the very next day, and we each
said what we would give, and then a
committee was appointed to go out col
lectin'.
Wewas lwillin' to go, and each took
choice of places, and in the general
talk and convassin' of the matter |
happened to remark that l want par
tlcular where | went, so it want to Zed
Granger S.
Sure enough, says the president, we
have forgotten him. Ladies do you
consider it wuth while to call upon him
and she looked enquirin'ly at me.
No, says l, don't think it is, as l
calculate that the hull result would be
that them that went would wish they
hadn't.
Perhaps Sister Pettlbone will go2'
says the president.
We all looked toward Susan, but she
looked straight ahead and said nothin' :,
and just then somebody mentioned an
other place that had been overlooked,
and Zed Granger was forgot by all but
Susan who, as it appeared, afterwards
had made up her mind to get some
money out OF Zcd Granger or perish In
the attempt
But it want Susan's way to talk
about anything, and we never mis-
trusted that she had such an idee in her
head till the next afternoon when in
walked Susan Pettibone and laid one
hundred and twenty five dollars on the
table.
Fifty of it, says she, is from Philip
Starkey and seventy five from Zedidiah
Granger; and then she went and took
the seat.
Well Ierusha Havens you could have
knocked me down with a feather;
was so completely beat out at hearin'
that | just set and stared at Susan Pet.
tibone, and there set Susan Pettibone
as unconceined as though it warn t
anything out of the common order of
things for I'd Granger to be giv'n'
seventy five dollars for everything that
happened along.
| warn't the only one that was com
pletelv dashed, and | could see that
the president was hopin' that Susan
would rise and explain, but that want
Sasan's way.
Well. thinks l to myself, when l
could get my wits back enough to
think at all, you may keep your
mouth shut as tight as you please Susan
Pettbone, but as sure as my name is
Mirandy Gilman, am going to find
out what sCftened the spot where Zed
Granger's heart ought to be to make
him give seventy-fve dollars for mis-
sions.
Well Terusha Havens | am one of
them people who believes that where
there is will there is way so comm
home from the meetln' the thought
came into my mind that Sister Slocum
and Susan Pettibone was great friends
and If Susan Petibone had told any
body she had told Sister Slocum so
made 1t a matter of business to call TO
see Sister Slocum.
took Susan Pettbone way of
keepin' silent unless | could see where
! could make somethin' by talkin' :;
and | had to beat about the bush 4
good while before | could get Sister
SIocum upon the subject of Zed
Granger and then had to commence
it myself
Law Sister Socum says pretendin'
| was just about 10 start Tor home, d.
you ever 90 to See poor Miss Grlng'r?
| often think we neglect her. she ays
home so much.
Now Mirandy Gilman, says she