Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-27

family meet at our house this year. Sh
wants to show oil her culinary accomplish
ments TO her new mother-in-law. Yol
have done your shsre long enough.
may be yours and Hates turn next year
Rob he continued turning to his com
panion.
Possibly, the young man answered
coolly, we may not have any cause 70
Thanksgiving
Katie looked at him with dark dilatin,
eyes, then her face flushed scarlet, and sh,
walked deliberately out of the room
Mrs bummidgeS mind was nearly of il,
balance. Mr.. Gummidgc had discreeily
retired. Kate was crying upstairs. DIR
Ned and Mr.. AiheIton stood calmly await
iDg her answer. But she pulled herself
together again sufficiently to inform DR.
Ned that on no account would she re
llnquish the Thanksgiy ing hospitalitics tc
another. Then she gave Mr. Atherton {
/ pollte invitation TO be present, which in
Nitation WAS politely declined.
Sec here, young man; you carried that
1 thing little too far, said Dir. Ned to Mr.
/ Atherton. as they promenaded down tn,
street That speech Of yours wasn't ex.
acty-cNactly loycr-like."
1t was as good a speech as one could
I expect from person who can't tell turkey
/ from goldfish" answered the lover. with a
I frown.
| Dr. Ned burst out laughing. But. Ath-
erton, when you have been in our family a
year vou VIII know more about Mother
Gnmmtge than YOU do now. She consid-
err you the pink of perfection, and is de-
lighted at katie's choice. know IL bey-
ond question"
Hum, said Robert Athcrton
Dr. Ned wheeled round upon him. DO
You love my Sister Katie for herself alone n
said he, angriiy If YOU do, what diff
ference does her mother or brother or sis
ter make 10 you: But come. We won't
quarrel. My little mother i, the dearest
ana best little mother in the world. only
She viii occasionally be cantankornu-
iou'il lind her out some day"
Ned, do YOU believe in heredty:' asked
the lover, after while. 'Bosh," " said Dr
Ned
When Mr Atherton reached his office,
he Immediately sat down and wrote the
following:
"My own dearest Kate: VIII you >hoa
your sweet forgiveness 81 nv hu>fN and out
ragrous speech this morning hy meeting me
nj tea thi> evening nj Dr. Ncd'-: II you don't.
| shall never more have cause for Thanksgiving
in this world.
Your relcnfant aud sdoring Ron"
Miss Kate did not appear at dinner ,ha,
day, but came down stairs soon after, ana
Informed her mother that she was gong
out to spend the afternoon She returned
quite late in the evening looking pale al d
with a troubled expression not often seen
on her hr .ht face. II went straight to Tie
heart ol her conscious stricken mother hut
the demon Of pcr,crsity still Held 20 strong
grip on the little woman that she gave no
outward sign Of relcntin. But when Nate
IA answer tu her fathers question WHY
Nj A'herton did not cnmc in a. usual
replied that MI Atherton Md not come
home wiki her," Mrs GrummiAgc was un
the point of making further attempt ri
reconciliation. hut before she could carry
her purpose into execution. Kate badr her
good night ani left tA, room
The next morning Mrs GUmmidgr came
down stair ready in hiring forth frg>
meet ioI repentance she had prcpaitd
for breakfast the di,hc, Kate especially
hkcd. She gave her permission to arrange
the furniture iu the par,ur % suit her own
idea>. even allowing her % have her piano
placed a. She pleased. concession OF vN
magnitude. She even went 80
far a. 10 ask hate whether >hc thought Mr.
Aihertun would like roast turkey and
hoilri chicken or prefer roast chicken ard
to su,Ucr 'ha, goldfish would do for him,
nlt >hr rrfrauncd. saving quietly, MIR
AtA,rt9u has .cft town
Ia,u W. had better uut have any
Thanksgiving dinner ,aId Mr. CON
mid-e. nov thoroughly upset
WHY mother. -aid Kate Id a-toui>!-
ment lou said You dii not want him, aud
wouldn't have him You were driven to
Invite him out of mere politenr>,
lou know better katherine Gum-
mii-r interrupted her mother. II hai
set my lead on having beautiful Thanks
giving. And | never in my lIie rot up such
"a t-l,ri'a- dinner. OfCpur>e intended II
especially for you aud Mr. ithcrton. AMI
now be ha- spoiled the whole thing.
never could understand why some people
are made - contrary"
Never mind, wife" said Mr.. Gum
miiI-, cnu>o!nsll Wen manage to
have an enjoyable time somehow
Well, ,he answered perhaps it will
bee Just a, well for Kate if the engagement
i broken OF il he i going 10 develop such
temper before they are married
But in spite of The Slight draw back the
preparations for Thanksgiving went on to
the final completion. The day before
Thank giving Mr.. Gummidgc came Ia din
nrr an hour earlier than usual
Il had call from the minister this morn
Ing. he explained AT meeting Of the
relief committee Of the church last night.
il was decided 10 appOrtion certain mum
Der Of poor families belonging 70 the church
10 different members these families To lc
provided with dinner plain and substan-
tlal, or elaborate and >umptuou>, accord
in2 TO the taste and purse Of the donors.
We have two assigned to Us. Peter VII
kinS, who has an invalid wife and six chill
dren, and Mrs. Bennett the widow Of the
brakeman who was killed last month. She
has family of tye-l knew you would be
glad TO do yOui part
She answered in perfectly placid voice
You know great deal more than is good
for you Goliah Gummidge Do you real
ize that there will be nineteen people here
to dinner: That is as much as can attend
to- As for Peter wilkins, he was very
foolish to marry all invalid wife and told
Mrs. Bennett six years ago that if she mar
ried brakeman he would probably have
his head broken. and he has"
Il think it cminentiy proper that we
should remember the poor at this time of
the year, without any regard to the cause
=
"Fiddlesticks," She answered, as she dis
appeared in closet. She emerged as she
heard the door bell ring. A servant hand
ed her note. She read it aloud:
Dear mother-My wife and are obliged to
20 out of town early tomorrow morning. We
wi not be able to come to the Thanksgiving din
ner. The children are invited to party i'll the
afternoon, and are so anxious to 90 that we
have consented. We are very sorry, but hope
you will have pleasant Thanksgiving.
Your loving son. BEN.
She had hardly finished reading this when
her son-inlaw walked into the room evil
IDENTIFY in great haste. Mother" he said
hurriedly lin awful sorry, but Cornelia
is indisposed ,and the doctor has forbidden
her to leave the house. The children are
invited to party. Bens are all going and
of course | cant leave my wife alone
Thanksgiving day. It's provoking, but it
can't be helped. Good bye; will see you
again" and he was out of the room before
any one could speak to him. Later in the
afternoon DR.. Ned came bustling in, caught
his mother around the waist, "Now,
motherkin," he said, "you all come over to
our house tomorrow. OF course We can't
get up a very elaborate spread on such
short notice. but as the family party is
broken up for this year, give my wife the
qualification of playing hostess. Father
will consent, | know, and SO viii! Katie, y
and he turned to his sister, to have his
words verified.
II have promised to take charge of the
dinner at the orphan asylum" said Kate,
but it's just the right thing for father and
mother to do"
II think said Mr.. Gummidge, "that all
things considered, mother and had better