The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-10-24
Hiram Haviland's Thanks
giving Surprise.
BY HELEN WHITNEY CLARK.

"YeS!" SAID Mrs. Gillet, reaching
for the sponge cake, dts downright
OnChriStian the way Merry Gid
dingS treats her! !"
Ills so |" seconded Mrs. Pelcg
Larkins, who was entertaining a
few fliends at "A eaparty. "l
wouldn't stand, il / was Llddy."
ia! she's used 10 ii, poor
thing!' put in Miss Nabby Cobb,
"an' besides, | don't reckon she
kin better herself"
Il wonder she never married,
uttered he Widow Pullen.
"'rain't fur want q chances,
spoke up The hostess, sharply, as
she passed cup Of tea to her right
hand neighbor. "Liddy might uv
married long ago, lore she was out
of her tNennes. Squire Paddock,
he was dead sot after her: AID
dunno how many more. Bul Will
six CROWN sisters on her hands,
all younger'n her. and no mother
10 look after 'em, she felt twas hel
duty 10 stay single. An she dId
Now the rrsi OF 'em is all married
an Liddy's lett.
"They make a Perfect niggdrd of
her among 'pm, too" declared Mrs.
Gillei, biting her sponge-cake vi
cIou,lv, as il it were one Of the
transCressing parties "lf there's
a new baby on hand, Sister Liddy
must be sent fur: or il anybuddy's
sick, or gifts bone cross ways, no
buddy can't cure 'em but LIddy.
It's Liddy here, an Llddy there,
an Liddy everywhere! If Nan
ain'i gol nothing special fur her to
do, Sally has; an when Sally's
through with her, it's RoXarny's
turn; an SO il goes"
"An' as fur marryin'," put III
Miss Nahby, "they don't acdnt her
to marry, that's what. They air all
so triflin' and shii'less, they want
her 10 do the work for 'em."
"That's where the shoe plnches, "
agreed the hostess. "Here she's
been back two weeks at 'Nervy's,
after siayin' year an more TO
Prosper AIMS, an she hain'l
skeercely been outside q The house
since she come"
"Hillo ladies. Amt got through
with your drinking party yet, hey2
srinned Uncle Peleg Larkins, Jo-
cosely, as he walked into the room
with light powdering of SNOW
flakes OH his gray overcoat.
"Now pap prot ested his wife.
elbow you do talk, Mr.. Larkins,"
giggled The widow.
"What think heared, over to
the schoDl-meelin' to-day, Ladies' "
asked Uncle Peleg, appropriaIlng
vacant chair at the table, after
hanging his overcoat on peg in
The corner, and tossing his hat on
the floor. "But yon couldn't never
guess, so I'LL tell We. They air a
giliin' up a donation party fur
Brother Goodlove, The night alore
Thanksgivin'."
And -thereupOn the subject Of
Lydia Gales troubles was forgot
ten in The greater interest OF the
donation party:
ats burning shame an | shill
Tell Brother GoOdluve SO, too, if he
is a preacher" declared Mrs. Lar
klns, angrlly.
"Heyg What is it, wife 7" asked
Uncle Peleg, setting the pail OF
foaming milk on the kitchen table,
and warming his hands by the
stove. "Anything happened Z"
"Anything happened y repeat
ell his wife, hurryIug t0 the pan
try fnr q crock 10 strain The milk
in. IL sh'd say there had Here
we've been a-workin' like beavers,
tins two weeks an more, coOkin
fur that donation, an now Brother
GoOdlove SAYS he wont hev it We
had meant to O. KEEP il a secret
but it lex out, sOmeway another
an got 10 his years, az he throwed
cold water ON il. Sister GoOdlove
feels powerful hurt about il; but
she thought she better tell us, fur
she SAYS he won't except even 50
much as a biscuit. An what We
s;r a-roiu' lo do with the stacks o