Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-28

Blue Guch waflles had penetrated far
and wido-when all of II sudden there
was an exclamation, pause. a confusion n.
what is it 2" said Thankful, who,
with swift hands, was carrying tea and
coffee this way and that.
"a gentleman has slipped on the icy
car step said Mrs. McCray. II reckon
likely he's broke leg or arm or some
thing Here Miss Pennypacker you
come to the waffle irons I'll just stop
and see what the trouble is, McCray
amt never on hand at an emergency
When the train had gone the hurt
passenger lay in little white ourtained
room upstairs
DR.. FELTON, had set his broken arm
and bandaged his spraincd ankle
"lf you have moderately good luck"
said he, ''you need not be detained more
than two or three weeks, aud the people
here are very kind and respectable.
They'll make you fairly comfortable.
you'll find
The wayfnrer uttered groan, but
there was no appeal On all tho earth
there is no autocrat like u country doc
tor.
Mrs McCray was kind and motherly
Wong See. with his little almond-shaped
eyes and perpetual smile, proved to
n capital nurse, and after little
patient got used to his captivity. =
"Who is that hear singing !.
strars at times ?" he asked one day.
"Well," said Mrs, McCray. tits o,
Bridget Does she disturb you? She
will keep singing Nora say what you
will and -----"
"No, it isn't that coyote howl" said
the sick man, with u shudder. "Its
some one singing bits out Of the 'Trova-
tore'--little sweet trills and runs like "a
nightingale.
"Ohw said Mrs. McCray, II reckon
that's Thankful" +"
"And who is Thankful y
Miss Pennypacker. My sisters hus-
bands uncle's cousin, that camo all the
way from the State Of Yarmouth to teaeh
deestrick school, and when she got hss.
an other wemaa had gobblcd it upz~<fke
sitooation, mean
"0hw said the invalid "Yesv Mrs.
MoCray, if you'll put the LEMONADE
pitcher on the table ! can reach itimy-
Self"
The big Michigan rose on the porch
of the Todd farmhouse was all in Bios
som whom DR.. Lothair came at last to
make the long promised visit TO his
friend, DR.. Jennings.
"But it amt no use, sighed Mrs
Todd to Electra, Hes brung wife,
with him, I'm told--a bride all the way
from Dakota Territory" Z
''Humph !" said disappointed ElectraG
"a regur wild Indian. | guess. But
for all that, I'm sort o. curious to see
her. Lets go in tonight, mother, when
tbey'er through tea"
SO Mrs. Todd and the squire -depncd
their best clothes, and Electra put on
her newest set of fish scale jewelry, and
they all trudged over to Jenningses'
house when the sun had set aud whip,
powils began 10 sing.
"Why, ma, look there ~ said Electra,
ats cousin Thankful, sure's you're
born. settin' on tho piazzy, and -"
"No, it amt ssid Mrs Todd. "Yes
it is! Why how on arth come she
hero ?"
Thankful came running down the
stops.
"How do you do Mrs Todd" sbe
cried gayly
"Well, declare !" said Mrs Todd,
secretly planning within herself how to
avoid inviting Thankful to the house
"The fur west seems to hev agreed with
you Mercy, how red your cheeks be
S'posc you took advantage Of tho chance
to come back east with Dr. Lothair and
the bride. Where is she Y"( -
"Thc BRIDE" Thankful's checks wer. Z
rcdder than ever "0h, didn't yo
know am the bride y
lyon y echoed Mrs Todd
"Yes Como in and I'll introdu
you to my husband" Ne
Prosy old DR. Jennings treated d
visitors to long account Of the whnI
thing-from DR.. Lothair's accident
Blue Gulch to the wedding, where Won
See waited, and Mrs. McCray cooked
the game and entrees. 1t was quite ro-S
mantle, ho declared.
And Squire Todd stopped on the way
home to indulge in n hearty laugh.
"To think, said he, what mortal
hurry you was in TO get Thankful out
of the way of this very man so't Electra.
could hev clear chance" n
Judge Todd" snapped hisuilding
"you shouldn't laugh out so 10,
coarse It's dreadful vulgar"