The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-27

tell me that he was going, and that all
women were firts and deceivcrs.
thought for awhile that you had nit
tened him, but I've put two aud two to-
geth0 Since and changed my mind"
"Why, you know, auntie, was in.
innate with Dolly Jenkings about that
time
''There, I knowed that tormented
widder had something or other to do with
it," interrupted Mrs. Barber energeti.
cally.
"And she kept telling me of the at
tent'ons which Jack was paying her on
the SLY, aud intimating more than she
really said, until at last taxed Jack
with it, and-you know how quick Jack
is, auntie2"
"fes, ready to go off tho handle at a
minutes warnin' an' then too proud TO
own that he's in the wrong"
'And he wouldn't give me word of
satisfaction as to whether she had told
-shs truth eE. not, Only that III had COM,
menced distrusting him so soon we might
as well part first as last, with other
speeches which cut deeper still. Oh, it
was so hard, Aunt Hespie, when loved
him 50. He accused me of being ieal-
Gus, but it was not SO. only thought
it best if he really cared for her, to have
the matter settled rightly before it was
too late"
"My poor little girl; aud that widder. y
with detestation in every tone, "she's
been after him thicker'n mush ever since
she took Oil her mournin', an all her
grievance is that he would have nothing
to say to her."
eyes, 1 know that, now that it is too
late, Aunt Hespic, but there's no use crv.
ing for split milk" bright tear trem-
bled on the long eyelashes, sand will
try and not spoil my Thanksgiving with
tears"
For the next few hours the discussing
of the measuring, weighing and beating
predom mated in the large kitchen and
spicy Doors filed each nook and GRANNY.
penetrating to the dining room, and even
to the parlor beyond.
"Scems sorter useless to make pumpkin
pies when Jack amt here to eat 'em I"
remarked Aunt Hespie discor3olately,
"'pears like there never was q boy loveC
pumpkin pies like he does"
''Perhaps that young minister who il
visiting Horace will eat Jacks share"
suggested Marion. Ministers USUALLY
have pretty fair appetite for good
things, I've noticed"
"I s'pose now Horace will be anxious
to show off his relations in pretty good
ityle to his college friend, 'rejoiuel Aunt
Hespie, refectively. '.When he told
ne he was coming. he said. laughing.
like 'rve been Dragging on your cook.
ing, auntie, and want to show Sammy
Holland wha. a. real Thanksgiving in
IA aefiGs1fH fsngfki i sshi51s HIS sssuosus wus-nu,v.
the big turkey dressed and ready for
stuffing, and the rows and rows of pies
and rich, piummy cakes, the pan of
doughnuts and the heaping platter of
cup cakes aud another of jam tarts sug-
gested large gathering on the morrow.
In Jacks room alone. no preparation
was to be made, for Aunt Hcpsie would
but Marion went in there with lonely
feeling in her heart, The song dying upon
her lips as she did so.
She fingered about the little dressing
! table, absently pushing in the pins
which spelled "Jack" upon his pin.
cushion, land thinking of him with such
longing that Jack could not have re-
mained angry with her could he have
seen her hungry eyes.