The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-04

trodden members of his family
The fcud had grown from thor
sand ggravating circumstances.
Suppose Morton Burnett t0 be on
the fence. Ills mother would open
the back door and say loudly
enough To make herself heard
the open windows of the
Deakin house: "Morty, get down
from that fence! Haven't I tul,i
you ai,nut that?"
Mrs. Deakin would hear and un.
Then she would wait her
opportunity to appear on the back
stoop and retaliate.
In summer time, when both woin-
en- ", re- out do RS much Of the time,
they occasionally exchangedg g,anc-
ps which we're more significant
than anything they could have
said.
When Mrs. Burnett put out her
washing she knew that Mrs. D-a-
kin was Watching her and count
ing the number of pillow slips and
tableclOths.
When Mrs. Burnett game to the
back door and called out: "Come,
Alice, dear, and practice your mu-
sic lesson" II was equal To saying
tO Mrs. Deakim: "Aha, we have. u
cottage organ in our house, but you
haven't any In yours
Mrs. Deakin had frequently IN
formed Tom that the Burnett or.
gan was cheap second.ha
thing.
One day, when Mrs. DeMkin came
home from a funeral in Il covered
carriage, there was constprnntior
in, the Burnett family, and accounts
were not fairly balanced until \
new coat of paint was put ON the
Burnett house.
The Deakin children told the
Burnett children all that their
mother had said about the probable
character Of Mrs. Burnett. Like
wise the Burnett children repeated
10 the Deakin children all that they
heard at the supper table. Mrs. Bur
nett knew that she was being re.
ported to Mrs. Deakin, and Mrs.
Deakin felt it her duty to learn
what the viperish thing had been
saying. Frank Burnett and Tom
Deakin became convinced each
that the others family was prOba-
bly, more to blame over the fence,
clothesline and garbage box issues.
Alice Burnett started to run
across the street one day in front
Of n delivery wagon. She fell, md
scrambled 20 her feet again, and
the horse,s knee struck her in the
back She fell on the block pave
ment and lay quiet.
\ Mrs. Deakin saw 1t all from her
front window. She ran into the
street and gathered the muddy
child in her arms. The frightened
driver had left his wagon, and he
followed her timinly to the front
door OF the Burnett house.
Mrs. Burnett screamed and ther
began to cry.
/ "Run for doctor, you lo0Dy,'
! said Mrs. Deakin To the driver a.
she placed the limp little body on
the bed, and then ran for cold wat
er and cloths.
4 When the girl opened her eyes
she found her mother on one side
Mrs. Deakin on the other, while Il
reassuring physician smiled at he
over the foOtboard.
"She's n little jolted up, ant
bumped her head when she fell ,bu
it was mostly shock" he said.
claw me-" gasped, Mrs. Deakin
"when | saw that child fall my
heart just went into my throat
Don't cry Allie; you ain't u hit hurt
The doctor says / can put s0m'
more poultice on your bad olt
bump"
"I'li get it," said Mrs. Burnett.
"No; you sit still. Your rs pal
as n ghost"
4 That is how it happened tina
Frank Burnett, coming home from
the works by the back way, foun,
IL his kitchen tho hated vixen, th
8 trainer OF criminals, the woman
without characteristics. Deakin
She told him what had happened
and begged him not tn fright4n hi
J. wife, MS there wasn't any real dan
ger.
Mr.. De kin was likewise surpris
!, Ell upon arriving home. Suppe
:. was not ready and his wife I'm
\ gone over To the enemy. He wen
p after her and was taken IN.
Y Mira. Deakin fold him she cOultln