Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-12-01


"ARs you ALL DONE TAl.KISG?'
we'll when he goes away call II
scandilous-"
Then she hasn't much to say to her
husband?" asked Miss Braincrd, feel
ing more interested. "Much to say"
screamed Mrs. Armil Law, me! Why,
she amt spoke mortal word to him
for morc'n ten years. That hoy OF hers,
Leon, uint never heard his mother
speak TO his father"
do you mean that literally. Mrs.
Armil? Not word.''
Not word? Amt il owt!acious?
II would make my blood run cold to live
that way for II week told lletty.
SAYS |: 'Armil wouldn't put up with
scch foolin'.' That's my husbands; real
nice man, but u German, and liked his
own way. lie had the same pretty
blue eyes like Emil, and n sortcr sullsy
streal; pintblank like Emil, too. But
Seth. he's terrible patient and he sets
the world and all by lletty-always did;
and they do get on better than you'd
think they could: she cooks everything
his way, und furnished the house with
her own money jest to please him. llc'sa
great hand for rcadin' in books about
things and lie paints beautiful-he
painted their rooms inside, but llctty
painted the outside. She's splendid
farmer, too, and can pillow and plant
better than man; yes, he would pint
cdly be fool to mad llctty! So, some
how, they get on; when they want any
thing they talk IL out to Leon. Hes n
terrible bright boy, got u awful big
mouth. see il coming round 10 his ears
from the back Of him, when he begins
to smile; but he is jest as good rs gold
and is on to fractions in the 'rthmctic.
II Ilctty wants TO know anything she
tells Leon. and he asks his paw, and
Seth the same way with her: and there
is advantages; he never gets harsh
word from her. But law, inc, it's the
funniest sight ever did see, him and
her a-talliing-'
"Talliing?"
"Ycs, na'am, to Leon. lie sets
atwecn them, and first she says: Leon,
I'm mighty dubious bout this trying to
turn the whole world upside down,
cause we all don't have the money to
pay our honest debts: for that's what II
CONES to, says she. Perhaps the Lord
made the world in seven days says
she, but we can't make it over SO
briefly Leon says he, those East
crn land sharks and the money power
land he slings out lot of fine words
like he gifts out Of boolis-l disrcmcm-
Der thcml they are going to skin u.s.
ana so it goes on. ilrst and last, Leon
never OPP ming his head; only when he
gets right tired he sometimes does say:
Paw and nav, ars you all done talk
ingg' and gifts OF that way"
but what do they do when they are
i'll, any Of thcm?"
''Ill? he amt bit i'll to her or to
him; it's the peacefulest family you
ever did ben in!''
IL mean Sick" Miss Braincrd amend
ed. recalling the southern intcrprcta-
ton of the word.
"Wcll," Mrs. Armil answered, reflect
lively, "thcy amt ben much sick, worst
was when lIctty broke her arm; that
was bad. You see lefty and me was
raised together, and first cousins and all
lilSs we be, we think heap OF each
other, SO I'm over there all the time
can; and was there that. day. Yes
ma AMI don't reckon shall ever forget
the way Uctty looked marching into the
room with Leon in her poor arms and
one of them plumb broken and Leon all
bloody. The way of il was, the lull
run mt Leon-he want only five then
and puny rs puny-ncver believed they
could raise him; and he want much
hurt, but he fell down, that was how,
and bloodied himself and looked the
worst in the world; and she'd made
run for him and wrapped the bulls
head mp in the cloth. and. Lord only
knows how she done it-she got hin
back into the barn not hurt q bit and
picked up Leon and carried him into
the house-he made kinder mess on
the carpet tracking in, you know, and
someway Seth got word and come
fiyin'. First he lowed twas Leon. He
seen Hctty standing calm rs calm by
the stove and the arm twasnt
broke being toward him.h didn't think
of her. 'Lconl Leon! Is Leon hurt
bad?' was oil his word, for Gods sake,
Esther, tell me-, says he, i won't never
ask you TO say another word! But she
didn't say one word TO him, Jest calls in
queer, cholcd-up voice: Leon, como
on here to your father Then ! said
Leon was all right, It ben lictty thct
Ind broke her arm, and gave him the
whole story kinder pcppery like, for |
felt riled to see him going on about tho
wrong one. knew Hetty didn't like II,
neither. But he felt bad enough
when he got ut the rights Of the story.
lie hilt Hetty's arm when the
doctor set Il; she never made lisp
didn'ttalse ether or nothing, and the
drops Jest rolled of his fnce-loolzing
on. Bat she never spoke TO him. He
waited on her night and day; he Is q
right good nurse.
s'Eor she didn't speak to him Che
t'no Ne news came fhni be was elect
ID ne walked into the roon-hc'su
MIGHTY pretty man. only he's eot q