Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-04-18


When Mrs. Burnett put out her wash
ing, she knew that Mrs Deakin was
watching her and counting the number
of pillow slips and tablecloths
When Mrs Burnett came TO the back
door and called ont, Come, Alice.
dear, snd practice your music lesson"
it was equivalent to saying to Mra
Deakin, "Aha. we have q cottage organ
in our house, but you haven't any in
yours"
Mrs. Deakin had frequently informed
Tom that the Burnett organ was a
cheap secondhand thing.
Ono day, when Mrs. Deakin came
home from funeral in q covered car
riage. there was CONSERVATION in the
Burnett family, and accounts were not
fairly balanced until q 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. Likewise the Burnett children
repeated to the Deakin children all that
they heard at the supper table. Mrs.
Burnett know that she was being report
ed to Mrs Deakin, and Mrs. Deakin felt
i. her duty to learn what the viperish
thing had been saying. Frank Burnett
and Tom Deakin became convinced each
that the others family was probably
more to. blame over the fence, clothes
line and garbage box issues.
Allie Burnett started to run across
the street one day in front Of delivery
wagon. She fell, scrambled to her feet
again, and the horses knee struck her
in the back. She fell on the block pave.
ment and lay quiet.
Mrs. Deal1in saw it 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 timidly tt
the front door of the Burnett house.
Mrs. Burnett screamed, and then be
gan to cry.
"Run for a doctor, you loony!' sait
| Mrs. Deakin to the driver as she PLACED
the limp little body on bed and ther
ran for cold water and cloths.
When the girl opened her eyes, sh'
found her mother on one side, Mrs
Deakin on the other, while reassurint
| physician smile ror ever the foot
board.
"She's little jolted up and bumped
her head when she fell, but it wa
mostly shock," he said.
''Law me-" gasped Mrs. Deakin
"when saw that child fall, my hear
Just went into my throat! Don't cry
Allie; you amt bit hurt. The docto
says I can put some more poultice Of
your bad old bump"
"I'll get it, :" said Mrs Burnett.
"No; you sit still. You are as pal
as ghost. F"
That is how it happened that Fran
Burnett, coming home from the work
by the back way, found in his kitohel
the hated vixen, the trainer Of crimi
nails, the woman without character
Mrs Deakin.
She told him what had happened an
begged him not to frighten his wife, a
there wasn't any real danger.
Mr.. Deakin was likewise surprise
upon arriving home. Supper was nc
ready, and his wife had gone over t
the enemy. He went after her and wa
taken in.
Mrs. Deakin told him she couldn
come homo because Mrs. Burnett ws
all upset, and some one would have I
take care Of the child. So Mr.. Deaki
and his two boys ate cold lunch wit
Mr.. Burnett and his boy.
Mr.. Burnett sent Morton out to e
two cigars, and while the women Sc
by the bed in the front room the me
sat in the back room and smoked, Will
the three boys, awed by the revolution
kept very quiet.
''If Morton ever bothers you, Nj
Deakin," said Mr. Burnett, ''you jul
let me know, and I'll tend to him."
81 was just going to say to you ths
Larry's apt to be too gay now and thel
and if ever hear Of him picking Q
your children I'll make him remembt
it.
In the front room Mrs. Burnett ws
thanking Mrs. Deakin, who was hopin
that her children had never bothere
Mrs. Burnett very much. The little gi
went to Sleep and the Deakin famil
went home.
That was the end Of the feud. ]
each household there was a general O
der that in case of a neighborhood ri'
punishment should be visited upc
those nearest at hand.
Those two houses, side by side, b
came the peace center of the west div
J sion.
The Deakin children were at libert
to 60 over and thump on the Burne
cottage organ.
But who ended the feud-the mel
the women or the 6-year- old?- ?-Chioal
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