Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-11-28

W. Her husband looked at
her transfixed with horror "But listen
to reason, Marthy," he said, pleadingly.
you mean all right enough, but it's
turrible resky experiment. You'll
spile the hull day for them and us too"
Jest wait and see, 'Bijah."
"a nice Thanl1sgivin' We'll hev!"
groancd Farmer Gates. Its jest rec
dikerlus the way ye're goin' to act. I'll
go and tell Jane about it, and stop her
comm"
"Now see here, 'Bijah Gates" said his
wife, turning around upon him quickly.
IF there's any Righteousness about
this hull business, | reckon it'll all be
OWN to you. Here's Jane and John
Roberts hain't spoke to each other for
fifteen year-own brother and sister,
too-all on account of nothin', as We
might say. She's Twin on the old farm
ell alone with old Jahu, CROWN crank
Ter an bitterer ev'ry day. AS fur him,
Le'sg pretty little wife an baby, an
yet I'll bet his heart keeps hankerin'
after the sister that was alwuz a mother
to him. An say it's shame, an I'm
Jest soin' to bring 'em together!'
4 He shook his head. 1T can't be done,
Marthy," he said. IF you bring 'em
together in this house it'll make it on
pleasant for ev'ry one. Besides, it'll be
n queer Thanksgivin' for poor Tom and
Susy, fur we've alwuz had sech good
jolly times on this day. Wen all be
like chunks O ice."
Tom and Susy were as blue rs their
father over their mothers decision.
Lots of fun we'll have" complained
Tom. II don't see what mother can
find in A 1T Jane, regular straight
laced old maid. Her very looks would
turn sweet milk sour"
II know 1 shall laugh at her." said
Susy. II do just love to do something n
little bit improper, just to see how
shocked she looks. She thinks I'm the
boldest, worst-mannered girl she ever
met, / know she does. And she thinks
Toms the sullSiest."
"Susy," said Tom, scornfully, II do
wish you'd be u little more particular
about your grammar. One would sup
pose / was the sulkiest girl she ever
met. Don't underrate my dignity any
more than necessary. tn be crushed
enough when Aunt Jane comes. She
isn't our aunt, either-only our second
cousin, thank gosdness!"
"Oh, mother" tauntingly cried Susy,
"here's Tom talking about losing his
dignity because my grammar made him
out a girl. My goodness! IreclSon there
isn't any such thing as dignity unless
it's connected with boy, boy"
"Now do stop your quarreling," ex-
claimed Mrs. Gates. Its very strange
that you two can't talk without saying
somethin' hateful to each other.
don't see why you can't behave and
treat each other politely as you do other
peoples brothers and sisters"
But Susy is so unladylike," grum-
bled Tom.
"And Tom is so dignifled," sarcastical-
ly retorted Susy, that even his own sis
ter can't touch him with ten-foot
pole!"
Besides" said Mrs. Gates, severely
"Aunt James had enough to make heI
stern and unloving. She was q pretty
girl when lifr mother died and left John
only three years old. She was goin' to
be married, but gave that and every
thing all up, to make home for hel
father and John. Then her father got
sick with old-fashioned consumption
and for long, weary years she took
care of him and managed the farm, and
took care of John, till her health give
out an her nerves got oil unstrung
Then she grew awful fretty, an ev'ry
thing bothered her. An John, he never
understood how twas. An after theiI
father died they had a fewwords, which
led 10 bigger ones, and John called hel
mean, hateful old maid, that the world
would be better off If she was out of IL
and she retorted that that was oil tn,
thanks she got for givin' up ev'rythin
for him. So they parted. She give
John half of what the place was worth
an he bought another in Stamford. An
they've never spoke sence. But know
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