The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-01-25
Aunt Rachel broke two eggs before


into their heads,'' she said, IAN for the
life of me don't see where they come
from. l sometimes think the air is
full of them, jest as it is of bees an
things"
This was not exactly relevant to the
subject under discussion, from any
point of view, and did not feel in the
humor for abstract argument. ! be-
gan to suspect that Aunt Rachel had
been as observant as ] had AMI did
not care for me to discover the fact.
Harry Perrin is going to propose to
her before he leaves this place, l as
serted as boldly as if had the infor-
nation from headquarters.
'He might go further and fare
worse" was the not entirely original
answer | got from this, though in this
case | was ready to assent to the truth
Of the saying.
The interview was not as satisfac-
tory as it might have been, and
Iounged down toward the field where
Joe was at work without a very def
iuite idea of Aunt RacheFs opinion or
information.
A few days after this abortive at
tempt to get confirmation of my sus-
picions or some evidence to prove to
myself that they were not well found
ed, was compelled to go my way and
leave fate to work out its designs
without help or hindrance from me.
AS / said good-by to Aunt Rachel at
the station at Garrettsville said:
Il am afraid Margaret Kelley is go
ing to make fool of herself"
$50 all l." answered Aunt Rachel,
without making any sign to denote
that she was at all surprised at my re-
mark or that she did not fully under
stand my meaning.
Ayear is not long whe one is busy,
and it was full twelve months before
l saw or heard from Aunt Rachel
again. You may be sure it was not
long after that before l asked about
her niece and her lovers.
sit turned out just as you said it
would. the last words you said before
you jumped on the cars down to Gar
rettsville last summer" she said.
THAT day when you come a-pryin'
around out on the back porch an tried
to get me to tell you all l knowed an
didn't succeed, knowed how the land
lay between them two young fellcrs. l
knowed then jest as we'll as do now
that both of 'em was heels over head
in love with Maggie, an / knowed
that she would take up with Harry
Perrin as well as ever knowed any
thing in my life. After you. went
away Harry got to maxim up to her
more lively than he did while you was
around to see every move he made, an
they got to philanderin' ronnd good
deal.
Joe he was pretty well down in the
mouth an did sorter pity him, though
/ thought he was a big fool IT, ever
think he could get such q nice girl as
Maggie. Not but what Joe was good
enough for anybody, for II. Ger std
der young Teller never WAS about my
house in the world, but then folks
must remember that some things are
fifteen All some untittcn, an Joe
seemed to TO rget this entirely.
s'Things went along about that way
till towards fall, when Maggie had to
go back home an Harry hadn't any
excuse to speak of for stayin' out here,
an Joe he got pretty gloomy an Harry
pretty Uneasy, an Maggie was the
most puzzlin' critter ever met with
in all my born days. She tried to
show Joe there wasn't no chance for
him by bein' polite to him an holdin'
him off at arms length, an she was
nice to Harry as she could be.
Il got tired of worryin' about it,
which l couldn't help but do, though
it was none of my bushes, an enc day
| says TO her. says L: Maggie, why
don't you get them two felier:, ont o.
their misery by lettin the one that You
are gon to take propose an lettin'
the other know it is time to look some
where else?"
''Shc sort of flushed up an looked
kind O. curious like at me an SAYS:
'Mebbe l don't know which one to
take she says.
THAT made me pretty mad. an l
jest told her that she ought to take the
one best suited to her, an there ought
to be no considerin' which one that
was, takin' count of her position in
life.
1--WE amt stuck up at all, we Kel-
leys, but we know that we belong to a
family that has been in this country
good many years, an that counts for
something, though amt one that be-
lieves in blooded aristCcracy, an the
idea that she didn't know which one
to take was very upsettin' to me.
II didn't say no more to her, but !
knowed as well as / wanted to that
the matter was settled an felt easier
about it, though hadn't had no great
doubts about Maggie's good sense all
the time.
IA few days after that Harry an her
went out walkin' one evening about an
hour before shutdown, an 1 made ur
my mind it would be settled before
they came back, an it was. She come
back alone. an when l asked her
where Harry was she said she didn't
know. Then she broke out sayin': oh,
auntie, said no to him.
Whatever made you do that ]
says.
Because I said yes to Joe las,
night
''You could a-knocked me down with
feather" said Aunt Rachel, after a
dramatic pause.
Il was mistaken about her making
fool of herself" ] answered. Ohio
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