River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-11-21

the best room. "But don't seem TO
have no Twin soul 20 take an interest
in. and nobody TO take an interest in me.
exceptin' Rover and the parrot. and they
are both like to die of old age most any
dav.
II amt got no heart 10 eat nor work.
II used TO be so coy like when Indy
and me was here together, she settin'
on one side of the table and me the
other. always poured the tea and she
dished the sauce. Indy was good
company-sort o. cheerful like. even
after she took that hackin' cough that
proved the death % her. as | alws s
said IL would if II lasted long enough.
I'VE was only two old maids. Indy
and me. but we was happy and comfort
able. What with the weekly prayer
meetin' rollin' round so often: the mite
society and the quarterly meetin' com
in off once in three months, and the
presidin' elder stOppin' with us on &C
count of the preacher always happenin'
to have so many children and bein'
sca'ce o. spare beds, we hadn't much
time 10 be lonesome.
but it's all changed now Lindy's
gone. turn sort o. sick and faint
when | think of ThRnksgivin' comm
on. and settin' here and eatin' turkey
and cranberry sauce all by myself" and
Miss Mehetabel, under pretense OF
rinsing her potatoes. walked TO the sink
and dried her fast-fiIling eyes on the
snowy towel.
"Mr Williams and ] have thought
and talked il all over, Mehetabel." said
the little pastors wife, who had sat hal.
smiling. half sweeping, but at the same
time busily stitching away on a child's
apron during Miss Mehetabel's lengthy
discourse. I'VE both think you ought
not 10 live here alone as you have been
doing. when there are hundreds Of
destitute children who need just such
love and care as YOU are able to give. A
child would be great blessing in your
lonely home. Have you ever thought
OF this. Mehetabel?"
strange, But do you know 7 was
thinkin' about that very thing only
yesterday. As l was goin' down to the
grocery store to buy pound of tea,
went pass Mis- Ellis OLD home and there
was four o them children hangin' on
the rickety gate. with nobody to care
for en-, and their poor mother off doin'
washin' or scrubbin'. OF anything she
can turn her hand to-so sort o delicate
as she is. too.
There wasn't a better brought up
girl in this whole deestrict than Miriam
dy Walters. That was her name be-
fore she was married. She was sent
away to high school one term, too. But
she had hard row to hoe ever since
her poor husband was run over by the
steam engine and killed so sudden.
always feel like putin my fingers in
my enrs every time hear it screech Ut
the crOssin' To this day.
"Them children is just as bright as a
whip. There's Tidy. now, next to the
Oldest girl. They say there amt n
scholar in the Sunday-schooi can re-
cite verses to beat her. and her eyes
shinin' as black as a coal when she
stood up speakin' piece a the Sunday
school concert. Well. as | was sayin',
as ] went by there yesterday and see
EN- hangin' on that rickety gate, so
sort % forlorn and neglected. somethin'
sort q spoke right 10 me: 'Mehetabel
Brown. you ought to take one o them
children and give 'em schOolin'.
II turned round sudden, but there
wasn't nobody there. but someway I've
been thinkin' about il ever since. Then
your comm over this mornin' and say
in the same thing makes it look to me
like an unknown providence.
''Tildy's my choice. and if shc'Il come
I'll take her. and she shan't lack for
nothin' as far as this worlds goods go.
If she could only be here by Thanks