The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-27
OLD CISSEL'S THANKSGIVING.

OLD CISSELS THANKSGIVING.
Louise r. Baker, in the Washington Star.
The fog rested over the little station
and came quietly into the "gentlemen's
waiting room" with every fresh arrival.
These early corners had no intention of
going off on the train; they were known
loosely as the cowboys" and their duty
was to haul milk to the station once or
twice a day.
The cowboys. grouped about the coal
stove on this foggy morning, were in ear
nest conversation. There were ominous
shakings OF wise old heads, intermittent
giggles from the witty youngsters, SOL
emn and emphatic stamps OF well-shod
feet whistles, mutterings and now and
then a hearty espousal of a clever idea.
No, faint no use for an old man to be
cranky, 1t don't pay. Thar comes a time
when a body's got to be looked after
whether he likes it or no, and his own
peoples the one to do it. If an old fell
ler's son can't put up with him, how's
the neighbors gunno do it?"
This somewhat lengthy speech on the
part of Farmer Gibbs met with universal
approval.
That's It," said Williams, land he was
comfortable. No person in the county
could a been kinder and more like real
datter to old Cissel than the boys aunt.
It's said as the Cissels never git sorry
but It's against reason if down In his heart
somers Bub Cissels amt sorry bout all
this rumpus. And while the law of the
land allowed the place to be handed over
to 16-year-old boy to be carried on in
the name o the uncle, who bought IN the
mortgages, thar's higher lawn the law
the land that gives John Cissel a right
to live his life out In the home place"
The Cissels Is the quarest sort o. far,
~ ever seen" remarked Burdette. The
neighborhood' s taken hot sIues with the obi
man, but nary one OF US knows who's in
the right and who's In the wrong. All
we know is that the furse occurred ont in
the Cissel barn; that the boss was IN II
Some state as the boy knocked the old man
down, and others state that in the fraca
the boss rared and thataway the old man
was knocked down, b It neIthsr the old man
nor Bub has give out the facts o. the case.
We Jest know the old man rode over here here
on the horse an Is put
tin up wharever they'll let
him and offerin' the boss for sale.
They state as Bub says the boss can't he
sold; that It was brought UP by his ma !
brother and is his'n, but the old man :
offerin the critter right and Left
That's good horse" said a youthful
cowboy in = rr nint ting way. "A first rate
moss, fur's kin edge Nary o white foot
on him; long and can, shaped like reg
lar trotter, and &C Gin go. That boss Is
with more monev'n the umesll bring"
Yes, feed 5 area" said Shaekett. ITS
powerful good horse won't eat his head
of this winter"
r'But faint every day Teller can nlcl,
up horse like Cissel's," continued the
enthusiast. ct ~oad oIy to keep the crit
ter over winter. feed him we'll and carry
him to town ia the spring. He'd fetch a
fancy price In town this spring. But a
hundred and ftfty dollars is considerable
money to git rod OF nowadays"
but how bout the rafie?" another OF
the youngste"' inquired eagerly. 'T heerd
they was speal<in O. putin the horse up
to rattle"
They was speakin' of II, said Williams
but the old man wouldn't hear on Il. He
says how raffie amt nothin' but a lot.
terry business and the lottery's forbid
printed and nailed up in every postofice
| In the United States. He says he's been
cheated out of a home, but that Amt nc
reason for him to swindle the nelghbors
out Of dollar piece all but the one man
and give the one man boss for a dollar
He says as he can git more'n dollar fol-
his boss"
That sounds well enough" said Bur
/ dette, but when 1t comes to bein' turned
out OF a lodgin', havin' the tick took Of
yer bed to show you wasn't wanted nc
| longer, then, say, lottery or no lottery
the raffie's the only thing to come at"
Thai were true about the bed, then?''
inquired Shacklett.
Yes and It seems hard, but Ann Earn
couldn't afford the extry expense. She says
/ as she Amt sure he has the right TO sell
the boss, and she couldn't go on waitln
for the money nohow; she couldn't keer
| her own family in meat, much less board.
er that wasn't payln'. Yes, old Cissel
stayed In yer one night, sat thar on the
| bench. He didn't sleep none the night
4 telegrafter says, and was holler-eyed next
mornin. Then the Washingtons took hin,
! In but they's worrltin' about the board
money Already"
"Bub hears the talk; he knows how It's
II he can't stand the old man in the house
why don't he come forward and pay his
board elsewhere?''
williams stamped his foot 'That's H..
he said, impressively. why don't he
! Because Bub Clssel won't allow TO nobody
! that he can't stand the old man in the
house. He says II the old man can't stay
to his home. let him find what lome, nc
can out OF II. The old mans sulbbon, but
/ Il amt more'n human II the straits he )
in hasn't weakened him down cousidera-
Bile. Some folks say II Bub was 10 come
slong and offer TO fix things up the old
man wouldn't make no objections. But the
boys got the Cissel stubbornness along
with his mothers tarnal perseverance,
sary Hopwood cut enough o. chicken