The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-23

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acak my feet before ! vent had A1I
20 MT some water IN ne mop rs|I
an Get By the side ov the stove via
my feet into fr--ihe Thought had cone
70 me after had put ny mite cap on.
JeaIah set behind the stefe rubin
some llnameni into hls hack-he uu1
barefootsd. with his coat end vest on.
Josiah vun feat speaker 2 me AID les
he
Il believe this ilnymenl makes ny
back feel easier Samantha. I Do hope
] shall set q little rest 70 mite"
Sea ] Il hope 30 too Josiah" Jest
a. sed these words. without q minutes
warnln. there came a knock--and tho
door opened At the same time and In
poured what seemed 10 me a. The time
to be a hundred and 50. men women
and children. headed By Betsy BibbeL
Josiah 40 Wild with horror and aina1e-
ment that he forgot his lameneEa for
tho time. leapcd from HE chalr. and
backed up against q wall between tho
back door and the wood box. rDse up
and stood II the mop pail. ? stricken
with amaze and horror 10 set out Of u
for the same reason heedln not my
mite cap. which vas cut sleeps head
fashion.
we have come 70 surprlzo q" aez
Betsy Bobbet sWeetly. Ny tangue Glove
70 tho roof o. HsT iaouth-no word
could speak for wa specchlcss. but
I glanced At en- with looks which
suppose filled en- with awe and dread.
for Betsy spoke again In plainilve ack-
cents
Wont ron let rs surpriso your"
moi MOI" sea I wlldly--for then ny
voice cane back won't BE- surprised
II shant surprize Us 10 mite. We won't
Be surprltedi speak Josiah" sea ! turn
ing 10 him in my extremity. Speak,
tell her: WNl We be eurprlEed 70 nite!"
NO. nor seq be in q firm. warliko
tone. as hc stood backed up aglnsl The
wall mo We went b surprlzed."
u sec friends" fez Betsy 70 the
crowd-"rhe went let us surprise her.
We will 60" So che headed EN- Of
but she turned a. the door. and sea sic
IN a repToachful ackcont. TMebby Il Il
right 70 serve q old friend IN thu way
Il have known q long time josiah
Aliens wife"
Il have known q plenty long enuH"
scz sieppln out Of the mop pail and
shetten the door which they LETT open
pretty hard.
Josiah cane from behind the stove.
pushin a chair ahead Of him. and walk
, IN by the help ov H. and seq he
Darn the suprlze parties; ard
darn"
. Dent swear Josiah" SEA I. 4 should
! think n WA bad enufi OF without
swearin."
, 4 viii say darn betsy nobbet. So.
mantha. on. my backr' he groaned.
/, settln down slowly on his chair. Il
, cant set down. nor stand up"
4 u jumped up lively enuR when they
came H." sea I.
Throw that IN my face. viii q. what
could du--and there Is pin sticking
into my shoulfer. DO get Il out saman-
tina. Il has been there ever sense they
, came. only halnt sensed Il an nov. =
y wall" sez I In a kinder soolhlna
tone. az drew Il out ov his shoulder
n Il must have hurt him awfully hkd-h
not been 2 crazed win fear Z r.. IT,
sea I ''leas be thankful We are a. wen
y on 40 We Be. Betsy might have insisted
on stayin. m rub ure shoulders with
Anyment asin. and I guons ure back
n will feel better. DO suppose They'll b
, mad. Josiahe-
d Il don't know. nor don't care" se-
70 he. but hope 90" And truly hi
u wish cane to pam. for Bo.sy Dohbel
- halnt spoke 70 me sense. Tho rest did.
70 M seem 10 care bat she vas awful mad
which shows that Il makes 4 differ
enco with her. who does shc can.
thing, for msetin with q dlslppolnt
msnt here. they vent that night RICH
from here 10 surprise The EdlicF Of thl
Oimlcs, and Il come straight to me. &c
: lesline Peediek ted Nlss coweley an
Miss cowtley told me. he turned a
/ out Of doors ana shei the door IN thoI
| facea Tho way Il was. hls hired Eir
] had left him that very day. and one o
his twins was taken sick with N
collie. He had just Eoi the slck cab
10 sleep. and laid Il IN the cradle b
the Ore. and BE- had give the other On
some playthinss and set her down o
the carpet. and he vas washin the SUI
per dishes. with bis sleeves rolled a
and a pink bib apron Oh that bclonsc
10 hls late wife: he vas Just anishln
BIS dishes when ne heard an auf.
sereamln from The wen babe and wlll
n ~ wringln ont bis dishcloth. he rush
az Cd cut with e stlll In hls hands. an
on found that she had swallowed a slf
M thimhlc. he kotched her up and rpaill
N her on the back and the thlmb,c &c
nj OUT half way acrun the room-sl
aet screamed and held her breath. and q
IN sick one awakened BY the tumult. cot 1
me IN the cradle and begun to scream, j.
the then the door burst open and In can
the snrprlzo party headed by BED
'ay Bobhet They say. hall cra1od a. D
wua that he told en- II they didn't leal
aae that minute he would PROSECUTE e.
I'M some Of en- vas msa about H. but Be
eF 81 Dohbei wasn't. Tor Ia the next weol
saS Cimiet the verses came out