The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-30

folding her work. hut she answered,
defiautly: "Don't know ns I'll telly you." !"
"Well. you needn't. then. Iknow
Already And all I've got to say d, 4
you prefer a cat TO husband, why
"You don't know one thing about
husbands, Melinda Thompson; why, ycg
never Ind one yourself" {"
That's just It; know what A. Is to N
e without one. There's my taxes,
ow--''
Rut Mrs Mott hastily interrupted;
when taxes were the thenie.' Mtps Me-
india usually spoke loud and long.
"l-om can't begin by giving In tose
husband. Melinda. know that. becauee
4 gave In 10 Mr. Mott before we were
married and The only comfort got out
If him in the 70 years we were married
wusin his last illness. Then. Tcould call
on the doctor 10 help me. He always
sided with me against Abner."
II guess he knew which one Of you
was going to pny his hll.'' said her
visitor, thoughtfully Look here, Lo-
rilla, are you and Ezra going Q b mar
ried on New Years day or not7'
1--WE are not" replied Mrs. Mott,
firmly. Then she bastened tP !ahe door.
letting in GhpgeastoFtoihershel cat
which rubbed itself affeeBQpatf3
against her gown, purring all the while.
Presently, he jumped mp ccuas gay
patchwork cushion in is8 hinge ann
chair and fen to wnfhing his fste.
"And you've given that cat Ezra'e
chair" said Miss Melinda. solem4ly.
"Melinda Thompson, havel Fur
thermore, it's my chair. and always has
been, though Ezra has sat in II pretty
constant in the IA years he's been COM
ing to see me-"
Fourteen years. And how many
times has the wedding been put ONT
Lemme see; there was the time you
quarreled over the piece the choir was
to sing at the wedding. You wanted
The Voice That Breathed Der Edens
and he wanted-I forget what he did
want-and neither OF you would give
in. Why didn't you have q wedding
without singing?"
''Ncvcr thought Of that. The choir
took it real hard. too after practicing
for four weeks twice a week to be ready.
They wanted to please US both and
practiced the piece wanted on Tues
lay evening after the regular choir
meeting and the one Ezra wanted on
Friday They did offer to sing 'em
both. but we couldn't agree which was
to come first, SO that did no good.
'And the next time you quarreled
over the way you meant to cslebrsts
! your golden wedding, didn't you7 And
low it's about a cat!"
y Melinda Thompson, II Is not 1T
y lbont dog. that's whntl Ezra Mason
,e ,as gone and bought dog hunting
!, iog--at his time OF lifel He wanted "a
" ,ring it here. too. knowing how afraid
u Iason is Of dogs ! told him fiat.
% wouldn't have Jason's life made q bur
len to please anybody. Then he said
red never speak lo me again. and
y mid guessed could talk to myself. Y
ia I got lonesome and wanted TO hear thu
sound Of human voice!v
e There goes Ezra now. with the do1
ee AT his heels" remarked the visitot
or l-1ie's on the other side of thu atfeet
lrhat's how came 10 know he and y<sl
: had quarreled He cniy does that VIM
* he's mad with You"
Mrs Mott tossed her head defIastlJ 3
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