The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-12-05
DEACE OF TIE PhS1.
It Was Brought About by a
Good EIan and HIS Good Wife
For a Couple Who Had Loved
and Been Separated.

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For the lands sake, pa" called out
Mrs DruSilla GLADDEN. to her husband
as he wiped his feet on Il piece of car
pet at the kitchen door. Il though.
you'd never get in. Guess who's senl
me letter You'd never think in a
month of Sundays It's from Devah
Bland-my cousin Devah."
Pa gave smile of interest and rub
beu his hands.
We'll | swan now! And what has
Devy got to say for himself?
Hes coming to Ohio to visit. He'll
be here next week. What dye think
of that y
Pa pulled off his boots contentedly.
Il won't be sorry to see Devy. We
war in school together. What say? Is
he doing wellT'
Doing WELL but his wife's dead;
been dead two year or more. bet
you "a great deal. pa, he's on the war
path And to think Angeline Culver's
visiting around here just now, and
she's a widow Pa, it looks like the
'pintin's of Providence. don't it?''
Mrs. GLADDEN. smiled benignly on her
husband and he on her. They were in
love with each other and had been for
20 years.
'It truly does" replied pa; lit truly
does. Jest think how them two court
ed over three years, wasn't it? | hold
the split was all Angeline's folks
fault, wasn't iti That old man Porter
never staid anywhere and got a streak
to move to Indiana Her ma wouldn't
let her stay here, and that made Devy
properly mad. They kept it up awhile
writin; then Devy went out farther
west and married himself to strange
woman. After awhile Angeline gets
married. First we hears her pardner's
gone, and she's a likely widow visitin
| round. Then we gets letter sayin
Devy's pardner has been departed two
years an he's come visi.in. Now, don't
| that beat all?
How plain you've made it, pa"
| beamed Mrs. Drusilla. ''It sounds like
them story papers. You Ort to have
been a writer for one. | often thought
|
| don't want to miss none of it, do you?
How can we fix it?"
| Pa was so appreciative of his wife's
praise he tilted back in the rocker and
gave the matter solemn thought.
II calkilate we kin have this all to
ourselves" he began. 'ef you can hold
out 'gainst mentionin Devy's comm.
1t will be hard work for you. Drusilly,
but it's the only way. Do you think
meetin and Sunday? tell you what"
he went on eXcitedly. 1--WE can just
have the whole thing happen right
here. meetin an ALL If you don't tell"
| Mrs. Gladden's pleasant face fell.
81 wonder If it'll be fair not to tell
the rest of the folksY' she began
You see. Devy'll be expecting big
welcome"
!, Asahel GLADDEN. rose up in his socks.
"Drusilly. have jest set my heart
on managin the whole thing. Don't
you disappoint me. ] never had sc
much chance as this In all my mortal
life. always wanted to do sech d.
rectin and managin, and uon't you dis
appoint me-"
!, "Whatll folks say when they find
we held that news?" asked his wife
much impressed. but giving up, al
usual.
They'll say you've come to years
Of discretion, though ! don't want tC
hurt your feelings none. Drusilly. Yor
can take 1t all out fixing up the spare
loom and Marndy's room. 1t all
lucky Angeline hain't been down here
yet-another clear p'intin. Now hurry
, up the dinner and write Devy letter
tellin him he must come right here
and we won't take no for an answer
+ III hitch up the cutter, and Wen gC
over to town and engage Angeline fol
the whole endurin week"
The two were as excited as chill
drpn. The letter had TO be stron:
enough to suit pa and was the labor o.
an hour for Mrs. GLADDEN. ere it suitet
, him. Dinner over, they tucked them
selves into a green sleigh and drov,
over to New California.
Wen stop on the way" said tn,
small and rosy man. 81 feel so anX
ious TO get hold of Angeline."
''Oh, you doY' questioned the wifi
, demurely. Well as our Marindy de
ciares. her pas youngern any one"
Angeline Culver-Angeline Porte
, that was-was visiting at old DR.. Nor
! mans. She and Cissy Norman had al
ways been close friends. She cam
ont tG the sleigh to speak to Mrs. Glad
den Size was UuitQ 0rqSSV and ha,