The Winslow mail., 1899-03-11
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/ EfcAi' IN MIs. jenkins; they are going
/ Back p tbs mountains. Mrs. Dob&oI.
ici~ ne that they was tired OF being
/ lone<cme,"
y sudden uneasy hush fell On th
/ little company, followed by confuse,
/ demand fer further Information.
Mrs, Barnard sat listening totEe talk
which had Grifted back to The dcvs be
! fore she Lived in the reigEboIhco5
/ When pause finally occurred in The
| conversation she turned to her ccm-
| Panicns and askcd, brightly: "Why
can't we Giva the DobsoEs a farewell
party? am sure it would please them,
and whatever we saw fit to give would
seem prompted by friendship rather
than charity"
The women locked at each other in
keen surrriee, but before anyone could
protest Mrs. Barnard spoke again: 81
was thinking how much Mr.. Dobsou
needed another horse since cne Of lis
| span died. I an going to give him ny
cid Eess. Size j. homely ard rather
mean, but she can work. Mr. Barnard
said yesterday that we had tco many
| hcrses."
u can't do anything so handsome, 3"
! exclaimed Mrs. Jenkins, ''but l can give
4 quilt CT two"
| ard l sCn1e canned fruit and ham
or So added Mrs. Early.
The enthusiasm spread, and amid a
confusion Ct tongues the list Ct dona-
tions grew and grew.
Suppose you stop en- the way home,
Mrs. Barnard" suggested some one,
''and tell them about the party. I'm
afraid they wouldn't be tidy enough 10
| enicy q surprise"
So when the party dispersed Mrs. Bar
nard delivered The neighborhood mes
sage and passed CT s7ith smile of salts
faction.
From that time forth a new life
dawned on the Dobsons. Their lamp
was the last in the valley to go out
at night and the first to lie lighted in
the morning. The whole family seemed
possessed with fever and hurry Of
joyous excitement.
SCOT to have everything slick and
Ilerded," admonished Abner; cant go
off l2aving things shiftless like
When the eventful day Of the party
finally arrived everything was in per-
feet order. Two hours before the ear
lest guest could be expected Mrs. Dob
sen went to the door in her fresh, new
calico and locked about anxiously.
They will be along now pretty soon,"
she announced, cxcitedly; you haven't
forget your piece, have you, Abner?"
81 reckon not" he answered, thought
fully, as he ficled q straw from his new
overalls; sit begins: Fellow neigh
bors.'"
ooh, never mind about sayin' it L ow,
paw" she interrupted, 81 reckon you
will get through when the time comes" 3"
| But Abner was not SO certain. He
repeated it over and over again. Even
during the arrival CT the people he could
not escape its haunting phrases. lie
| forgot it only when he went to see the
| unexpected gifts from his neighbors.
Then his vision suddenly grew dim, and
| his mind confused
| He wandered back to the end Ct the
house which the men had appropriated.
After moment he drew himself erect,
| and began in loud, artificial tone:
'Feliow neighbors-'
The unusual address attracted the no.
tice CT those nearest. A wave Of 81
lence passed On to the women's edge
OF the company.
"Teller neighbors," hc began again,
me and Mis- Dobson feel to thank you
| fer this here unexpected notice. May
be we-uns amt been any credit to you
all before, but after this we're going
to be-
He cleared his throat, while the pee
pie locked at each other qucstioningly.
His wife prompted him quickly. mis-
| Dobson and me she whispered.
Mis- Dcbson and me" he repeated,
got lonesome, ard thought we'd bet
ter SO back TO our kin. But lately you
all have showed we-uns that there is
| kin nearer than them Of blood. They
didn't give Us 20 farewell party. You
all have been mighty good; Mis- Dob
| sen and me know that there amt no
other such rcighborhocd on earth. So
we amt going to the mountains"
The neigh hbors were startled but they
had undertaken to make this party
| success: to man, they arose to meet
the new occasion. Fer the first time
they made the Dobsons welcome.
After the party was over when the
last wagons were separating, Mrs. San
sen said: ''Tm glad we did it, anyhow.
It's just made people Of them Dobsons.
Him and Billy come ever and cut all
them Canada thistles we blamed them
fer"
"And mended cur barbed wire fence"
added Mrs. Early, "and fixed Mrs. Jen-
kirs' plcw."
Say, Mrs. Barnard" laughed some
one, your party was big tizzle as
goodby.'"
"Perhaps," she answered softly, "but
, | think it was a great success as fare
well to the DQbsons. Good night, dear"
The well-Satisiied neighbors passed
under the quiet stars, which looked
down peacefully, lcng after they had
vanished, on the lazy, v2cillating Platte,
and to-day the Dobscns, regenerated
by nc;ghbcrly kindness and made ac-
tive by sympathy and approval, bearno
resemblance to the sluggish, unloyely
stream.-Youth's Companion.
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