Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24
Peace Of the Past.

For the lands sake, pa, called out
Mrs, Drusilla GLADDEN. to her husband,
as he wiped his feet on piece of car
pet at the kitchen door, Il thought
you'd never get in. Guess who's sent
me letter. You'd never think in
month of Sundays. It's from Devah
Bland-my cousin Deyah.
Pa gave a smile of interest and
rubbed his hands.
well, l swan now, And what has
Devy got to say for himself?"
He's coming to Ohio to visit He'll
be here next week. What dye think
OF that"
Pa pulled off his boots contentedly
81 won't be sorry to sea Devy. We
war in school together, What say? Is
he doing well?"
Doing well, but his wife's dead;
been dead two years or more. bet
you a great deal, pa he's on the war
path And to think Angelina Culyer'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.
at truly docs, replied pa, it truly
does. Jest think how them two
courted over three years, wasn't it.?
| hold the split was all Angellne's
folks fault, wasn't it? That old man
Porter never stayed anywhere. and got
a streak to move to Indiana. Her ma
wouldn't let her stay here, and that
made Devy properly mad. They KEEP
it up a while writn'; then Devy went
out farther west and married himself
to a strange woman. After while
Angeline gets married. First we hears
her pardners gone, and she's a likely
widow, visitin' round Then we gets
a letter sayin' Devy's pardner has been
departed two years, an he's comm
visitin'. Now, don't that beat all?"
How plain you've made it, pa"
beamed Mrs. Drusilla. at sounds like
them story papers. You ort to have
been a writer for one. l often thought
that. My, amt it plum interesting? |
don't want to miss none OF it, do you?
How can we fix it?"
Pa was so appreciatiye of his wife's
praise he tilted back in tho rocker and
gave the matter solemn thought.
81 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 fer ze, Drusilly,
but it's the only way. Do you think
you kin hold that news over prayer
meetin and Sunday? I tell you what,
he went on, excitedly I'VE can just
have the whole thing happen right
here, meetin' an ALL If you don't tell. 4"
Mrs. Gladden's pleasant face fell.
Il wonder If it'll be fair not to tell
the rest Of the folks" she began.
"You see, Devyll be expecting a big
welcome"
Asahel Gladden. rose up in his socks.
"Drusilly, I have just set my heart
on managin' the whole thing Don't
you disappoint me- I never had so
much chance as this in all my mortal
life. I always wanted to do sech
directin and managin', and don't you
disappoint me-"
"What1l folks say when they find we
held that news?" asked his wife, mach
impressed, but giving up as usual.
They'll ay you've come to years of
discretion, though I don't want to hurt
your feelings none, Drusilly. You can
take It all ont fixin up the spare room
and Marindy's room. II air lucky
Angelina hain't been down here yet
another clear 'pintin'. Now, hurry up
dinner and write Devy a letter, tellin
him he must come right here, an we
won't take no FOR an answer. III hitch
ND the cutter and well go over 20 town
an engage Angelina for the whole
endurin' week"
The two We're as excited as children.
The letter had to be strong enough 70
suit pa. and was the labor OF an hour
for Mrs GLADDEN. ere IL suited him.
Dinner over they tucked themselves
In a green sleigh and drove over 10
New California.
wen stop on the way said the
small and rosy man. Il feel so anX-
ious to get hold Of Angelina"
"Oh, you do?" questioned the wife
demurely Well, as our Marindy de-
clares, her pa S younger'n anyone
Angeline Culyer-Angeline Porter
that was-vas visiting at old Dr.. Nor
mans. shc and Cissy Norman had al
ways been close friends. She came
out to the sleigh to speak 10 Mrs. Glad
den. She was quite dressy and
had on "a pink house sack trimmed
with white lace. She had tied little
white fascinator over her brown wave.
Il was lowing 70 90 over TO Dennis
Doadpo's next week, she said. In her
49, .. "a g,.-, fy,y-t % tta voice fJuf III Won