Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-31
-yas +" said rant, sannie and sighed.

"She was such good wife, aunt
I've known acr break n churn stick
over a maids head for only letting dust
come gu a milk cloth"
Tant' Sannie feh twinge of jeal-
ousy. She had never broken churn
stick on maids head.
Il hope your wife made good end"
she said.
"Oh, beautiful. aunt. She said up
psalm and two hymns and half be-
fore she died"
Did she leave any messagesY' asked
Tant' Sannie.
No" said the young man; 'but the
night before she died | was lying at
the foot of her bed. l felt her foot kick
me.
"'Piet,' she said.
"'Annie my heart said 1.
"'My little baby that died yesterday
has been here, and il stood over the
wagon box she said.
"'What did It sayY asked.
1T said that If died you must mar
ry fat woman
al WILL | said, and | went to sleep
again. Presently she woke me.
1.-The baby Mas been here again. and
1t says you must marry woman over
80 and who's had two husbands
81 didn't go to sleep after that for
long time, aunt; but when | did she
woke me.
said, and II says you mustn't marry
woman with n mole l told her |
wouldn't, and the next day she died"
THAT was a vision from the Re
deemer," said Tant' Sannie.
The young man nodded his head
mournfully. He thought OF younger
sister of his wife's who was not fat
and who had a mole and of whom his
wife had always been jealous. and he
wished the little baby had liked better
staying In heaven than coming and
standing over the wagon chest.
81 suppose that's why you came to
me?" said Tant' Sannie.
Eyes, aunt. And pa said ought to
get married before shearing time. 1t
is bad If there's no one to see after
things then, and the maids waste such
a lot of fat"
when do you want to get marriedF
Next month, aunt" said the young
man In tone of hopeless resignation.
MAY kiss you, aunt?"
"Fy, fy!'' said Tant' Sannie and then
gave him a resounding kiss. Come,
draw your chair little closer" she
said, and, their elbows now touching,
they sat on through the night
The next morning at dawn, as En-
passed through Tant' Sannie's bed
room, she found the Boer woman pull
ing off her boots preparatory to climb
ing into bed.
"Where is Piet Wander Walt"
"Just gone" said Tant' Sannie, land
am going to marry him this day four
weeks. / am dead sleepy" she added.
"The stupid thing doesn't know how
to talk love talk at ALL" And she
climbed into the four poster, clothes
and all, and drew the quilt up to her
chin.
On the day preceding Tant'. Sannie's
wedding Gregory Rose sat In the blaz-
ing sun on the stone wall behind his
daub and waffle house. 1t was warm,
but he was intently watching a small
buggy that was being recklessly driven
over the bushes In the direction of the
farmhouse. Gregory never stirred till
II had vanished. Then, finding the
stones hot, he slipped down and walk
ed into the house. He kicked the little
pail that lay In the doorway and sent
1t into one corner. That did him good.
Then he sat down on the box and be-
gan cutting letters out OF piece of
newspaper. Finding that the snip
pings Uttered the floor, he picked them
up and began scribbling on his blotting
paper. He tried the effect of different
initials before the name Rose-G. Rose,
Il. Rose, l.. Rose, L. Rose. L. l.. L. l..
Rose. When he had covered the sheet,
he looked at II discontentedly n little
while, then suddenly began to write
letter:
Beloved sister-It Is a long while since last
wrote to you, but have had no time. This Is
the first morning have been at home since
don't know when. En- always expects me to 20
down to the farmhouse in the morning. but !
didn't feel as though could stand the ride to
day.
have much for you.
Tant' sannic. Ems Boer stepmother. Ia to be
married tomorrow. She is gone to town today,
and the wedding feast is to be at her brothers
farm. En- and are going TO ride over on horse
back. but her cousin is going to ride In the
buggy with that German. / don't think I've
written to you since she came back from school
don't think you would like her at all, Je-
mimn; there's something proud about her.
She thinks Just because she's handsome there's
nobody good enough to talk to her and Just as II
there had nobody else but her been to boarding
school before.
They are going TO have a grand affair tomor.
row All the Beers about coming, and they
are going to dance all night, but don't think
/ shall dance at ALL for, as Ems cousin says,
these Boer dances are low things. / am sure
only danced at tho last 10 please En-. l don't
know why she Is fond Of dancing. I'm talked Of
our being married on the same day as Tant San
ME, but I said It would be nicer for her II she
waited till the shcaring and took her
down to see you. | suppose she will have to live
with us-Em's cousin. mean-as she has not any
thing In the world but poor $50 / don't like her
st ALL Jemima and don't think you would She's
got such queer ways. She's always driving about
in a gig with that low German. and don't think
it's at all the thing for woman TO be going
about with a man she's not engaged to. do your
II It me, now, OF course. who am a kind OF
connection, Il would be different. The way she
treats me. considering that am no soon to be
her cousin, is not at all nice. ] took down my
album the other Gay with your uNenehses IN ~,
and told her she could look at IL and put IL
fown close to her. but she Just said. Thank you,"
and never even touched II, as much as to say,
What your relatives to mef
She gets the widest horses in that buggy and
a horrid snappsh little cur belonging to the
German sitting in front. and then she drives out
alone | don't think It's nt oil proper for a
woman to drive out alone. ] wouldn't allow 1t II
shc was my sister. The other moning-I don't
know how 1t happened-I was going in the way
from which she was coming. and that little
beast-thcy call him Doss-began TO bark when
he aaw me-he always does, the little wretch
and the horses began TO spring and Kicked the
splash board all TO pieces. IL was sight to
see. Iemimai She has got the littlest hands
ever snw | could hold them both In one OF
mine and not know that I'd got anything. except
that they were 20 soft but abe held those horses
IN as though they were made Of iron. When
wanted 20 help her, she said mo, thank you;
can manage them myself. I've got pair OF bits
that would break their Jaws II used them well,
end she laughed and drove away. It's so un-
eomanly.
Tell father my hire Of the ground win not be
cue for six months. and before that En- and
will be married. My pair OF birds Is breeding
now, but haven't been down 10 Gee them for
three daya | don't seem 10 care about anything
any more ! don't know what II Is; I'm not
we'll II go into town Saturday, ! viii let
the doctor examine me. hut perhaps she'll go In
herself It's very strange thing, Jcmima, but
she never win send her letters TO post by me.
II ask her, she has none. and the very next day
she goes In and posts them herself You mustn't
say anything about Il. Jemima, but twice I've
brought her letters from the post In a gentle
mans hand and I'm sure they were both from
the same person. because ] noticed every little
mark even the dotting Of the fs OF course It's
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