El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-15

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For the lands sake, pa" called out
Mrs. Drusilla GLADDEN. to her husband
as he wiped his feet on a piece of car
pet at the kitchen door, 81 thought
you'd never get in! Guess who's sent
me a letter. You'd never think in a
month Of Sundays. It's from Devah
Bland-my cousin Devah."
Pa gave a smile of interest and rub
bed his hands.
"Well, 1 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 thatP
Pa pulled off his boots contentedly.
81 won't be sorry to see Devy. We
he doing well?"
Doing well, but his wife's dead;
been dead two year or more. 1 bet
you a great deal, pa, he's on the war
path. And to think Angelina Culver's
visiting around here. just now, and
she's a widow. Pa, it looks like the
'pintin's of Providence, don't itY'
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; cit truly
does. Jest think how them two court
ed over three years, wasn't it? 1 hold
the split was all Angeline's folks
fault, wasn't it? That old man Porter
never staid anywhere and got a streak
to move to Indiana Her ma wouldn't
Let = L.
properly mad. They kept it up awhile
writin; then Devy went out farther
west and married himself to a strange
woman. After awhile Angelina gets
married. First we hears her pardner's
gone, and she's a likely widow visftin
round. Then we gets a letter sayin
Devy's pardner has been departed two
years an he's come visitin. Now, don't
that beat alp
How plain you've made 1t, pa"
beamed Mrs Drusilla. 1T sounds like
them story papers. You ort to have
been a writer for one. I 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 appreciative Of his wife's
praise he tilted back in the 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 for you, Drusilly,
but it's the only way. Do you think
you kin hold that news over prayer
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 folks?' she began.
You see, Devy'n be expecting a big
welcome"
Asahel GLADDEN. rose up in his socks. |
"Drusilly, l have jest set my heart
On managin the whole thing. Don't
you disappoint me. 1 never had so
much chance as this in all my mortal
life. 1 always wanted to do sech di-
rectin and managin, and uon't you dis |
appoint me-"
''Whatu folks say when they find
we held that news?' asked his wife, |
much impressed. but giving up. as
usual.
They'll say you've come to years
Of discretion, though 1 don't want to |
hurt your feelings none, Drusilly. You
can take it all out fixing up the spare
room and Marindy's room. 1t air
lucky Angelina hain't been down here
clear p'intin. Now hurry |
up the dinner and write Devy a letter |
teIlin him he must come right here. |
and we won't take no for an answer.
III hitch up the cutter, and We'll 90 |
over to town and engage Angelina 70:
the whole endurin week."
The two were as excited as chill |
iren- The letter had to be stronc |
enough to suit pa and was the labor of
an hour for Mrs. GLADDEN. ere it suited
him. Dinner over, they tucked them
selves into a green sleigh and drove
over to New California.
well stop on the way" said the
email and rosy man. q feel so anx-
ious to get hold of Angelina"
"Oh. you do?" questioned the wife |
demurely. "Well, as our Marindy de-
clares. her pas younger'n any one"
Angelina Culver-AngeliHe Porter |
that was-was visiting at old DR.. Nor.
mans. She and Cjssy Norman had al. |
ways been close friends. She came
out to the sleigh to speak to Mrs. Glad. |
den. She was quite dressy and had