The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-01-19
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up country life.
No" said Tant' Sannie Indignantly;
were going to sit up!'' and she walked
Off in triumph with the candles.
Nevertheless. when all the rest Of the
house had retired, when the long can
die was lighted. when the coffee kettle
was filled, when she sat in the elbow
chair. with her lover on chair close
beside her. and when the vigil Of the
night was fairly begun, she began to
find 1t wearisome. The young man
looked chilly and said nothing.
wont you put your feet on my
stove?" said Tant' Sannie.
mo. thank you. aunt" said the
young man. and both lapsed into ST.
lence.
AT last Tant' Sannie. afraid of going
to sleep. tapped a strong cup Of coffee
for herself and handed another to her
lover. This visibly revived both.
How long were you married, cous-
inY"
"Ten months, aunt"
"How old was your baby?"
Three days when it died."
our husbands and wives TO the Lord
said Tant' Sannie
Very" said the young man. ''but it's
the Lords will"
Yes" said Tant' Sannie and sighed.
"She was such good wife, aunt.
I've known her break churn stick
over /; maids head for only letting dust
come on milk cloth"
Tant Sannie felt twinge of jeal-
ousy. She had never broken churn
stick Oh a maids head.
II hope your wife made good end"
she said
"Oh. beautiful. aunt! She said up a
psalm. and two hymns and half be-
fore she died"
Did she leave any messages?" asked
Tant' Sannie.
No" said the young man; but the
night before she died was lying at
the foot of her bed. felt her foot kick
me.
"'Piet,' she said.
Annie, my heart, said 1.
"'My little baby that died yesterday
wagon box she said.
"'What did it say? asked.
ut said that if died you must mar
ry fat woman
Il WILL said. and l went to sleep
again. Presently she woke me.
The baby has been here again. and
it says you must marry a woman over
80 and who's had two husbands
Il didn't go to sleep after that for
long time, aunt; but when did she
woke me.
1.-The baby has l.fxl here again. she
said, and it says you mustn't marry q
woman with MOLE l told her l
wouldn't. and the next day she died."
'That was vision from the Re-
| deemer,' said Tant' Sannie
The young man nodded his head
mournfully. He thought of a younger
sister Of his wife's who was not fat
and who had 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
Il suppose that's why you came to
me?" said Tant' Sannie.
Yes, 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
lot of fat
when do you want to get married ?"
Next month. aunt" said the young
man in tone of hopeless resignation.
May kiss you. aunt?"
Fly, 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 Waltz
"Just gone" said Tant' Sannie, "and
am going to marry him this day four
weeks. l 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.