The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-12-05

Hecuu Ucdt arOuuu tue DuSn Mt oil,
but tell her right out. She'll rather be
cxpectin the news. She was over here
this afternoon. and she said was lin-
bic to git my summons Mt any time.
I've got 1t oil arranged with her about
the funeral"
Mr.. Gallup did not look around. With
calm delberation he spat on the whet-
stone, and with calm deIiberatior he
drew It back and forth across the
blade.
Eyes, Samuel, my tinio has come!'
sobbed Mrs. Gallup after waiting a
reasonable time for him to speak. "a
few hours hence and you will be
widower. and few days hence you
will be wearing red necktie and can
term around after q second wife. When
you started over town, was as happy
as lark and hadn't the slightest idea
OF dyin. Ten minutes later when
went to carry the butter down cellar
there came seven knocks on that emp
ty cider bar'l, and as I stood there
shakin heard n whispered voice assay
In, Hammer Gallup, git ready to be an
angel! 1t was my summons, and I've
got to go. Nobody kin hold back ng'In
n summons. What kind Of second
wife shall you marry, SamueI?''
Mr.. Gallup had paused in his labors
and was looking absently at a robin in
n cherry tree.
You needn't feel ut all delikit about
talkin 1t over with me-" said Mrs. Gal
lup as she dabbed at her eyes with the
apron. rive aiius s'pected you'd git
married ag'in If I should die, and +.
ian't howl and squeal about it. Mrs.
ebee says If her husband marries
GIN she'll haunt him, but you needn't
afraid OF me. I'd ruther you mar.
ried ag'in. If you didn't. you'd be goin
to circuses md dogfights and candy,
pulls and become as wicked as Silas
johnson. S'pose you've kinder, had
your eye out, hewitt you, Samuel
that Is, you've kinder made up your
mind about what sort of q woman
you'd marry ?''
Mr.. Gallup withdrew his gaze from
the robin and returned to his work OF
sharnensnss the sickle sickle. and Mrs. Gal
iup's nose had grown very red with the
pulling when she continued:
There's the Widder Lapham, SAM
uel, and everybody says she's wuth
$4,000, but wouldn't want you to mar.
~ her. She's too hity tity for d man;
or your age. While she was swingin
IN a hammock .sire'd let the bread burn
up In the oven. She'd w3lnt you to 90
OH to picnic every day In the year, |
and II you had any soft soap In the
mouse you'd hey to buy 1t. And there's,
inc Widder Davis. She's good house.
Keeper. Samuel 10 Ill admit, but they
say she gifts streaks on. One deg she'll
oe iaughin and gigglin alhday long, and
The next day she'll be as sulky as
mule. She kin make pound of tea
go as fur as kin, but she told me
with her own mouth that she Ind four
pa'cs of stockin's last year. 4 Could Vol,
put up with sich extravaganza as that,
samuel? Wouldn't you be thinkIn OF
yearY' .sii3.;
Mr. Gallup whlstled softly 20 himself
as he felt OF the edge of the sickle with
ms thumb. The whistle conveyed no
airect informa tion, but was d whistle.
IN the abstract. MIs. Gallup looked &C
the back of his neck FOR moment and i
worked up and choked back q sob and
then said: 50 .i!3 rs. Z. 3; ;s-s. : =
There's Fhsnbe Cousins, whom ey-
erybody likes. but SHE'S an old maid
ana sot In her ways. She never back-
o'tes nor gifts mad, but she wants ey-.
erything jest SO. If You come into tho
house and throwed yous hat down on
inc floor OF pulled your boots oft In the
parlor In the eHnfiiIl alla,d rniaa tIsn
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