The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-02
A RURAL DELIVERY

You've seen about all our sights, Cous- in Mac. 'cept our mail carrier. l don't want you to go back east 'thout a sight a her. We've got the most 'ceptional mail carrier in the whole United States.
 Cousin Mac, six feet high. broad ac, cordingly and with face to be trusted anywhere. drew himself up from where he had been showing Enos's baby boy how to spin a top. 1t had been great time for the Ziegler children since their Cousin Mac came out visiting from Ohio. Mrs. Ziegler declared that there never had been time in her life when she wanted to hire a nurse girl, but she would like to hire Cousin Mac until the baby and the twins were out of the way
 Then she and her husband had a hearty
 "Better talk about hiring 8 millionaire at onct-when you think about how well
 Mrs. zeigier had never seen Cousin Macs wife, now dead some four or five years Enos sniffed little when he de-
 Cant imagine how he ever got ahead with her on his hands. Just no account"
 Don't abuse the dead" said his wife in the privacy of bedtime discussion, have married her"
 T dun mo-" unused Enos. Gas he did. There were peculiar circumstances about sto full twenty mes 'as there was hitch somehow with another
 'soY' said Mrs zieglsr. "and what be- came of the other girl?'
 slowly. that I forget details. But she married somebody else, of course.
 'I swan" said Mrs. Ziegler. If life hain't queer. And he never had any children"
 T think he's had a nice time on his visit" continued Enos, but mebbe We had ought to have had in more women folk. By gum mebbe he's wife-hunting!' Mrs: Ziegler sased at her husband with
 flaw, now, well. what's the matter with me inviting io all the marvin girls and widows to tea some night? Say, next
 By guml' said Enos. that will be about fairs I'm willin' to help any man get his head in the halter again"
 The excitement of the idea kept Mrs. Enos long awake. She rehearsed her guests over and over and each time she
 i'Wen!' yawned Enos at last. you've got your list. but I'm goin' to ask 1ist ore lone pusson an that's our letter car rier.. Mrs. Polly Elder. Eve never seen black hood last winter and a slat sun bsnnet this summer-but she hands out them letters and papers in a ladylike manner and I'm bound to show her the proper respect due a government official. So. if you are going to have your party next Sunday afternoon. me and Mac will snornin and see the lady from Schuyler sortln' out our correspondence from that of the neighbors beyond"
 Well give her my best respects with the invitation" said Mrs Enos, 'or she'l Il think she is asked to stag supper and'll be glad to stay at home"
 "It isn't fair to let him see any of the show first continued Enos, a moment later, but guess Mrs. Polly don't count. She is a most uncommon woman"
 After an early breakfast the next morn ing. Enos Invited Q his cousin to stroll was daily left In aosubstantial post box. On the way he made it lively for his cousin by. telling the story of the woman mall carrier,
 at first" he declared. for such run carriers you never saw! The route runs twenty-five miles out of Schuyler and back again and the trip must be made six days in the week .'Tisn't a good payin' job and we made 1t red hot for Fem with their mistakes. All of the good carriers found it healthier to resign than to stay. Finally we heard that woman had 1t. and we just howled In the com plaints. But no one else wanted the job and they tried her. Now we're all in N6ve with her. She hain't missed one day and lever forgets a thing. She'll do anything Co accommodate and does lots of errands for folks out O kindness"
 Cousin Mac was smiling dreamily as he walked onward His cousin eyed him q little curiously and enviously.
 elder n me an have got more youth You hain't got an old look. I'm dried up pumpkin beside you. Whats your SC. eret? Is 1t Ohio air or Is 1t nnoney?"
 ''Both," laughed Cousin Mac, but ,,A. ..r.rauw vxx,rr-- 1rpy 1-