Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-11-28

Ednah Jane, and see that she amt
misbehavin' herself, and then take my.
self or. You won't go layin 1t UP
agln me, Miss Tarbox, now will you
about that air turkey?"
But Mrs. Hepsey though courteous,
was suddenly evasive. Il don't see
what's your hurry" she said.
You won't now, will your" said he.
Cant you stop a while longer?"
said she. "Ednah'll be in, maybe"
mo, | couldn't, couldn't, | got TO
he goin', Wall, good-day to you"
Amy Drew" Mrs. Hepsey ex.
claimed when the door had closed up
on him, why didn't you stop me?
Hannibal Archibald jest said that
about Henry Macintosh to find out
where bought my turkey. l wish I'd
held my tongue. tn be all over town
you see If it amt"
'Oh guess not" Amy returned;
and here there fell upon the ears OF
| both muflied sound from the kitchen
as of getting dishes about and the
plying of knife and fork.
THE massy! Amy Drew" Mrs.
Hepsey calculated, you don't think
Ednah James a feeding of him up on
any o. them mince pies do you? III
thought she was Pd--but no, | don't
know that would nuther Amy Drew,
Ednah James made it her home with
me now goin' on to Is years, and why
shouldn't she II she wants tor" And
here the swelling tide of her own gen
crosby seemed almost to alarm herself
as she added, Il don't begrudge it to
Hannibal nuther. Sarah Allen don't
make no such pies as Ednah Jane, and
/ Betsey's boys can't eat the hull on
| EN-, and it wouldn't do 'em eny good
liz they could. Besides, Hannibals
nothin but poor wayfarin man of
grief that every womand oughter be a
Christian to- 'Taint more'n year
come next December, since Hannah
left him wilder man, and | SIP, .,e
he's sort o. lonesome without"
Pears and mince pies" Amy in
terrupted laughing, and she added,
you don't suppose. do you, that he
means to cure his wayfaringness for
better and worse. Us some people
say?"
Lord! Amy Drew" said Mrs. Hep
sey with startled emphasis, don you
go to running away with any such
crazy notion as that. Hannibal
Archibald is agoin to marry Sarah
Allen, thought everybody knew. Mas
CU col col
Ednah Jane is a goin' to stay put,
just about where she is, till I'm under
ground. Why, what do you suppose
I'D become of this furniter If Ednah
! Jane was to leave? Betsey's agin me
now but she'll thank me when she
gets it hull and 1t may be then her
| boys'll be old enough to know the val
ly ont. No, Hannibal Archibald amt
agoin' to marry Ednah Jane"
Betseys cottage was two miles out
of Amys way. and it was fully time
to get supper when her call was over,
but Amy had good reason to know that
Betsey was aware neither of Mr..
Archibald's matrimonial intentions
nor--"along o. mas being close
moutned with her OF Mrs. HepSey's
motives about the "furniter," so, iD
the words of wholly dependent
though able-bodied family-in-law she
had to go hurrying round, all tired
out, supperless, and leaving things to
hum to take care of themselves, just
J to be first with news that would have
kept till some less inconvenient
time"
But Amy's eyes. when at last she
did get home. were very bright. The
thought was shining through them
that Betsey had something new for
Thanksgiving better than turkey,
mince pies; or even minced life and
liberty, as served in the delicious po-
litical pap OF the present Thanks
giving proclamation. ELLEN M. Wright
in Springfield Republican.