The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28

Wilson declared hotly.
well, S'mantha, if you wait
L till that happens, you're likely
to wait a long time remarked her hts-
band. laughing. and winking at Elvira
Smiths husband, who said, apologetically:
"Vira didn't mean to disappoint ye. Mis-
Wilson. She's kinder forgetful and when
Mis- Lambert sent over to borry EN-. she
let the frames go. never rememberln'
she'd promised 'em to you"
'She didn't want to remember! Mrs.
Lamber, don't live in dug out. It's easy
for some folks to forget their poor neigh
bors specially if they've got rich ones to
toady to-" Mrs. Wilson cut her "ords
out sharply with emphasis.
Mr.. Smith flushed little. but letting
the unpleasant insinuation go, answered
mildly:
Seems to me you'n Vira's been frien
too long to let such little thing as tia'
make trouble tween ye.
We've been friends too long lot me " "
nut up with being sighted on account OF
a woman she hasn't known year se''
she replied resentfully.
Mr. Smith was not gifted with dipio-
matte wisdom. and instead OF oroppl's
the subject he persisted in holdins OUT d
further eace-offering. resulting III
er irritation. .. ,o
1T know Vira amt meant to shsht ye
for no woman rich or poor; an jest as
soon. AS Mis- Lambert's done WIN .he H
frames she'll send 'em right over TO ge:
"She needn't trouble herself MRS. VIZ. WIZ
.or r.torted. I'm not obliged to wait
on anybody. ! can get frames VI 80
Green at the corners. but I'm done WIN
Elvira Smith! III never SPEAK lo A'e'
again till the heavens fali: "a
well, I'm real sorry, MI Shnn
from the doorway "She was lottln 'h
you folks goin to the picnic Will us
as we've always done. ~,
..You can 20 with the Lamberts. m
not a-goin'-" but at this the en- sl,.0' Gil
raised a clamor and interrupted hei.
''S'manthy don't like Mrs. &C. NJ
taking such a notion to your VIII Wiz, 40
wilson explained as Smith clambereo lt'lo
his wagon: that's what makes her SO
techy. l guess it'll wear on pe1ore '"e
picnic" -,,, s+r,ve in
yain to smooth over matters. ana IN VAIN
Mrs Smith sent humble apology.
WHATS done is done.' she SAID ana
] can't forget it.
nonstrated there's lots of other tn'heS
f Won ought to remember. too. 1he hiiu
places that Elvira Smiths heipeu
through Times like when little Dora
died-an' when we all had the ieFe'-'"
when- ,,. ;n
II do remember them" she proke IN
"eyerv one OF them! And times that We
done the same for her. too. When tlere
was no other woman nigh to heNp f''l'si e.
of u.s. and she wiped her eyes on heI
apron. and gazed retrospectively ott
anroes the broad eXp;,nse Of prairie
do+ta1 bere and there with the homes of
the settlers.
Most of them lived in sod houses or
.shacks but some of them mad beeh ''p'
to put up more pretentious puliolnss, an
in one of the best and largest iVeo the
Iamherts newcomers the year pel e
who had means enough to live III "iiat @
appeared afIluence to the simple loihs
around them. The wilson's ana omiths
had come to the new country tosether'
and ,ad IN by the hope of finding some
thing better" had wandered on ana on
finally locating near small stream so
far in advance of the inf1uX or settlers
that they were, virtually, alone TOR years
Time was when Mrs wilson Wou.u ~. iI
have believed so trivial matter as this
of the quitting frames could have caused
-her to entertain hard feelings against her
well tried friend But now she nursed
her sense of injury, and when the morn
r,ns of the picnic arrived she was ~ j"
sIr+e OF great irritation of nina, ana az
nos, felt thGt her husband and chlluren
were taking sides against her, because AT
her own earnest urging shey were a' 81
ing cs vcral She would not nave con-
scented to any or them STAYING at nome
with her, yet she felt that they ousn' ''o'
TO want 20 go without her:
"Come, now, S'manthy.' Mr. Wilson
said, coaxingly, you'd better change your
mind and go along, thingsN all get
Strengthened out If you will. Sides, wha' II
YOU do here, alone all day?
y 'I'u do we'll enough. Ana as TOT gong
,,o,, ought to know me better by this time.
John Wilson, than to think ia go "here
Elvira Smith is after what happe'eu.
said I'd never speak to her till the NC
ems fall, and / generally STICK 10 "ha'
say"
The children were ready, and baskets
,.cked at an early hour, and Mrs. wilson
set herself to churning under the WHO"
trees at the back of the house.
IT don't want to see en- she i''u'
tered. ., .,
Rut she could not help hearing them as
the several loads came rollickins down the
road, in fine spirits. The annual rhlu
summer gathering was attended pE an
from far and near; the interchange OF
saa,s and experiences being eagerly
looked forward to by the farmers and
Mrs. wilson turned her back and used
the churn dash vigorously. hoping tha' nc
one would attempt to change ner ue,
cision; but presently a little form came
diving around the house and an eager
voice cried as small arms clasped mel
skirts, "Oh. aunt 'Manthy. Uncle Johr
SAYS YOU amt going! Do come, we "an'
you to!'
" was hard to refuse the pleading OF
ber small namesake and favorite. but sh'
answered gently, NO. Manthy, auntl'
is not going. Here, let me pin TINS pretty
pink on your little dress. Isn't 1t sweet
It il. the first to bloom, and as she ar
ranged it daintily and kissed the upturne'
face some one said pleasantly c'oo'
morning Mrs Wilson," and Mrs. Lam
bert was standing beside her with out
stretc ched hand Mr.. Wilson tells us No'
are not going. and I came to try to per
suade YOU to change Yolr mind. we don
like to go without you. Come, we WI
wait till YOU get ready, we want you wit
us"
Mrs. Wilson shook her head decidedly
mo I don't feel at all like gong am
shall not think of it.
.Then let me stay with you. ana MRS
1ambert softly patted the hand she helc
coon, mite 1,icrhf for all of Il