The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-16

sr.end, ana with smiling faces they
stopped to greet her. To their aston
ishment. she only gave a vicious little
nlrt to an out Of date orange colored
workbag hanging from her arm and
walked by with averted face.
Not far behind her was another ac-
qualntance from whom they received
only cold nod.
"What I'm the world! DO they think
mother had the smallpox. or have the
DawsOns failed, or what Is the mat
teri"
"Oh, look at that womanl | do be-
lleve she has Grandfather Dawson's
white bell hat. ! know there isn't nm
other IN town"
"And that one with the silk waist
hanging out OF water pitcher, There
must have been rummage sale"
The horrible truth flashed upon both
at the same Instant
"Afy old rose waist" gaspcd s1san-
nah's mother
MY Grandmother Pelham water
pitcherr moancd IIepslbah's mother.
There was no question now. Every
one past whom their hurrying steps
led them bore some half forgotten treas
urc seen only at houscclennIng time.
They were women II fine sentiment.
never willing TO destroy anything about
which fond memories could twinc. and
their large ancestral atiics were Tiled
60 Overlooking with what Rosa Ngnif-
icantiy called heaps Of plunder.' the
Accommodations OF several generations
OF Dawsons, Pclhams and Gaynors and
the reaplngs OF many Christmas har-
vests
They rushed on. growing more md
more sick at heart Is they met here
aud there among the thruug friends
who dwelt within the circle Of Christ
mas giving. When they reached the
lawn. out Of the tumut Of their souls
rose bubble OF pride that, awful ms II
was. the girls had displayed their usu-
nj executive ability i..'i
Under the linden tree sat lIepsihah.
the cashier. wlth,a eoodly pile 81 mon
oy before her. Patrolllng the grounds
and keeping an eve GA each grlnnlng
negro In charge Of the heaps Of goods.
which had been carefully assorted.
classified and grouped around the trees.
walked susannah. the general mama
ger.
The mothers had been too long I'M
der the yoke 90 make scene. but as
they walled from one ancestral tree TO
another aud read the gorgeous placards
tackled TO the trunks their emotions
were many and deep: ...
"Shoomakors tools used by Great
grandfather Dawson"
Infant wardrobe % the Gaynor
branch" mostly rags.
"Crcat.grandmothcr Pelham's we'd
ding dishes" most disrcpuiable col
lection OF PANS aud crockcry ware.
Great bargains In Christmas pres
onis. Good as new. some never used"
At this finishing stroke the Mothers
Dawson fed each 10 her own house
aud wcpt behind closed blinds. They
VIII never forgive u.s." they sohhcd.
"No wonder Mrt Gaines didn't speak,"
A sudden shower put an end 10 the
sale. A little uneasy in taoir souls. the
AAn hhiAN ~ " ANlfNA ANNAaAN " hNh
the interviews were over. Il was not
the Mothers Dawson who came ont
with dropping heads. ca the contrary.
thcsc omsncipatyd ladies' sped down
the lawns and shook hands In solemn
compact under the linden tree.
Sall susonnahs mother. thereafter
| un 20 be boss d my own ranch"
same here" said Ilepslbah's moth
cr.
Then a blush Of shame spread over
their faces that even ga this thcir hour
OF iriypendcucc thcir speech should
bciray their daughters influence.
81 mean that from this time forth
shan control the affairs Of my own
And I mean that the same conclu-
sion hes been reached 10y me-"
They have n hard job before them.