Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

akin feelin' sOon's possible"
 But. granny she don't love him. She loves me, love her an we're goin' to live in the old house, if you'll let us. I'm going to run a petition through one of them big rooms an make two rooms for bedrooms"
 Grandmother Beck's lips frightened in a ha-d line and her eyes snapped.
 Run petition. are you? Byron Theodore Lonsberry, your gran'pa an me planned that house an we lived in it fer years an years. An if it don't suit you as it be then you'll not live in it. They ain't no change goin' to be made in that house while live"
 She wiped her eyes with her apron and looked at her grandson steadily.
 Wy, wy, granny, I didn't know that you'd care. The house has been empty for so long an pas talked bout storm hay an fodder there"
 But you'll take notice he ain't never done it, Byron Theodore. Ner he won't while I live. You can live in the house if you won't make no changss an'H see that things is took good care of I'd De Twin there myself if I'd had my way, but your ma thought I was too old to live by myself. An I reckon ] am. But they won't be no petitions rum
 T wouldn't run a petition if you didn't want it, for the world. But, as was a-sayin', we can git along all right. Last week pa was talkin' bout sellin' six of the cows, but I'll get llim to let Libby an me tend to em. I'll run the dairy wagon same as ever, and livin' so cloee together, thingsll go on jest as they have. An all the time I'll be giv- in Libby a home" he added import antly.
 You're a right good speaker, Byron 1 Theodore. don't know but that you'll do well in polIyticks. Still, ef you ever | do dabble in pollyticks don't ever hurt | the other party's feelin's like you did mine bout that petition. You'n never Ngit 'Iected in the world if you do. But ef this maf.ter is cut and dried, what 1 did you fetch it to me fer? All your plans is made, ain't they?" Ut aint settled. gralny. ain't twenty-one. yet, am ma will raise a fuss, I krow, I thought as how, when I brung up the subjec', mebbe you'd help me out"
 You can't deny bein' young, Byror Theodore, neither can Libby. Still Libby's had a heap O Experience. Youl grandpa an me was young when wt ] was married. But we didn't rush mat | leES SD Ter dLl tIIN- 1Ae CUl bOWil lAl' trees an built the house, an while ht was Go.n' that, I was maxim rag car pet, a-weaVin, an a-spinnin'. But Oh my. how happy we was! reckon, By ron Theodore, I reckon I will help you pervidm' there aip't no petition"
 They won't be granny, so longs yol live, Or so longs l live" the great sun Drowned boy assured her as he seizet her in his arms. He pressed a kiss oI her thin old cheek. placed her in he chair as if she had been a small child and vert away to the field.
 The old woman rose. and watched after him.
 Ut ain't been a great while," sh
 unused thoughtfully. since Byron Theo dore was in long cloes, an I was H1eT busy tryin' to keep him still. How tim
 do fly
 She sighed and looked across to tn old log house among the orchard trees
 An there's where Byron Theodor
 an Libby wants to begin life together
 Well, do hope they'll be as happy to gether as me an John was. Twas jes
 about this time O year when me ar him was married. Then the house wa . new n the trees was young an straight