The Tupelo journal., 1905-08-04

| both on you half sick and cross and
hipowy as you can be, | don't hardly
dast to let you face each other till you
git stronger"
You never hearn Squire Pendegrass
and ! say q word to each other that
wuzn't ~brotherly and kind; we always
had beautiful visits together, and ]
would love to talk with him about the
lay grippe
SEE I; "Hain't you never q~uarreled
about religion, Josiah Allen? You
never could abide a Universalist.'
mo, nom, always said, and say
now, that a man has a perfect right
to believe what he is a minter in poll
tics and religion. The squire and
always believed in live and let live.
We always loved each other like broth
ers, and if wimmen could use a little
Of our good horse sense and self con
troll, there would be fewer neighborhood
quarrels and back yard jangles. And
what do you take me for. anyway, Sa-
mantha, a pirate or a buckaneef, OF
what do you think | ann"
SEE |: 81 think you are both on you
weak, pugicky old men, and as long
as you always disputed and browbeat
each other when you wuz we'll, whether
you'll own it or not, ! dino what you will
do when you're half sick"
Josiah didn't answer these kind and
well meant remarks, but got up and
went into the bedroom and took down
his second best suit of clothes, and seq.
We'll, I'm goin' over to Squire Pen
~degrasses this afternoon; you can dc
as you're a minter.'
Well, of course / couldn't let him
go alone. So | put on my new Chocolate
and white bingham, and a clean white
apron. and we sot out about half past
II, havin' got a early dinner at his
request, SO we could git there in time.
1t is only a little ways, but Josiah got
dretful tired, and l told him to lean
On me.
Lean on my grandmother SEE he.
all out OF breath, usin' his last mite
of wind, seemin'Iy, to sass his pardner.
Well, SEE l, Il would be willin' TO
have you lean on her If she wuz here.
but bein' she is in another spear,
guess I'll answer. And l took holt
of his arm and kinder Studded him
along. Oh, how patient and long SUI
ferin' a woman duz have to be when
she's got a half sick ma to deal with.
I'd ruther any day git along with a
hull sick one.
Well, he seemed willin' enough to
front of the house, then he Strengthened
UP and tottled along alone, wantin' to
kinder show off before them. / s'poze.
Polly Pendegrass hain't got any tack,
and she SEE the first thing: why, Jo-
siah Allen. did you walk over here, sick
as you've been? But see Samantha
helpin' you along"
There wuz some water in the road, .
seq Josiah, 'and | locked arms with Sa-
mantha and kinder helped her along,
| didn't want her to git her feet wet"
Well, Miss Pendegrass and ] looked
at each other with a comprehension look.
She'd been through it all, and we never
said a word, only jest that look.
Well, Squire Pendegrass wuz dretful
glad to see us. He'd been shet up SO
long he wuz jest parchin' and dryin' up
for company, and for quite a spell he and
Josiah talked quite amiably about the
weather and the lay grippe, which both
on EN- said wuz fur worse than cholera,
| plague or smallpox, and | dino as they
wuz so fur out of the way.
And Josiah SEE: eff it hadn't been for
the care of Samantha, and the skill of
DR.. Bombus. ] shouldn't be here to tell
the story"
SEE the squire: You wouldn't a suf-
fered so much, probably, if you'd had