The Forrest City times., 1905-11-24

Naisi-s sofa Aunt na4 f.i up- stairs
 "Isnf i, funny mu. ,.l.sis. Aunt 9r'a ase3 ;o jast st.=a .o 8e where you were. anl n3F sH asI,t come d all Every time sae s... esE. seems as if she r9n aa8e. ont like Il
 '1 aon't aze l. dshsf sal ae young man ia sHeh a straa-- sons that Maisie looked al him grf.,GsIy. Vel. suBposa I'd better s5 a5N what would yoa like to haze E.. ,f.as you the negt time comesa
 "Aunthet Thanksgiving fat. T83.s what wans mos ,aid Ma NIfh wl2tiui smile ueia Joh4 sd denls who asec- IhaH&~sia. .,.s day?''
 "Tts 2oFefaaf. sappesz. aa seaea Uncle Iahn fte i-za=s Ie1 ana lion eser$ year
 "Ga th@R. 5=.e3 H2.se T .aow whas 2an1 yee ID 'o. Writ .5 as Gosseaa9 and asa atn H5 mab- IT. othea Thanksgiving dag far y8a an me. ~oa't you tEe,, Tom
 '; aak ii would hc better for you 10 write il yourself" answered Jntle lohn anu he brought her pencil ane paper and al by her to hsIp spell ehe words until tha following bGnl ada letter wls produced n very crooked priating
 Dear C G-1azaers P.eaze eaH ~et4>-z,a- ottsr Thar k,s.Sins cay and have # sext ~eels Was sick and could net eat any tufhf@ CT any good Jhlres. aia't very big but l Ike tEszka. P.ease set as have l.
 Your friend.
 'MAIsiE ="
 Then he put the letter into an ea- yeiope. and showed Naisie how to Ii- rect Il. But Uncle John. forgot 10 say anything about y>u. said Maisie
 "Oh. well. answered Uncle John. hastily. Il wouldn't have you say any thing about ne on any account. That our secret, Maisie. You will keep | won't you, and not tell anybody"
 Yes answered M.isie. T wor't tell anybody.
 But alas Uncle John should nave been more careful in specifying wha particular point should be kept I secret, Maisie thought only of tae letter, and when Aunt Ruth carne oown as soon as the tall figure vas well out of sight. she proceeded = keep ti'e secret after the fashion of little girls.
 Uncle John ani 1 have a secret. Aunt Ruth. she said Aunt Ruth flushed prettiiy. She always got rel cheeks somehow. when Ucnle John 'S name was mentioned But she held her head up proudly.
 "I don't want to know it." she said. You mustn't tell secrets. Masie.
 "Oh. no. answered Maisie. - wouldn't tell secret. it's aboa. 1 thanksgiving. l didn't have any. ycu know and Uncle John says he dida', have any. either"
 Why nor2' asked Aunt Ruth. with her cyes on the floor.
 "l cont know" said Maisie. T asl.ed him 1T he had a stomach-ach and de said no. it was a heart ache. ]"
 "Oa, said Aunt Ruth, softly. "Yon might have asked him if he didn !, think other people had art-aches. too. lou might have asked him Uhy What else did he say Maisie 2"
 ''NoJ much" answered Maisle. cun- ningly keeping her secret He sail he didn't feel as If he ever would have 2 Tbanl--Uiyiny ouatD Ia a;3 E. = almost cried. Wasnt that funny f5r d big, groWn-up man
 Very funny" assented Aunt Ru.h. and she must have meant 1T. for her tone sounded great deal happier Then she vas perfectly lovely .t1 Maisio fer the rest of the afternoon.
 When papa came home from tow. a day CT two later. lie had queer look eh his face. and . very lsrzs ant nse1liaIIy shaped express lHaAle n lis slms.
 What ia lie 13rli aa he sai3 .s &aissf ! mamma. as he exhibited it ts her along wish large oTe.ai iette~ etamred With the sovsr1or's ssai sai addressed ta 3iaieie And mamma e7- sweref: 4 eeat iEag.ea I'm 4er4al 53 a5TG i- ta aer
 TEeu Naisiz. Eao hsi atn1s, re- coTereG- caa.z rEnli1s up
 D-e-s M-ezi-a-e-s aEe spelled "V'n. mamma tha, vi -s sen. my letter t3 tha governor TaIs nus be tac answer"
 Sute enough, when the letter ani