Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1905-11-30

Maisie's sofa, Aunt Roth fed up
stairs.
Isn't it funny?" unused Maisie.
Aunt Ruth used to Just like to be
where you were, and now she won't
come at all Every time she sees you,
I seems as If she ran away. / don't
like it."
Il don't like It, either" said the
young man, in such a strange tone
that Maisie looked at him curiously.
We'll, l suppose I'd better go now
What would you like to have me bring
you the next time Gomez"
Another Thanksgiving day That's
what l want most" said Maisie, with
a wistful smile. Uncle John" sud
denly, who makes Thanksgiving
day?"
THE governor, suppose" answered
! Unclo John. HE issues a pToclama-
Lion every year."
"Oh, then" cried Maisie, II know
what / want you to do. Write to the
governor and ask him to make an
other Thanksgiving day for you and
me; won't you, Uncle TOMB"
81 think 1t would be better for you
TO write it yourself" answered Uncle
John, and he brought her pencil and
paper and sat by her to help spell the
words until the following bona hde
letter was produced in very crooked
printing:
Dear Governor: Please can we have an
other Thanksgiving day and have 1t next
week. l was sick and could not eat any
turkey or any good things. 1 amt very
big, but like turkey. Please let us have 1t.
Your friend.
'MAIsIE D."
Then he put the letter into an en-
velope, and showed Maisie how to il
rect it But, Uncle John, l forgot to
cay anything about YOU" said Maisie
"Oh, well" answered Uncle John,
hastily, Il wouldn't have you say any
thing about me on any account. That's
Our secret, Maisie. You will keep il.
won't you, and not tell anybody"
YES" answered Maisie. II won't
tell anybody"
But alas! Uncle John should have
been more careful in specifying Wha.
particular point should be kept a
secret. Maisie thought only of the
letter, and when Aunt Ruth came
down as soon as the tall figure was
well out of sight, she proceeded n
keep the secret after the fashion Of
little girls.
Uncle John and have a secret
Aunt Ruth" she said. Aunt Ruth
flushed prettily. She always got red
cheeks, somehow, when Ucnle Johns
name was mentioned. But she held
her head up proudly.
Il don't want to know it," she said
You mustn't tell secrets, Maisie."
"Oh, no." answered Maisie. az
wouldn't tell a secret. It's about
Thanksgiving. l didn't have any, you
know, and Uncle John says he didn't
have any, either"
why not?" asked Aunt Ruth, with
her eyes on the floor.
81 don't know" said Maisie. 81
asked him If he had c stomach-ache,
and ne said no, it was a heart ache"
oh" said Aunt Ruth, softly. You
might have asked him If he didn't
think other people had heart-aches
too. You might have asked him why
What else did he say, Maisie?"
mot much" answered Ma.s.e, cum
ningly keeping her secret. "He sail
he didn't feel as If he ever would have
Thanksgiving again. He said DO
almost cried. Wasn't that funny for
a big, grown-up mann"
every funny" assented Aunt Ruth,
and she must have meant it, for her
tone sounded a great deal happier
Then she was perfectly lovely to
Maisie for the rest OF tho afternoon.
When papa came home from town
a day OF two later, he had a queer
look on his face. and a very large and
peculiarly shaped express bundle Ia
his arms.
What In the world?" he said to
Maisics mamma, as he exhibited It 70
her along with a large Official lette-
stamped with the governors seal and
; addressed to Maisie. And mamma an
swered: 81 can't imagine. FRA afraid
, TO give it to her"
Then Maisie, who had almost re-
covered, came running up
"D-e-s M-o-i-n-e-s." sha spelled
why. mamma, that's where l sent
my letter TO the governor This must
. be the anGwer"
, Sure enough, when the lettsr ana