Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-09-03
Az GIhe Poor
house Door
~ NANCY HALLE
nnnlslaha. fanA. BIZ Ruby Douglas
oapss,sh. DN by Ruby Douglas


ever want % marry her. and. land
knswA. women that don't marry havea
hard tine" Grandma Cole said to her
saa's msek widow.
Ma Cole answered a little trenu
sas,y. hut. mother. they do want to
marry her. Iesxy might a had four
gFegaasis last year. II only she'd a
keas and We tie men speak out"
-Aad who were the men. I'D like to
knssr' Grandma pulled. her throat
sNeflng vislbly. ~wIdderwers with
~ . chlldrea, 90 else one foot in the
stass. - eranky old bachelors, or may
~ ssea pFsachers. Besides. bow can
ysa enss even q preacher wants to
nAFrY pea unisss be ups aud says sol
sever dld hold with this way Of
makia' sus every man that went to
1850 or even rode past Il had a notion
e esia' ts,sFs eeuEsia'."
Nhs paassi IN breathless triumph. II
nEA l.sm Cole had been wise she
auatf have hsld her peace. Grandma
hufs csssrsvsrsinE Vcry ~ indeed. and
a. FFsFs ~ II TIE wrOng was to risk
essFgthlAs Mrs.. Lem knew that very
saH bIEl q aozded woman II often a
sasfsFsts sne Therefore abe burst
80 welt Three % the men-and
thsT UeFeat Widowers nor preachers.
bai feas SOD ehances-aSked me to
aaz sesy R shsd listen 70 EN-. And
a. e1sef eas'-
~IhEu gasn't any 0ther one Maria.
{ eat hrilsve oRe word you're
gaFh oFaadma broke cot furiOusly.
eFsf pfatesais Indeed, Why. Ann
49, aitat haTe but three In the whole
as ass ysaF and tie heaus around her
sh 80 tine hks bess around a honey
80
Uhs efhsT gns was Jimmy Wakefield.
kai - wealin't ~ stopped. Just up
sa8 sskef 1sasy me q man" Mrs. Lem
aA 81 H.eskiy. bot with such red
$3.50 ID bsF cheeks shs looked almost
a. Tssns as has dauehter.
7flst cot 81 hsfs. yoaF' Grandma
fsNtel -limmy wakeneld. indeed!
ahg 80 nsvsr had q notion TO any
h@tg baf Ann 14Ea. And she's goin' to
teks hia. tsa. when she sets good and
reasT thHr ysu dare talk % him
eaufin' rhHl afbck 90 q Jessy. II
&aaNkf these Uas any truth In what
Fss'ss saae "a ssad yOu straight out Of
- $3.50
fhsa upn 90 without waiting to
~ asaa~ Jeszy burst out from the
eaEway Ehe had been standing just
saisA4a. fssiiRs somehow that her dear
fetisai meiher might need her help and
eeaasesaanoe 4 dOa't like 10 tell to
AS aaeA taiAgs." he went on, but
mammy ssti ne truth. nothing but the
ffefA Ana shs shaa't stay here TO be
i..aiaea Uuless yOu ask her pardon
ssa g. sway
y hsrsi To TIE county pOOrhOuse?
I a..n't knss sny other chance for We"
0faa.ima sahA. white faced. her eyes
esshiaE
49, Eas aR iIapeTiOus old lady. nObly
FaFiial d her namesake aud favOrite
FFsasifhiti. Ann Eliza Wicks. partly
tsesass Ann Eliza vas pretty and tax
las an1 imT'srtlnent. partly also be-
asass sha had money enough OF her
ssa o. ~ eniiTrfy independent
tiFau,ifafher Cole had left everything
q his sife she held on 20 IL with a
So q iFsa All her Eve children had
lEges~fed exoept luckless LemueL He
NJ irft Sife and daughter little except
- ui luck ID had followed them so
teFeuEhout the three years since his
aeaih thes had az last been forced to
arspl ths shelter Grandma had grudg-
b,gis oaered
fgarh school, YOu know l won't
hBFs nat grandma had said 10 Jes-
as Bisa ~Na. missy. I'll marry you
ea b pear Then yoa can take your
nafhef home with you. Remember
tstaags mustn't be chOOsers. You
alet auiie q beggaF. You'll get some
tssas Uhen I die. Of course But !
aiat soiag q see my husbands money
sssla.i as hog a. I can help It. even
y ! haa ans o. spare. which l haven't.
y e,~is sach q lot 90 do things. Why,
49, sfvn half Twin nearly bankrupts
- AnR Ina has TO have things.
49, -us a dclicate appetite. and SO
Apitsaaie. she can afford 10 be, be-
49, Az can keep on havin' what she
~aais shEn she comes 10 spendin' her
p~H ualsnsy. You've got no money to
Nnad - youd better learn economy
sFsrg say"
tsesy had beca Tor going away then,
~ hsT m0sSer's timOrOus fears had