The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-11-21
GoosEBERRY WINE

half years ago that the elderly lady
with husband residing In our village
conceived the grand idea Of making
gooseberry wine. She communicated Il
TO the elderly lady without husband.
who again impaired Il TO the lawyers
wife. a happy mother with four un.
married daughters. OF whom l was
and. alas. still am the youngest.
The elderly lady with husband pre-
vailed upon that appendage 10 gather
fruit and such was his good will that
he arose at q o'clock In the morning
from his comfortable couch 10 obey her
behest. He appeared at breakfast with
lacerated hands and persplrlng
frame. but his zeal sent him back 10
the garden the moment he had salts
fed his appetite.
The elderly lady without husband,
having lost what the elderly lady with
husband possessed, was fain 10 help
her cook with her own fair fingers.
The lawyers wife's four daughters
were pressed into their mothers sery-
Ice and most unwllllngly plunged their
fingers into the torturing bushes.
In due time the wine was put into
the casks, and the casks were rendered
air tight until the following spring,
when the sparkling contents were bot
tied and slowed I'm their cellars.
My mother / remember, was the
happy possessor OF six dozen. The
elderly lady without a husband had
two dozen less. But the elderly lady
with husband carried OF the palm OF
quantity, no less than twelve dozen OF
this homely liquor
But while the Wine was yet in the
casks there came to our village
young man with an unmistakable air
Of gentility about him. He had no &C.
cupation, yet his attire was good In
quality and faultless In cut. His purse
appeared well lined and quickly emp
tied.
1t was whispered by some that he
was an eccentric member OF very
high family and had quarreled with
his relatives all around, 50 that was
how he came 10 settle In our quiet
neighborhood. Others, more malicious
ly disposed, averred that he was a
first class burglar.
My sisters and believed In the first
mentioned version OF the mystery per-
haps because II WAS romantic and suit
cd to our girllsh imaginations.
He was invited 90 our village soirees
once or twice a week. and as he al
ways sought me ont the moment lac
entered The room ! was a target for nll
the cnvenomed darts from the bows OF
the other girls
Meanwhile the goosebcrry vino had
Deen hQiflcl and pronounced excellent
by Che select FEW who had tasted e.
All the bottles were scaled uniii ihe
following winter
The rs ,lri.ies OF Me dark spagun
Were uhc ~ hy small d8nto
given hf tha l'aetly lady with q hus-
bat one was Invited even the
pa arHh our hostess looked
81 trrih'ug hut favor
Ihe nnenl seemed mca1t to
ilaue EoaeHerry Wie raiier
than gise FIR nscad vi
chTmpt r I.a were freaucni
y iiilea w..n .his home productions
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man tIa iAai wished he
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Inc
peare he whispered "may !
nope ltat eaAc coy sou wan allow inc
@ claim tMs dear hgud ns mnef'
| blushcd es became q surprised
naiden although the only wonder l
EN- WIS TINT he haf-not asked me be-
ore
/ murmurcd fNc8' in my most duicet
.N fa.. fi.. ..H \.