The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-25
1Dlllnle's
Thanksgiving
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1unald AIlrn

! H,dsfSD,A Uncle Robert. as girl of
| Ell68t sEd. twenty passed him ON her
IlGA2Elll way down to the gate OF
the farm house.
"And why not2" she asked, as she
| almost came 10 a pause
We'll, according to my idea, it's 90
Ing TO rain and snow and blow and
hail. and when the storm does break.
she's going TO be a buster
Il wanted TO 20 10 the postofIice 10
mail letter"
ITS three miles there and back
and II was YOU I'd put II off Mebbe
somebodyll be passing that you can
send by. Tomorror's Thanksgiving.
you know, and we are going 10 have
the awfulest biggest, incest dinner
anybody ever sat down to. It's in
your honor YOU know There'll be
turkey, duck and "a chicken thereIl
be cranberry SASS, pumpkin pies. cur
rant iell sweet cider and apple dump.
Inns therell be-"
i think III Just walk little ways.
ANYHOW, said the girl. as she opened
the gate and passed down The high
way toward the village and the rail-
road depot
And II YOU come home as wet as
hen don't say | didn't warn ye. It's
going 70 come, and it's going 10 be
a buster
Half an hour later middle-aged
woman with motherly face and
voice came out on the steps and
asked:
PA. do YOU reckon it's goiu to
Storm"
Sure as ducks
Where's Minnle?'
90 she's gone for a santer. | give
her warning. What's she wantin TO
mail letter for? | hain't mailed
letter nor got one in twenty years
and guess I'm about as we'll of as
must folks | was going TO ask he
but forgot H."
Don't you ask her a word abou
IT," cautioned the wife as she cam
down 10 him. Il guess Minnie's got
something on her mind, but II haint |
none o. your business"
Something on her mind. Ell? That's
funny. Didn't know that girls ever
had anything on their minds except ]
new clothes. Is that why she come
visiting us all OF a sudden?"
None o. your businessl | guess
my own sisters daughter can come
aud see me any time she takes a no.
ton. aud that without writing ahead.
What's on her mind. as nigh as | can
make out. is about a young man.
They are engaged. and they've had a
falling out. and she's sorter run away
from him to find out II he really cares
for her"
And she's got scared about IL and
has written him a letter to tell where
she is2' queried the husband.
Go on It's probably a letter to
her ma, though didn't see II nor ask. 4
| hope she didn't start for town. It's
going TO storm for sure, and there
hain't but one house on the road
where she could find shelter. Look
down the road and see If you can see
her"
Can't see hide nor hair OF any girl"
reported Uncle Robert after going out
TO the highway and taking long look.
An hour later. with both uncle and
aunt fdgeting about their girl visitor.
the gray afternoon had become twi.
light. In Is minutes there was cold
rain and lively hail. and Uncle Rob
ert was blown into the kitchen.
Miss Minnie had reached town and
mailed her letter and started back
again when the storm broke. Before
i came she thought she could make
out a human figure on the road ahead
Of her, but wasn't sure.
The. very first gust picked her up
md turned her around and deposited
her under roadside tree. She re.
maaned there until the gale began 10
whip the branches on. and then let 20
her hold and ran for H.
She hadn't gone a quarter or mile
when, as che crOuchcd aud covered
ler face. she was struck By q falling
iuh and knew NJ more