The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-23

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Elviry.
Henery,' l says, kind of chucklin'
to myself, how are the courtin' folks
getting along?'
Ny! My! But Henery was mad at
mel He said word | never heard him
use before nor since. He said it wasn't
any OF my business, only he made use
of word that if he'd been little
smaller he'd "a got good spankin'
for usin'." Grandma winked slyly
from sheer enjoyment of her grand
sons lapse.
Well, in the meantime" she contin-
ued, 'Elviry was firth with this one
and that one and t'other one and hav-
ing mighty fine time, take it all
round. Do you mind when Henery
had that attack of typhoid? Seemed
like he'd passed away half a dozen
times off and on and he was out of
his head till we all thought he never
would talk straight again. And all the
time it was: 'Elviry! Elviry! Why
don't Elviry conner
We'll, bless your heart, one of the
first sensible things he said when he
come to was: 'Gramma, how did FL
yiry take it?'
Take what, son.? / says, though
knew fast enough what he meant, but
didn't quite know what to say, for
Elviry'd been firth around like she
always did and happy as clam.
Me bein' sick says Henery and
his eyes seemed like they was goin to
drop clear out the back of his head,
they was SO awful sunk in.
WELL | says, kind of soothin',
she came round to ask how you was
gettin' along every now and then
How many times did she Gomez
he says, kind OF impatient
Well | says, I guess they amt
no use beatin' round the bush about it,
Henerey,' l says, She didn't come but
twice.
He lays back on his pillow and
laughs real soft like.
Well, gramma,' he says, I guess
might about as well give up, don't
gou think?'
Eyes, Henery.' says, 1t does look
hat way
"Henery just set his lips tight, like
The Watsons alwus do when they get
set You know, the Watsons amt
ike my side; they're just as pig-head-
I'd as they can be! Well, amt goin'
%, gramma,' he says, 'not's long as
The amt married to anybody else'
1T wasn't very long after that FL
riry up and married this here Eddy
Thompson that was about the poor
sst excuse for man that ever went
around on two legs.
They do say there was times when
hey didn't have enough to eat in the
iouse, but | don't know about that,
Ior Elviry was too proud to say
word. But every body knows she
ook in plain SEWN and did every
hing she could helps along, and mighty
poor pickin's she got, too. I guess
when Eddy Thompson died and took
limself out the way 1t was the best
lays work he'd done in long time,
wen If he did leave Elviry with that
little spindle-shanked young one
hat they call Margarita to take care
IT,"
Grandma gave way once moro to
oyous chuckles.
Seems like the minute Henery
ieard about Eddy dyin' he started In
With his courtin agin. He went right
,ver and took charge Of everything
or Elviry, her not havin any men
olks handy My My! But the Wat
IONS are pig headed!
"Tm goin' to get her this time,
yramma, he says to me about couple
If weeks after the fun'ral And shore
enough, he's done It."
Grandma sat and smiled to herself
or minute or two, rocking gently
,ack and forth.
'Henery'll make Elviry a mighty
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