Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-03-31

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!. When Joel Tykesbury opened the let
ter and read that his step-uncle on
!. his, mothers. side had died without
near relatives and had ieft him, the
comfortable sum Of $4,000 In cash
there vas not Z: soul, to, whom he
conhded the, astouhdingiIn4 ws. Chose
locked bahind his compteaa lips was
J hiddensa secret chat Wda1d hsye pro-
Svided the people Of Little River with
= 'zDeasureleas source, ofSinterest for
the, coming winter months. ..,,..-.
joel; kept his secret, and. no one was
the wiser: when: he closed !, the. little
harness shop and spent several days
in New York. But when be returned
from the city: and proceeded to sell
the contents Of his shop at auction
prices, when he presented the fur
niture contained in his lonely bachelor
abode to the thriftless Nichols family,
who lived: on the edge of the village,
and finally when the minister dropped
word in the midst of the Ladies' Aid
society," Wednesday sociable then Lit
tie River sat up very straight and took
notice. ''7 - :':r. :. o.: -: =.
''Yes,' said Mr.. Beeman, thoughtful-
~ stroking his scanty beard:* Joel
says he's tired Of, Little River, 10 he
is going to New York to :live.': He
seems to feel rather bitter about the
way he's been received in our vii
lage He says he's lived heEe fifteen
years and he isn't much better &C.
Quainted than when he came" -
THAT'S every mite his own fault,
thenv' cried Miss Fanny Pollard
warmly. Hes the most unsociable
man In Little River. Ny conscience
Is clear about Joel Tykesbury. I've
done the best ! could to make it pleas
ant for him In church and out!' A
suppressed giggie from the young girls
In a distant corner closed Miss Fanny's
lips into a grim frown. Her small
brown eyes shot little angry sparks ut
the gigglers. :':~;.S ;~:..:
THAT h very true. Miss Pollard"
soothed the minister peacefully. II
am sure We have all done our best to
make Joel feel at home in our midst"
Mrs. Deacon Spinning bit her thread
with sharp click Of her false teeth
and folded up the gingham apron she
had completed. Seems like I'll never
forgive myself If Joel Tykesbury goes
away from Little River feeling sore
about the way he's been treated. l
don't believe any OF you really know
just how kind hearted he is. Only he's
dreadful shy. and it's a setback to
: him. ',.A~ ss++, :, is':s.. .-*s.z.
HE was terrible 11oncOmmittal,' an.
nounced Fanny Pollard, with the all
Of one who is treadihg familiar ground.
"Many's the time Eve sat and pom
dered what Joel meant when he said
such ana such ii 'thing:'::'s'+- 49,
Most times Z reckon he didn't mean
nothing at all.''* slid Mrs: Spinning
cheerfuily. II take it Joel was shy.
But. land, why are we all talking about
him. as # he was dead and waiting
to:be bnied? II Joel Tykesbury don't
like the way he's been treated here
he's not going to stay in Little River
for nobody. Fin sorry he's going, for
! do like him. Once he shut up bis
shop and came over and helped Henry
get in his hay when it waa threatening
a storm: and another time when Lin
ny had the n'easles he went cieen over
to the Ford after Dr. Mitchell and
didn't want to hear word Of thanks
either. IT,. .s. ,.s,..,,.r
\. !: and giving away his furniture
amt that the 4ueerest thing? Is'pose
likely he's going to board when he gets
to the city murmured Annie Baker.
Maybe he is going to get married.
Now come to think; Of it l shouldn't
wonder mite II that was the secret
OF his going He's going to get mar
ried to. a wilder, maybe, and she, hav.
Ing a. housefu] Of furniture left by
her first husband. won't have no need
for ,Joeps things" Mrs. Spinning
beamed around the busy circle. I'm
mighty glad to think he's going to get
married. He's just the incest kind of
man. He'll make some girl a good
husband. Tn disappointed, though. l
kinder hoped he'd pick; a'wtfe from
Little River -: :: q. :, ....< ~,
), There: was q .9ug silence after this,
broken only by requests for! the SIXTY
white thread or the forty black"
until at. last Mrs. @Willowel}. at whose
house. they had met. announced that
refreshments would be: served in the
dining room, and 60 for, the time being
Joel Tykesbury and his affairs were
'1ptgotten':;<,t Il: ~. - ..->~ So.
. Joel himself. having given away bis
5farnitnre and disposed Of his business.
csat; in his lonely sEe0m; in the best hotel
the village afforded ind wondered what
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