Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-04
CHAPTER Vlu.--Continued.

"All you've got 20 say, Mr.. Dobbs, is
how glad you are that my baby Is
Citing well, and then give your coat
to Mary Ellen and so on to your work.
rejoicing fer me-" said Miss Selma
Lue, coming quickly to the rescue of
the foundering condoler. How did
you all ever git the notion that things
went against Blossom last night?"
she asked.
1--WE seen the doctor-and then you
closed the front ~blinds-that's always
q Observation-Disclosures Mrs. Dobbs,
swallowing a sob,
We'll, amt that toe bad fer you
all to be SO upset about a mistake!
And If here amt all the Tyneses!
Mercy, Mis- Tyne, Blossom amt dead
nor likely to be, and, please. ma'am,
take them black bombazine strips
often the children's necks. It's so
rough it'll rub EN- raw"
Now, Mrs. Tyne was a person of
one idea at a time, and her mind
was set on a speech to go with the
Dias.looking star she rendered Miss
Selma Lue, so out it came, regardless
Of the fact that it was not at all
needed.
Miss Seliny Lue," she said with
real and practised emotion, though
she have gone from our sight and we
must bury in the cold, cold ground,
yet let us look up" At the word
cold" Mrs. Tyne gave a realistic
SILVER, and at the word up she cast
hnr aunu ckuunrI tl1puI thn INV
sion was in some degree married by a
squint caused by the rays of the morn.
Ing sun striking her full in the face.
That's a real comforting thought,
Mis- Tyne, and | am thankful fer the
speech and the star, too. Bonnie,
honey, run all up and down the street
and tell everybody Blossom is a heap
better and they needn't git ready fer
no funeral"
Now, you know there amt been a
death on the Bluff fer four years,
since Mr.. 81 Bradford's ma died, and
we was preparing to have as nice a
funeral as ever vas fer you. Miss
Seliny Lue." said Mrs. Kinney in q
one that might have been construed
as reproachful.
We'll, wanter say one thing: and
It's that am glad me and BLOSSOM
haVe found out how many friends VIC
have while we are still alive and car
~'preciate them all. 1t never did seen
Jest right to hold back all the flower,
and tears and white robes until neo
pie are gone where they can't enio,
'em none. And specially about fu
neral sermons-looks like If tn,
corpses coulder heard all the prais,
spoke over them they mighter got tn,
ambition to go on living a spell longer
Lands alive, did you all know it.
seven o'clock, and not a breakfas
dish washed on the Bluff"
Miss Selma Lue's call to duty sen
them all hurrying In different dire,
tons.
Mrs. Dobbs was slow in gettin
started, and as she descended tn
steps she said: II do declare I a,
uneasy about Ethel Maud. couldp
ind her nowheres this morning.
was jest so sorrowful about your tro
Bile clean forgot to worry"
"Oh. Mis- Dobbs, honey, when
opened the door this morning at da
break there was Ethel Maud scrouc
ed down on the steps with nothir
on but her nightgown. and a.moanir
like something hurt. She shot pa
me into the room. and when she Sc,
Blossom so much better she Jest la
down on the floor and cried herself
sleep plumb pitiful. Mr.. Alan lift,
her on the foot Of the bed. and
know II Blossom stirs she will wa,
up and call me. Her little heart
that loving she can watch eve VIII.
she sleeps. l feel this morning me
than ever how we are all watch