The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-03-10


per that night / didn't have no more
sense than to begin teasin' him about
Elviry.
'Henery,' I says, kind Of chucklini
to myself, how are the courtin' folks
getting along?'
My My! But Henery was mad &C
me! He said word / never heard him
use before nor since. He said 1t wasn't
any of my business, only he made use
of a word that IL he'd been a little
smaller he'd "a got good spankini
Tor usin. Grandma winked slyly
from sheer enjoyment of her grand,
sons lapse.
We'll, in the meantime" she contin-
ued, "Elviry was fiirtIn' with this one
and that one and t'other one and hay-
ing a mighty fine time, take IL all
round. Do you mind when Henery
had that attack of typhoid? Seemed
like he'd passed away half a dozen
times of and on and he was out OF
his head till we all thought he never
would talk straight again. And all ths
time it was: 'Elviry! ElviryI Why
don't Elviry come?
Well, bless your heart, one Of tha
first sensible things he said when ha
come to was: 'Gramma, how did FL,
viry take it%
Take what, SOM says, though Z
knew fast enough what he meant, bus
l didn't quite know what to say, for
Elviry'd been f1irtin' 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 waa
gettin' along every now and then
How many times did she comer
he says, kind of impatient.
Well l says, I guess they amt
no use beatin' round the bush about 1t,
Henerey,' says. She didn't come but
twice
He lays back on his pillow and
laughs real soft like.
We'll. gramma,' he says, 7 guess
I might about as well give I'D, don't
you think?
Yes. Henery,' says. it does look
that way
"Henery just set his lips tight, like
the Watsons alwus do when they gee
set. You know, the Watsons ain't
like my side; they're Just as plg>hsadl
ed as they can be! Well, I amt goinf
to, gramma, he says, not's long as
she amt married to anybody else
1T wasn't very long after that FL,
viry up and married this here Eddy
Thompson that was about the poor
est excuse for man that ever went
around on two legs.
They do say there was times when
they didn't have enough to eat In the
house, but l don't know about that
for Elviry was too proud to say a
word. But every body knows She
took in plain SEWN and did every,
thing she could help along, and mighty
poor pickin's she got, too. I guess
when Eddy Thompson died and took
himself out the way 1t was the best
days work he'd done in a long time
even II he did leave Elviry with that
little spindle-shanked young one
that they call Margarita to take care
Of"
y
Grandma gave way once more to
joyous chuckles.
Seems like the minute Henerv
heard about Eddy dyin' he started inl
with his courtin' agin. He went right
over and took charge Of everything
for Elviry, her not havin' any mem
folks handy. My! My! But the Wat
sons are pig-headedl
I'm goin' to get her this TINA
gramma,' he says to me about a couple
of weeks after the fun'ral. And shor~
enough, he's done It."
Grandma sat and smiled to hersaIs
for a minute or two, rocking gently
back and forth.
"Heneryn make Elviry a mishtu
good husband" she resumed, even NJ
he Is awful set He's a good proyidsrl
and II he hadn't been so set soma
other girl 'ud "a had him bsfora thJ.I