The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-10-22

WiHteT time, ent ueClhTeu, bnhTply
biting her thread. for she was mend.
ing a tablecloth. "Shet the winders on
summer. an yew ketch the tail OF
SANDER in the latch every time. Naow,
ef | hear one word about this 'tarnal
foolishness comm to Angy's ears. or
Brother Abe's. or Blossy's either, fer
that matter. well all have to eat of"n
oll-cloth Sundays. the same as week.
days. until | see a more Christian
! sperit In the house"
She gave the Sunday damask across
her lap a pat which showed she was
In earnest: and the rebuked sisters
glanced ut one another. as ~ TO va
Suppose the nipister should walk
In some sabbath afternoon and find
oil.cloth on the table. and ask the rea-
son Why"
They one and all determined to take
Aunt Nsncy's advice and sew a but.
ton on their lips"
Fortunately. too. the February thaws
had already set In, and the remainder
OF the winter passed without any Sc.
we're strain on the ~"buttonholes." And
at length the welcome spring began to
peep forth. calling to the old folks.
Come out. and grow young with the
young year."
With the bursting forth OF the new
s~pringtide the winters talk seemed 20
drop as a withered and dead oak leaf
falls from It's winter. bound branches
and Abe stood once more alive 10 the
blessings OF renewed approval.
Angy went out Of doors with Miss
Abigail, and puttered around among
the flowers as II they were her own,
thanking God for Abe's increasing pop.
ularity in vhe same breath that she
gave thanks for the new buds OF the
spring.
The anniversary OF the Roses en-.
trance into the Home drew nearer, and
Blossy suggested that the best way
to celebrate the event would be by
means Of a pink tea
Neither Angy nor Abe, nor In fact
half the sisters. had any clear concep-
ton OF what n tinted function might
be. but they one and all seized upon
Blossy's idea AS II II were a vcritable
inspiration. and for the time %jealCusies
were forgotten. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
erased.
Such preparations as were made for
that tea! The deafand.dumb gar.
dener was sent with "A detachment OF
small boys TO fetch from the wayside
and meadows armfuls OF wild roses
for the decorations. Miss Abigail
made pink icing for the cake. Ruby
Lee hung bleeding.hearts owe the
dining.room door. Aunt Nancy resur.
rected from the bottom OF her trunk n
white lace CO with a rakish looking
pink bow for an adornment. and fas.
tened IL to her scant gray hairs In
honor OF the occasion. Blossy turned
her pink china pig, his lid left upstairs.
into a sugar bowl.
Pink. pink, pink, everywhere; even
In Angy's proud cheeks! Pink. and
pink. and pink! Abe used to grow
dizzy. afterward. trying to recall the
various pink articles which graced
that ca.
But most delightful surprise OF all
was his anniversary gift. which was
slyly slipped to his place after the dis.
cussion of the ~rose-colored straw berry
gelatin. II was a square, ti~ye.pound
parcel wrapped In pink tissue paper,
tied with pink string, and found to con
tain so much Virginia tobacco. which
GLOSSY had inyeigled m old southern
admirer into sending her for CHART
able purposes"
After the presentation or this yalu
able gift. Abraham felt that the time
had come for him to make a speech
practically his maiden speech.
lie said at the beginning, more
s~uavely at his ease than he would
have believed possible. secure OF sym
PATTY and appreciation, with Angy's
glowing old eyes upon her prodigy
that all the while he had been at the
Home. he had never before felt tn,
power 10 express his gratitude for Tho
welcome which had been accorded
him-the welcome which seemed Il
wear and wear, as II IL were all WOO
and a yard wide. aud could never weal
out.
The old ladies' nodded their heads n
approval Of this. every face beaming
but AZ the speech went on the Others
perceived that Abe had singled GU.
Blossy for special mention-blind
blind Abraham-Blossy. who had frs
proposed admitting him into this para
disc; Blossy, who had given up he
sunny south chamber TO his comfor
and Angy's; Blossy, who had been al
a "guardeen angel" to him: Blossy
who as a fitting climax to all her sid
terly attentions had given him toda!
this wonderful. wonderful pink tea
and this Ave hull pound o. virginn!
t~erbaccer."
He held the parcel close TO hi
: bosom, and g on. still praisinj
Blossy-this innocent old gentleman
Needless OF Angy's gentle tug at hi
! coat.tail; while Blossy buried her at
: surdly lovely face In the pink husI
OF a wild.rose spray. and the other oil
ladies stared from him to her, thel
faces growing hard and cold.