Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-12

His very eTidsOt hardness Of heart
30 hOrrined the old ladies that they ell
began to attack him ct once,
Seems ter me I'd have the deoency
ter show some ShAmsl" grimly Rvowsd
Sarah Jane.
Abe could not help It. He sputtsrSd.
Even Miss Abigail's. "Yew were q
stranger an VIC took ysw in did not
sober him.
III any one O. my husbands had
acted the way you've acted. Abe
Rose" began MrS. Holman.
Poor leetle Angy," broke In the
gentle Miss Ellie pityingly. She must
q lost six pounds"
Abraham'B mobile face clouded over.
"AngyT" he faltered. "Yew don't
mean that Amy" Silence again fell
on the group, while every glance was
fastened on Abraham. See here" he
flashed his faded blue eye. "Angy's
got more than that!"
No N answered. but there was a
significant struggling Of shoulders and
lifting Of eyebrows, Abraham was
distressed and concerned enough now.
Rising from his place he besought the
sisters:
"Yew don't think Angy's feelin's
have been hurt-dew yew. galsr"
Their faces softened, their figures
relaxed. the tide of feeling changed in
Abraham's favor. Miss Ellie spoke
very softly:
"Yew know that v the Lord thy
God 10 . Jealous Cod"
Abraham grasped the back Of his
chair for support. his figure growing
limp with astonishment Mother.
Jealous Of mer' he whispered to him.
sell. the memory Of all the years and
all the great happenings OF all the
years coming back to him. Mother
Jealous Of met" He remembered how
he had once been tormented BY
Jealousy in the long. the ~everso-long
ago, and Of q sudden he FASTENED into
tho hall and went half-running up the
stairs. He took hold Of the latch Of his
bedroom door. 1t did not open. The
door was locked.
"Angy!" he called. a fear Of he knew
not what gripping at his heart.
"Angy!" he repeated as she did not
answer.
The little old wife had locked her
self in out Of very shame Of the rare
tears which had been brought to the
surface by the sisters cruel treatment
Of Abraham. When she heard his call
she FASTENED to the blue wash.basin
and began hurriedly to dab her eyes.
He would be alarmed II he saw the
traces Of her weeping. Whatever had
happened to him, for his cake she must
face It valiantly. He called again.
Again she did not answer, knowing
that her voice would be full of the tell
tale tears. Abe waited. He heard the
tramp Of feet passing out Of the din.
Ing room into the hall. He heard
Blossy emerge from her room at the
end Of the passage and 30 tripping
down tho stairs. The time to Angy,
guilty bathing Ter face. was short;
the time to her anxious husband unac.
countably long. The sound Of wheels
driving up to the front door came to
Abe's ears. Still Angy made him nc
response.
"Angy!" he raised his voice in pite.
a pleading. What mattered II the
sisters gathered in the lower hall
heard him! What mattered II the
chance guest who had just arrived
heard him also? He had his peace to
make with his wife and he would
make II. "Angy!"
She flung the door open hastily. The
signs Of the tears had not been obliter.
ated, and her face was drawn and old.
Straightway she put her hand on his
arm and searched his face inQuiringly.
What did the gals say ter yew?"
she whispered. ABE, yew made a mis-
take when yew picked out BIZ"
Poor leetle mother!" he inter.
rupted. Poor leetle mother!" a world
Of remorseful pity in his tone. 80
yew been jealous OF yer ole man?"
Angelina, astonished and indignant,
withdrew her hand sharply, demand
ing to know If he had lost his senses;
but the blinded old gentleman slipped
his arm around her and, bending,
brushed his lips against her cheek.
Thar, thar" he murmured sooth.
ingly, II didn't meal no harm. l can't
help 1t eff all the gals git stuck on
met"
Before Angy could make any reply,
Blossy called to the couple softly but
i%nsistently from the foot of the stairs;
and Angy. %wrenching herself free,
fastened down the steps. for once In
her life glad to get away from Abe.
He lost no time in following. No mat.
ter where Angy went, he would follow
until all was well between her and him
again.
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