The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-22
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ley encOuragingiy. She was very much
interested in Uncle Joe and Miss
Amanda Parlow's love affair.
"Why didn't they get married--lIks
my papa and mamma?" she asked
"0h, goodness knows!" exclaimed
Mrs. Gormley. "Some says twas his
fault and some says twas hern. Aud
mebbee twas third party's that 1
might mention at that" added Mrg
Gormley, pursuing up her lips in a vsFS
knowing way.
zone day." she said, growing conf
Dental, at was In camp-meeting tine
One day somebody seen Joe Staga
drtvin' out with another giri-ChaR
lotte Lenny, that was. She was mar
ried to man over In Springdale Iona
ago. Mr.. Stagg took Charlotte to
Faith camp meeting.
'SThen, the very next week, Mandy
went with Evan Peckham to a barE
dance at Crockett's, and nobody AIM
ever seen your uncle and Mandy Par
TOW speak since. much less ever wall
together"
One particularly muddy day Primo,
met the returning hardware merchAn
at the gate with vociferous barking
and plain desire to implant q vel
coming tongue on the mans cheek
he succeeded in muddylng Mr.. Stage.
suit with his front paws. and almos
cast the angry man full length into
mud puddle.
"Drat the beastl" calculated Mr.
Stage. ''Pd rather have an epilepit
ut loose around here than him. Now
look at these clo'esl / declare, Carr
Ign, you've jest got to tie that mopgrd
up-and keep him tiedP
can the time, Uncle joel" wills
pered the little girl.
Eyes, ma'am, all the timei If fint
him loose again. I'll tie a bag Of rocks
to his neck and drop him in the deep
est hole In the brook"
After this awful threat Prince LIVED
a precarious existence. and his mis-,
tress was much worried for him
Aunty Rose said nothing, but shd
saw that both the little girl and Der
canine friend were very unhappy.
Mrs. Kennedy, however, had watch
ed Mr.. Joseph Stage for years. In,
deed, she had known him as a boy
long before she had closed up her own
little cottage around on the other road
and come to the Stage place to save
the hardware merchant from the con-
tinued reign of those "trlflng orea4
lures" of whom Mrs. Gormley had
spoken.
AS bachelor Joseph Stage had
been preyed upon by certain female
harpies so prevalent in q country COM
munlty. Some had families whom they
partly supported out Of Mr.. Stages
larder; some were widows who looked
upon the well-to-do merchant az q
marrying proposition.
Aunty Rose Kennedy did not need
the position of Mr.. Stages housekeep-
er and could not be accused Of assum-
Ing 1t from mercenary motives. Over
her back fence she had seen the havoc
going on in the Stage homestead after
Hannah Stage went to the city and
Joseph Stages final female relative
had died and left him alone In the biz
house.
One day the old QuakeriIke woman
could stand no more. She put on her
sunbonnet, came around by the road
to the front door Of the Stage house,
which she found open, and walked
through to the rear porch on which the
woman who then held the situation Of
housekeeper was wrapping up the best
Ssather bed and pillows In pair Of
the best homespun sheets, preparatory
to their removal.
The neighbors enjoyed what followed
Aunty Rose came through the ordeal
as dignlfied and unruffied as ever; the
retiring incumbent went away wrath
fully. shaking the dust of the premises
from her garments as testimony
against "any SIGH actions" p
When Mr.. Stage came home az sup.
per time he found Aunty Rose at the
helm and already a different air about
the place.
Goodness me, Aunty Rose" he
said. biting into her biscuit ravenous-
IL, Il was a-golng down to the mill.
hands hotel to board. I couldn't stand
II no longer. II you'd stay here and
do for me, I'd feel like a new man"
"You ought to be made over into q
new man, Joseph Stage" the woman
said sternly. "A married man."
No, mol Never thatp gasped Tbs
hardware dealer.
"n came here, Joseph Stage, IL
would cost you more money than
you've been paying these no-account
women"
81 don't care" said Mr.. Stage recki
lessly. "Go ahead. Do what yoI
please. Say what you want. I'm
game"
Thereby he had put himself Int
Aunty Roses power. She had reno
waited the old kitchen and some Of the
other rooms. II Mr.. Stage at first
trembled for his bank balance, he was
made so comfortable that he had not