The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-02-18
JEANS TEA ROOM
sy cLARlssA nAcKIE.

''FHN Hf"AHh HNANAN WNNA hANN -
cume from Jeans school teaching
with the old house almost falling down
Tor need u repairs, aud with q tangled
old garden which bad no ous " take
care OF a.
Grandmother was old and feeble
aud Mrs Webb was not strong Whea
Jean came home from teaching her
sturdy youngsters she Was tired and
there was always hOusework ~ DO
80 he old house aud garden were Bes
leCtpd
N ! could only sell H." sighed JsaR
"for d good sum Of money. ihen-~
she smiled and brushed away tear,
-iheu mother and grandmother would
de " homesIckuess Well sell sssD
somehow. all togetherf'
She turned 81 motofcsr slowed az
the gate. A smartly uniformed chauf.
frur touched his cap aud opsncd the
door of the car
Al elderly woman with graz hair
and soft appealing eyes smiled sra
ciously ou he slender girl ~ he Tuta
- beg your pardpn-can you ten ne
n there a. q Tea room nesrbyf shs
querIed we have hal = hrsskdown
and ii Il long past luncheon hour"
jean hesiiaict win tho saman's
question On ldea flashed Into her head
perhaps this vas the answer 10 her
prayers mis- might be the golden o.
portunlty knocking ~ her safe n
there was . deusnd for Toe rooms-
why not supply ~
10 q feH moments three ladies' aers
sitting Do The comfortable chairs IN the
green gloom n ne honsysuctis vines
eHcialm.ng over no roses that Jean
brought them and the pure chalicss n
ne fragrant day lilies Then Jean fis
APPEARED fof period 10 return with
pima slices n ham laid m crisp lsi.
iuoe leaves delicious halls % cream
cheese. q p0i ~ home made Jam.
simple salad and dainty bread and
butter sandwiches these and = pot
o. Tea Jean placed before me iafiss
anf then sent svsf snd iefi them
aioue
When she came Ascs ihey wsrs %
generous In their praise - ths unsT.
pecfei hospitality 80 esEsr for isaa
10 open q Tea room there
"iou are 80 near ihs posi rad ny
fear-ali you need 10 = fsW tables on
No yeunia and ypuf oun beautiful
things your cooking T. delicious
me have e sign painted for Jour
urEei Mrs nelhr'dss me ownsf % me
cor and me hosiess ~ the party
-fou are Zen hind protested lean
Il shall send ms san cot ustt vsek
anf may come with hint Il vaca.
ton hos and yan viii have plenty u
time neEarei We shsl ssna sli our
friends They iaushinEy drove
avay their arms fuli q aowsrs and u
vas not until they had disappeared
that Jean remembered that thsy hsd
not asked ~ eherk and shs had not
thought 10 charge then
"A poof bushes. woman an I shs
muuuur'-i WHY A. he cleared ne
table Then shs found = ave dollar
h'l pinned 70 he damask cloth and
shs DANCED into the house vavins n
etulianiiy
Exit Jean ne scheolmaam snd sn.
ier Jean the keeper o. The tee shop
and weeief q her garden once more
Hurrahf"
a week later q small Try car
stopped ~ the gate and lean. xho uas
Enthusiastically wedding the sfavsl-d
walk between ths rows % ffagrsnt
hoswooi thought o. her gruhby aagsrs
and mussrt blue frock III must b
Mrs pelhrldss's son she thought e.
fle went 10 he gais IN one hana
10 carried two rustic ssinglns sTns
and with ne other Ne uncovered BIZ
handsome head
- this The wsy,ids tee roomY hs
asked with twinklins syss
~WhY no" hrsitatsd lean.
= am afraid Il is-or Il l. selns 10
bel" he grinued a. h. displayed ihs
signs
SURE enough framed IN rustic
were the magic words THE WAY.
SIDE TEA ROOM. aud ous corner u
The sign was Heightened lnto . pslnt.
lug nngsf
"ilow Kind u Mrs Delbridsss cried
Jean ecsiailcaliy.
"une 4 fuf your ysfanda AMI TIE
other 10 hang from some tree down
The road guide Mother aid yoa
would kuoW he tree"
~fhe Old locust ~ the corner en-.
plalusi Jean.
q uIli hang q fof you" declared
PHI ne.hr.dge. and frum ne tool 40
iu the cor be brought ths usevs.ary
Tools and Presently ne qua'nt um
was swinging Ia ne sofi sind After.
ward rhl hung ihs other sIgu ovef he
front while Mrs Webb and Jean pre-.
pareIi h'gh tee Ia he veranda There
was fresh strawberry shoFioats snd
plenty ~ cream and other deliclous
ylands fnr he wehhs we're famous
housewives
Fhil fingered on the front stsps
with Jean A vhlppoorwlll was sing
lng ia tho orchard snd the roses were
heavy with fragrance
= shall come again and again.
promised Phil releasing Jean's antt.s.