The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-01
The End of a
Feud
sx MARTHA MACWILLIAMS.


81 1921, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Miss Sue dropped in upon the Cos
siper, Mrs. Nanny, while that lazy was
washing up breakfast things 10 say
hreathIessly: Must be some truth III
this talk of the world coming ~ ah
end! Actually Liza Brown came "
church last night with a beau-anu
,,,b, should the beau be but Prof. Nc
Goodin -
.Now Mrs. Nanny cried. Don't
ask me TO believe that! why, she
run if u man more than said 'hOWu!
10 her-and as for him why, BrolheI
Ben says lie never recognizes the eA-
istence of anything in less than SiA
syllables." -
IL know, but l saw them-pialh'
Be sure they made one stir Ill church'
Don't believe ten people healu tn0
tect, mucn less the sermon, sdlu MISS
Sue. ut was funny after Dismissal
everybody standing stock still inin
ute, as though waiting for prlue anu
groom TO 20 down the aisle. Anu ho"
they starcd-out of eye-cOrhers, !ou
may say. No telling how long ule'
would have kept it up, hadn't Deeh loi
jeff Davis Perry. lie may De WV
but he knows what to do in pihcn'
SO here he steps out, beckons the
other boys just the least Dit-"iu
} there they had the whole congressman
! moving. Liza and the professor "eie
beet-red, knowing what 1t all meant
but when they had melted mo INC
crowd they seemed not to mind. 10"
l know is, / walked home right De
hind EN-"
"What did they talk abOut?' MIS-
Nanny broke in.
Miss sac giggled. STARS, ana the
Chaldees, and the Babe IN 'he
Manger." she said. "Oh, he's got
words a plenty, when he has the mlnu
for 'em. Then stars really Deiohgeu
last night-they were so big ana
bright, and looked to be just above
the treetops."
81 do wonder-will that be go!
Mrs. Nanny answered rehectl'ely.
Nothing to hinder. Liza has GOT
nice property, besides her home. Ana
he has money in the Building an Loan
besides what he gets for fooling with
bugs and snails and things at the
laboratory"
Mrs. Farley Pindar knows all that
-better'n we do, l reckon" said MISS
Sue. "She's nosey anyway-then MIN
boarding in the house so Longevity,
she's Jerry-on-the-spot."
.She always is-about other peo-
pies. business" Mrs. Nanny commented
acidly. "But did you ever hear how
she spoke to him down town one
day--and had to tell him who she
WASP
Miss Sue nodded, saying: II call
that rich. She can't have her claws
on him very deep. But. mark my
word, she'll hold to him like grim
death. Somebody ought to tell Liza
she's so shy and housekeeping. l
doubt II she has ever heard word"
Multiply this conversation by near
half the houses in Hillside-result,
Hillside's amazement over the
church going. Before next Sunday
bets were laid on the event-coyertly,
because JEFF Davis Perry took 1t upon
himself to discountenance vigorously
any making of the nascent romance
sporting event. His word carried
weight, socially and financially, albeit
he was under thirty, and given to
minding his own business. Somehow
standing up for those who could not
stand up for themselves appeared to
him vital part Of his business. Men
ought to fight their own battles
therefore McGoodin did not count. But
Miss Liza. faded, pretty thing, close
upon forty, withered In the shadow OF
stern paralytic mother until the time
of love and mating was past, appealed
to his manhood. She had nobody
nearer than banker-cousin who
thought the whole duty of kinsmaI
was keeping Liza from wasting heI
substance in charity and asking heI
to dinner at Christmas and Thanks
giving. She always declined the
invitations-what she did then wa.
something between her and sunGr,
pensioners. Nep and Jim, the loya
black pair, who served her as they
had done her mother. could have told
nne tales, but they held to the silence
they felt. due the queer doings Of
quality white folks.
JEFF Davis was the more bound Il
mr. service by the ancient feud be
tween their grandfathers. 1t had beer
olffer enough. bloody enough, In tn,
Ola time to divide church and dis
rupt political campaign. AS a yer,
small boy JEFF Davis had been laugh
% hate the name Of Jones. As .
man ne laughed at that old rancor
However, Miss Liza might feel he
name should not be banded about b,
light tongues.
Sne came to church Sunday nigh
as usual-but alone. And Jeff DAFT
TOOK II upon himself to walk home will
ner. He had his reward, for seate,
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