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Show Telafoa epoke, hujrrtejMr. J ate rou ionW Tim oat M Uka eae HW IMt 4T quit IKIU' aa. IK. ana md ma See n rou. ui M anr ml ad on oat Paelenoe w.nch. ate I J The .erth whirled about aajseflsa "I hwTud 4 what 4I w.BOh ioM U huh aoah ole arenay M near, b. van I on. "end 1 aald U aeaeatf Sa eront bo no weddla' e Btpple ed Dot by die nlBfctt All r Ooiiueiaia abort now la cltUn' de sal dale 'toot to de lame u h to do blind' to nnsssst tt marry mo tonlchtl Do Tennooooo mi oomoo elon In a half hour, win re go on hit wtd mo. Ansollnar' Tho warm preeeure uf hie arm eata vtnced Aniellne of hla earoeetaeee, but ha clutched tho patch ad braedlaa of bar who oaJloo end gaapad: "In dta draaa. Taeafuat" "On'r luat ao far a Tenneeeee aatd a aloah. darllnT" A mlfhtr. eeatatle aurh took Amre-llna. Amre-llna. Than aha remembered. 1 ran t leave irannv. Taiefua: She 'panda an m ana aald. "Qrennr'a rwtna lira wld aa whan we glu bank.'' Telafua aaaurad bar. "la rou rub Tannaaaaa and ma honar o la!" boa mad Aagallna. "Don lot a cjlp It orar bo Mil tnataaOr. dartln' :" And Amrellna cllppad K. THE EVENING STORY EYES TO THE BLIND (Oopyrlc.t. 1911 by W. Werner "A female's Mttteott tall ha St to flap and hof foots to lift dsyselTea. X tells you. AniceMna Batson ef she ftita de bouse and da table to huh dottab'a taste on de dortah'e weddfn' night! But I wouldn't ;-es;rude da trouble ef hit lopped Off one o' my foot handles' Patience lg a marry! n so on common The proverbial fowl, minus Its head, could not have moved with a greater decree of aftliUy. certainly not with a greater degree of excitement, than the little bow backed n egress. 8a man the Hippie, in bar weeping and bale! ng The underused, barefooted yaung worn an. Setgagad hi the) application of a crub brush to the rough oak floor, heartily concurred In the opinion that Patience was doing "oncommon well" In the matrimonial acquisition of Tela-fus Tela-fus Darby. 'I I wouldn't ii no attention ef you Wig gone." Patience bad strenuously objected to a "rush wedding.' "I 'lowed I wus gwlna git to hab a little fun onct I got him roped In." she complained. "I hain't hongry to go to cooktn' and washin fun no nigger.' "But Pa tie. her grandmother aald to her. "old uns will tell you hits best fuh weddln's to come off quick after de engagement Men folks Is changeable change-able " "What you puttln' yoah mouff in my affairs fuh?" Patience turned on her rrrsnd mother Impudently. "A batty ole thing like you. dunno what's good fuh young folks." A little later .Angallna tucked the bed covering gently about old Dinah, from whose sightless eyes slow tears were creeping. "Xmminft, granny," she whispered. "I wouldn't pay no 'tentlon to Patle. Hhe's easy fretted. She didn't mean no rale dlsreepeck to you." Old Dinah clung to bar. Ts glad 'taln't you Telafus Is gwlna to marry, anyhow, Angellny. honey," she murmured. mur-mured. " 1 wouldn't git no attention ef you wus gone." And Ans'ina did not try to keep back the U arson ars-on the wedding day there was work for all. Old Dinah was pressed Into servlse and even the bride did a little belated pressing of her wedding garment. gar-ment. "Hesh, you granny." Patience called to her grandparent si tbe clock struck 6. "you jest finish preseln' dis skeert. I Jeet bound to be a-dressln' my hair." Ti 'feerftd I can't do hit right!" quavered Dinah. When Patience returned aha pounced angrily on the skirt. "You ole fool!' the man standing just outside the window win-dow heard her say. "you's scotched my weddtn' petticoat, you ole blind fool! Hit's rulntt I'll Jest hab to buy another ons! Wha's de two half dollars Unc' Rolnn gib you when he was hash last? (lmme 'em quick!" "But. Patle,' I'a savin" dat to git me some stockln's and a wool handkerchief to tie over my head In de cole weather!' pleaded Dinah. But Patience was a ready rummaging tn Dinah's clothes chest and presently the rattle of two coins and the slam nf the door told her her granddaughter had gons with her little hoard. The man outside heard the piteous sob of an old woman and his big hands clenched themselves In anger and righteous Indignation. "Nemmlne, nem-mlne. nem-mlne. aranny. 1 he heard a eoft voice Tslafus was the swiftest plasterer In Pleasurevllle, ana he got belter wages than any other; also be was tender of heart, genuinely good. When he first hecamr at-qualnted wtth ths family of hospitable J ere hoe m Slpple there waa at home only Angelina, whom daman-the daman-the explained was "a pore orphunt we tuck to fsed and clothe and keer far." S man tha might have added that Angelina obtained her "feed" and "elothea" and "keer" by wort that would have appalled any other than an "orphunt.' Up to the romtng of Telafus her only Joy had been In watting on "Oranny, ' blind old Dinah Slpple, who gave her the love and sympathy sha craved. But Telafus had bren taken with the comely, humble faoed Angelina, and up to the return of the strapping Petlenoe from her work at a hotel In another town Angelina's starved heart bad been hsppy In ths dawning light of love that fell on her from Telafus pleasant eyes. But In a Utile time Samantha had discovered the great va'ue thet lay In Jereboam's fellow plasterer and had sent for her daughter. After Patience's return obeying Samantha's commands, Jereboam brought Tolefus home with him to take supper elmost nightly. Bui he got no more than ao occasional glimpse of Angelina "wha' Is Miss Angelina now'deys?" hs asked Patience one evening-. "She's still working; tor mother." aba answered, "but mother la thlnktn' of e.ettin rid of her. She actually te get-tin' get-tin' aaasy to poah. blind old granny! And you know we can't put up wld dat. aflstuh Darby!" Tslafus opened his eyes In surprise, but regretfully believed the libel on poor Angelina, and tn leea than a month Samantha rejoiced In the promise of Telafus for a son-in-law, "I gwlna hah de wed din' coma off wrat away." she confided to Jereboam. "Yoah man wus sarin' aha was afserd ef Pa tie wus to bust out tn one o' dent rages o hern hlt'd be all up wtd her martin' Telafus. I gwlna hab ds weddln1 de comln Thursday two weeks. saying cautiously. "I got forty cents I got fuh dem ole Irons, and hit'U be a dollar agln I git de hones I s picked up sold. Dat'll buy yoah stockln's and hsad handkercher. poan' cry no mnah, and when I comes4 hack In half an hour from whooptn da cream at de mllkhouse I'll fix you up pretty fuh ds weddtn 1" I eaaaaaaaWrTa gv -aaaa. 3gi jBHaalnaSSeaaSiaaaa rMBatj And Angelina clipped It When Angelina reached the mllkbousi Telafus atood at the door "De diaper gourd's da on de rock ef you corned after a fresh drink. Mistress Mis-tress Darby." shs faltered. "I hain't wan tin' no water. Angellny.' |