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Show COULDN'T LEAVE EMILY OUT Peculiar Reason Why Elderly Spinster Just Had to Attend the Funeral. Word has mine Id Iho mid-Vicl orian huly that tin uld Cnc'inl nf her mother's moth-er's lit; il died suddenly In hrr limne in Maine. It was her duty to lireak Hie sail news In two elderly splnslers, cousins nf the dear departed "auntie." She I'nuud .llss Stlsitn ill linine. lending lend-ing In her pel rnnary. Miss Susan is '""s. lull spry and alert, ready fur any eincriii'iiry. Miss lOtuily, five years elder, was out metering with a kindly ii'iiei'ih t ress. The slow tears of eld .i;:e trickled ilewn Miss Susan's cheeks al li e word that nimtlier of her geiicr-iilien geiicr-iilien linil passed awny. And then, with a quick I rnnril Inn, she Iii'kiiii excited ex-cited plans I'm- niiendin llie funeral, which involved n trip hy lionl .0 I'oil-1 I'oil-1 : 1 1 1 I and a loinr and nnliioiis ride In ' a day re.-icli. J'.nl Hie llieni:lil of all iliis,, r-o 1 ; j d 1 1 1 vvilh miilsiitntiier licit, did nol daiiiil the little lady. She would n. ",n.nt. r.' least. Miss siiir-an." uru'ed the nies'-oii"cT. "you'll nol take Miss I Kinily with vou." "And, i.iy ilcur." said (lie lady lo the vvnnifui, w lien she told her story iivit a cold lutiel). "wlml do you sup-I" sup-I" in- Ms-s Sn-'in :il? Sei-ioie-lv, In her M".v flnnvl, si;e replied : . I couldn't leave Ihnilv lu-hind. Vim see he h,i-: S'l fllle lull ill 1-ej- lite.' " |
