Show r HAPPY NEW YEAR MUSH by L uella luella B lyons lyon sa ss MERWIN had been the LEAH on one e elected to stay at home when the others went into town in the old flivver to the morning new years service at the church someone had to remain at home to watch the stock and too leah a new or even a decent coat jake merwin was having tough sledding in financial affairs without one more need being voiced so leah never told him of her need 1 I have minded if it started snowing the minute their backs were turned and now they wont tackle driving home in X R this weather but laahs words stopped at once as she made out in the swirling snow a car that was stopping in the barnyard the plump figures of a man and a woman were making a wild dash for the protection of the house we saw we go another turn of the wheels the sweet friendly woman told leah the lady who introduced the two of them a mr and mrs tom madison 11 miles to the east of borger we hoped to spend new years and visit at our sons tom juniors over at borger but now well we want to buy our dinner here from you may we my dear without dut putting you out they were such a jolly pair and leah even forgot to be embarrassed when she had to serve them the only thing she had prepared a feast of delicious fried mush and butter and syrup and plenty of fresh milk and coffee supper consisted of the same fare and so did breakfast the next morning but by that time the cerwins were able to break the drifts and reach the farm and the matisons Madi sons via via those breaks went on their belated way it will be a happy new year every day for a year for us mom sy leah shouted when the mad were out of sight to a smiling but perplexed family leah explained that mr madison owned a small chain of meat markets and small choss cross road grocery stores and that he had given her sufficient orders for slabs of cornmeal mush just like she had served him and his good wife for all those stores for one year at least the labels on this mush he said are to read lady laahs prize mush when 02 0 th 2 trio had quieted down a b bit it she added the money end of the contract will settle all our financial I 1 difficulties for the year and who knows maybe fo forever reverl 0 westbra newspaper union Is 0 |