Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-22

and when that's done wen be so gay
and brisk, and happy
The child in a burst OF sobbing.
ciasped her around the neck, caressed
her fair check with its hand; and said,
-, Meg, o, dear Megn
Toby's blessing could have done no
more. Who could do more!
why iathern cried Meg, after
a pause.
'Here | am, and here go, my DEAR
said Tro;ty.
Good gracious mc!' cried Nee, hes
crazy! he's put the dear child's bonnet
on the kettle, and hung the lid behind
the door,
Il didn't go to do it my love- said
Trotty, hastily repairing his mistahe.
: Meg, my dcar!'
Meg cast glance towards him and
saw that he had claboratcly stationed
himself behind the chair of their male
visitor, where with many mysterious
gestures he was holding up the six
pence he had earned.
81 see my dear said Trotty, as |
was coming in, half an ounce of tea ly-
ing somewhere on the stairs; and I'm
pretty sure there was bit of bacon
too. As don't remember where it was
exactly, III go myself and try to find
EN-
With this inscrutablc artifcc, Trot-
ty withdrew to purchase the yiands he
had spoken of, at Mrs. Chickenstockcr's
and presently came back pretending
that he had not been able TO find them,
at first in the dark.
But here they are, at last said
Trotty, setting out the tea-th:ngs all
correct! | was pretty sure it was tea,
and rashcr. So it is. Meg, my pet,
il you'll just make the tea, while your
unworthy father toasts the bacon, we
shall be ready Immediately. Pts Gu
rious circumstance said Trotty, pro-
cceding in his cookery, with the assist
ancc Of his toas:ing fork, curious, but
well known to my friends, that new
or care for rashcr nor for tea. like
10 sec other people enjoy them said
Trotty very loud, TO impress the fact
upon his guest, but to me as food they
arc disagrecable.'
Yet Trotty shifted the curling
SAVIOR of the Kissing bacon-ah!-as if
he liked it /; and when he poured the
boiling water into the teapot, looking
lovingly down into the depths Of that
snug caldroun, and snufIcd the fragrant
steam that curled around his nose and
wrcathcd his head in thick cloud
However, for all this, he neither cat
nor drank except at TIE very begin
ming, mere morscl for forms sake,
which he appeared to eat with infinite
r fish, but declared it was perfectly I'M
interesting to him.
No. Trotty's occupation was to
sec WillFcrn and Lillian eat and drink,
and SO was Mcg's. and never did
spectators at city dinner or court
banquet, find such high delight in sec
ing others feast: although it were a
monarch or pope: as these two did
in looking on that night. Meg smiled
on Trotty, Trotty laughed at Meg
Meg shook her head and made belief
to clap her hands applauding Trotty;
Trotty conveyed in dumb show, unin-
teligible narratives Of when and where
and how he had found their visitors,
to Meg, and they were happy, very
happy.
although thought Trotty sorrow
fully, as he watched Meg's face, that
match is broken of, see!'
Now III tell you what said Trotty,
after tea, the little one shall sleep
with Meg, / know
with good Meg cried the child
caressing her.
That's right said Trotty, and |
shouldn't wonder now if she'd kiss
Meg's father, wont she! Pm Meg's
Father
Mighty delighted Trotty was, when
the child went timidly towards him;
and having kissed him fell back on
Meg again.
She's as sensible as Solomon said
Trotty. Here we come, and here We
no we DON'T don't mean that
What was | saying Meg, my darl-
ing preciousP
Meg looked towards their guest,
who leaned upon the chair, and with
his face turned from her, fondled the
child's head half hidden in her lap.