The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-11


He seeth only what is fair
lie sippeth eDiy what ss swsets s-s->as'
He will laugh at fate and care,
Leave the chat and take the wheat.
Emerson.
And Rosalie passed into large, square
well.ordered kitchen, over which presided an
other Billy-Mrs. Attridge's ex-servant, and
now Rosalie's maid-ofall-work. And the
short history of the transfer of his services was
this Mr.. and Mrs Attridge having no family,
grew lonely, and tired of housekeeping in the
country. SO they broke up housekeeping, sold
their furniture, rented out their place, and
came to Shelton, and took rooms at Gardner's
Hotel
So Billy was out of place. great many
bousekeepers would have been glad to hire Billy
Bllv like all invaluable genuses had great
many eccentricities and difficulties to be got
over He wouldn't live in row of houses or
in any sort of house, that wasn't handsome
house in a large space, with trees round It, He
wouldn't live in family that had babies or
hadn't cows and q garden. Poultry was also
Indispensable, and pigs totally ipadmissible
And lastly, he wouldn't live--no, not in town
or country, neither for love nor money with
ANYBODY who was not good looking. Thereto
use Billy's own words--he set his foot down,
and no one could move him from that position
And so it fell out that Billy would accept no
place in Shelton, but continued hanging on to
the skirts of his old master and mistress at
Gardner's Hotel.
But one day, it happened that Rosalie, after
she had dismissed her afternoon school, stood
at her nice white kitchen table, kneading
bread for supper, when q shadow darkening
the door, and the sound of something dumped
suddenly down upon the floor, caused her to
turn around. There stood Billy in his pale
blue cotton jacket and trousers, and clean
linen apron and straw hat with a great bun.
die at his back, and heavy trunk at his feet
Down he dropped the bundle upon the trunk,
and heaving deep sigh of relief said
I'm been looking for you to send arter me
to come and live long o you. Why amt you
sent aforo this !? Don't like to be a-losing so
much time"
"Why, Billy, had no idea you wished to
come and live with US" returned Rose, in sur
prise.
Well, you might a-known il, then You
always knowed liked your and him."
II thought you refused to 60 out to service"
a fused all hem there, said Billy, chuck.
;ns hia thumb .contemptuouslY oyeI his shoul-
der pointing in the direction of the village
III
them there red brick houses9D
But you might have gone to the country"
yes, but you know most all on 'em were sc
I'LL mean the people, and for that matter the
houses too-and then they kept pigs as made
an unpleasant fragrance, and childun, as made
VERY unpleasant noises. And some places
her face or in both, which is dreadful And
in OIL MA he ots ,,ka~
fering with the dinner or the dishcloths, in a
very misbecoming manner. Some on 'em were
not nice in their ways; and what courage.
apron every day, with nice stiff crease ironed
down in the middle of it, to sarve people az
want nice themselves So the long and the
short of it is ma'am, that Pm come to live
long o you"
Now Rosale was so gentle hearted, that she
did not speak her thought and say" But we
did not send for you, Billy Yet nevertheless
Billy guessed it for he answered as if she had
spoken
well what o that here am. And here's
my trunk and bundle | paid man twenty
FIVE cents to help me bring them over.
reckon can stay, if gree to stay on your
Own farms" said Billy betraying piteous anxi-
ETY. nevertheless.
Gentle and truthful Resale FASTENED to set
his fears at rest Indeed Billy, we shall be
delighted to have YOU You Will be an invalu-
able acquisition to as | am only very much
surprised that you should have given us the
preference
bright glad smile broke over honest Bill
ly's fae "Why, you see ma'sm, ! don't
care how much work | have to dol does it
cheerful don't care how little wages gets,
takes it-contented But | amt got but one
lie to live on this yeth, and while do live,
must must must live in pretty place
long o pretty people. Anything else smotherf
OF met stiles Of melt gives me the
mean 1t makes my wittels disagree with me. y
ana so saying Billy shouldered his bundle and
trunk, and took them up into tho loft over the
kitchen, as if he had slept there ell his life, and
knew the way And then he camo down. and
tOOk two big buckets, to 70 to the well And
30 without more ado, Billy WAS inaugurated
IN his new place and duties. And most in
valuable acquisition he really proved. Billy
mad now been living several months with the
Netherlands.
To return Rosalie went into the kitchen, 10
give directions to Billy about the supper She
lound him sitting down, stirring the batter for
the pancakes She told she expected strsn.
ger to tea, and that he must make coffee also
and dress two prairie fowls, and br0i some
nam. And next she went into her dining-room
ana set her table adjoining it with her finest
oamask table-cloth, and best china, and pls.
eng upon it her incest cakes and preserves
sue was 50 engaged when MIR. Sutherland re-
turned, bringing in Uncle Billy.
.;s cannot do anything like justice to the vo.
"nD Joy with which MIR. Boiling rushed
uPn MS dear niece, as he called Resale. She
''I g1 him with an aHectionate welcome.
no..:,t am come to stay with you as long as
LS'.oy can, my dear niece. Although man
rn me nIe has a great many conflicting claims
pO% nus time and presence Of course, neverthe'
w. ' intend 70 stay with you a. long as posi-.
kOsagie assured him that the longer be
stayed tina better shs SHOULD be pleased And
Then, as Billy had put supper ON the table, she
invited him in to that meal And Mr.. Boilinp
sat down and enjoyed il with a. much eustc
a. :. II he had not psrtaken Of a heavy luncheon
a, Gardeners. When supper was over, and
Dir Boiling had been invited by Mark TO take
stroll around the premises, Billy entered, Il
Gear on the table, and pointing with his thumb
over his shoulder, he asked >----------
Who rs yon fat, puiFsd-up fellow, in the
'Oey lace and white jacket and trousers I"
he is my husbands uncle, and you must
'fean Of him more respectfully
h. inats 'cordin' a. it may be- said Billy, a.
'earay. ~ =
=, nosalie's benevolent heart was 80 grat6ed
having some one else 10 be good 10, and
\. "a vas pleased to zee her satisisstion, thai
r., e.n quite reconciled to the intruder
Ran Dily was not to be modified. When Mr.