The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-03-10
BEDFORD, Pa, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 10. 1865

daughter Of Professor IIalstead would not make
a very good farmers wife"
docs he think-!' Barbie hesitated, look
ing with sm'Iins perpexity at her little white
hands, that these pretty hands don know much
about brewing and baking, etc I"
Exactly | believe he thinks that"
Then lie thinks wrong" sad Barbie, red
dcning, and looking mp AT her lover with IA com
zeal hltle pout. ''D,dut hear YOU say you
needed servant AT home I've a mind to go
down and offer Tor the place
An,on laughed again ENJOY ingly.
I'VE need one badly enough, 5ut my father
will not suller one inside Of the huuse.'
Why, how do you live then? Who cooks
for you, now that your mother IS unwell ?"
I'VE do our own cookIng," Ansou said with
Il return uf tie half smiling, halt embarrass-
rd expression. We cook for ourselves Or do
without
Tie very day succeeding The one which wit
messed this cunv,r-atiun, Ausun was at home
busy.ng hi.ns II over some culinary operations,
when the GU side door, which sto ri ajtr was
u.iSrltr-y pushed aI4e op-a, a,ld . sla=aiary
aitirol ior.il presented Itself on the threshold
II wore a red and green plaid dress, the checks
very large, yellow shawl, and a very frowsy
and tumbled white bonnet. req feather,
nearly as long rs AnsOn's arm, streamed from
one side. aud within the brlm Hoped the I'M
men>e frll of cap which clung close around
the face of the stranger. The ftce-@hat could
be seen of ii, was very curious one to be ill.,
>e uf such bonnet and cap. just now, as
she surveyed the kitchen and AnsOm-herseIt
sun unSceu-the muscles about her mouth
twiched nervouSly, and her eyes twlnklcd with
ro4ui>h brightness.
! Present., Allson looked that way.
| Instantly the face took lugutrinus length,
and coming into the room, the CIR, sAiI, InsIn
/ uafingly, but without looking at him:
| ,.Au' would you be attber hlrlu' servant
the day p aud stood fJseting with the fringe
/ uf her shawl.
| II believe not, said Anson, coloriHg, with
! some annoyance, perhaps, at the nature OF his
| eupuyment
..Shure. sir, on the lady that sint me-Lord
| bless h.r swlte eyes !-saId you'd be shure to
! take me on her recommendation, which has
m my pocket-aud here lis now
She gave him little note, winch proved to
/ be from Barbie HaIStead. Anson read 1t with
very Iover-!ike carefufuess, bot shook his
! head.
Il am very sorry, my good girl, but we donot
wish to hire a servant"
"Beike your father mayn't object whln he
sees me-" the girl persisted.
Arson looked ai the Suled white bonnet and
the rel feather. aud rcpressed d smile, wonder
ing what his father wuud say. I}nt he was ui
tuu kindly nature to Ice wInng Ia expose even
t..i- servant 10 bis fathers rough manner. lie
re,n.:tcI what he had SAID b:toie assuring hsi
f, la il would DC Of 10 use 10 see lis father.
The vii s,n"d :, nomcut. ''li yc phase, sur,
I'll iu-t see him Il m0mint. Rellkc lie may take
Il likn to the look . me"
And before lee could reply she had crossed
the room, aud stood upon Ike threshold OF lie
next. Ausun followed presently, curious to
see what sort Of II reception she would get.
.9hura an I'll do piuly more'n I'm worth
10 wees she was say iug, with mnocens em-
ph;tsis, as Anson entered She talked rapidly
pouring out such torrent ol words that tht
old man could not by amy possibility slip on'
IN among them, and sat regarding her with al
cxl,r.s>ion of the most ludrrous astUniahuent
This remarkable yoIuli'ity completely hafl,,
the old mans sIowue>s. He could moi say
word if he wished to, and when she couc!udec
at last with Il can make flap jacks and corr
bread thatd bling the very eyes out " yer heat
and make We swaIIy yer tongue with delight
sompnrsS. tif he had weakness il was Tor flap
iark~ and corn bread lie could only twIrl ht
thumbs IN s.rt Of deiici us awe, and al
her with cunning smile how much she expect
ed to get for doing all these things.
"Ssyenty-tiv cents a week, was the promp
reply.
With a still more cunning laugh, Joel nff.r-
cd her half the money. Greatly t. I.is anIze
mcnt SIZE agreed at once, and he found himself
10 use hi, own expression, I'm for it," To ad'
t. his clagriu. Auson stood 10y. laughing will
intense cnjoy mcnt Bui the girl, without fur
thrr ado, proceeded to discucumher herself O
bonnet and shawl. aud vanished in the direction
Of the kitchen before anything could he said
As she shut the door she stole gance at An
son that made him start and bite his lins, an'
presently he stole kitchenward also. She wa
!, already at work, handling The broom like 81
nl.ut, and grumhIirg in hor rich hruHne at H.
, dust that u;id accumulated III the corners; 10
the extent Of Anson's and his fathers sweep
inc had been 10 brush the centre of the room
somewhat the disadvantage of the rest
She did not look up as Arson entered; bn
, he sat down and deliberately, but furtrve
conscious of his scrutiny; hut presently sh
turned, and casping both little hands upon til
top of the broomhandIc, said, with q mixtnr
| of hravadu and archness too natural to be mi:
taken:
"W,r, Ansou, what do you think ,"
, The young man laughed and looked annoye
in the same reath.
Then it is you, Barhie ?" he said. 81 wa
suspfcting something of TIE sort"
! ''Not Till / looked al you," said the girl rogt
ishly, reireatng as he approached.
DO you think this is quite the thing, Bal
! bic 2"
, sShure, an why ant it the thing for poe
girl to be gettin' her livin' dacently and boz
estly ?"
AMI that ,Sas all ne cnnid get ont Of er.