Nebraska advertiser., 1866-04-26

TO me; and you source opened your head;
you didu'. dars' to say yer soul was your
own q
! Yes, did, I -
'Yo1 venIur'd to speak once, and she
shet ye up quicker'n tightening Now
tell about you wouldn't have sot and been
dictated to like tame mood e, as did p
1 didn't say tams nooile.'
yes, ye did might have answered
ack sharpe nough, but was expectin'
you to speak. Men don't like TO dispute
with women
That's your glt-off,' said Mrs. Duck
low, trembling with vexa.ion. You was
just as much afraid of her as l was. l
never see ye so cowed in all my life. ,
'Cowed l wasn't cOwed, neither
How reasonable, now. for you te cast all
the blame on me'
and Mr.. Duckow, his features contrac-
ted into black scowl, took his boots
from the corner.
'Ye ha'nt got TO go out, have ye 3 said
Mrs. Ducklow. 4 shouldn't think you'd
put on your boots jest to step to the barn
and see 10 the hoss.'
I'm goin' over to Reuben's.'
To Reuben's! Not tonight, father !
Yes, l think l better. He and So
phrony II knew we heard of his CITING
home, and they re enough enclined al.
ready to feel we neglect 'em. Have MT
ye got somethin' ye can send 2
/ don't know, curtly. I've seource
ever been over to SophronyS, bu. I've
carried her a pie or something and
mighty lille thanks l got for it, as il
turns out =
why did not ye say that TO MISS Bes-
wick, when she was runnin' US so hard
about our never dOin' anything for'em.
IT would nj have done no good f;
knew jest what she'd say. Whal's PIE
or cake now and then?'-lhat's jest the
reply she'd have made.-Dear me /!
what heve been doing 3
Mrs. Duckiow, raising, had bu; just
discovered that she had stitched the
patch aud the trousers to her apron.
SO much for Mss Beswick ! she ex.
claimed. untying the apron Strings, nd
hinging the united garments spitefully
down upon a chair. i do wish su;h
folks would mind their own business and
stay at home =
You've got the bonds safe y said Mr..
Ducklow, putting on his waistcoat.
Yes; But won't engage to keep'em
safe. They make me as narvOus as can
be. I'm afraid TO be left alone in the
house with 'em. Here you take en-
Don't be foolish. What harm can
possibly happen to them or you while I'm
away?
You didn't s'pose want to lug them
around with me wherever | go, do ye?
I'm sure It's no great lug. | s'pose
you're afraid to go acrost the fields alone
with 'em in yer pocket. What in the
world we're goin' TO do with 'em / don't |
see. If we 60 out. we can't take 'em
with US, for fear of losing 'em, or of be.
ing robbed and we shan't dare TO leave
'em to home, fear the hOuse'lI burn up
or git broken into =
'We can hide 'em where no burglar
can fnd 'em, said Mrs DucklOw.
Yes, and where NOBODY else can find
'em, neither, provided the house burns
and neigbbors come in to save things
don't know but it will be about as Miss
Beswck said : we shan't take no COM
fort with properly we ought to make over
to Reuben
DO you think it ought to be made
over to Reuben9 If you do, it's new TO
me "
No, don't g replied Mrs. Ducklow,
decidedly. 1 guess we better put 'em in
the clock case for TO- night, hadn't we 3
Jest where they'd be discovered, if
the house is robbed! No, I've an idee.
Slip 'em under, the setlin' room carpet.
Let me take 'em; l can fix place here
by the side of The door,
With great care and secrecy the bonds |
we're deposited between lhe carpet and
the floor, and chair set over them.
What noise was that g said the far.
mer, starting.