The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12
MR.. WRITINGS MISTAKE.

stood brushing the dust and specks fron,
his coat, upon the balcony below. The
woman was Bridget Gedakes, and the
man was Paul Whiting.
Now it happened that just beyond the
church. down side street, was a little.
low wing growing uron the body of a
painted wooden house and here lived
Miss Alma Disbrow, a wealthy maiden
with frost-bltten curls, who ALWAYS wore
rustling black silk gown, heavy gold
chain, and an eye-glass.
Miss Dlsbrow's father had been unfortu-
nate enough to be pioneer in this part of
the lake country, so long ago as when the
Governors wife rode to church in tip
cart drawn by oxen, and when the town
was lighted by glow-worms instead of
gas.
But his daughter, Miss Alma, was for
tuRate enough to live SO lately as when
the most desirable street of fourishing
commercial city ran directly through the
heart of her fathers swamp lands. And
still later when, III token of her being I'M
married, and an only daughter, she came
into possession, by her fathers will, of the
principal part of his rich inheritance
Upon that, turning her back upon all
aspi1pg adventures, and shutting her
eyes against her brothers longing
boys and girls, she gave the best located
lots of the whole for the building of a
church and rectory and then throwing
out this wing from the house of her
youngest and least dsliked brother, she
settled herself down in it to sit and look
all day at her bountiful gift
But Miss Alma had eyes as sharp as a
brass pin the better to see with, my dear;
So beside the nigh stone church, she per
ceived a great many things. And upon
lor oh o
Parker-rocker, rustling and rocking, with
her eye-glass in one hand, and the morn
ing paper in the other. On the leather
cushion of an old arm chair, by the sun
set window, sat her confidential, black
dog, with white face named Benjamin.
This dog had great deal more considera-
ton, and many more privileges, than her
brothers children; and it was into his
pointed ears Miss Disbrow, who had not
another weakness in the world (unless in
the matter of front tooth or SOY had the
habit of dropping everything she thought,
or knew, or guessed. And the dog Benia-
min, as the man Benjamin might have
done, always listened without Interrupt
ton, and never repeated thing she said
BENJAMIN" cried out Miss Disbrow,
so suddenly, that the dog jumped upon his
feet, as true as you are born Mrs Baby
has only just this moment come to help
about clearing up after the church social
Well, now, [ do say, if that is not real
mean just come When there she is
boarding. with nothing under the stars to
do, not even to made her own bed /; and
poor, little Mrs. Grelling, with her six
children, and all her housekeeping cares,
has been here at work fully half an hour
| cannot stand such Sinking, lazy ways, I
declare / can't %
Benjamin yawned and stretched himself;
and Miss Disbow moved her chair nearer
the window, and looking out at the cloud
ed sky, the brown-touched trees, and the
wet walk, she saw presently the figures
upon the two piazzas of the square stone
house at the corner
BY that time the ladies were through
with their work of clearing up at the
vestry, and had gone Gathering home in
their high-heeled boots the scrub-women
and the boys had done all their running
out and in, and stopping about with pals
of water; and the old white bearded sex
ton, in his round, steel bowed glasses, that
made him look like grav owl, had locked
the door and gone to his DAYS work, saw
ing wood at one of the grand houses or
the avenue. So Miss Disbrow had plenty
oftime to turn her observation and~ hel
eye-glass toward her neighbors' balconies
To tell the plain truth, between you anG
some time felt that the Whiting family
needed more looking after than they got
from the sum- moon and stars, and the city
Waterman, and she had long been tryine
to act the part of the good Samaritan, anC
go with the oil and the wine, when sht
should have discovered the nature of The
family wound. So. whenever one of tn,
Writings came in sight, she put down hel
paper and put up her glass.
Benjamin" said she, presently, drop
ping her glass, and rocking till her dres
Benjamin, YOU cannot guess what has hap
pened now,'
BENJAMIN did not seem to be inclined Il
try, the task being so hopeless, and Mis-
Disbrow went on. THAT Bridget Gedake
she is reckless thing-Fve long see1
that, and aoondered Mrs. Whiting kept he
so-she has been and left pillow on tn
balcony railing. Went off and left it
Of course the wind took it, and so there i
lies, ruffiing, embroidery and all, RICH
down in the gutter. liable to be stolen b,
you, or wouldn't you, go over and tel
them ?"
Benjamin's face, about one eve wa
black, and the rest of the face, being en-
tirely white, this gave him peculiarl
knowing expression when he cooked III
that eye, as he had a way of doing. An,
now he turned this black eye upon Mis-
Disbrow, with quite the appearance o
winking it at her. Perhaps. indeed, h
did, Anyhow, there was evidently som
invisible freemasonry between them, 70
Miss Disbrow instantly responded, Just a
though he had spoken.
'Well, then, l WILL Benjamin. VIII,
are we put in this world together if rot t
help each other?" said she, as with an al
of virtuous responsibility she threw
little maize-colored rigolette over he
weather beaten curls, and a white break
fast shawl over her shoulders Then pu'
ting on her gloves, with the dignity of
circumnavigator, she started across th
street. 1850 -
One might fancy she would pick up tn
unfortunate pillow upon the way; but n
Il hope she was above meddling with he
neighbor's things. Certainly She Wake
impressively to the door and rang the bel
which was instantly answered by M
Whiting himself, with q carpet-bag in hi
hand and his hat upon his head.
Going away, are you?" said Miss Di
brow, diverted for the time from her orr,