The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-10-15

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in Israel, suppose you send my
my breakfast up here
Israel consulted his silver
watch.
"Dinner'll be ready in half an
hour" he said. ''But I'll see what
Tury says"
In just half an hour the bell rang.
Mr., Parkes, after waiting some time
in hopes that his meals might be
served in his own room, hobbled
down stairs
Chicken for dinner. chicken and
corn 1 can't touch a mouthful -
"Why / thought you wanted
Drilled chicken
Eyes, but that was for breakfast.
Dinner is quite different thing"
"All the more left for me and Is
rael," obaervrd Miss Seeley, philo-
sophically.
Couldn't you cook me rare bit
of beefsteak p
"No I couldn't
Mr.. Parkes bridled.
Il will troubel Israel to bring uE
his carriage after he has finished his
dinner and take me back to Cousin
Peckham's'
"The horses are out to hayin'."
"But l can't wallk''
wasn't you taught when you
was little %
Il mean-I would convey the
meaning-that I am too feeble for
the physical exercise"
II guess likely you'd better stay
here them
"And starve," plaintively qurried
our hero.
"At least" added Zenas after a
few minutes reflection, "you will
see, Cousin Kcturah, that my bath
is prepared at four o'clock. Six
pals of boiling hot water, a double
handful Of salt, a sprinkle of pepper
and a pint Of mustard p "Oh, id-
dlestick!" k!"' CALCULATED, Seeley, 1 wont
mix up any such witches mess!''
"I'm not able to do it myself
Miss Keturall-"
well %
Glow suddenly speak, it's almost
like a bark" protested the invalid,
peevishly. II see there's feather
bed up stairs. I would prefer hair
mattress"
Then you won't have itn' cried
Keturiah, er ergetically. "Now, look
here, Zenas ParlSes, you're just as
able to do q days work in the hay
field as our Israel. You're a-great
strong man, only you're stuffed full
O. wlims. I'm going to cure you
of 'em. You're goin' to eat what s
set before you, and sleep in that's
given you, and you'll find you aint
no worse off than the rest of u.s.
Il will not" Indignantly cried
Mr.. Parkes.
Glow are you going to help
yourself?"
Mr.. Parkes hesltated. Yes, that
was the question, how, indeed P
Was he not utterly at the mercy of
this Grim Philistine?
"My--my health will be ruined ~
he walled
sNo, it WON'T
"My digestion will be utterly un-
dermined."
"I'll risk it,
II won't stay here"
Miss Keturah said nothing, but
nibbled at the tender wing Of a
chicken with inexpressible energy.
Zenas eyed her dubiously-there
was more in the angular little female
than his philosophy had hitherto
dreamed of.
He went to bed that night after
supping Of bowl of milk and a few
fossilized crackers, and slept rest
less slumbers in his billowy feath-
er bed.
"What have you got for break
fast ?" he asked piteously, the next
day.
''Fried clans and hash.'
II can't eat such trash.'
"Then you'll have to go hungry
mo rye bread p
'No."
mo cocoa?"
"No."
II think this is perfectly barbar
ian. II think
Miss Keturah rose up, grim and
avenging like fate.
''Zenas Parkes, go and sit down
on the chair in the cornerp'
"But-'
"Go and sit down, I say p
Zenas obeyed, trembling and ter
rifed
"Eat that plate of breakfast p she
said-setting before him judicious
selection from the table.
'sBut it won't-''
'sEat it 20
And Zenas ate it.
Now drink your bowl of coffee =
"Coffee always deranges--''
Miss Keturah advanced a step
nearer, with fell purpose in her eyes.
Zenas instantaneously choked him
self with the entire contents of the
bowl of coffee p'
CHOW go out with Israel, and
help him dig them potatoes in the
garden"
"Yes! but exercise in the air.
$50 this minute ~
- Miss Keturah brandished her
toasting-fork as she spoke, it might
have been accidental-it might have
been studied intent. At all events.
Zenas considered it a dangerous
symptom. He rose, put on his hat,
and fed towards the safe haven
where Israel was placidly digging.
"That sister of yours is a terrible
creature!' he grasped, wiping his
brow.
Israel leaned on his spade, looked
to see which way the wind was, ,and,