The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-09

Dand With graceful ease.
Mr. Cobb made her acquainted with
an old neighbor of his. Mr. Wiggin; at
least he said he did, and Mrs Danvers
ACKNOWLEDGED it by bowling formally, with
elegant dignity.
A very fine figure of woman, and
dressed out like poppet; but give me
my Polly with clean calico gown on af
ter all!' said Mr.. Wiggin to himself:
DO you enjoy good health, Mrs. Dam
vers?' asked Mr.. Cobb by way of open
ing conversation.
Usually not replied the lady Ian
guidly Indeed for few days / have
been really i'll, and was trying to sleep
when you rang.
L understood the black girl that you
had gone a,cdyP in astonishment.
She only meant that | was not at
home to company, returned Mrs. Dan
vers with composure.
oh! no r soIiloquized Mr.. Wiggin,
making another mental comparison In ia
vor of Polly and her hospitality.
DO you always keep help?, inquired
Mr. Cobb, still bent on socialbility.
Certainly. We employ two servants,
colored and an Irish girl. beside the
Doctor S ofiice-boy, who takes care OF the
no SIS.
AT the word horses Mr. Wiggin
glanced uneasily toward the window, and
Mr.. Cobb said Then the Doctor has
barn? We've got horse out here that
L expect thinks it is about fodderlng-
time
| mistrust little hay wouldn't taste
bad to him., said Mr. Wiggin going to-
ward the door
/ shall be obliged to ask you to take
your horse to one Of the hotels, as the
Doctor has no extra stalls In his barn,
observed Mrs. Danvers in a courteous
tone, as though she were accustomed to
sugar-coat her husband pills.
Mr.. Wiggin strobe off, shocked at
what seemed like inhospitality to him
he would have made a stable of his best
bedroom, if he had no other accommoda-
| tons, for the horse of guest, but out
of respect to Mr.. Cobb he made no sign
| of discontinue, excepting by. sudden
| weakening of the muscles of his neck and
eye-lids, which would have been express
sive enough to his faithful Polly:
When he returned with Mr.. Cobb from
caring for the horse, Mrs. Danvers was
not in the parlor, and did not appear I'M
til tea time, which seemed tedious while
coming 10 ulSH WHO H1u itOCu INV ~, 'ii
wind all day; and, breaktastlng at five
in the morning, had eaten nothing but
cold doughnuts and cheese since.
The table, covered with elegant dam
ask, was glittering with silver and cut
glass; but alas the slices of bread were
so genteelly thin, that after taking four,
Mr.. Wiggin found himself with nnabated
appetite, yet ashamed to take another.
A bit Of jelly and slice of fruit cake with
tea from cups as delicate and not much
larger than robins egg-what was this
to a man who could haye Gevoured a quart
of baked beans, with pork to match, as
you and / would eat saucer of straw
berries?
Doctor Danvers must be excused be-
fore tea was well over, for every minute
was diamond to him, and this time was
so taken up that really he had seldom an
hour to call his own, but they would find
Mrs. Danvers much better company.
So perhaps they might, if she had not
left them to order more coal, and forgot
, ten to return Biddy came in with the
coal-hod directly, Geraldine was above
such coarse work J and Mr.. Cobb, who
was man of frienlly, social feelings,
with weakness for all those who had
come from beyond the sea, commenced
conversation with her in this wise:
How long have you been in this coun-
try?'
An what is it yen be afther spakin
about thin to the likes of me?' returned
the girl, turning about and spilling a
quantity of coal on the carpet, lust In the
centre of a bunch Of white roses
1 say how long is it since you left Ire
land?'
Tin weeks, yer honor. An sure an
its longer by that much than IN wishin
it was Och but it would be luck to
me if it was niver day since / left the
blissed old country, the holy Vargin for
give me for doing that same!'
Then you don't like it as well here as
you did in Ireland p
'Indade an its the truth We are spakin
to be sure I'd give more for one spair
of grass that grew in ould Ireland than
for livery tree iii Amerlky. It's nothing
but hard work that | gets over here, and
plinty of it, but when it was at home that
| was, niver had to lift me little finger
at any thing, but lived jist like born
Teddy of the land, as Patrick D Flanni-
gans daughter was, to be sure
| Dluuy ! L SHOULD ike 10 KNOW
who do you think is doing your work in
the kitchen while you are entertaining
company in the rarlor?' said Geraldine,
poking her black face through the parlor
door,
After this Mr.. Cobb and Mr.. Wiggin
dozed before the fire, until the musical
clock on the mantel mentioned that ii
was nine of the night, when they were
aroused by Mrs. Danvers, who came ia
dressed for party, and looking as tho
she had been done up at laundaly,
Mr. Wiggin told Polly.
/ I hope you are entertaining your
selves, said She The Doctor and
have an engagement this evening, so
trust you will excuse us, and make your
selves comfortable. If you would like tc
retire before we return, Geraldine wit
show you your room.
I reckon these ere folks would sui
Colonel Demester's taste to Z, but give
me good, plain farmer living, and farmer
manners, remarked Mr.. Wiggin, as ht
blew out the gas in his bed chamber.
| will not waste your time in describing
the state of the atmosphere in the house
by the time Geraldine discovered which
gas pipe was leaking, except to say with
| MIR. Wiggin that 1T scented most killing
~
we must try to get of as early as pos
sible this morning., said he, some time
before cock-crowing, in hopeless tone
But not half hopeless enough, being &C
customed as he was to the thrifty house
wifery of Mistress Polly.
1t was quite nine clock before break
fast was served, and it consisted of waf
hes and omeiets.
'Ifyou ever come our way, you will al
ways find the latch-string out. with me
and my wife ready to return this favor