Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-09-01
M11LERsBURe HOLMES County, o. THURSDAY, SEPT l. 1870

you came home, sir. And then she
said, i s'pose you got paid for it.
and l said yes, of course / did: and
then l happened to think your wife
didn't wish anything said about it,
SO l told Miranda she needn't mind
about repeating what 1 had said"
Were pies and things the words
you used?' .r ---
Yes, sir
"Hurrah! Pizen things. don't You
see, don't you see, Steinheardt?-
That's the way it all come"
(" l see; IT'S all like a letter you
call V, it commences very leetel, it
gets very big at the other end. You
think now mine wife likes to poison
me, eh? you must go nit me to sup
per-"
No excuse that Charlie could make
would satisfy the German, who was
determined that one who had taken
so much interest in his affairs should
see the end, which had not vet ar
rived.
So it was not long before our
young lawyer found himself walking
up the broad steps, traversing the
hall, and almost ere he knew it. in
the Germans parlor, being intro
duced to Mrs. Steinheardt, and her
brother, Mr. Vaux, who, as the vii
lage merchant expressed it ''is Won
fine mon, if he is not mine vife's
cousin"
Tea was waiting, and the pout had
all left the rosy lips of the fair
young wife, who by word or gesture,
did not express any wonder or vex-
alton at the additional guest.
Here is some of your favorite
pie, dear Carl" said the lovely
young mistress of the house, hand
ing her husband delicious piece of
frosted lemon pie.
The German tasted it, and pushed
it little to one side, as he said:
Every goot, mine dear; but not
so excellent as when your own hands
do make them; you tink so, mine
Blanche -
Lost your wager, Blanche" cried
Vaux, clapping his hands.
L tink the sippeas and the smo-
king-cap 1 shall have" he said;
Though 1 thought should lose that
leetle-what you call him-wager.-
1 bought you the beautifullest black
pony, which will be here tomorrow;
and which," continued the German,
his face all aglow with love and pride
for his young wife, .'you shall have
at any rate
"Oh, you dear old Carlr' cried
Blanche, who was now behind his
chair, playfully seizing his broad,
kind face between her hands. s.Tell
me, how did you really know that I
didn't make the pie? you always de-
clared you could tell my cooking,
but l always supposed it to be whim
Of yours. took so much pains
in putting on the frosting, dear, /
didn't think you really could sus-
pect anything but what 1 grated the
lemons, made the custard and crust,
and did it all myself; for, I'm sure
Lue Myers is as good a cook as l."
Mr.. Steinheardt's face grew grave,
and after finishing his pie, he pushed
back his plate, and told the whole
story to his wondering wife and her
handsome brother; when he conclu-
ded Blanche's beautiful eyes were
full of tears, her arms were about his
neck.
dear Carl, and so you did not be-
lieve it of me? God bless your
And thus, in the gathering twi-
light, while the three were too busy
talking to notice the stranger in
their midst, Charlie Emerson stole
from the room, and made his way
into the street. Subsequently he
and his pretty bride Jennie became
quite intimate with the Steinheardts.
but they never forgot the old proverb
which remained to them a warning.
Behold how great a matter a little
fire kindleth."