Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-21

nerr IL ene has, won't put up WITH ~
Mrs. Whalen sha'n't come TO my house to
be sggravatedi"
Dlnner-time came.
You've got an excellent soup MRS.
Whalen, ma'am. don't know as Oallsta
ever beat IT, said Mr. Means turning
about the ssvory fragments with the Ia
ele. why where's she PorK' lett out
loI your use ooh nnu 10
II threw 1t into the soap. grease was
the defiant answer Tor Mrs, W1alen,
with all her ambition and all her
weakness, was woman, and wouldn't
Dear watching any more than boiling
pot.
Young Amos Means muttered "Jollyl"
under his breath. Mr.. Means looked up
In surprise.
You don't say soap.grease, ma'amP" "
There was An awkward pause.
Luckily haven't offered myself yeG,"
thought Mr.. Means, looking at his tasci-
natlng otS q O@ with pang OF renuncla-
ton. "She's q spry, capable piece, but
don't understand saving"
AT the same time Mrs. Whalen gazed
ruetuily AZ tne genuine sllVer tork near
hen plate, anu sale 70 neisen'
Inc mouse ana furniture are just 10
my mino; Dut mere, lVs OF no use, cant
stand iti VI all men, preserve me from
Betty
Ihe why most observed tnst she ireWneo
INTO ms cup as sne passed II, ana Iorgot 70
put Ine sugar In 80 Win an lngrsIiatlng
smile, which was meant to be broad and
deep enough 70 drGw9 all memory OF
pork'rinds, he remarked;
"You do make prime bread, Mrs. Wha-
len. most wish hadn't let my dsugh'
ter go visiting this vacation, it would have
done her 30 much good to take lessons of
you"
Mrs. Whalen passed the sugar with
renewed sweetness.
But, ad9eo MI. Means relspslng INTO
ifuganty you neeont pc AFRAID 10 SET on
the small pieces tor me- Flty tney should
go 10 tne mems u
Lnis was crqmo 700 mucn. MIS-
Wha,en choked. just as sne was clear
ing her tn1oat IoI spI1itea reply tne
aoor openeu' anu moses rl'cner walked
III;
mall, SAID ne, producing ietter some
WnaS the worse Ior splash OF mud.
The WIDOW look IL, glanced at the su-
perscrlpuon with some surprise, blushed,
rose from the table, and aosently passed
her folded napkin through the handle OF
the teapot
dsndwrltlng Iatner agltates ner, ex-
planned young Fltcher, as she hurriedly
left the room, and was heard TO go up
stars; =,
whose hanoWIlnngr demanded Mr'
Means, nercely. What DO you kpcW
ABOUT III
postmaster said twas squire lllntons,
replied Master Paul Fry. Why, how
nice you LOOK mere, uncle Means L al
ways said Mrs Whalen was just the
woman Tor you"
$50 she Isl" thought Mr.. Means, with
an inward groan. SO she is. And eco
nomical enough. Ialways thought Cslista
was little grain too saving"
"But if what hear is true, you won't
keep her long, uncle. The squire is on
your track"
"You hear q great many things
Noses" retorted Uncle Means, snappishly
"and talk altogether too much for q
yoangster."
Moses retreated, looking back longing
ly at the gooseberry- tart his cousin Amos
was eating with such q preternaturslly
grave face. While MRS. Whslen, seated
IN the sacred solitude OF her own chamber
with the door locked and her oack turned
upon IL, opened ner letter. IL was very
brief-only four hnes-yet Mrs. Whaler
had not finished reading 1t IN half al
hour.
Dear Mrs. Whalen," 1t said, business
takes me to Malburg next week on Thurs
day; and II not an intruslon, l wish u
call upon you. Please drop me a line l
this will not be agreeable to you, or yo'
are permanently engaged"
Mex week on Thnrsdayr why, 10
day WIS Thursday The letter was date(
a week ago, and had !been meloWlng IL
somebody's pocket all TINS Time 30
was too late now to decline the call II sh
had wished TO do so.
Mrs. Whalen went down stairs, feeling
as though her brain was tied in q douol
bow-knot, ike the strings OF her peet CAP
that she had not neglected to arrange Wit
unusual care. ;, ~,
ION, ABOUT tnat cneesel SAID MI
Means, as soon as she appeared. "Whicl
one was you calculating I'd better sell
I'm going over to the store, If the rail
holds up, between sundown and dark, an
I'll take it along. Brown spoke TO m
about furnishing him with some. Pic
out as likely one as you can, for IT Wi
be kind OF ry-cheese, seeing It's In
first I've let em have since Callsta
ulaho. - . a.
eyes" replied the relict Of the lat
Peter Whalen, still musing on the mother
less young Lintons; there are six {
them, of all ages, from two to thirteen"
: what? What do you say?" exclaime
the astonished proprietor OF the cheese
Mrs. Whalen's face gloWed like ms
: pie tree in October.
what did you sayf l guess l mui
have had my mind on something else,
said she, in manifest confusion.
: Why" said Mr. Means glancing at ne
flushed face suspiciously. II was askln
: you to select a cheese-one OF your be-
ones-for me to take to the store as
specimen. And you needn't be particl
lar to scrape 1t of II there's any moul
or grease, or whatever, on the outsid
Calista never did. 1t will weigh som
) thing, she used TO say, and every lit
helps'"
Ah, the mould was heavier than /
knew. 1t outweighed six small children
though helped in the balance by q "cisterl
: pump, and wash'room down cellar"
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