Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-09-22

rcE1d the kitchen l don't o.-s4 60 ls..
log ialo my naighbor's afa.s; 10.
should, Just for the notion Of it, like 20
see how the buttery and cupboard IS kept
OF course, the paTlor alvey LOOKS s.ll--a
mp lOr company; and the ulu4it you Z.
your foot into the door the giC.s 90 All e
around -howiag OFF their t2oterng Eo'
! shay 81 playing some o.d-tashioned tune
on .45 9ianuer, that puts il out OF BODY g
head to peek into the corners.
Il don't see what's the sense Of peekiaa
into corners, put in Mrs BabPatt, as Sac
drew out a long thread, while the fat eat
purred contentedly at her feet. 'lwo1ldH
thank anybody for peekiEg into all the coz
ners Of my house. It's good dea! witt
houses as it is with folks. Ii the funda-
mental things are all right, hy-speck
more on less don't signify; and, when folks
is set square on principle and goodness,
we don't mind whitlle OF temper, You
know, Prissy, what Scriptur' says about
the mint and cummin 2"
laws, Mirandy, don't 90 to quoting
! Scriptur'. | only say them JeroMe's girls
| is highty-tiQhty with their new notions;
and for nv part, pity Uncle Abner, for
don't believe he has any peace Of his life. "
"You needn't pity him, quietly remark
ed Mrs. Babbett, "Bless your he IT, he
| likes il. You never saw good-natured
old man yet who wasn't pleased TO nave
| the girls pussying round him, Itw!Akeap
him smart for ten years yet.
oval, remarked Aunt Prissy, taking up
her knitting needles again and beginning
TO clank them vigorously. 81 guess he'll
have a chance to keep them by him ye.
awhile. They amt going 70 marry OF 10
dretful easy, let me tell you. Our Asa end
Henry Fisher love to run there and they'll
fool round as much as You please; but,
when it Genes to marrying, tlg;3 another
story. Asais dreadful hand to o0niure,
and he likes q joke as well IS be likes TO
eat: but he's got the real Old Babbe-t sense,
and he will show show it, too, when it
comes to picking out o wife, Now Benja-
min has bought him the Upham place oil
ready fixed up to 60 into. the girls are on
the lookout; and Sophy Jerome aoa't hate
him, can tell you,
'If Sophy should marry OFF, remarked
Mrs. Babbett, biting her lips hard and try
ing to suppress smile, "thers would be
nice berth left ior somebody. Uncle Alb.
ner is getting along in years, and by-and-
BY be will want TO put the brunt Of the
work of on heehoulders Of smart young
son.jn,law,"
Uncle Abner won't want his gals o.
marry any more than other folks, and [
shouldn't be a bit surprised if they was old
maids after ALL "
A number Of days passed, and Au0t
Prissy got The notion into her head that
there was a mystery poingon in the house
something TO be hushea up and Kept out
of sight She had heard her brother Ben
and his wife talking late at night; and ASH,
her tavorite seemed hardly himself: lie
hurried in to bis meals. and was of again,
app sarng to have lost his relish tor fun
and Jokes, although he was unusually par.
ticular about his clothes. Na;han. the
younger brother, kept nudglng and poAiag
Asa, and twice he made him Downright
vaxed, so thu. Uncle Ben was obliged 10
speak, although there was a queer, dry
smile curing round his lips 81 the time
Aunt Prissy pricEed up aer ears and open
Cd her eyes, and wondered what WIS to
pay. but she was too proud to ask.
81 shoald inst like to know what Asa
brought home from Milton in thai big pa
per bundls,' said she, trotting out after
her sister-in.law into the sweet.milk room.
why, did he bring home a bundle ?"
inquired Mrs.. Babbett, taking off a skim.
merful Of thicx yellow cream, and looking
half guilty of her pretence 0. ignorance.
eyes, of course he did; and you know 1t
well enough, Mirandy. There 3 some con.
juring going on in this house, that you're
al trying to hide from ne; but thank the
Lord my curiosity won't kill me And
she iounced back into the sittng.ro9m
before Mrs. Babbett could devise an al
swer.
In spite Of her offended dignity, the Old
lazy kept thinking Of ,ha. bundle and e,
last she opened the chamber-doOr, and
crep. up the st9irs, alj slipt into Asas
room softly pulAg out the bureau drawer,
for fear MTau0y sAouli hear q squeak ana
guess what SD WAS about
~ yum = she exclaimed, almost loud,
"lrhere GiEt trau-Iew suit o. clothes :;
the finest k!uy @. broadcl0th. rs smooth
and shiny as satin, every bit good enough
TO be married in and better than LIS father
ever had since the day ho was born. The
extrayagant dog I wand vla. lie wants
Of q wh..e vesr;"
Aunt Prissey let her investigations sy.
tend further and discovered some tasteful
Gecktes, evidently right out Of the store,
and a packe. OF what appeared to te gloves,
although she didn't dare to open It, and O
bottle, sac said to herself, cot that nasty
scent stuff folks nowadays smear QUITO
their Observation-Disclosures, Pugh p land
she put it 10 ner nose) 'TG as soon smell
of pigweei.'
When Mrs Babbett came into the sitting.
room ready to slick up biz, after her
mornings work, there Aunt Pgissy sat By
the little cornsring window, with the DIM
ity curtain Tutoring in tbs fresh breeze,
md breaking the shadows cE the morn.a..
glory vines and balsams opsaing white aad
red in the little strip cf brown bed be-
meath, The Jerome place looked jus. as
open and inviting IS usual with dew cling
ing to the pink roses about the porch
and 8 pair OF tripping hands playing 4
merry tune on the piano Aunt Pdssy Lad
forgotten her TIT. aal thought bes, to con.
caal Aag discovery concerning The clothes
I "LaRd o Goshen, said she all OF q ,la-