The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-10

on the ptAnneT, thai puts u OutOl . pON1 2
head 10 peek into the corner" ~
I50I don't ZEE what's the sense ofpeeking
into corners put In Mrs. Babbett, as she
drew out o long thread, while tho tat c9t
purred contentedty at her feet II wouldn't
thank anybody for poking into oil inc
corners 81 my house. It's good deal
with houses as it Is with folks. If the
fundamental things are al right, = ny
spcck more or less don't signify; anu
when tolks is set square on principle and
goodness, We don't mind a,Whfttle Of tenn.
per, You know, Prissy, what Scriptur
saws about the mint and cummin|
'Lawks, Mirandy, don't 60 to quoting
Scriptur. I only say them jerome girls
Is highty-tighty with their new notions;
and for my part, pity Uncle Abner, for
| / don't believe he has my peace Of his
lie" 'a a'.'.'' ,'''.. ~" ~
''"You needn't pity him." quietly re-
marked MR. Babbett BLESS your heart,
he likes it You never saw d good.na:
tured old man yet who wasn't pleased
TO have girls pussying around him. : 1t
will keep him smlrt for tenycars yet .
"Walh remarked Aunt Prissy, taking
I'D her knitting needles again and begin
ming TO clack them vigOronsl " guess
he'l have chance to Keep them by him
yet awhile. They ANT going 70 marry
off SO dtetful easy, let me,tell you. Our
Asa and Henry Fisher love to run there,
and they'll fool round as much o. yoq
pleasc: but, when II comes to marrying,
that's another story. Ash Is a drettul
hand to coniure, and he likes q joke rs
well as lie likes TO eat; but he has got the
real old Babbett sense, and he will show
Il. too, when it comes to picking out o
wife, Now Benjamin has bought him y e
Uplam placC, all ready fixed 10 go into,
the girls are on the lookout; anti Sophy
Jerome don't hate him, / can tell youI"o,,
"If SOphy should marry off, remarked
Mrs, Babbett, biting her lips hard and
trying 10 suppress q smile, there would
be- a nice berth left for somebody, Uncle
| Abner Is getting along In years, and by
md by he will want TO put the brunt Of
tie work OF on tho shoulders OF q smart
Young son.inlaw. y .',, 1.., /, ~, ,, :.
f"IJ6cIs Abner won't want his gals ID
marry ang more than other folks, and
shouldn't be 0 bit surprised If they was
ola maids after all, ,, IL .r,,, 49,.
IA number 81 days passed, and Aunt
PfisSy got the notion into her head that
tfGrS' Wa mystery going Oh llthe house
something to be h1shcd up and kept out
Of stght. She had heard her brother Ben
and lis wife talking late atnlght; and ASH
hcr iayorite, seemed hardly himself He
| hurried in to his meals, and was off again
lappcaring to have lost his relish 1or fun
hid Jokes, although he was unusual par;
| ticular about his clothes. Nathan, the
younEGr brother, kept nudging and polk
mr. Asa: and twice lie made him down
riSht yexcnd. So that Uncle Ben was obltgi
al to speak, although there was q queer
dry smile curling round his lips at the
time. Aunt Prissy pricked UP her cars
and opened her Eyes; 'tlfi6 wondered what
W;%al,s; to nay, but she was too proud to ask
9n'I should Just like to know what Asa
brought home from Milton in that big Pa
! per bundle" said she, trotting out attel
4 Ter sister-in. law into the sweet:milk room
"a ''Why,i did he bring home q bundle!
inohifetl Mrs Babbett, taking off skim
merfnl Of thick, yellow cream, and look
ing half guilty at her pretence of igno
"Yes, o., course he did; and you know
1t well enough, Mirandy. There's SOM
coniuring going on in this house, tina
you're al trying to hide from me; but
thank the Lord, my curiosity won't XII
me" And SHE flounced back into tn
sitting.fo6m before Mrs. Babbett could dc
wise IN answer! .n
In spite Of her offended dignity, the oil
lady kept thinking Of that bundle; and o
last she opened the chamber door, AM
creptr up the. stairs, and slipped into ASA
, room, softly pulling out the bureau
drawer, for fear MfTandY should hear
squeak and gIcss what She was about.
II vum +, she exclaimed, almost aloud
'if here amt a braBnew suit OF clothes
thGSfinest kind ,0E broadcloth, as smootl
and shiny as sating, every bit good enoug|
10 be married in, and better than ny
! father ever had since the day he was borr
The extrayagant dog! wonder what b
; wants OF u white vest ~ .'..
. AUNT Prissy let her Investigations eS
= tend still further, and discovered som
tasteful neck-ties, evidently right out 9
tho store, and u packet Of what appeare
: ii be gloves, although she didn't dare t
open IL; md u Bottle, as she sal
to herself, "of TINT nasty scent stu
: liolks.now-a.dN ysNsmcar onto their poekt
handkcrclers, Pugh!' land she put 1t Y
her nosc) nd us soon smell Of pigwced:
When Mrs. Babbett came into tue 81
! ting, room, ready! 10 slick up q bit after he
! mornings work, there Aunt Prissy 81
~ The little cofnering window, with til
;, dimity curtain stluttering In the Tres
! breeze and breaking the shadows OF th
! morning-glory vines and balsams Opentn
!. white and red in the little strip Of brow
Bed Beneath. Tho jerome place locke
] Iustas open and inviting as usllNl, wit
; dew clinging TO the pink roses about tn
porch and a pair Of tripping hands ,plal
). inE q merry tune on the plano. Aul
PFissy had forgotten her tiff, and though
+ bestto conceal her discovery concerntn
!, the clothes! 1pt a1 w! .i g
y Land O Goshen" she said all Of
sudden, "if there amt our Asa Goin
into tic Jerome's front gate. Wh'
:, aren't can hC have at this time o. day
Z And Horny Fisher las just hitched b
= horse by The post. l think them gu
ought lobe ashamed Of themselves; Unc
A6ncr IS coming out now, and Matilt
? las run out aftcr him, with that rag.bt
!, stuck on the back Of her head, all trtzzlc
i and frowzled. Idont see how anybody CT
3 call that girlpurty%D6he's u tlsstng rour
! u tho old man. brushing his coat and quir
y y ing up his hair, and he looks IS pleased
10 ClHy. ! do believe Uncle Alb is gettiI
. childish. Mercy on US, Melindy, Ed
Z HaTleck has Just druv' in lis shay, AZ
, they've brought some chairs out onto !!
!. stoop, and Uncle Alb has gone round U
u house with him. = I've as good q mind
:, over I Ida Ia. cat to happen over and s
y what's It's an about Couldn't you trun
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