The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-04-29

come tomorrow, SAID Bell, as we SET
tied ourselves drowsily in bed.
And sure enough she did. 0, what
rainy day that was The sky all
dark with clouds, the trees and the
caves dripping, the street full of little
pools, and the rain falling in torrents.
But Friday said the weather made no
difference to her; she had seen SO much
of the storms of life that a few drops
more or less mattered nothing, so she
hung her sombre waterproof by the
stove, and settled herself in an easy
chair, putting on her spectacles, and
drawing out her work. She had brought
two dresses to be made over, a hat to
be trimmed and all the weeks mend
ing. Bell groaned, but Nell smiled,
and we all got our scissors and th1m-
bles and needles, and went to work.
Mother and [ ripped seams; Nell cut
out and basted, and Bell stitched with
the machine. Friday was very sociable,
and entertained us with long account
of disasters that had happened to peo
pie she knew. 1t was always her luck,
she said, to be IN the way when trouble
came, and mother said she believed it,
when a few minutes after, Ben came
running in with torn jacket, and the
best umbrella turned inside out by the
wind.
"Make your fingers fly, girls" said
Friday, peering over the top of her
spectacles. 81 want to get both of
these done by noon, overskirts, fiounces
and all. If it was a ball dress now
you'd be spry enough about it !"
We worked with all our might, but
one of us had TO go out to see to dinner,
and SO the sashes got put off till after
noon. We had a fish dinner on that
day, because we had heard that Friday
always liked fish; but she looked rather
disappointed when she sat down to the
table, and said it was long time since
she had had anything hearty SO Nell
found some cold ham and brought it to
! her.
In the afternoon Bell and [ darned
stockings, and sewed on buttons, while
Nell helped Friday by making her
sashes and trimming her hat.
Good girls, good girls! !" said Fri
day, nodding at us approvingly. 'It
is well you have got along so we'll with
daughter are just coming to stay to
tea!n
Sure enough, they were that moment
entering the gate, and came directly
into the house. They had been in
tending to visit us for some days, they
said, but could not find time for it be
FORE
So then we had to get up company
supper, and it was nice one, with the
best cake and preserves from the store
room, and some of Nell's light biscuit,
and a cream toast got up in twinkling.
We had a pleasant time, and were eager
to have Friday stay late that evening,
but she SAID she must be off. She put
her head back through the door as she
started, to tell us there was a new moon,
and we must be careful not to look at
it over our left shoulder or we should
! lose our wish Nell went sidelong up
to the window, and stock there a long
time wishing in silence.
CHOW make haste to bed said
mother, 'for Saturday is coming to-
morrow"
| And she did come. She came early
in bustling mood, bringing bread to
be baked, cookies and pies to be made,
pork and beans to be cooked, crullers
to be done. We all went to work with
energy, though Bell was accused of
putting more berries in her mouth than
she did into the pies. We had warm
work that day and plenty of it; hut the
apetizing odor that foated through the
/ kitchen encouraged MS. and Ben ate SO
much of the fresh hot crrlllers that he
had no appetite for dinner We did
not have very much of dinner, how
ever, for Saturday said she liked to
| take her heartiest meal toward evening
when the beans came out of the oven.
{" declare" said Bell, laughing, at
is fact, isn't it, the old saying ] have
heard so often, that Every day brings
! its own work y
And we agreed with her emphatically.
But after Saturday had gone, what
peace and rest stole over the house, and
next morning when we awoke every
thing seemed SO quiet, except the sweet
singing of the birds There were no
carts or wagons rumbling through the
street, no boys playing and shouting,
no people hurrying to the store on
errands.
Gone can really draw long breath, y
said Bell. Il should know Sunday
had come, even if [ had forgotten all
that is IN the almanac!" And when we
went down stairs we found that dear,
quiet Sunday was there. Ben, with an
unusually neat appearance, sat study
ing his Bible lesson earnestly, and
mother, with folded hands, was looking
out at the peaceful morning sky. There
was no work to be done-nothing but
the meals, and they were light and sim
pie, for Sunday said she had something
else to think of besides what she ate.
aid she wanted us all to have time to
go to church.
We went, all of us, both morning and
afternoon, and heard our dear old cler-
gyman speak words that went straight
to our hearts. His texts were, ''Dav
unto day uttereth speech, and night I'M
to night showeth knowledge - and $50
teach US to number our days that we
may apply our hearts unto wisdom"
1t was so pleasant as we all walked
slowly home, our whole family together.
Nell came last and Bob Carter was with
her. When we reached the gate, and
paused, he came up to us all, in his
bright, honest way, and said we were
the happiest family he knew of, and he
hoped we would let him become one of
us. How Ben started But mother
smiled very kindly, and when Bell and
turned suddenly to look at Nell, she
stood there blushing, with a ring on
her finger which we had never seen be-
fore.
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