The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-01-11
Written for the Advertiser.
BOARDING THE TEACHER
ny PERLA WILD.

by PERLA WILD.
Break fast was over at Farmer Kings.
The high mettled grays were paving
at the front gate. while their worthy
master was drawing IN his overcoaS,
preparatory to starting for the woods.
s.I'll be back by dinner time he
remarked as he went out. Mrs. King,
a handsome, cherry matron Of forty
five, tied on 4 neat gIngham apron ;
pinned . cieAn white kerchisf about
her neck, and sat down In her easy
chair. !" Well girls, what's TO he the
business OF the day."
My nierino is TO be cut aud made,
IL Jess ever gets the work done up" ;
replied Louisa, looking up from the
magazine she was reading.
IF lady Lou desires my assistance,
perhaps she will deign to help me
with the dishes.' responded Jessie,
with a merry smile. s., .=.#.
Mrs. King bad just taken up her
knitting, but she laid it down again
and pro6ered Jessie her assistance.
" Please mamma, you will do no
such thing you had ths work all 10
do when We we're babies, and now |
am able and willing to do II myself" /"
with hearty kiss she playfuIly seated
her mother in her easy chair .and
went on wish her work, humming .
livslysair.
Jessie King was . merry, ~insoine
girl Of eighteen, with sweet blue eyes
and sunny, bright hais; not handsome
nor yet plain: hut good looking, Iowa
bic and womanly; withal sprightly,
Intelligent aud industrious, and pos.
sessed Of such charming naiUete that
every one thought her lovely aud
agreeable. Louisa was two and twenty
aud beautiful As = statue. Her fea
lures were regular and finely chiseled.
her complexion fair as marble, with
black ',yes, and dark luxuriant hair.
She was tall, graceful. and lithsoMe.
with dignified laDguor, that many
term queenly. Although intelligent
aud refined, she was scarcely fitted to
render happy the life Of true, noble
hearted man, with her iudolence and
mistaken idea that house work. is de
grading.
She wanted 10 be lady and spent
her time principally in reading, visit
ing and fancy work.
Mrs. King had endeavored to train
her daughters iudiciously, but Louisa
had failed to profit by her teaching.
She was too dilatory to make her own
clothes unless Jessie cut and fitted
them and half made them,
She had fair education and man.
aged 70 cle,he herseif very nicely by
teaching In summer. While Jessie,
petite, spright.y, active Jessie, fitted
about the house and garden, busy M
bee, and blIthe as a singing bird.
/" sach shocking romp" the gentle
Louisa called her.
The dishes were soon put away, and
Jessie, with little bit Of soft paper
and little dry flour rubbed the coffee
pot and teakeuie lii they shown like
polished glass. Then she swept. aud
dusted aud arranged the room IN the
incest order. Brushed her bright hair
back from hef fair intellectual brow,
aud wouht 1t in shining coils about
her shaieIy head donned tiny col
lar and jaunty little apron; then
armed with tape line mud scissors, set
about measuring and cutting her sis-
ter's new dress. They were all three
bus1ly engaged sewing the bright wool
merino when they were suddenly
startled by the sound of loud, excited
voices, and quick, heavy footsteps
without. Another moment and the
door was unceremoniously opened
and in hustled little DR.. Gibbs nearly
out Of breath. s#58#.=
"Quick, ladies, put down that work
and help me wheel bed into this
room. Mr.. King has met with a sad
accident while in the wood.. His
right ankle is badly broken. Yes,
this is the very place. The poor man
Will be laid up for months, perhaps.
and he doesn't want to be shut up
out Of sight and hearing Of every body.
This is the pleasantest room In the
house. 1t looks like there were q tidy
housekeeper bsre;" with an approv-
lug glance At Jessie.
!" No, Miss Louisa, the lounge won't
DO. II there was nothing better 1t
might answer. But there are plenty
Of good beds In the house, and your
father needs one now II ever. How
did II happen, lid you say Mrs. King
Bless me! If the kind soul ism cry ing.
Well be was loading great oak log
on his sled when II slipped and fell
of, striking his ankle and breaking it
Just above the Joint. aud then falling
Oh bis foot. which 10 bruised consider
ably. Neighbor Jones happened to
be IN hearing when Mr.. King called
for help. and he and his buy helped
The poor mAn on his sled and brought
hin home.f' a4
The broken limb was set, the bruised
.H t4 y 4 Il H + h z
foot dressed and the patient made ~
~ pcssible, aud then the