The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-05-01
UNTANGLING.
A Story for the Home Circle, in
Four Chapters.
CHAPTER III,

After the affair of the nose, thing.
went on little more smoothly for /
while. Jennie, constantly encouraged
by Aunt Milly, really tried. and to try
earnestly Is generally to succeed in ths
long run.
you see, dear, we never know
what we can do, till we put forth al
our Efforts" said Aunty, when at tbs
close Of an unusually successful day
the two were seated again under the
apple trees.
but to-day mother didn't praise
me one bit, even when l showed her
the beby's dresses that took 80 much
pains In ironing; they were ircned
nicely, weren't they?
Beautifully, Jennie, beautifully
but isn't IT enough to know that you
did we'll; and didn't your mother q
face, so rested and bright at the sup
per table pay you %
mo, Aunty, 1t didn't wanted
mother to tell me'that I'd done we'll, !"
and the child'e ewes filled again with
the ever ready tears.
1.-THE ironing isn't it's own reward, !"
said Aunty laughing. "Well. never
mind, little by little, must be our
motto in climbing steep hills. And
Jennie there's one rule that always
holds good. Never look back at the
rough places. Save all your strength
for the next day's journey"
"At any rate Aunty. feel tonight
rs if nothing would ever 20 wrong
again. l think really don't care if
Dick does say provoking things. And
II mother don't praise me, you do; and
| get up at the same hour every morn
ing" and Jennie looked in the face of
her Aunt as much as to say, Really,
what more is there to conquer ~
Alas for Jennie. 1t was the very
next day after this conversation that
our little soldier WAS ingloriously
beaten. and ready to give up the
whole contest.
ut isn't in me to be good, Aunt
Milly," she said, going into the sit
ting room with her face stained with
tears.
"Why what do you mean by that"
20 mother has been scolding me
about my room, and says l shall grow
up to be just such woman as old Mrs.
Weatherby. And then, Aunty I for
got all my good resolutions, and told
mother didn't care how ! grew up,
II could only grow up fast aud get
away from here. Then Dick came In
and said, oh it's in hurry to grow
up is it p and threw the duster at
him. Mother said might bave killed
him. And only think, Aunty it was
only last night that but the memo
~ was too much, and poor Jennie
gave way to her grief.
"Well Jennie, didn t you deserve to
be reproved about your room, was
your mother unjust this time?"
'She said should grow up to be
just such . woman as old Mrs. Wealth
erby.'
"What 10 there so bad about her
saying that?"
"Yoa wouldn't ask me II you should
once see her. Why she wears rags,
takes snuff, smokes pipe, and keeps
Q pig under her bed. You just ought
to see her." And Jennie frightened
with the interest of description. "You
can't imagine what q dirty creature
she isl
Aunt Milly laughed in spite of her
self.
ats no laughing matter assure you,
Aunty. heard the minister talking
about her the last time he was here.
] suppose mother told him I should
grow up just like her expect she
tells him most everything about me-"
II think she tells the best things,
not the woret. The last time the min
lister was here l saw your mother
show him that little drawing of yo urs
that won the prize at school.
Ibid she really, Aunty ?"
'She did really'
But Jennie, to leave Mrs. Wealth
erby TO the minister, and the minister
to Mrs. Weatherby, what was was the
matter with your room ?"
"Oh everything. I had Academia
soiled the clean counterpart. and my
pitcher was dirty on the inside and
] hadn't put my clothes away, and
my bureau drawers were all mussed
up, and the dust was an inch Thick on