Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-07-31
MY BIT OF ADVENTURE.
BY KATE w, HAMILTON,

had always wanted to be heroine
but my opportunities were limited-most
peoples are, believe, unless it be for the
sort of heroism that possibly is the high
est after all-that of being contentedly
commonplace. Our horses never ran
away, our faces were not defective, and
Thaddeus' business was too absurdly
prosperous to admit of my rushing to his
arms with the pathetic admiration,
"Mourn not the paltry gold, my husband
While thou art left my woman's heart viii
crave no other wealth." The sun-lighted
shadow-fecked days just slipped evenly
by, one monotonously like another, sale
to myself that very morning. Odd, ISM
it! that the marked days Of our lives come
clad in such common garb! The June
breeze swayed the curtains at the window
and brought in the faint perfume OF
flowers and dreamy hum of insect life
The summer languOr was in my veins
nevertheless all the everyday household
cares and countless small worries crowded
up for their usual place in my thought
Tot escaped from the bed, and went on a
pilgrimage to the balcony in scant attire
and must needs be captured and brough,
back. Cook announced in dismay the en-
tire failure of muffin enterprise; anG
was there time to make biscuit or waffles
Then when the daily conundrum OF
whats for breakfast had been solved
once more, came Thaddeus with his in
evitable harrassing question:
what do you want ordered from down
town, dear!"
"Send roast and vegetables-some
green peas. Surely there are peas in
m2rkpf hu fhic
"Yes. OH wait minute until l &c
and get clean handkerchief"
Thaddeus makes point Of always ask
ing for orders before he is half ready to
hear them, and the making out of the
morning list is curiously diversified per
formance.
"Therem returning with flourish Of
fresh linen: Green peas, you said, didn't
you? Is that all?"
why, no, Thaddeus. A roast, you
know, and want some strawberries and
10y
"See here, my dear, seems to me this
shirt front doesn't set exactly right, does
lty BY the way, jenkins has some made
after a new pattern; wonder if / hadn't
better order dozeng"
mot unless you expect to live as long
as the patriarchs; you have enough for an
ordinary lifetime now. There are all
those heavy muslin ones you would have
made because they were warmer, and the
linen ones that you wanted because they
were cooler, and those others that open at
the back"
ooh! we'll; I'll wait few days. Some
peas you wanted, and a roast, wasn't ity"
And strawberries"
Exactly. Pity we don't live little
farther south, where we could get such
things earlier. Franks letter said they
were luxuriating in fruits of all kinds!
declare! don't believe you saw that let
ter, did your And there was note in
closed for you too. Must be here in my
pocket, somewhere. Really, beg your
pardon, my dear, for I've carried it nearly
a week."
well" l accepted the stale docu-
ment resignedly. About the things to be
sent up from down town"
"Ah! yes; strawberries Let me see
didn't you mention something else?"
81 should think did! Meat and veg
etables. And, Thaddeus, do send man
to look after that gas-pipe in the east
room, it surely is leaking somewhere; and
please don't forget to stop and leave word
about that carpet this morning"
"Whew! you don't expect q fellow to
remember SO many commissions, do you!
Wait until get out my MOTEL book. Why,
Haven't got It'll Wonder if it is possible
left it at the officer"
Then followed hurried search through
improbable places, and sundry drawers
had assumed the appearance Of having
passed through a tornado, when the in.
domitable exploring party suddenly recol
lected that he had changed coats, and
that the missing article was doubtless in
''tOther pocket"
"All this hunt for nothing! What q
bother! Don't believe I'll 60 after the
thing, anyway; can do well enough
without it this morning. Peas and straw
berries!"
And meat, and looking after the car
pet and the gas" fFa
"Hold on! I'd better write it down,
after all; that's the surest way" And
thereupon he disappeared, and returning
with the book remarked, blandly: 'sNow
tell me what is needed as speedily as you
can, my dear, for really haven't much
time to attend to such matters this morn.
ing"