The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-07-31
MY BIT OF ADVENTURE.
BY KATE W. HAMILTON.

BY KATE W. HAMILTON.
had always wanted. to he 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 adjuration,
Mourn not the paltry gold, my husband |!
While thou art left my woman's heart will
crave no other wealth." The sun-lighted,
shadow-flecked days just slipped evenly
by, one monotonously like another, I said
to myself that very morning. Odd, isn't
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 brought
back. Cook announced in dismay the en-
tire failure of muffin enterprise; and
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
market by this time?"
YES. Oh! wait minute until I go
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 a curiously diversified per-
Torrance.
THERE" returning with a 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
-n
''See here, my dear, seems 10 me this
shirt front doesn't set exactly right, does
it: By the way, Jenkins has some made
after a new pattern; wonder if hadn't
better order dOzen:"
Not 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"
''Oh! well; I'll wait few days. Some
peas you wanted, and roast, wasn't it."
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. I
declare! l don't believe you saw that let
ter, did you? 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
week."
well" 1 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!"
II 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 fellow to
remember so many commissions, do you!
Wait until get out my notebook. Why,
haven't got It! Wonder if it is possible
I left it at the Office ~
Then followed hurried search through
i2orobable places, and sundry drawers
lad assumed the appearance of having
passed through tornado, when the in
domitable exploring party suddenly recol-
lected that he had changed coats, and
that the missing article was doubtless in
't'other pocket"
''All this hunt for nothing! What q
bother! Don't believe I'll 20 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"
"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: Nov
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" .l t-
So my list had to be builded again,
''from turret to foundation-stone, or rather
rice uersa; and then Thaddeus kissed the
baby, Strengthened his neck-tie, observed
in half congratulatory, half envious
way, that women certainly had an easy
time of it-"nothing to do but order what
they wish, and have it sent to them with
out taking any trouble about it"-and 30
took his departure. s
surveyed my once tidy drawers and
sighed unused upon Thaddeus's valedic-
tory and laughed; heard him go whistling
down stairs and close the street door with
a slight slam, and wondered whether he
had been careful to see that it locked, or
had left it unfastened as he did about hall
the time I strongly suspected this last
to be the state of affairs; but nOtwith.
standing the "easy time you women have
of it, my dear" l experienced singular
feeling of exhaustion and disinclinati0n
to look after anything just then, and 80
sat still with Blossom in my arms.
By and by the blue-veined lids began to
droop over the baby eyes, and that was q
reason for sitting still longer. The wind