The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-12-18

the HARM You ii never miss the s"ate-
ness | stole.
Suppose my husband had heard
you ?''
"He-niver fear, he's sleeping like an
elephant
"Oh, you naughty, naughty Teddy,
begone. "
Coin mum, and repeating the
smack he disappeared down the stair
w.v. lust as Tom called to know who was
there.
IT is |, Tom dear" / answered very
sweetiy
And who else p
'Oh. only Teddy brought up the hot
water Well, you get up now before it
gets cold. :"
Tom said 20 more, but J saw he was
furtively watching me all the time l was
dressing. At length he said
What kind of fellow is this Teddy
| O'Brien
"Oh, Tom." exclaimed, the incest
| fellow. I'm sure when you see him
you'll agree with me that it will be better
| to dismiss Eben and keep him instead
you know we we're children together. "
"My dear Lizzie ain you httle-I-
II thought | heard"
''Ah, yes | interrupted. that door
speaks dreadtully. I'm sorry it woke
you, but it won't make much difference,
for its time to get up any way. There,
I'm ali dressed before you have begun.
SO I'll go down and get some of those
nice flowers"
When Tom came down [ was in the
dining room arranging my flowers.
Teddy was standing by me, and as Tom
came in he prtended not to see him, and
remarked:
"Well, to my thinkin', there not a
flower among them half so swate asyou,
then perceiving Tom he pulled his
foretop and scraped his foot in regular
servant style.
"Mornin', sir, ITS the master L sup
pose you are; foine morning, sir, for this
time of year.
Tom looked just furious.
1T seems to me young man, you don
know your place very well in the future
confne yourself to your own quarters and
speak when you are spoken to-"
"SuIe [ meant no offence, sir.
"WilI you go, and without reply ?"
stormed Tom.
why, my dear Tom, | remarked,
sweetly, what a strange dislike you have
taken to poor Teddy. l was in hopes you
would like him AS | 60 and take him in
Eben's place y
1 IF he don't mind what he's about I'll
kick him out Of doors
The breakfast passed in absolute ST.
lence As we were passing the pantry
door on our way to the parlor, we heard
Teddy's voice, and | made Tom stop to
listen.
Its fine looking girl you are, Sarah
Ann, and I'd give you a kiss would
indade. if your breath didn't smell so of
inyions I"
'Inyions, indade and who asked you
for kiss? Do you suppose I'd be
! wantin' one from the likes O You when
[ can get them from much more your
betters.
MY betters And who do you call
M betters p
''Sure, an isn't it the master himself
that kisses me every blessed morning of
his life and does he speak of inyions
| Not much ~
''The master!-uow its jokin you are,
Sarah Ann do you suppose I'm fool
enoug to believe that p
Believe it or Its the blessed truth
I'm telin' you. Sure, if any thing should
happen to the missus, its not long I'd be
| the servant here.
and its kisses you, you say he does; ;
| well, its quare crayters you wimmin are,
anyway. Now, we men think it a dis
grace to kiss and tell, and here you boast
ofit.''
] We waited to hear no more, but Tom S
! face was in a perfect blaze, and he took
/ his hat and left without word or even
/ look
/ The next morning Teddy aud mau.
/ aged to be in the same place on the stairs
whore had heard Tom kiss Sarah Ann.
and rs he opened the door. Teddy kissed
me loud enough TO be heard all over the
house, aud then hurried away, while |
went to the dining room. Tom came in
presently with an awful frown, which |
pretended not to see, aud held up my
face to be kissed, and he pushed me
rudely away.
why, Tom, amt you going to kiss
me -
Do you think I'm blind Mrs Will
kins? L saw Teddy kiss you just now.
and its not the first time either. Do you
think I'll stand such doings? No! I'll
break every bone in the rascals body, ii |
hang for it, and you shall go homo to
your mother till you learn to behave
yourself. -
Now my dear Tom, W here is the harm
in that? believe in imbibing sweetness
whenever and wherever | may find it;
SO don't make mountain out of mole
hill.
You should have seen his face when he
heard me repeating his own words
Look here, Lizzie he said at length,
you have got the best of me though it
was an awful hard way Of giving me a
lesson.
mot more severe than the case re
quired, Tom. only made you put your
self in my place."
We'll, Lizzie, if it filled you with such
intense disgust to see me kiss Sarah Ann
as it did me to see you kiss that con-
founded Teddy, l don't wonder you were
angry"
Well, we talked the matter over at
length, ard agreed to dismiss both Teddy