The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-08-13

extent.
"a convention of ministers was to
meet in the village, for some purpose or
other, and the visitors, like British sol
diers during the revolution, were to be
quartered upon the nhabitants-with
only this difference, they were to be in
vited before they entered a house. was
seated in Mr.. SIS study when he men,
toned the ministers.
"'I spoke for you, too, my DEAR said
he, cOolly, 'and said that we would ac-
commodate SIX
60 Mr.. S.p l exclaimed, reused past
all endurance, 'are you really crazy p
" Annap replied my husband as he
turned his eyes upon me. Mr.. S. was
usually very mild, and appeared to think
that look was enough to subdue refrac-
tory spirits. He now undertook to look
me into reason; while !, fairly boiling
at the idea of being treated like a
naughty child, and yet struggling with a
sense of right and wrong, sat with down.
cast eyes trying in vain to get cool.
"I hope continued Mr.. S., that my
wife has not forgotten the rules of hOspi-
tality, or the precepts of the BibleT
:" But it is so impossiblep 7 / pleaded.
Neither beds or anything else will hold
out under such an inundation.'
60 Remember the widows cruise Of oil,
replied my husband.
Yes, said l, for felt Just the least
bit termagantish but such things do
not happen nowadays
"Mr. S. looked again, and l was quieted,
though felt very much like laughing.
"'One can sleep on the sofa,' contin-
ued my husband, after pause.
1t was the nearest approach toward
calculating probabilities that had ever
known him to make; but / took some
what of wicked pleasure in reply
ing
"'Not if he is very tall, and then
he would probably roll out, it is so mar
row; and, after all, that is only one.'
{" Chairs suggested Mr.. S.
60 Don't you think said /, rather
hesitatingly, that they would rather
go where they could be better accom-
modated? 3?
"Anna,' said Mr.. S., as he delib-
erately laid down his pen, am really
sorry to see you so unwilling to con-
tribute your mite toward entertaining
those who should be welcome guests in
every house.
"'Mite, indeedp thought I; but
that sounded better in sentence than
"superhuman efforts."'
hope of reducing him to reason, there
are exactly two spare beds in the house
these divided among six grown men
are not very extensive accommodate
TONS
"My husband looked upon me
more in sorrow than anger and left
the room, as l imagined, to examine
our stock of blankets and comfortables.
But not he ; he only went to look for
book of reference, and was soon writ
ing again as calmly as though six min
listers were not lowering over us in pro-
spective.
81 sat like one bewildered, and
thought. Mr.. S. would not imagine
the possibility of our not being able to
accommodate them; and l foresaw that
all the blame of failure would fall upon
me. Had they been girls, could have
disposed of them somehow; but the idea
of packing away six grave ministers,
like so many bundles, was quite re-
pugnant to my feelings of reverence. ]
thought, however, in vain; there was
no conclusion to come to; nothing left
for me but inglorious retreat. In spite
of having taken him for better or
for worse; Notwithstanding had vowed
to cling to him through everything
I deserted him i'm thehour ofneed. Yes,
] thought a good, practical lesson would
be of benefit both to him and me; so
l went off on visit Ostensibly to
spend the day, but contrived to be
gone all night, the very night the min
listers were to arrive. / learned the par
ticulars of their visit from Mr.. S.
"They arrived about dinner time,
and rather disconnected at my absence
Mr.. S. did the honors of the house with
all the egregious mistakes that usually
fall to the lot of absent-minded people
No extra provisions had been made fol
the six guests; and Mr.. S. helped the
old ministers so literally that the Others
were in danger of falling short AS he
proceeded in his employment the alarm
ing scantiness of the viands struck him
in the eye; and, in his first feeling ol
embarrassment, he abruptly left the
room, and dashing into closet near by
he soon returned with dish, which he
presented to one of the unfortunate
ones, saying:
"Mrs. S. is quite famous for her
her.
"What name he would have bestowed
upon it he does not exactly know him
self; but his visitors optical organs being
more on the alert, he Indignantly de
clined the feast of soft soap with which
Mr.. S. was about to favor him with. My
husband asserts that his feelings were in
describable; and that to this day, he ha'
scarcely forgiven my desertion. He was
taking his first lessons in housekeeping
and saw, with some surprise, that din
ner provided for three or four pOrsons
would not answer for six or more. Ht
sent to the neighbors', and soon supplied
tagged, and his visitors evidently looked
upon him with some distrust. AT tea
time Biddy made so many ridiculou!
mistakes that he was obliged to set tn,
table himself, and expressly forbid he
entering the room.
"The hour for retiring approached
and then, indeed, came the tug of war.
Mr.. s. examined the accommodation
again and again, but no more beds grew
beneath his eye; and at length, in de
spair, he concluded to marshal them VI
stairs in the order of precedence, ant
sec how things turned out. Brother A
took the light in his hand, and bade hin
goodnight in an imposing manner
but without a single hint that the com
pany of Brother B. or Brother @. woult
be acceptable; and somewhat desparing
ly he descended to his other visitors
Brother b. being of convenient size, wa
bestowed upon the sofa; but there nov
remained four others for one bed and |
half, for Mr.. s. had concluded to TAX,
one in with him. Two were dispatched
to the remaining room one was invited
to share his apartment, and after givinj
Brother A. abundance of time to cs
tablish himself comfortably, Mr.. s. pre-
sented himself at his door with the re
naming visitor, and aroused him from
sound sleep with request to take hin
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