The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-05-20
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Mr.. Pepper moved his wife and fam.
lily over to Plain6eld last Spring. Be.
fore that, he had lived in town, and
Mrs. Pepper did so much long "to 90
to the country" For a while, after
they got out there, the novelty ofkeep-
Ing chickens aud a COW so pleased her
that she forgot all about New York.
But, along in the Fall, Mrs. p. con-
cluded she'd like to go to the City Just
once. In vain Pepper pleaded the dan
gers of getting on and offthe horse.cars,
getting lost, or run over on Broadway,
missing the train coming home, or get.
ting off at the wrong station, or the
children being left at home in care of
the girls, or the duce knows what all.
mo sir" said Mrs. Pepper, "I'm no
child, and besides, want soma change.
You men go to the City every day,
while we poor women, week in and
week out, stay at home and look after
the household. l want to 60 to New
York"
So Pepper, perplexed, reluctantly
consented. For greater security, Peter,
the oldest boy, who vas given to teas
ing his sister, was designated as her
escort, and the following Thursday as
the eventful day. Whewl Thursday
came. Mr. and Mrs. j. fully impress.
ed with the Importance Of the occasion,
rose betimes. Peter was arrayed in his
Sunday toggory, fully one hour before
the time for departure. For greater
assurance on Peppers part, it had
been decided that he should take them
down with him on his regular train.
Whewl what kissing of the little
girls and babies there was when the
time came for them to go. How Mag
gle, the nurse, was strictly enjoined
not to let the children climb on the
chicken coop, or to go outside the gate,
or play with the matches, or do thou
sand other things that mothers have
prohibited, Maggies disregarded, land
children done for ever SO many gen.
Srations.
At last they got started. "Poor lit. |
tie darling things" said Mrs. Pepper,
half repenting her resolution to 90. |
But then-she hadn't been to New |
York for so long.
Mr. p. put his wife and Peter in |
stage on Broadway and anxiously bid |
them good bye. He did not feel quite
satisfied in his own mind that he
should ever see either of them alive
again. To be sure, they had agreed |
to meet him at The ferry at A o'clock
but then-and poor Pepper went on
conjuring all sorts ofimpossible acci-
dents and praying all day for four
O'Clock to come. Mrs. Pepper mean
time was going the rounds-Stewart-
Lord d. Taylor's-Macy's and all the
other places she visited in tnrn but in
each and every place she saw some.
thing to remind her of the children
she and Peter stopped in and had some
lunch, but every time she looked into
the cup of tea she couldn't help won-
dering whether Maggie would remem-
Der to sweeten the baby's milk before
she put it into the bottle. She, too, kept |
looking at the clocks, to see how long |
it was before four o'clock; and when,
ladened with packages, she finally did |
get down to the ferry again, Peter fol- |
lowing her, also ladened with bundles,
which half concealed him from the
rude worlds gaze, there was Mr.. Pep
per awaiting her with "Oh mother I'm |
so glad that you've come"
When they got home that night.
everything was found to have gone on |
we'll enough but, for ali that, when |
the children had all said their pray
ers and been tucked away in bed, and |
when Mrs. Pepper had got through |
counting up her purchases for the day, |
she came and laid her head on Peppers |
shoulder, and said, 81 don't think, dear,
l shall want to 60 to New York for a |
year to come" And Pepper would |
have probably said, "All right, |
my love-" but-goodness me !she was |
sound asleep.