Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-05

/ frightened Mrs. Potter into a comfortable fit
by his appearance and frightened her out
again Immediately by stumbling through
convenient piles Of spring clothing in the
/ middle OF the floor.
That train leaves at SEQ" he, burst
forth, land the man will be here in ten
inmates for the baggage
"Wcll, then, | just can't 20, that's all"
said Mrs Potter, sitting down to cry.
"Why not?" asked Potter, "what have
you to do?'
a million things" smartly replied Mrs.
Potter. She always pats her figures high
81 couldn't get ready to 90 in that time if
was to he hanged as if to be hanged
would be an additional induccmcnt-''a |
won't 60 at all il can't this timc-that's
flat" 1t was lllt indeed, thought Potter
and he coaxei.
"Bnt, my dear, don't you see I've bought
the tickets and secured your berth and tcle-
graphed your friends to meet you. III pack
in five minutes and while you put ON your
travelling suit Then he tore away his
wilted collar and seized the nearest article
and chucl;ed it in the yawnng Saratoga.
ooh. daar,' cxc,aims Mrs. Potter cx-
citedly, diving for it; what 4 fool you are;
| want to wear that -
Then Potter went for whole bundle at
clip.
"Good gracious james. cries Mrs. Pot
ter, dropping the soap in the ice-watcr, and
again flying to the rescue, you'll ruin my
bonnetS-just look there -
"Now, Mary, look here says Potter,
drawing himself up tlrcateningly, Il know
how to pack trunk and IN going to pack
this. You pat your clothes on
And Potter can pack 4 trunk; he can
He plunged at the articles, and folded and
rolled and twisted every thing into the small
/ est possible compass and tucked them away
in corners and most unlikely places, scparat-
ing what should b, preserved in pairs and
| pairing others in the most unconventional
and astonishing manner, and now and then,
when Mrs potter'S back was turned, he'd
| jump in and tread EN- down. The prime
object, he said, was to get everything YOU
could in the bottom. lie pretended not to
notice Mrs. Potter. bu, he couid distinctly
hear her breathe whca Sic noticed him.
Slippers, towels. and striped hose and night
wrappers and dIcSSe> and skirts and hand
/ kcrchieis and colsct~ and thingunyjigS We're
alike "things" to him Potter rested on
! the consciousness that he wouldn't be there
when they were taken out At the end of a
surprisingly few minutes Mr.. Potter let
( down the lid, sat on it, and said
"'rhcrc!'
Mrs. Potter SAID ''ycS. Morcr' too, with
infinitely more meaning. Then she hustled
him out to do oSomcsShoppinS. and he brought
/ home, among various articles embraced in
his commission, 4 parayol in which he had
. invested Il FIVE dollar note. Mrs. Potter
looked upon it with disgust. She said it
was last years style and wasn't worth fifty
cents, and offered two to one that he bought
it of Il woman. Potter sighed:
Twas ever thus since clillhood's hour,
hen charming wuman he'd essay,
Thcy'd always sc; him in their power,
And go and cncat him right away.
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