The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-07-26

seemed interested, MI kept looking Mt
mo i'll wondering wp, and ut last took
Sue up on her lap alk gave her rings to
play with. Such ri1Is! Ny gracious
one of them flasIle! with stones all
around, Just like tlc milky way. l
should think it wouldhaYc shonc through
her glove.
"But," says she, "you should tell
him that his chiItlrn will be growing
up presently, andH-
"Oh, l do that, says I. "And he
says, well, he'll dotbr tho bad example
they're to take warrng by; and, Mt my
rate, it's no usc worrying before tho timc
comes, and when lay do grow up they
can take care Of Themselves the way We
do"
"And aro you entcntcd to leave it
sol" says she.
"Well, I'm coatnted enough. That
is, in general. BI l do wish sometimes
that jim would % down to his work
regular every DIS and come back Mt
night, md have D good round sum OF
money in hand NJ tonce, instead Of Just
working long cn9 9gh to get some flour
and fish and porlfad potatoes and sugar,
and then not so rich rs lifting his finger
again till that ali ;ives out; it's such n
hand d-to-mouth siy Of living" says L.
=" And Of coursewe can't get things to-
gcther, such ass rocking chair and a
sofa, and goodsizcd looking. glass and
m eight-day slck. Not that 1 care
much; only whl lady like you hap
pens in I'd like o give her n seat that's
softer. And thrc'sa bureau. Nowyou
wouldn't beheS it, but I've never owned
n bureau"
"Indeed," sas sho.
II did come enrccious ncarit last fall, "
says I-for I waited her to SEQ that it
wasn't altogethr M impossibility, and l
wasn't wastine emy timo in wipors-
"whcn Jim wB Mt work up here, help
ing lay out tlle learlen. IIo was paid by
the day, you low; Mr.. Mulgrlve paid
him; and he va paid here, and | had the
handling of tho money; and l said to
myself: Nowr hcvcr for that bureau 7
But, dear me, ] kd to turn that money
ever SO many tinks to get tho things |
couldn't do viii lut any way at all, that
before I got ronl to tho bureau it was
every cont gonel
"Yes," she s,r', cts apt to bo so.
I know il / don net tho expensive thing
when have til honey in my purse, the
money is tilter9dsway and I've nothing
to show for it.
"Thnt's just p way with mo, says
I. "But somdhw l can't seem to do
without the shot and flannel, and all
that. Oh, hcrdgour lusbaudl That's
II powerful horse'f his. But l should
bo afraid he'd hak my neck if l was
behind him."
"Not when g husbands driving"
says she. And hc bids me good,day,
and kisses SUE e,,nd springs into the
wagon, and is d like bird, with her
voil and her feaiers and her ribbons
and streamers a1lying.
Well, so far good. Thinks l to
myself: "ShoH be very pleasant
neighbor. If as ever so fine, she
don't put on airs And it does you good
once in while Z have somebody listen
when you want trun on about yourself.
And maybe she navc odd chores that l
can turn my Ii y to-plain sewing. or
clcar-starching, o MI extra help when
company comes i I shouldn't wonder
too.
Well, that eveng, just Mt sunset, jim
was a-playing tsoslin Castle" and l
was a-putting Suto sleep, when l hap.
pcucd to look orhc window, and there
wns job.wagon Dming straight up the
hill, with somothg in it that had II
great canvas hd6ng over it. cts n
queer time o dS says l to myself, "to
be bringing faiture into Mr.. Mul.
graves house, I'D it not half done,
either. But iSnone Of my business.
Maybe it's n rcifentor to bo set in the
cellar" And rcnt on patting Sue,
when nil at one Jim's fiddle stopped
short, rs il it Lie, and heard a gruif
voice saying: Ehcre'll you have it (!
Hero, you, sir nd hand" And I
dropped Sue onhc bed and ran to the
door, and they se bringing it in-as
pretty a bureau you'll find in days
walk. "With Is. Mulgravo's compli-
monts," says tlielan, and went oil and
shut the door.
mover waitl DR. anything. Sue was
screaming on thDcd; 1 let her scream.
| never mindsi Bcnny'S rnssling nor
Jim's laughing,[ got down every band
box and basketM bundle l had on tho
shelves, got qp every bag there was
under tho bed a behind the door, and
III ten minutcS at bureau WIS so full
you couldn't Glt drawer. Then I
took them all onmd fixed them all over
again. "Its es, jim !" says l !; and
then 1 Just sol. dSn and cried.
TIL TIER SIDE.
"Well. Lawf,cc, I'm so glad you've
come! l thdnit you never would.
And Two had sn lesson read mo |"
"Lcsson hos been reading my
wife Il lesson, 4 lould like to know"
"Who do u think! Nobody but
that little abRl woman thcrc-that
Mrs. jim. BuI never had such n les
sou. Drive slo please, and let mo tell
you all abonti-this horse does throw
tho gravel in yr face 50 I'm expect
ing every mdnlt to SEQ the spokes fly
out OF tho ,shls. There, now, That's
reasonable. qis horse is Il perfect
griilin-has leemd wings, too"
"Well-stsa', Frolic, steady !--now
let's have youlcsson. If there's any
ono call read y n lesson, Mrs. Fanny
Mulgr.vc, | shIld like to hear it."
"Now, IaNnce! However, you
know l camer to look Mt the house,
for I've been lviug my misgivings