The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-07-09
A PERFECT TREASURE.
BY JENNIE WOODVILLE.

Edward" said 1. mySteri0uSly, to my
husband, d" begin to believe in spiritu-
aliSm. You know we have only one SER
want nOw-Caroline; Yet things diSap-
pear as strangely as ever, and neither she
o ! can tell when they 60, nor how, nor
where
There was a faint ripple under Edwards
mustache, but he did not raise his eyes
from Cobb on Equity, only asking if Car
0line also were a convert TO spiritualism.
And you know" | continued, with
out pausing to answer the question, you
know last night and the night before you
were from home, and | heard something
both nightsin the dreSSing-rOOm, opening
ard shutting the doors, and moving the
chairs softly about; and youhad gone and
so had Caroline"
Why do you allow Caroline TO go
when you know | am to be away?' in
quired Mr.. Smith. - thought you were
afraid to remain alone"
Il am, and I wouldn't, only Caroline
says she feels so badly not to 90 TO
SiEg.-t II Nix iI!ltS l Sutl dIl dINl, SUCil Il
le!p, in trying to do right and keep in the
straight path and | know exactly how
She feels. for the more | attend religious
exercises. the more | am disposed towards
the exercise of religion. However. | told
her this morning that you had an engage
ment for this evening, and she positively
could not leave, because L was afraid :;
ana then [ told her about the noise in the
dres>ing-rOOm. At first she laughed. and
attempted to convince me that | vas mis-
taken but finding | was not to be con
vinCed. she concluded that [ was correct,
and became Immediately so alarmed that
she hcsitated to enter the dr~esSing-rOom,
though the sun streamed through the
windows. She said | was perfe ctly right
not to 90 in last night; she would not
have done it for any thing in the world"
And why did you nOt?"
The idea! Why, if it wasn't spirits it
was robbers, and they would have knock
ell ne down, of course | Indignantly re-
piled.
Well, my dear, twenty-five cents
worth of arnica would have set that all
straight; and as it is, you risked losing
your bracelets and your earrings, and all
the rest of the foolery that lies on your
t0ilet-table."
But any man had rather give his wife
more bracelets and earrings than hear her
whine; and you know I always whine
when | am sick, and of course it would
make me sick to be knocked down"
Very true" said Edwtrd hastily Il
had rather give a woman a barrel of
bracelets than hear her whine once. But,
3, l asked before, is Caroline also a spirit
ralist 2"
well, no; Caroline suspects the
cook
II will have cook searched, my dear"
aid Edward, returning to Cobb on Equity.
oh. no." | hastily interrupted, "bc-
CAUSE | promised Caroline that no action
should be taken in the matter. It was the
ouIv means BY which | could induce her
to tell me-; you M negroes are so
afraid of each other. Igave her my word,
SO Of course there is nothing to be done.
Besides, though don't suppose Caroline
means to tell a story about it, | really
think she must be mistaken; because the
kitchen, you know, is in the yard, and
cook never ONE near the house except
NICE a day, when she goes to the store
rO0m."
Caroline being one of your Old SER
wants, your weakness for her is perhaps
natural and | do not care to deny that she
is 4 perfect treasure, as you every where
proclaim her to be; but does it not strike
YOU as Just a little bit odd that we should
continue to lose so many ofour household
articles ?"
st does indeed" was my reply. "She
snd [ were talking about it this norm
ing"
For some reason Edward suddenly lost
his patience, and said, ''YOu do not SuS-
pectth cook; Caroline is the on other
servant; articles of one kind or another
constantly disappear; yet Caroline is still
8 treasure, and you tremble to see her
talking at the gate with Mrs. Jones's SER
want lest Mrs. Jones should be negOtiat-
ing for her services. Caroline, as far As |
1n concerned, is a treasure / should be