The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-07-26
TWO SIDES TO A BUREAU.
ONE SIDE.

When l turned round and she was
coming in tho door, I'm sure thought
I was dreaming. If it had been the
queen a.com:ng in, l shouldn't have
been moro surprised; and tho three
children with their three faces like little
pigs "Iere you," whispered to
Benjamin Franklin, "you Just go long
and stick your face in some water, quick
meter And give Johnny's scrubbing
too" And wet the corner Of my aprou
between my lips in hurry, aud rubbed
Sues mouth and then 1 made believe
I hadn't seen her before. and busted tho
other chair for her and sho sat down,
and l sat down, and wo looked at one
another. Lord she wus that fine Her
hounces wcro silk, md they wcro seal
lopcd like no many roses, and lace show
ing under tho chgc OF thom and she
had such boots, setting like glovcs-iust
enough to make your eyes water. But
tho flowers in her hat.-you should have
seen thGm-I declare you could have
smclled them! Well, she seemed to fill
up tho little room, and il ever l was glad
OF anything, I was glad that I'd scrubbed
the floor TINT very dny, so that it was
clean enough to cat of of-gAd, too,
that I'd taken Jim's old Int ont Of the
broken window and put in the smooth
bottom Of II box with good respectable
looking tack. jim might have mcndcd
That window, for hos perfect Jack.at-
all-trades; but ho'l rather play the fiddle
than cat, and hc was a.playing it ont in
the tie-up that moment, with all the wind
there was blowing. However, l couldn't
complain, for hc'd just mcnded the
chair, so that it was almost rs good rs
new, and had put mo up rs tidy n shelf
as you please over tho stove for the
brush and comb aud tho hair-oil bottle.
IfI'd been n little slickcd up myself,
with my new print and my pink apron,
or if Ia only had my bhang on,
wouldn't II minded. But when Ben
Jamin franklin came back with Just the
top dirt rinsod oil, and tho rest NIL
smears, did feel so vexed tllat l gave
him as good Il shaking rs n nut tree gets
in harvest.
s."Bloss my heart /" says she, "what
aroyou doing that for 2"
!" Because hos so aggrawtiug," says
L "Thcrc, you go long" and gave
him shove.
"Why," says she, "don't you remom-
ber how it used to feel to DO shaken
yourself1"
4" l don't know as I DO" says I.
Gas if you We're flying tc atoms And
your body was rs powcrless rs If it had
been in tho hands of u giant, and your
heart rs full OF Eatci"
Why, look a.herc," says I. "Bc
you missionary"
"a missionary" says she, laughing.
"No; I'm Mr.. Mulgrlvo's wife. And
came up to SEQ how the new house was
]. getting on; but tho house is so full Of
!. plaster dust inside, and the whirlwind is
blowing tho things Off tho roof SO out
side, that thought l would venture in
here till the cloud passed"
"Tm real glad to see you," says l.
i "It's dreadful lonesome place, and
hardly anybody over comes. Only I'm
sorry cycrything's so Mt skies and scvens.
You see, where there's family Of chill
dren, and the wind blowing so, says |,
within lucky thought--it's always good
: to have tho wind or the weather to lay
things to, because nobody's responsible
for the elements things will get to
, looking like rileou
i"Children do make confusion" says
she; /" but confusion Is plcasantcr with
them than pimlico order without them. v
Woll, that's so" answered; "for
remember when Johnny hal the measles
Inst year thought If hc only got well
I'dlet him whittlc the door NIL to pieces
il ever ho wanted to again. Here,
Benny" says l, for began to feel bad
to think ia treated him so-if he'd
mortified me-, twas no reason why !
J should mortify him, and right before
folks 30" take that to little sister, v
and I gave them somcthing.to to keep them
quiet.
eyes, children do make trouble. But
there | l wouldn't no without them for
all the tinc clothes used to have when
was single anil worked in tho shop. l
worked Mt Burngc's, oil and on, II good
many ytars-on most OF the time. l had
SIX dollars week. Folks used to won.
der how l got so many clothes with it,
after I'd paid my board. But l always
had TINT six dollars hid ont long before
pay.day-in my mind, You know-so
spent It to tho best advantage. There's
q great deal of pleasure in that"
"a great deal, " says she.
"That's what l say to Jim; and then
he says his is all spent before payday,
too-but with II difference, yor know.
Isupposo you've got real good, steady
husbandi"
"oh, yes, indood, says she, laughing
some moro.
ti"Not," says I-"[ don't mean tina,
jim isn't steady. Hos rs steady ny Il
clock-at that old fiddle of his. Bul
sometimes do wish he loved his regl
lar trade ~ well, or else that was his
trade. But l suppose ii iildling WIS
his trade. he'd want to DO wool carving
oil the time"
"Why don't you speak to him." says
ahe, sCriouslyi"
swell, you cant" says I. Clos SC
sweet and good-natured and pleasant
that when I've got my mind MI made
upto give him sound talking to, he
makes mo like him no, and sets mo ia
laughing, aud plays such twirling,
twittering tune, TINT l can't do it to save
my life"
NJ 4 Ill. IL. F.