The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-07-30
MISCELLANY.
TWO SIDES TOA BUREAU.

TWO SIDES TO A BUREAU.
One Side.
From Harper's Baazr.]
When l turned round and she was
coming in the door, I'm sure thought
was dreaming. fit had been the Queen
a.coming in, shouldn't have been more
surprised and the three children with
faces like little pigs! ''I1ere, you,''
whispered l to Benjamin Franklin, ''you
just 20 long and stick your face in some
water, quick meter! And give Johnny's
= scrubbing too" And l wet the corner
Of my apron between my lips and rubbed
Sues mouth; and then made believe
hadn't seen her before, and busted the
other chair for her; and she sat down
and sat down, and we looked at one an
other. Lord she was that fine! Her
founces were silk, and they were scall-
oped like SO many roses; and lace show
ing under the edges Of them; and she
had such boots, setting like gloves-just
enough to make your eyes water. But
the flowers in her hat-you should have
seen them-1 declare you should have
smelled them! Well, she seemed to fill
up the little room, and if ever was glad
of anything,'1 was glad that I'd scrubbed
the floor that very day, so that it was
clean enough to eat off of--glad, too, that
I'D taken Jlm's old hat out of the broken
window and put in the smooth bottom of
box with a good respecta looking
tack. Jim might have mended the win
dow, for he's perfect Jack.at trades;
but he'd rather play the fiddle than eat,
and he was a-playing it out in the tie.up
that moment, with all the wind &here was
blowing. However, couldn't complain,
for he'd just mended the chair, so that it
was almost as good as new, and had put
me up as tidy shelf as you please over
the stove for brush and comb and the
hair.oil bottle. IfI'd been little slick.
ed up myself, with my new print and my
pink apron, or if I'd only had my bhang
on, wouldn't minded. But when Ben
jamin Franklin came back with Just the
top dirt rinscd of: and the rest all
smears, did feel so vexed that l gave
him as good shaking as q nut.tree gets
in harvest.
"Bless my heart !" says she, "what are
yVu uOluS LnAL lOT
Because he's so aggravating," says l..
"rhere you 60 long, and gave him a
shove.
why" says she, s'don't you remem.
Der how it used TO feel to be shaken your.
self?''
Il don't know as l do,'' says I.
"As If you were flying to atoms? And
your body was as powerless as if it had
been in the hands Of a giant, and your
heart as full Of hate?''
"Why, look a'here," says I. ''Be you
a missionary p
"A missionary?' says she, laughing.
mo; I'm Mr.. Mu1grave's wife. And
came up to see how the new house was
getting on; but the house is so full of
plaster dust inside. and the whirlwind is
blowing the things off the roof so outside,
and | thought would venture in here
till the cloud passed.
"Oh," says I.
s knocked, but you didn't hear me. -
''pm real glad to see you,' says I.
''1t's dreadful lonesome place, and
hardly anybody ever comes. Only I'm
sorry everythings so at skies and sew
cns: You see. where there's family Of
children, and the wind blowing So" says
I, with lucky thought its always good
to have the wind or the weather to lay
things to, because nobody's responsible
for the elements things will get to
looking like ride.out.'
"Children do make confusion,' saws
she, "but confusion is pleasanter with
them than plmlico order without them"
"Well, that's so,' answered .'for
remember when Johnny had the measles
last year, I thought 1.-The only got we'll
Id let him white the door all to pieces
it ever he wanted to again. Here, Ben
n.y. says I, for I began to feel bad that
I'd treated him Soft he'd mortified me
twas no reason why I should mortify
him and right before folks so-stake
that to little sister, and I gave them
something to- keep them quiet. II sup.
pose you wouldn't care for any water g.
says l to her then. ''Not If you put
some molasses in it? 1 didn't know but
the wind would have made you dry. Yes,
children do make trouble. One Of Jim's
songs says:
Marriage does bring trouble;
A single life is best
They should never double
Who would be at rest.'
But there! wouldn't be without them
tor all the fine clothes used to wear
when was single and worked in the
shop. 1'worked down at Burrage's-I
suppose you never buy any shoes there %
she. smiling.
swell, because your boots don't Ink
like our work: they look like--like Gin.
derella's slippers. Yes, worked At
Burrage's, off and on, good many wears
ON most Of the time. I had six dollars
week. Folks used to wonder how I Got
so many clothes with it, after I paid INV
board. But always had that six dol
lars laid out long before pay-day-in nv
mind, you know-so that spent it tc
the best advantage. There's a great den,
Of pleasure IN that
"a great DEAL says she.
"That's what I say to Jim; and ther
he says his is all spent before payday to-
but with difference, you know.
husband - *@$a>
"Oh yes, indeed" says she, laughing
some more.
You must, to have such nice hous,
- that Is going to be- But there
shouldn't know what to do with it, and
don't envy you bit,''
lob you naedn't." says she, a.twitch.