The Van Buren press., 1875-08-03
MISCELLANY.
Two Sides to a Bureau.
BY HARRIET PRESCOTT sroFFoRD.

ONE SIDE.
When turned round, and she was
coming in the door, I'm sure thought
was dreaming. If it had been the Queer
s-coming in, | shouldn't have been more
surprised and the three little children
with their three faces like little pigs
Here, you! whispered to Benjamin
Franklin, you just so long and stick
your face in some water, quick meter
And give Johnny's scrubbing, too
And | wet the corner of my apron be
tween my lips, in hurry, and rubbed
Sues mouth and then made believe l
hadn't seen her before, and busted the
other chair for her; and she sat down
and sat down, and we looked at one
another Lord! she was that fine! Her
iounces were silk, and they were seal.
lopcd like so many roses, and lace show.
Ing under the edge Of them; and she had
such boots, setting like gloyes-just en-
ough to make your eyes water. But the
flowers in her hat-you should have seer
them-I declare you should have smelled
them! Well, she seemed to fll up thu
little room, and if ever | was glad ot any
thing, was glad that | scrubbed
the floor, that very day, so that it was
clean enough to eat off of-sisd, too
| tina, ia taken Jim's old hat out of thu
broken window, and put in the smootl
bottom of a box with a good, respecta
ble, looking tack. Jim might have mend
ed that window, for he's perfect jack
at all trades; but he'd rather play the lid
die than eat, and he was playing it out fl
the tie-up at that moment Howeve',
couldn't complain, for he'd just mendeC
the chair, so it was almost as good as
new, and had put me up as tidy sLelt as
you please, over the stove, for tbe brush
and the comb and the hair oil bottle. II
I'd been little sicked up myself, with
my new print and my ne" PINK apron, OF
il I'd only had my bang on, wouldn't
a minded But vixen Benjamin Frank
lin came back with just the top dirt rims
ed of, and the rest all smears, did feel
80 vexed that gave him as good sha
king as nut tree gets in harvest
Bless my heart !! says she, what are
you doing that, for?
Because he's SO aggravating,' says
There. you go long,; and give him Q
shove.
Why says she. don't you remember
how it used to feel to be shaken your
self2'
Idon't know as l do says l.
'As if you we're 1ving to atoms Ane
your body was as powerless as if it had
been in the hands of giant, and your
heart as full of hate 2
why, look here, says |, BE you 9
missionary =
"A missionary said she, laughing
No; I'm Mr.. Mulgrave's wife. And
came up to see how the new house was
getting on; but the house is SO full o
plaster dust inside, and the whirlwnd is
blowing things off the roof SO outside
l thought ! would venture in here til
the cloud passed.
'Oh, says l. -....
Il knocked, but you didn't hear me-
I'm real glad to see you, says |. It's
dreadful lonesome place, and hardly
anybody ever comes. Only I'm sorry
everythiny's so at skies and sevens Yot
see, where there's family of children
and the wind blowing So says |, with
lucky thought-it's always good to have
the wind or the weather to lay things to
because Lobody's responsible for the ele
ments-' things will get to looking like
ride, out
Children do make confusion, says
she; but confusion is plcasantcr witt
them than plmlico order without them.
WED, that's so, l answered; for
remember when Johnny had the measles
last year, l thought if he only got well
I'd let him whittle the door all to piece:
if ever he wanted to again. Here, Ben
n.y. says l, for l began to feel bad tt
think I'd treated him so--if he'd morti
fed me, twas no reason why i should
mortfy him, and right before folks So
. take that to little sister, and | gave then
something to keep them quiet l sup
nos vor wGndn't care for any water
saws to her, then. 'N"ti ii put some
molasses in it? didn't kGow bd. tn
wiB.~Aad made you dry. Yes, chiidte'
d, make trouble. One of Jim's songs
SAYS:
| Marriage docs bring trouble;
A single life is best;
They should never double
| Who would be at rest"
But there! wouldn't be without them
for all the fine clothes | used to hav
when was single, and worked in tie
shop. worked down at Burrage's-..i,
suppose YOU never buy any shoes tircp Z
w hat makes you suppose SO '"y
she smiling. LII.
We'll. heuause your boots dom look