Nebraska advertiser., 1875-04-01
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
CONDUCTED BY TOM. r.. EBRIGHT,
whom all designed publication IN this column
should be addressed.
Pig-Pen Peter.
CHAPTER II.-(Concluded.)

AT last the house was done; and JUST as tne haPPy
Peggy was getting her broom to sweep it, with view
of going housekeeping with nothing but floor and
walls, she for go to farmer Fisks, three
miles away, to wash and iron for two days.
She didn't want to leave the house and the boys
but they all advised her to CO. to get some money
to buy a chair, and table, and bedstead with.
"Peggy, said one of them, 'sbe sure you tell Mrs
FISk that you'll have to sit the floor, and sleep on
the floor, and eat on the floor, and then maybe she'll
give you something to help up housekeeping with
again.
eyes, l will but look out boys, you don't burn my
house down tyn the stove in it, she said, for the
stove had been got safely of the old hut being the
only thing that wouldn't burn "And seein you're
about it, I'd just lief you'd gather up the chips, and
SIGH like, and hide 'em under the house for kndling,
and just soons get enough ahead, and live to buy
gaono moasses, I'll have the biggest party for you
that was ever heard of in dis town.
The funny, highshoudered, little twelve-by- fifteen
house was swept out, and the two windows washed,
and the all gaily papered and then came in the
girls with the things from the attcs and closets of
their own homes, to prepare grand surprise for Peggy,
who was great favorite with them ALL
They hung up two little white curtains, and put up
bright yellow bedstead, and made up the bed with
sheets, and pillows, and gay patchwork quilt.
They hung bright pictures the walls, and spread
pieces of gray carpet before the bed and the stove.
The shelves-Peter had not attempted coset-were
graced with pink and white crockery. The stove was
put up and fire made in it,
There was no danger of Peggy taking cold from
damp plaster, for there plaster there but only
boards well joined with strips nailed the
the outside, and lined with other boards within.
This had been long days work for dozen boys
and girls; and they all weary enough to sleep
well when it over. The next afternoon they went
again to what they called Peggys pen, and took
with them bread, and BUTTER and tea, and sugar, and
milk, and cake, and preserves and while the girls
the table, and amused themselves in other ways, some
of the boys cleaning the little front yard and two
others took wagon and set off bring Peggy home,
'to see some people who used to know her, and who
were at her new house waiting for her.
Such attention was quite new to Peggy, and when
she walked into her little castle, where the tea was
waiting, she exclaimed:
"Well done, now, if don't must beat ole Brother
Job, in his last days Pse got lots O. things never
SabeanS De Scripter is twisted round in my case.
Job said, 'De Lord give, and de Lord took away ;
but can say, de Lord took away and de Lord give it
all back agin ten times full measure, heaped up and
running over
"l'se de happiest woman in all dis town now, and
dere amt no poor-house get while desc boys
lives, thank de Lord p
Very soon after this Peter went off to learn the car
'enters rde Peggys pen has long been regarded one
of the ornaments of the village.