The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-07-22

me in wondering way, and at last took
Sue up on her lap and gave her rings to
play with. Such rings My gracious !
one of them flashed with stones all
around, just like the milky way. I
should think it would have shone through
her glove.
"But," says she, "you should tell
him that his children will be growing
up presently, and
"Oh, l do that" snys 1. "And he
says, well, he'll do for the bad example
they're to take warning by; and, at any
rate, it's no uso worrying before the time
comes, and when they do grow up they
can take care of th hemselves the way we
do"
so2" says she
"Well, I'm contented enough. That
is, in general. But 1 do wish sometimes
that Jim would go down to his work
regular every day, and come back at
night, and have good round sum of
money in hand at once, instead of Just
working long enough to get some -four
and fish and pork and potatoes and sugar,
and then not so much as lifting his finger
again till that all gives out; it's such a
hand-to-mouth way of living" says 1.
And of course we can't get things TO-
gether, such as rocking chair and q
sofa, and good-sized looking glass and
an eight-day clock. Not that L care
much; only when lady like you hap
pens in I'd like to give her seat that's
softer. And there's a bureau. Nowyou
wouldn't believe it, but I've never owned
bureau"
"Indeed," says she.
81 did come precious nearit last fall, "
says for Iwanted her to see that it
wasn't altogether an impossibility, and 1
wasn't wasting my time in vapors-
"when Jim was at work up here, help
ing lay out the garden. He was paid by
the day, you know; Mr.. Mulgrave paid
him; and he was paid here, and L had the
handling of the money; and L said to
myself Now or never for that bureau =
But, dear me, had to turn that money
over so many times to get the things I
couldn't do without any way at all, that
before got round to the bureau it was
every cent gone -
EYES," she says, "its apt to be SO.
l know if 1 don't get the expensive thing
when 1 have the money in my purse, the
money is filtered away and I've nothing
to show for it.
"That's just the way with me-" says
[. But somehow L can't seem to do
without the shoes and flannel, and all
that. Oh, here's your husband That IS
powerful horse of his. But I should
be afraid he'd break my neck if I was
behind him."
Not wheV1ng husbands driving" p"
says she. AndDsh S1s me good day,
and kisses Sue, an rings into the
wagon, and is off bbird, with her
veil and her feaths4>and her ribbons
and streamers all flying.
Well, SO far so good. Thinks I to
myself: "She'n be very pleasant
neighbor. Ii she's ever so fine, she
don't put on airs. And it does you good
once in q while to have somebody listen
when you want to run ON about yourself
And maybe she'll have odd chores that 1
can turn my hand to-plain sewing, or
clear-starching, or an extra help when
company comes in. [ shouldn't wonder
too.
Well, that evening, just at sunset, jim
was a-playing "Roslin CASTLE" and /
was a-putting Sue to sleep, when hap
pened to look out the window, and there
was job-wagon coming straight up the
hill, with something in it that had a
great canvas hanging over it. cts a
queer time O. day." says l to myself, "to
be bringing furniture into Mr.. Mul-
graves house, and it not half done,
either. But it's none of my business.
Maybe it's a refrigerator to be set in the
cellar" And [ went on patting Sue,
short, as if it broke, and l heard gruff
voice saying: Whereu you have it ?
Here, you, sir, lend hand" And /
dropped Sue on the bed and ran to the
door, and they were bringing it in-as
pretty bureau as you'll find in days
walk. "With Mrs. Mulgrave's compli-
ments," says the man, and ent off and
shut the door.
1 never waited for anything. Sue was
screaming on the bed; let her scream.
[ never minded Benny's rassling nor
Jim's laughing. 1 got down every band
box and basket and bundle had on the
shelves, got out every bag there was
under the bed and behind the door, and
you couldn't shut a drawer. Then L
took them ali out and fixed them all over
again. "It's ours, Jim !" says l and
then L just sat down and cried.
THE OTHER SIDE.
"Well, lawrence, I'm 50 glad you've
come 1 thought you never would
And I've had such a lesson read me %
"Lesson Who's been reading my
wife lesson, should like to know"
"Who do you think Nobody but
that little absurd woman there-that
Mrs. Jim. But L never had such les
son. Drive slow, please, and let me tell
You all about it-this horse does throw
the gravel in your face so I'm expect
ing every moment to see the spolles fly
out of the wheels. There, now, that's
reasonable. This horse is a perfect
griffin-has legs and wings, too"
, 8, Well--steady, Frolic, steady now
let's have your lesson. If there's any
one can read you a lesson, Mrs. Fanny
Mulgrave, should like to hear it,"
"Now, Lawrence However, you
know L came up to look at the house,
for I've been having my misgivings
about that big room. And when 1 went
in, it did look so big and bare! was
dismayed. | paced it off this way, and
paced it off that way, and thought about
what l could put in the corners and
how that window with the sea view
would be as good as picture ; and how
the whole mantelpiece from dado to cor
nice, with its white marble carvings and
gildings and mirror, was a perfect illu-