The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-07-14

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sslf that hr hAd auar All fnf lle lw~i.
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rrilrhArd put them ont N sight.
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dFuf~ IN his burvnn III night, and
lhoneht grimiy thai fhsse were sats. Tie
retired early, not knowing what else b.
10; bil his Hleep was broken.
Mrs. pritchard could not sleep NJ NIL.
Tho tsArH stole through her closed eyu.
lids long after thu camille NINA put unt
and TIM house wNs still. She WA thinking
NJ TIN roor little boy, evrn then, l~r.
lnl~. covering Ia his cold led with
teTror. Hhc VIVA usunliy a eound sleeper
hut this night xhc could not sleep.
Suddenly \ curious, small sunnd nj.
trArtcl her attention. IN Mas repeated
again and again, aud now aud then there
WINS a tiny rustic of paper. Thu SOUND
rnine from Che bureau. She listened In,
trntly and hcr heart beat loud will
excitement. She knew that sound we'll
"Josnph - sha whispered. '',Joscpn,'
"What, Lucyf" said her husband, III
u voice TINT sounded m IL he, too. had
been lying awake.
do you hear that noise, Joseph | II,
MICE"
- know IL. What Of til"
"It's mice, Joseph, and they're aftci
your gnm.drpp~."
GOOD gracious, Lucy" Rronncl
Farmer rritchard upon hin pillow. II
iiAsllnd upon him instantly. liz, and
not Tommy, wan tho sinner. Tho noise
stopped. Tho little d~cprelators were
frightened, hut soon began again. Aud
\ rare feast they made Of IL.
IL seemed " II that night would never
end. The farmer heard every hour the
clock struck, and at 3 he got up and
made a fire in tho kitchen. His wife
arose at the nsme time aud began To 90,
breakfast,
~ won't wait for breakfast" he said.
You can have IL hot and ready when
W get back. I'll harness up and start
now, No ~ to get over there by dawn.
IN \ few moments TIM wheels rolled
noisily over tho frozen ground out on
the road, and away drove Mr.. pritchard
IN III. morning starlight.
Mrs. pritcllard brought ont the TOP
and tho primer again, and made tile
Kitchen look its worry cheerfulest. Then
she got breakfast. She baked potatoe,
and broilcd a chicken and made fritterr.
She pnt the incest syrt,l, on the table atd
u plato of jelly tarts. She IaiI Tommy,
plate and knife and fork in their place
md vet mp his chair. Tho sun Ind riser
and the bright beams fell across iii,
table. She went TO the door md locke,
up the road.
io~, they ARE comingi They l-oy.
into the yard they stopped ut thu door
and the wondering, smiling little Tonm,
was lifted down into Mrs. pritcl,ardf
eager arms. She held him very tight.
oh, my lamb my blessing /" Vii.
murmnrcd, woman-like.
"Comc, let's have breakfast now,
sAtd tho farmer, c~heerfully. This It'll,
chaps hungry. Hos onr own little boy
now, Lucy. He's never going away
fYnm ua again - ladG4lGuxIGnk