Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-12
t" BUsENEss."
what She Thought and Finally Concluded

She had been helping her fhother about
the ironing that day, besides doiig many
other things too numerous to mention,
that are always necessary to be done by
every good housekeeper.
While doing this work she had been
thinking of the future, and wondering
what it might bring forth for her. She
was weary that evening when she sat
down with her usual knitting work in
hand to pass away the evening in indus
triously making pair of mittens for her
little brother.
While she sat there, and before she COM
menced 10 ply her weary fingers with the
knitting, we thought we could see far
off look in her eyes, i'm her attitude and
the position of her hands as they lay list
lessly folded In her lap. We knew she
was thinking of bygone days, for we
heard her distinctly say, ''Oh, if we only
could have our lives to live over" and
we could understand why she said it, for
she is our best friend.
Her father had that evening, when he
came to tea; brought in the Free Press,
one OF the village papers, issued that day.
She took il up and the first article which
caught her eye was the article entitled
Business She read it through. She
went back and re-read it, and as she read
she soliloquized.
"We are informed there is certain
middle aged wonder if your information
is reliable, Mr.. Editor?) good looking,
single gentleman doing business, &c.
that would make an excellent husband
Ahem. A husband is what i want,
though wouldn't dare mention it aloud
for all the world. I don't know what
people would say to see me with mid
dle-aged husband, and III the Whole 10
not know as would care mulch if only
had him..
This is leap year, and the young ladies
should give the subject their attention.
The gentleman, we understand; is clev-
err, Chat means good, 1 SUPPOSE, honest.
Industrious, high-minded, sober citizen,
stands about five feet six inches"
O.pshaw! no taller than that. Well, that
is not quite to my mind, for of all things
q little short man standing by the side Of
me would look strange, for am five feet
ten: and, besides. l always fancied that
| would much prefer man that | could
look up to. am afraid ne won't do, but
let us see what next.
Ozark hair
Some folks begin to lose their hair ut
middle age. / acoud like to know if he
don't begin to be just little bald?
"Blue eyes,"
That is all right.
s.And weighs three Kindred pounds.
Oh, my worse and worse. Three hum
dred pounds avoirdupois, Isuppose. Yes,
it says avoirdupois. Well, he must be
about as broad as he is long. Three hun-
bred pounds! All! read it wrong. 1t
reads something less than three hundred
pounds" I wonder how much less.
am glad it amt no more. Something
less. Wonder how much less. 1t may
be only one pound. Two hundred and
ninesy-nine pounds. Oh, my! wish /
knew.
besides the man himself. there goes
with him, one building lot on Main street
near the post Office"
That must be worth about thousand.
though would prefer to have it up town
farther.
lone new first-class bedroom SET"
Wonder if it is cherry, or black wal
nut: Or may be after all it would be only
pine stained. / wish knew. for If there
is anything would dote OH il would be
a lovely bedroom set.
lone complete set of china"
That would be nice if / could only get
him, and [ mean TO try for IL.
'He is very bushful. and as this is the
year when all young ladies have unlim-
tied license, we refer to this opportunity
for the benefit of any OF the unmarried
who wanted dashlng helpmeet."
Well, / want one bid enough, l am
sure; and am half a mind TO try for
this one, but how am | TO do it? This
paper does not give any name. i should
have thought the editor might have done
al much as to say "fOr futher information
apply at the Office of the Free Press
then there would have been chance for
me to make start for this very desira-
BILE husband. am half mind to write
to the editor privately, and ask him who
this paragon Of man Is; and If should,
it would be awful if it should turn out
that he was bald and fat. Oh, my! But
then what if he is. 1t must be just aw-
| full for him to- have lived to middle age
and never had a wife to love him, or to
sew on his shirt buttOns or to darn his
| stockings. [ feel so sorry for him.
| know could make life more pleasant to
him if he would be willing. l would
ask him if 1 only knew who to ask.
will write TO the editor OF the Free
Press tomorrow and find Out-that is i
he will tell. / don't suppose he viii
| thorfgls. for those editors are a peculiar
race, and thiIk they must be very careful
about what they say. They seem to bt
awfully afraid they will offend SOME
body, and yo,t never can find out any
thing by them if they have the LEAST idef
that something may come OF it.
l Church Difficulties.
Eor co,,,o time post thorp has hpen