Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-09-15

"Dldnt 90 Quick?"
"Well, tolerable," said Aunt Patty
passing the whisk she had just pulled
out of the bread between her thumb an(
finger to see if the loaf was thoroughly
done.
"And can go to Josie Wells this af
ternoon. can't /? You promised ?"
aNo, Martha, didn't quite promise.
"But ran every step OF the way, in
deed did, auntie and L made all tn,
beds and busted"
There was tremor in Martha Park
er's voice, and the tears came almost in
to her eyes.
''Ill tell you at noon. There, it is tel
minutes to nine, and you will be late fol
school if you do not start this instant"
But, Aunt Patty"
''lf you stop for another word you can
not 60 at all. How often have told you
about answering back ?"
Martha picked up her two books and
whiried herself out OF the door like q
tornado, without word of good morn
ing.
1.-The cross old thingp' she halfsobbed,
as she went out of hearing. 'She never
does let me do anything! | may try and
try, and it doesn't amount tO-a row of
pins. And if can't 60 to that croquet
party LII be just as bad as ever can be. >
think Martha commenced right away
She climbed over the fence and ran
down Into the lot Tor an apple, and what
with that and the eating OF it she was
late for school.
My aunt sent me 10 do an err;tnd,''
she said TO Miss Lewis.
well. you must bring "A note, then, or
lose a mark. 1 wan. you all 10 under
stand that school begins promptly at
iinc.n
That made Martha still more cross.
She slammed the lid of her desk and
then hurried out TO take her place i'm her
class. 1t was spelling, and the very first
word she missed and had to 90 down one
And then she didn't care" in real good
earnest, AMI she was very troublesome
child until twelve O'Clock.
When she went home to dinner she
found Grandma Fields sitting by the
open window in Aunt Patty's tidy kiteh-
ell. Now Grandma Fields really was
not grandmother to anybody. but she
was old and sweet and pretty, with II
wrinkled lace and snow white hair; u
gown Of soft drab. that, though il WAS
made in the fashion OF her young days,
had almost come around again. 1t was
.bred, plain WASTED, anu with coat
sleeves. but it had no iuffies nor putfs
nor iringes nor buSles. Then she had Il
silvery- kerchief crossed over her
bosom. and a white lawn cap, and alto
geLicr she WAS us attractive looking jas
aIv grandmother you could wish To See.
oiie had not Il relation in the world, and
yet evrrybOdy's house was open 10 her.
and she visited about, sewing ami knit
Ting. aud darnliig, and sometimes taking
care Oi sick people. She WAS seventy,
but she did not seem old. There was al
ways great stack OF invitations ahead OF
her, anu Two months ago Miss Patty
Parker hail sent ior her.
''She does SD enjoy harvest apples"
said Hiss Patty, SO let us have her here
right III the first OF them. And it will
give me Il good start with all the clothes
and bedding, AMI stockings
Aunt PalTy Kept house for her brother,
Mr.. Nathan Parker. He was Il very COM
portable farmer, a widower with three
boys and one girl. A very clean, order
ly, upright woman was Aunt Patty, but
somehow
Nathan was SO careless, so dilatOly.
The children were b 'edless, impertinent,
idle, and, try her she never could
make anything OF them. She worked
very hard, and she used to get very much
discouraged.
This was her side of the story.
Farmer Parker came i'm delighted to
see the placid cheerful face of his guest.
Did tell you she was a Quaker? Well,
she was, though there was no Friends
Meeting within twenty miles, so it wasn't
her Sunday church-going that kept her
in such a tranquil state.
Behind the farmer came his eldest son,
George, about seventeen. He had been
TO the mill and the store that morning,
and put down the basket. Aunt Patty
began tn unpack at once.
-Will that calico do? The other was
all sold. This is the same pattern, but
it has pink flower instead of lilac. 1
like il better.
1T doesn't look like good wash pink"
and Aunt Patty viewed it critically.
But it was for my bed and Liked itn
said George. with a depreciating effort to
To smooth matters over.
And it is not as good quality. If you
can't do just as you are told, you had bet
ter do nothing. And you didn't get lem
on extract ?" taking up bottle.
"You said might get lemon or vanil-
la-Tom begged for VANILLA
"As If Toms wants were to rule the
household.
"And here is a whisk broom. You
were saying that you needed one, you
know"
"But what made you get red one?- l
have told you several times, George, that
green whisks were always the best. And
there was rot the slightest hurry about
it; l would rather have chosen it my
self.n
And SO Aunt Patty went through the
purchases. Nothing quite suited. Mean
while Davie and Martina came home from
school. Tom was working for neigh
boring farmer. The family sat down to
their meal, and Grandma Fields said her
Drief Quaker grace.
Aunt Patty.
Martha hung her head
dlu nope you would have one good
week, MARTHA; you never seem to get full
And she was late," said Davie.
Martha swallowed over great sigh.
!nefe was no need of your being late,
gue." '' "
"of course | cannot go noA anyhow"
thought Martha; but she ard and be-
gan to help clearing the table
maybe thee would like to loolr ova
thy lesson" said grandma in her soft
tone. 'oi'
''There is only arithmetic tins after
noon, and geography in the big man
"An0 the more time the children hovo
to play the more they want to play,n was
the sharp comment. VOC
"They are good deal like kitt.-ns