The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-08-02

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
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cannon to right OF them.
Cannon to left Of them
Cannon in front of them
ratified Charlie, humping in time with
his fist on the table; "Now Cannon s
a common noun; third parson"-
sob, let me 7 know !" cried Liz,
running around from her side of the Ia
bic, dish-towel in hand" third person,
singular number, neuter gender, nomin-
ative case, t agree with"
eco ahead p ieered Charlie, ''you do
know, with vengeance Look here,
Anna, she wants to know what cannon
agrees with. Pom my word, if she isn't
the stupidest p
''I wish you'd be quiet, said Anna,
"we actually can't hear ourselves speak
for your noise"
Maybe it agrees with girls, under
stood" persisted Charlie; ''the kind
that won't go up stairs after dark"
Liz felt the SCOT, and her brown cheeks
flushed but, not being very ready with
sharp answers, she merely looked her
anger and went back to her dishes. She
was wiping the tea-things while Anna
washed. Anna was their cousin, though
not much of favorite with either of
them for Charlie complained that she
wouldn't help him with his lessons, while
Liz envied her because she was grown
up and saw company. To keep these
elements in order was Aunt Janet in her
rocking-chair on the other side of the
room.
Aunt Janet and Anna talked, and Liz
wiped away in silence till there came an
other outburst from the young student.
"Look at this !" he cried, his eyes flash
ing; "just see what she's done, will you,
with her smartness !''-and he held up
his Latin exercise, and showed row of
blisters where unhappy Liz had spat-
tered it with her dripping cups and
saucers.
"Take all your books on your own
side of the table" said Aunt Janet, qui-
etly. "You shouldn't leave them in the
way" Aunt Janet was chary of her
words, and had, besides, tone in CIV
ing her orders which commanded atten-
ton.
So Charlie stopped his fault-fnding,
though he hustled his goods about in a
very sully way.
Then came another interval of peace.
and conversation throve, and dish-wash-
ing and wiping were nearly at an end,
when Charlie took his pen and began. in
a large, round hand, to make his
Transportation ;" and then Liz, who
by that time had about forgotten the
snubbing he had given her, as usual
must interfere.
"That isn't the way make an f." she
said 81 don curl it around like that
Look here p and, Selling another pen
she dipped it in the ink and was about
to show what she could do, when dowr
came a great blot ON the clean, white
paper. Charlie sprung from his chair
in a rage.
CT wish you'd mind your own bust
ness |" he cried. "Just look at tina
now What do you suppose l care how
you write / wish you'd mind YOU
dishes, and let me alone. You're the
most
"Stop," said Aunt Janet. ''Get an
other sheet of paper. A blot ism t wortE
half that noise. And do you, Elizabeth
attend to your work. F"
Liz returns to her towel. She haG
been wiping glass saucer or preserve
dish, and, in her haste to.display her &C
&, quirements, had left it wrapped in til,
towel on the sideboard. She seized
the towel, but alas forgot the saucer
which, slipping from its hiding
place, fell with a crash to the floor
Llz shrieked, and then stopped for til,
pieces.