The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-19

linz at 'em to try to wipe off the jell, the
tthread started, and bein' sewed on a ma.
tehipe, that sean jest clipped right open
iron top to bottom That was what be
had walked off sideways towards the
EWoods for. Jesiah Allen's wife hainst
Eone 20 desert companion In distress.
pinned 'em up as well as l could, and
didn't say word to hurt his feeiIn's,
only jest said this to him, as was fix
in 'em: 'Josiah Alien, is this pleas
ureW Says l: "You was determined 10
lcome."
"IhroW that In my face again? What
~ Wuz! There goes u pin in my leg, :
should think l had suffered enough
without your stabbiR OF nle with pins.U
"Waf, then, stand still, aud not be a
eaperin' repna SO. How do yen sup
pose can 40 anything with you a totls-
In round so?n
"Wal, deRt be 80 aggrevatin', then.s
! hxed 'en as we'll as could, but they
| looked pretty bad, and then, there they
was all covered with jelL, boo, What TO
! DO l didn't know. But 6nally told him
would put my shawl onto him. So 1
doubled 1t up cOrner-ways, as big as
scould, 80 1t almost touched the ground
| behind, and he walked back TO the table
| with me. told him it was best to tell
the company all about it, bat he lest put
hiS fo9t down that he W0uldn't, and
told him II ne wouldn't that he must
make his own excuses TO the company
about wearin' the shawl. So he told 'em
that he always loved to wear summer
| shawlsj he thong At it made man look
80 dressy.
But ne looked as ifhe would sink ali
the time he was sayin' it. They al
looked dretlul curious at him, and he
looked as meachin' as II he had stole a
| sheep, and he never took minutes
comfort, nor nuther. He was sick all
the way back to the shore, and 80 was
|. And jest as we got into our wagons
and started for home, the rain began to
pour down. The wind turned our old
umberell inside out in NO time. My
lawn dress was most spite before, and
now give up my bonnet And l says
to josiah;
"lhls bunpet and dress are spite, Jo-
slah Allen, and snail have to buy some
new Ones"
"Wal, wal, who said you .wouldn'tT
he snapped out.
But 1T wore ON him. Oh, how the rain
poured down. Josiah havin' nothin' but
his handkerchief on his head felt 1t MOI Q
than did. l had took a apron TO Put
on gettiR dinner, and l tried to mage
MIN let me pin it on to his head. But
says he, firmly:
VI haln't proud and naughty, Saman-
tina, put do feel above ridin out with a
pink apron on for hat"
wal, then," says l, s.get as wet as
sop II you had ruther"
didn't say no more, but there we Jest
sot and suffered. The rain poured down.
the wind howled at us, the old horse
went Slow, the rheumatic laid holt of
both OF US, and the thought of the bum
net and dress was wearin' on osiah,
knew.
After had beset him about the apron,
we didn't say hardly word for as much
as thirteen miles or SO; but did speak
once, as he leaned forward with the rain
drippin often his band anna handkeR-
chief onto his white pantaloons. says
to him in stern tones:
''ls this pleasure, Josiah AllenT'
He gave the old mare awful cut. and
says he: cpd like to know what you
want 70 be SO agrevatih' forf'
didn't multiply any more words with
him, only as we drove up to our door.
step, and he helped me out into a mud
puddle, says tU MIN:
"MebDy you'n hear to rue another
time, Josiah Alien?o
And Pll bet he will. hain't afraid 70
bet a ten-cent bill that that man WON'T
never open his mouth TO me again about
a Pleasure Exertion.