Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-04-25

house, was TO take from her large
work-basket couple Of nicely
dressed chickens.
81 wanted to bring you little
present, Martha" began the old
lady, "but such time as had
with our folks. ! got John to kill
them last night, and when / was
putting them in my basket this
morning he said:
"'What are you going to do with
those chickens, motheri'
al am going to take them to
your cousin Martha, said I.
"'Nonsense,' said John.
'Pshaw," said Nell.
"'She won't thank you for them,
said Madge.'
"'How came you TO know my
niece 80 much better than / do 7
| asked.
"'Why, mother said John, they
have everything so plenty and good
at cousin Martha's, and buy such
nice beef right there at the shop,
and where there is everything so
handy in the city, what makes you
think that she will thank you for
bringing her stuff from the coun-
tryl'
81 know said I, shat a couple
of nice, young chickens won't come
amiss to anybody, if they are city
folks, and the chickens are going
into my basket, and that baskets
going along with me. Don't you
know said |, that every ounce of
that beef costs money, as we'll as
every pound of butter and -four
they eat! If you say another word
I'll go and get roll of butter and
take that along, too
"'Oh, mother, / do wish You
would not he so old-fashioned aud
queer said Nell.
"'There,' said l, I'll be as good
as my word,' and I went down cell
lar and got this roll, and wrapped
a wet cloth around it, and some
cabbage leaves around that, and
put it along with the chickens" :"
and the old lady handed out roll
of nice, sweet butter, of about two
pounds weight.
'Mother,' said John, 'you will
give cousin Martha serious offense.
What do you suppose they want Of
such things when cousin Philip is
getting harvest wages every dayi
"'Want 'em to eat, of course /
said. But / knew I had tougher
battle to fight yet, for last night ]
laid some papers In my clothes
basket, and Iilled it with the incest
peaches / could find. 1t holds
plump bushel, and we've got sights
of peaches this year.
"John,' said I, Il want you to
take this basket and put it in the
buggy, under the seat
Mother said Nell, what in the
world do you meani
al mean that Martha shall have
some of these peaches,' said l.
Because you have q hundred BUSH
els to help yourself to whenever
you like, is no sign that they won't
taste good to one who has no orch
ard to GO to-
"The city is full Of them, moth
err said John.
al don't care If 1t is,' said l.
"Just then Josiah came in.
Mothers going to load your bug
gy down like market wagon said
Nell. 'She wants to take that great
clothes-basket full Of peaches to
cousin Martha
"'What in the name Of common
sense is that for 2 asked Josiah.
"John,' said I, i want you to
carry that basket out and put it
under the seat, out of sight, where
it won't hurt your fathers PRIDE
Mother said John, If you ask
me to move the barn while you're
gone, I'll try and have it done when
you get back, but ! don't want to
put that basket into the buggy
and he looked around at bis father
as much as to say, Cant you put
veto on this proceedingi'
"Josiah,' said /, haven't l always
had my own wayP
al guess you have pretty much,
said he.
"Well, them said /, what makes
YOU think won't this timei John,
II you cont put them peaches into
that buggy, will