Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-06-05

|ral prudence and ferethought finding
sole vent in his dolefully singing:
HsSs s Ia, ed Pe oo"ian's issp her"
To which he shortly added a o cheer
full refrain:
And tAsrs be kept ksr 1sry weli."
So, one day, when Patty was well enough
to 10 out and hunt up her old boarding
place, where they hailed her ~ . resur-
rected ghost, she found IN the old hiding
place her handbook ~ good a. new, and -
luck would have il, the bank hadn't even
broken during her sickness, but the big
door opened to her touch, in she went,
drew out her money, and though it was
. small nj for . wedding trousseau,
according TO popular opinion, it more
than suficed for Patty, who hated to be
beholden to Peter for even this necessity.
They had quite q wedding, after all,
for the boarders each and all took q per-
sonal interest in the affair, and Shangles,
who wa Peters best man, never took
his eyes off the beautiful blushing Patty.
Mrs. MGlosky gave them q room on the
lower floor, but Patty brought with.her
the picture of Prince Charlie, which abe
declared was a. good as q photograph Of
Peter, it was 20 like him. Nobody else
could nee the slightest assimilation in the
stumpy and irregular features of Peter
to those of the young pretender, but
Patty stuck to her opinion. Everything
went merry - q marriage bell, and rs
the months went by the only thing want
ing to Patty's full felicity was a little
home Of her own. Boarding wasall very
nice in its way, and Mrs. McGlosky was
like q mother to her, but the time was
approaching when Patty coveted seclu.
sisn. and shrank from the presence Of
strangers. Besides, there was 20 little
for her hands 70 do, sometimes they lay
folded in her lap for hours together, and
thia she thought was . sin. It seemed 80
strangely out Of place to Patty to have
her food not only prepared for her, but
almost put into her mouth, and some one
at her back to pull away her chair.
off one were q cripple, Peter" she
said, tone could be more helpless"
Peter said il was too bad; that he
wished he could 81 to housekeeping, but
money was 10 hard TO get; and then he
would draw his mouth dolefully, and
sing:
e Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had . wife, and couldn't keep her."
Patty would be remorseful, and promise
never to speak Of housekeeping again
until Mrs. M'Gloeky would FELL her what
a bad way it was for q voting wife t.
begin, and then Mrs. MGlosky WOULD
sing in a Wheeling voice:
"She wadna bake and she Hsdpa brew.
For o. spelling II her comely hue;
She wadna wash and she ws0na wiring,
For the spelling Of her gowden ring"
Poor Patty's eyes would fill with tear,
and her lips tremble, and she would de
clare to Mrs. M'Glosky that she'd b,
only too glad to do her own work i
Peter could afford to go to housekeep
ing; and Mrs. M'GlOsky would relent
and tell her there wa a good time com
ing.
went by, sharp autumn winds whistles
through the branches of the sumac-tree
and Christmas was ut hand. One frost,
night Peter came home early, and afte
supper proposed a little walk. TIL
boarders all seemed preparing for som
little jollity of their own, and the pal
lors were deserted. Patty had been
little down-hearted all day. and was gla
enough to put on her ~rose-colored hoo
and warm cloak, and leaning on Peter
stalwart arm, 20 out into the shar
brisk air. They had only gone q bloc
or two when Peter stopped before a tive
story brick house, and proposed this
they should 60 in and make a call.
"Oh, Peter!" begged Patty, 81 dom
want to see any strangers"
"Nonsense," said Peter. "They'I
plain people like ourselves, and have jul
} gone to housekeeping upon the secon
flo Patty ss! SDey es n T%siact S2s = AZ. "a NE ne
she found the rooms furnished Just
, she'd told Peter time and again she
t like to have her own-plainly, but oil
so comfortably, with gay chintz GOVERN
on the parlor furniture, pretty pictur
t upon the walls, curtains Of Turkey re-
, and a glowing fire in the crate; ar
( when they went through to the kitche
j everything was 50 complete, with b.
/ and cold water at the housekeeper's han
and copper saucepans by the half doze
. that Patty could zee her pretty face il
decanters and glasses upon the table, ar
1 the kettle boiling away on the shini1
range, Patty's heart was filled with env
Where is this happy creaturer' 81
said, for nobody anne to welcome Their
"Come Owe here" said Peter, pullir
Patty TO the mantel. Here she is
And Patty saw her own face in the glas
Q Over it, in q gorgeous frame, was tn
inscription in illuminated letters, {"
/ Pumpkin She'll" And all at once Pet
r began to sing, in his finest baritone:
G Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had q wife, and csnldn't keep her."
! Then, outside in the corridor, a ma
: merry chorus took up the refrain:
NE pat her in . pumpkin .he!l,
And the boarders, headed by NJ
e McGlosky herself, with the picture
G prince Charlie in her hand, came troo
Q ing in and took possession of the secor
floor. They stopped till the clock roun
the corner rang out the hour of twely
Then they left Patty in her home, whe,
: she and Peter live to this day, the ha
piest couple in that quarter of the un
t verse.-Harper's Weekly.
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