Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-31

| anu Slle III never KNOW DuL TIC jumped III,
and it may save the Squire heap of
trouble So he drove the OK along for
about three-quarters of mile, and
turned him into the field; then, after
leaving the money at Ellis's, he went
home, we'll pleased with himself and the
world generally.
Squire Chase was not at the tea-party,
for he was fully determined not to be
the victim Of made match, and he rath-
er suspected that one was in progress in
the Jones family.
The next morning Mr.. Jones raped at
the Squirrels back door just as the family
were at breakfast.
~ thought I'd run over and let you
know where your brindle OK is. Mrs.
Hooker says there was one got into her
west farm yesterday, and she presumes
it's yous."
"Much obliged, neighbor Jones. I'll
go right over after breakfast, or send Ned
But Ned, like most boys of sixteen, was
shy of old maids and strange widows,
and steadily refused to go; SO the squire
himself went.
Widow Hooker was making cheese. It
was late for cheese-making, but she al
ways makes one or two fall cheeses. The
door was wide open, but she did not see
Squire Chase come up the fower-border-
cd walk; the first she knew of his presence
was the exclamation;
"Why, Polly Wiggin! This is the
greatest surprise ever had" and there
was great Misunderstanding. $50, so, Pol
ly, you are the famous Widow Hooker,
arc you2 How do you like farming?"
every we'll, Jerry, and if you can stop
long enough, III show you how manage"
Ofcourse the Squire could stop, and
did stop, and was delighted with every
thing.
IL never thought woman could man
age so WE'LL" he said-'sthat is, in the
house and out doors to. always thought
that when. women undertook to wear the
that is when" ."...
80, I understand.' said Polly; ''you
thought my house would suffer from ne
glect, If my farm was properly cared for"
III see, I see, Polly; I thought my lit
tic girl had kept house pretty we'll since
her mother died, but Of course It's moth
ing like yours. When girls Of twenty
can't manage at all, it is not to be sup
posed that girls of fourteen can be very
good at it. Suppose we let bygones be
bygones, Polly. I have said I would
never marry again, but if you will. have
me, will break my word for once, for
when said it didn't expect to meet
you, and believe we have both grown
wiser since our quarrel nineteen years
ago."
"Do you think the children would like
me, Jerry? You had better bring them
over first, and then will give you my an
swer."
II don't believe Ned will come; he is
rather bashful; but will bring over the
other two, Mary Ann and Silas, to NOR
row afternoon. Good-day, Polly" and
the Squire drove home with never SO
much as thought of the brindled OK.
Meanwhile Ned fretted and fumed be-
cause he had no work to do, and finally
he and Silas had gone fishing.
II do wish father would get married."
said Silas, who, at the age of ten, had
very advanced views Of life. II think
Mary Ann makes horrid biscuits, and
am tired of eating hominy and milk for
dinner. If father did get married, and
we didn't like our step-mother. we are all
big enough to run away"
eyes," said matter-of-fact Ned; "but
if you keep on talking, you will scare all
the fish away, and we shall have to eat
fat pork for breakfast"
Squire Chase could not give q very
good reason why he did not bring home
the brindled OK. He told Mary Ann that
he did not see the OK, then told Ned that
he forgot all about him, and finally he
told Sllas that he thought he could not
drive him home aloue, and weuld wait
until the next day, and take him and
Mary Ann over to help him.
The next day Mrs. Hooker had as hap
Ply party at tea as her house ever held.
Mary Ann quite fell in love with every
thing, including the widow herself, and
Silas said he never did eat such cookies
then Mrs. Hooker read some letters from
her son, who was at college, and Squire
Chase said he never before thought bic
boys ought to 60 to school in haying and
and harvesting, but be believed he should
send Ned next year, If Ned wanted to
go.
"Wlll you come over, Polly?" asked
the Squire, as he was getting into the wag-
on to drive home.
II will come," was the answer.
A month later there was a grand we'd
ding at the Ox-bow farm house, and Mrs.
Jones appeared in handsome new dress,
which she had won from Tobias, because
she could not see why he had any thing
to do with the making of match that
came about because Of the finding of
Squire Chases brindled OK in Widow
Rockers west field
Born Lucky.