The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-08-13
Why, no! Your horse isn't so skit-
terry, is he9 Perhaps your folks have

Why, no! Your horse isn't SO skit-
terry, is he? Perhaps your folks have
gone somewhere to stay all night"
'',rhen I'd ought to get supper for the
company" said I, feeling as though the
weight of the whole universe was press
ing down upon me.
swell, I'll help you,'' SAID Lottie
cheerfully. III.
Oh yes! could be cheerful if It was
her house and her company, and was
helping her. Though always did de-
splse setting tables It is just the same
thing right over and over, and you know
all the time that it isn't going to stay
But it had to be done So I spread the
cloth. i'-'
1t wasn't Gle an-the table-cloth wasn't;
but thought could cover the marks OF
Sebastian's gravy and the molasses drop
ped on it at breakfast. with the plates
There was some cold tea in the tea pot,
and, while Lolita put it on the stove to
heat, rummaged in the safe for the sup.
/ per. ...
| II almost know ma would have honey
| if she was here" said I, coming out with
a bowl of cider-apple-sauce, land white
bread, like enough"
Eyes, my mother always does for COM
pany. They will expect it, guess. But
you don't know where your mother keeps
it do you2" said Lottie. - IL
mo, not exactly, perhaps could find
It; but she said the supper was all in the
safe," said !, conscientiously, bringing
out plate of rye bread and nalf a cur
rant pie. IL guess it's ready now, and l
s'pose I've got to call them. but I'd pref
ty near rather 60 up to Deer Hill all
alone in the dark" l continued, after
running up and down, and in and out, :,
dozen times
So went to the sitting-room door and
said, family, "supper's ready Then it
occurred to me that, probably, Amy
would have said, "Will you have walk
out to tea?'' and I wished l could drop
through the floor into the tato-cellar
But they walked out just as readily as
though had asked them to. And then
what was to do? I had hardly ever
eaten meal in my life until somebody
had asked blessing; and, in my uncer-
tainty as to what it would be proper to
say, just looked wishfully at Mr.. Bow
ers, who was studying to be a minister,
and he went on with it just as though l
had spoken.
So it was all right so far, and began
, to pour the tea. But where were the tea
J spoons? And when 1 had slipped from
| nv chair and had brought them, behold,
| the sugar bowl had been forgotten!
} The company didn't seem to care.
though, and appeared to relish the rye
/ bread and half a currant pie, too. I sup
;. pose they were pretty hungry, for it
t seemed they hadn't any dinner. So they
4 ate ana ate; and before they had fms ed
eating, there was sound Of wheels and
q boots, and my father said "Whoa!" right
4 at the very door. without having heard
g them coming at all.
e They came in-my sisters and mother
d and father-all in burst out Of the dark,
ness, filing the house with hospitality
4 and cheer. They had been to Deacon
Wright's to tea. They said they told mf
d they should 60 there, but don't believ'
l. to is day that. they ever said wore
l. about it.
t. NY sisters were, of course, very mucl
mortified at everything l had done an'
at everything hadn't done; they Away
k were.
y "Totty, why didn't you ask them int
the parlor instead Of the sitting room 2
n they said; land why didn't you do this
- And why did you do that?" even fel!
( at last, that somehow was to blame 70
their staying to Deacon Wright's to tea
re Why. bless them, I didn't want them +
e. stay.
N But the worst of it was Delia's stories
OF The girls all knew she would tell them
and 50 did her mother. People vii
A though, get little stain of prejudic
L. from story-teller, especially as sue
70 folks are apt to catch at pesOn' wea
ey side, and start by taking few grains {
ey truth.
"Totty didn't know thing what
n, do,'' said she. II and Lottie did it al
p Totty leased me and teased me to sta,
1g so did, and had to get the supper
make the biscuits and all. had to Wis
" with the company, tool and Lottie
I'd we sang for them pieces they picked GU
for us in the music-book hard piece
re We sang duets, when there were duets tc
se two, and when there was duet for one
1T sang that alone"
at Lottie said she shouldn't care. n,
nd BODY would believe word Della SAT-
But Delias mother did, know; for 81
,e- told Aunt Patty afterward that Totty W;
M q good girl enough at her books, but 81
IS: didn't know how to take hold OF wor
,e1 aud she would never set the river on fiji
fly Aunt Patty told me of it one day wh'
I she thought needed putting down.
*, And perhaps Delia's mother was RICH
for, sure enough, never have set III
I river on fre-July st. Nicholas.