River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-28

OF dark hair thai Would have curled If
she would only let it; a 1.-THE, well-devel-
oped form and firm, shspely hands--in
short, that rarest of all rarieues, a per-
fectly healthy womhI
Did you find your Journey fatiguingi
siid Cassie, by way Of an opening, as she
drew the thread of her table cloth.
"Well, rather. Not so much as / ex.
pected, however, he drawled
"Your mother did not write that you
had an impeachment in <your speech. II
is very disagreeable, isR't it? know
how to sympathize with you, for / had
a cousin who slammered dreadfully, and
the only way she cured herself was by
| speaking very slowIy--dra ing, in fact,
| just as you do" said Cassie, innoeently.
Il have no impeachment IN my speech
at all, was Georges brisk rejolnler
oh | beg your PARDON she said.
sweetly, 81 thought that was the reason
YOU drawled So
''Confound the girl is she chatting me
or what! Perhaps it IS only country ig-
norance she looks very innocent" George
thought, glazing at her in impotent wrath,
and twisting his mustache savagelJ.
"What soft white hands you have,
Cousin George. continued Cassie. glanc
ing toward them. He looked down
complacently, somewhat mollifiel. Bur
then, don't care to see them on man,
| she resumed. They don t loo like use
fu. ones; they look as if they we're afraid
of work. BY the way. what is your bust
ness, Cousin George! have never heard
George flushed and twisted uneasily IL
his seat as he stammered:
why -ah--thc TACT is--the state o.
my health has always been such--thal
could not engage in any active business.
70, I understand, YOU live on Your fla
| ther. He must be very good natured
Most men would think their sons CAP
BILE of taking care Of themselves waeI
they had got TO be forty years cid,
answered Cassie, calmly.
Il don't happen to be forty, yet, h,
exclaimed, at white heat.
"Why no, not Just, assented his tor
mentor, chcerfully, ''hut 1t Doesn't lacl
much of it. Aunt Roxy was saying tn,
other night that you we've thirty-six'
Il wish Aunt Roxy was in Jericho!'
he thought, sulkily; then, "I'll be hanget
If stand 1t any longer, he said, fierceIy
Jumping up 50 violently that 1t was wei
his mother was not there to see.
''Stand what? quericd Cassie, openins
her eyes with an expression of innocen
wondermcnt. 20, | see. that horriC
blue-bottle fly. Flies are dreadful plague
to some people, ! know. They do no
trouble me at ALL but there, / am nc
nervous"
IL think I'll take little walk,
gasped George, rushing from the room.
Don't be gone long, Cousin George
tea will he ready pretty SOON calico
Cassie after INN.
''Has he gomez said Halbert, putin:
his head in through the pantry door an,
looking cautiously around.
Cassie nodded as she folded up he
work with unmoved countenancc. Hal
bert entered and threw himself upon th
lounge, eXclaiming:
"Cass, how could you keep your fac
straights | thought you would be til
death of me two or three times. There
was mewed up IN that pantry and dare
not move or laugh I'll venture to sa
he has not heard so much plain speakln
fer one while as he has during the las
half tour. He'll clear out bag and bag
gage Tomorrow morning.; see if he don
"I'll risk IT." said Cassie, confidently
Il tiatter myself | made pretty goo
beginning"
At the tea-table George more than veri
fed his mothers statement as to his ar
petite; it was plan that his illness ha
NOT affected If in tho least
"ITe'll keep y@u and mother cookini
all the time" said Halbert, later in tn
evening, after George had retired, plead
ing fatigue from his journey.
Wal, l don't grudge the poor telloN
his yittles, In sure, but ] shouldn't thin
his doctor would let him eat so mucl
and all kinds, one atop of the other.
thought folks always dieted when the
was sick, SAID Aunt Roxy.
.sSickl He is no more sick than / am
said Halbert, with his nose in the air.
Tie next morning about nine o'clocl
| George crawlcd down stairs. At the foo
he met Cassie
Good morning, cousin George;
didn't know but you were dead, sh
said, cheerfully. Auut Roxy has bee
debating the propriety of rousing you
but Halbert assured US that city peopl
are always lazy in the morning
''Then you have breaktasted, he saiC
throwing off his languor, and speakin
without any vestaoe of his usual drawl.
''Yes, indeed. three hours ago. w
have kept your breakfast hot, however
and will have it on the table in a feS
minutes"
81 am afraid l have made great dea
of trouble" he said.
20, yes, but then we made up on
minds to that before you came"
George bit his lips angrily.
g will endeavor to be more punctua
in future, he said, stitily.
Il think it would be a good plan. Yol
would not be half 50 nimlny -pimny
you got up early in the morning" CASH
answered perfectly unmoved by his dis
! pleasure.
Il am going blue berryino tins morn
ing, Cousin George, she continued, a
she poured the c flee, land want yOl
to go With me; the tramp will do yol
good. ] shan't take no for an answer.
Horrible visions crossed his mind o
frogs, snakes, spiders and all the rest o
the SHINY, creeping, hopping, noxioa
creation. His assent was a FAINT one, bu
he gave it nevertheless
"Have you any old clothes and thicl
boots with you?" inquired Cassie. Sane
you want a broad-brimmed straw hat
too"
II have my Panama hat and pair o
thick boots, but no old clothes, he said
hoping that this difficulty would prov,
insurmountable.
80, we'll, l can fix you up with som,
of Halbert's' she said cheerully.
"But | shant look fit to he seen" h
demonstrated.
"Who Is going to see you.' she retort
ed, cO0lly. You don't care for me, and
am sure your looks won t trouble me anv.
The result was that she fitted him GU
until his own mother would not have
known him. Halbert was six inches tall
er and proportionately larger IN every
way, ard the consequence was that Gas
sic was obliged to take several reefs" in
the garments.
"There, | think that will do nicely,
she said, handing them to George.
you go and dress, an when you come
down I'll be ready
Rather sulkily he obeyed her mandate
and in a few moments returned in the
borrowed feathers, which in this instance
made anything but line bird.
81 look like perfect guy, be said re-
beIli0usly Il should think YOU @nu.d
be ashamed to be seen walking with u
ttNo more than ifvou were in your or