Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-04

throw"-with slight motion of disgust
-"the old ones away"
IS to be hoped he will, said Peteona,
Then 80 TO the seed store and give
them the note will write for you.
/ And here are two five dollar bills.
"An' dar money is soon parted" eN-
] claimed Peteona. No matter bout the
+ fiSt word"
But the boy fell on his knees before
Miss peppard and sobbed outright.
Aud he'll nebber come back any
mo-, sang 0na, at the top OF her voice,
rs she went about her work that after
noon after Dicks departure-"no, he'll
nebber come back any mo-"
I But lie did. Just rs the sun was
sinking in the west anice-looking dark
haired boy, dressed in suit Of gray
clothes little too large for HIM, and
carrying a package iii his arms, came
J up the garden path to the door OF the
mite OF cottage 1t was Dick, so
changed Peteona scarcely knew him,
and the package contained the seeds
and onion sets and young lettuceS and
cabbage. and before dark he had
planted tuem all, under the superinten-
dence of Miss Peppard, IN the mite Of \
\ garden, and Mrs. Brown had no chance
of sending her compliments" that sea-
son.
And now, ma'am," said Dick, after
supper, "lli so. thank you ever So
much, and wish my mother had known
4 you.
"Pr'haps she knows her now," said
Ona.
"And ,iN be good boy~-l will, IN.
deed
with the help of God, said Miss
Pcppard, Soemny.
with the help of God" repeated the
boy. in Il low voice.
but guess you'd better stay here
tonight continued Miss Peppard,
You can sleep in the wood.house. Pc
teona will make YOU up comfortable
bed there"
"Sha'nt do no such ting" said Pc
teona dctiantly.
"Ona" reprovcd her mistress.
Till my dishes is washed, mean,
Miss Pepp&r',' said ona.
"And then tomorrow morning YOU
can stalt for that baby. Eve always
wanted baby, Cats and dogs and birds
are well enough III their way, but n ha-
by is worth them ALI
"Golly! aow you're talkin', Miss Pep
parw shouted Ona. "Psalways wanted
baby-a ,cite baby too. Niger ha-
bes amt much account jus rs walu-
bile to dar mudders, dough- s'posc.
Niggcrs is such fools
And if you chose To stay in Sum-
town. said Miss Peppard, you may
have Il homo here until you can better
yourself There's plenty of work for
you; and the youth upon whom we
have depended for errands and garden
help, etc, is
"a dretlul smart, nice, perlite boy"
chimed in Ona; "as lazy and sassy as
he can lib. An III call you in dc NOR
MIN wen de birds arise, an We'll hab
dat ar angel here in jitly; an won't
de cat an deg an birds look pale wen
dar noses is outer tint. But dar noses
II he as straight as ebber."
The very next plight sweet baby
girl with great blue eyes and fair cur's
SAT upon MISS Ieppafu nap, looklHS
wonderingly about, rs she ate her sup
per Of bread and milk, at Peteona and
and the dog and the cat and the birds,
whose noses, by.the.by, were as straight
us ever.
And before long Dick Poplar became
the most pop'lar-dreadful, | know, but
couldn't help it--boy i'll that neigh
borhood, he was so clever, SO obliging
and not bit SASSY"
Ode Lor' works Ill funny ways, sho'
enuf, said Peteona, one April day,
about year after the retdrn Of Miss
Peppard's pocket-book. who'd b'licve
me and Miss Peppar' ehber wanted
Dick drug to de lookup by de heels
An all de time he was a-briagin' me
an Miss Peppar' de lubliest chunk OF
sugar. de sweetest honev-bng Of a chile
dat ebber coaxed old Peteona for gin.
ger.snaps She shall hab more, de Lor
bress and sabe her.'-pouring them
from the cake-box into the little uplift-
ed apron. "Peteona II bake dem dc
hull liblong day, Tor ebber an ebber
for de bue-eyed darlin'-wid little
time lef out for her odder work"