Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-29

poultry show, she felt it necessary to go
and look after her interests there, and she |
sold enough Of the common stock left at
home to pay the expenses Of herself and
Bessie in the city. Her mother burst in
to tears with the thought Of the vulgar
pursuits of her daughter; and they left
Emily first wiping her mothers eyes and
then making her an eggnogg from the
proceeds Of the vulgarity.
It was fine thing, that show, as Mar
cia said, trusting Bessie could make out
what she said in the riot of the chanti-
cleers, each rivalling his unseen opponent
''Just hear the rumpus those roosters
keep up!' she cried. And what with the
cackling Of the geese, the quacking of
the ducks, the gobbling Of the turkeys,
the clatter of the guinea-fowl, the cooling
ofthe pigeons, and the screams Of the
peacocks, the rumpus aoas that of Pan
demonium itself. But except for the
unsightly coops, it was rather beautiful
Pandemonium- hugh Brahmas with
their fluff Of snowy feathers like so many
arctic owls, the jet and shining Creve-
ceurs, the silver-spangled Handbags
fine as silk-clad court ladies, the Cochlns
with the gloss of dark green enamel
the blackness Of their plumes, the superb
red Game, the crested, ruffed, and beard
ed Sultans, and the little Bantams more
important than the whole. Marcia felt
| all the glory of connoisseur and the
| wealth OF producer, as She moved
through the place, and recognized her
own, and listened to the clarion call about
her.
She found a seat for Bessie at last, and
then went to see the secretary. "Phil
will be sure to be here,'' she said to her
self, $50 long as he knew Bess was COM
ing. He'll find her, and keep her from
being lonely" As she came back with a
radient face after half hours interview,
she saw that her prophecy was fulfilled
close together, their backs toward her
Meaning to be as. merry as she could, she
started to put her face close down be-
tween theirs in order to tell her news,
and so it came about that she heard Phil
saying, "Ah, it only had some sort OF
:: business, so that could speak without
disgracing myself?'
''Speak away, PHIL answered Bessy
putting Marcia in mind of Priscilla and
John Alden, in spite OF herself
Then the little hen-wOmen drew back
and waited half minute before sh(
touched them on the shoulders. "Comt
with me, Phil she said; and led him
t down to the lower corner of the hall, where
the peacocks having rested from thei
screaming, i: was trife less noisy thar
any where else II heard what you said
| PHIL" she contrived to say directly, "ant
I have a proposition to make to you
EsSee here''-as he turned to her with
stare of utter amazement in his handsome
eyes. seLool< at this list of premiums
| I've taken twenty. And every one o
y my birds are sold, some at ten and som
: at fifteen dollars pair, just as the secre
tary chose. What do you think Of tina
for wealth!" she cried, gayly. "My re
! ceipts and my orders from this poultr
show will he only little less than on
G. thousand dollars. Now, Phil-you'r
listening?-if you don't feel ashamed {
q it land I'm sure you won't, if you reall
Il want to marry dear Bessie), propose
- sell out my hen business to you. 70
n can double it; you're man, and can d
Il twice as well as I could; and you ca
# have anyway, in spite of accidents, goo
~ income of fifteen hundred or two thor
y sand dollars a.year. with everybody buy
v ing your rare breeds and coming ATTIC
t your choice. eggs, you know. And 20
y can pay me in the course of your life, an
> you can marry Bcss tomorrow
n Then there was silence o momen
r while she looked at the gorgeous illum
- nation Of the azure on the peacock's breas
9 and feared that Phil would hear he
:, :, heart beating.
~ "Marcia, said he, presently, gettin
- hold of her hand somehow, ''you are &C
~ tainly the most ineffablc little goose
'e this hall. What in the world do yo
q, a suppose want to marry Bess for? 1t
= you I am in love With