The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-01
A RESCUE FROM CANFIBALS.

RESCUE FROM CANFIBALs.
AStory For New Years.
Hul6a came down into the bowels of
the earth to find me, as she usually was
compelled to DO. There was no necessl-
ty for her remaining amid the rust and
reaches, the gloom and intermlnaole
stream, of that cavernons kitchen floor OF
ours on Brooklyn Heights. We had kept
boarders now for years and years, or per-
haps the boarders had kept us or it
might have been mutual eking out OF
existence. But took care OF the cook
ing. because in that the main strength OF
success Law, and didn't want to keep
boarders all my life.
When we began it was to please broth
er Bob. He was well'to-do salesman
in the city. and used to come down to the
dear old homestead with so many airs
and oraces about him that we grew to
look upon him with sort OF awe, and
wonder if this pinky gentleman in the
high hat and linen duster could be our BOD
that used to kick all the bottoms out OF
the chairs, and never had whole knee IN
his breeches: that robbed the birds nests;
worried the schoo,master, was nearly
drowned in the millrace and had bis leg
broken by a fall from the hay-rick. No
BODY would dream he had ever kink IN
bis leg, now that he had got to be com.
mercial man. He was as straight and
tall as the finest of our scarlet-runner
poles, and butter wouldn't melt IN his
mouth. he was that smooth and sleek a1d
soft-spoken. How surprised we were
when he proposed himself to go and heal
Davide Divine's first sermon, holding the
hymn book all the way, and carrying
Huldas best shawl on his arm used tt
be his favorite in the good old days wher
he didn't know Stub nose from Gre
clan one, and Bob found my carroty hail
and freckles much finer than the silker
locks and delicate complexion of Hulda
He used to call Hulda the milk and wa
ter baby. and was the one he came to il
all his scrapes and short comings. But
somehow, after he got to the city | neve
could frd much favor in his sight, ant
had no relish for dead delight. Th
bow was gone from me as utterly as
he Law in the old church.yard by siste
Betty's size. The memory of him wa
far sweeter than any present delight il
his prosperity.
was always opposed to giving up tn
homestead when mother and father died
and going to the city to keep house TO
Bob. But Bob persisted. and won owe
Hulda, as he always did. think he hat
sneaking design from the first tina
Hulda should win the admiration of on
of his employers-the bachelor membe
of the firm of Marley & Brothers. 81
came out with Bob in one of the vaca
tons, and certainly seemed to admir-
Hulda, as one mig ht say, ravenously
He ate more in quiet way than any per
son ever saw; and it seemed yer
high compliment, in Bob's eyes, tina
while he was eating, his grave, owl-lk
eyes we're fixed upon Hulda, though VIII
lent say, as always did the cooking
I used to tell our young preacher, Day
Devine, that he couldn't expect the no
place would have the terror for me
had for Others, seeing that l was used t
the hottest corner and rather liked i
David made some kind little reply in hi
pleasant way: and must say my choic
for Hulda had always been this hane
some, fair-worded. pure-hearted, Goo
loving young neighbor of ours. He ha
always cared for her since they wei
children together; and I knew father an
mother would have been we'll content |
have Hulda the parsons wife in the Of
1rh fho1y ho1 +
gether year in and year out, and now ls
resting close by.
Hulda was little more than q chill
but was taking kindly to the wonderful
pleasantly ways of Providence just the
and after mother died she chung mo
and more to me and David. He and
used to talk the matter over, even to t
furnishing up Of the old parsonae
never dreaming but that all would
right. 1t seemed as natural to me
seed-time and harvest that Hulda shou
marry David, and walk up the aisle
her plain silk gown and close bonn
and everybody should say what a swt
wife was the young pastors.
But in the meantime Bob married
fashionable city girl, and in the hot 81
sOnS ne brought MS WIG anu CAllul
home. I couldn't find much fault W
the girl, though tried to hard enoue
she spent too L.uch time dlstorting
pretty hair cut of its natural comeline
and put as many queer artificial hun
about her as camel; butfshe had a "
some, CHEEKY way with ner, ard I alw
had weakness for beauty. be it in m
woman or beast; and, besides, she alw
had a good word for thief young par;
often Turing Marley away with
coquetry and wjles, so that David CO
have word with Hulda.
Hes worth dozen of that b.
blinking Marley" she would say, &c.
I'll do what can, Magda, to foil b
plans.' F.. n.....-
She was such good-ratured Great
Iwish it had been Gods will to spare
to he, young brood, of which she
d. overload; but while they were tt
manikins the gay young mother got {
and died, and notf ing must do but
must 90 to the city and keep house
Bob. Hulda's tender heart was wrung