The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-01
"We drove EN- off twenty years ago;


cate fist vigorously, 'we'd like TO see the
man that'd dare to step foot on this soil
agin. The truth of the matter was" she
continued, as her companions quoted
down SO that the audient for whose bene-
fit the information was given might not
fail of hearing. "the truth of the matter
was we got tired of 'em. There was their
clothes to see to an their stockins to
darn an their boots 10 black an buttons
to sew on, an their collars to fix Of g
Sunday mornin, an their meals to cook
three times a day. so we hadn't no time
Tor nothin' else; and we just put our
heads together and declared war ON the
whole Tube, an sorrier lookin' set YOU
never saw than they was as they took
their CARPET sacks and went 'over the hills
and far away" And the speaker paused
to execute gyration of delight as she
recalled the scene.
"But the children.--wbat din you do
with the pt or little childrcn?" inquired
Mrs. Wonder, her eyes unconsclously
filing with tears at the thought of the
little ones crying after their fathers, as
they must have done when they saw
them going away, likely never to return.
"Oh, we bundled the boys off with
their fathers, an the girls we kept with
us. Some of 'em have run away though,
an when they do that we never let 'em
come back-though its Il FACT uttered
the speaker in reflective tone, none OF
EN- ever attempted to-
swell, now," said Mrs. Wonder. "cau
you tell me how came here, and more
over, how can get away; for | have q
husband and two dear little children at
home, and can never be happy away
from them. I want to go back immedi
ately."
"Why!" exclaimed half dozen voices,
1--WE were looking III at your kitchen
window the night we decided to bring
you away and you said you wished there
wasn't a man or child on the face of the
earth;' an we thought this would be just
the place for you, so we waited till you
had cot your husband off down town and
the children in bed, and when you went
to sleep in your chair we took you up
| and came away. You will have to stay
here now, for if we should let you out
you'd tell Of us and then them men might
hunt around and break into our territory
and in time get US back and make us
wait on EN- just as they used to. Come,
now," they began to assume persuasive
tone. ''you better make up your mind to
stay here. We live the easiest life mag
Unable. Each one has nobody to please
but herself. We dor't have to make OF
wear fine dresses, you see, cause there's
nobody we care for. Its great saving
OF time and bother
II don't care anything about all tlat''
replied Mrs. Wonder. SID rather be 8
slave and work on my hands and knees
for those that love than to live here OF
anywhere else away from them
Just then it appeared that she saw NJ,
Wonder great ways off, leading the
children, and they appeared as if search
ing for something or some one that wa
lost. She gave 8 loud shrek Of joy ant
was springing away from the hands tina
would have detained her when sh,
| awakened and found the arms of rea
live man about her as he lifted her bac}
to the chair from which she had fallen.
"Why, Hannah" what was you dream
ing about?' said Mr.. Wonder, as nc look
ed kindly into her flushed face and helt
her feyerish hands u moment in his.
"Oh. nothing,' she answered .evasively
but to bis unbounded surprise she ben
over and kissed him as she started ava
> to pick up Johnny who at that auspiciou
moment had fallen out Of bed and wa
crying Justify with the pain from
bumped nose.
Mrs. Wonder didn't spank Johnny, s
,, she usually did when he was SO care!es
as to fall out of bed in his sleep. bt
l brought him ont in her arms ald sat j
the big arm chair and rocked him ii
+ his head and heart were healed, the
: gently laid him back in bed beside b
i, sister. Little Matte had cried herself I
sleep, and the mother, with deep cor
triton. gently bathed eff tie tear stan
: with wafer, and some tears not the child
I were left on the little CHEEKS instead, an
many kisses On the soft red lips.
Then Mrs. Wonder went out and S.
q down beside her husband and told hi
her dream, and though there were fe
comments ON either side when it W;
u done, yet it paved the way for the hal
!; piest New Years Day that family ha
q ever seen. Mr.. Wonder slid out Of Il
'e house after his wife was abed AMI aslce
It and Tor halt hour after his return W,
u undoing parcels with the slightest moi
r, possible, and tip-toeing around in l.
u stocking ]eet In the most ridiculous ma
e ner you could imagine, and looking
F. pleased, and silly, and happy as q bt
G, who had been commended Cor the a
q which he had till then expected Won
bring him q whipping. And we have
ID any business to tell what they did al
l. said the next morning, or why MIR. Won
r er wa: Mt seen at his office until me
y noon, or how many told him he was loo
+. ing uncommonly we'll, or why he was
IS a hurry to get home at nj ght, and wha
10 reason was that he didn t 60 down to-
1t again after supper. This prying il
y family matters isn't at all becoming, a
d. il anyone wants to know what was do
10 with the skeleton iha: was dragged {
er of the closet of the Wonder family Il
ae New Years eve they'll have to inquire
somebody else, that's all.--Mrs. @.
n Fuirchild, In Burlington Hasok Eye.
If
be Retiring From Business.