The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-02-19

(Note by Jack-She really thinks she
is grown up y
Don't mind Jacks scratches, dear; he
is awfully impertinent; that ism t angelic
at all. / just smelled something burn
ing, and laid the paper down q minute
to see to it, and he made those notes. 1t
was only the milk boiled over that was
getting boiled for breakfast coffee.
can't wait to boil it mornings, for Jack
has to have his breakfast so early, so 1
just hot it up, !" as Biddy says. Well,
about Jacks relations; poor fellow he
never had mother
(Note by Jack-Strange, if true.)
mean he don't remember her. He
was six weeks old when she died, and
his aunt took him Mrs. Staples. She
has five children, but 1 couldn't ask
them all, you know, for there is only
one spare room to this house so 1
wrote to her, and said 1 should like to
have her and one of the girls come to see
me in June. 1t is pleasant shere then,
and was going to ask kit =.
July, because she always. goes into the
country then. So wrote Just as nice O
letter as l could, and made all my plans,
and engaged Strawberries for every day;
though didn't mind that 80 much, for
l could take it back, but letter arrived
saying she couldn't come in June, for
she liked to stay at home and have COM
pany in une herself, but she would come
in July. Oh dear had just that very
day written to Kit, and had to go and
write her another letter and tell her all
about it, and ask her TO come in August.
| meant to have you in August, nanny,
but you know had to put her off, for
she was going down to New York in
June to get her summer things. She
likes to wait till then, because they are
cheaper, so she couldn't come before
August anyway; and then l sat down
and wrote to Jacks cousin, Sarah Bas.
sett Che has got three Cousin Sarahs),
and asked her to come in June he
liked her ever so much, and 80 did I,
What little l had seen of her. thought
'he was splendid.
(Note by Jack-Ten minutes acquaint-
lnce in the parlor of New York hotel,
IN the way to Niagara
So asked her to come next week,
which would be the 1st of June: but she
wrote back and said she was very sorry,
he was going to Hillsdale, she had
promised week there, but she would
Some on the 10th if L wanted her; so 1
'ent postal to say 1 did. I told the
nilkman / must have cream three times
that week-I mean the week after-and a
made sponge-cake and delicate-cake and
cookies, and 1 plenned out dinner and
| lessert for all the week, so shouldn't
'e anxious. It's one good thing about
! neing married, you don't have to do any
sewing for such a long time. If l
hadn't chosen to do my own work /
should have been at loss what to do
with my time; but was glad hadn't
dressmaking to do now; ] could have
no such time with Sarah. To be sure,
there's the mending, and Jack does wear
out stockings faster than anybody ever
saw; don't have one hole in mine to
four in his. L suppose it's boots.
However, mending is easy if there isn't
too much of it. Buttons trouble me
more than anything. do believe they
were just glued on to Jacks things, and
break off.
SO l was quite ready the day before
the 10th. l had roses all over the
house, and the silver pitcher full of
cream in the ice-box. and the man prom
ised to bring me two quarts of berries
rs soon as the boat came in, and had
lovely veal outlets ana peas for dinner
[ mean L was going to have them and
Jack came home early; but. oh he had
letter in his pocket-a letter from
Hillsdale-to say Sarah had been per-
suaded to stay week longer, but she
would come on the 18th,
Mother, I was just mad. I sat down
on the sofa and cried. always do cry,
you know, when am angry; but poor
dear Jack thought 1 was grieved, and
tried to comfort me.
Now don't You try to coax me,
jack" l sobbed. "I'm just as vexed
as / can be. amt sorry a bit I'm
provoked. And then Jack laughed !;
and it was 80 queer to have him laugh
because 1 was angry that copldn't help
laughing too and then he thought It
was all right, but it wasn't.
Mote by Jack.-No, indeed, not by
long shot. 1t WAS pretty much all
wrong for the next twenty four hours,
ma'am but we survived it,
L never, never, shall think as much of
Sarah again ; and of course we had to
eat cream and strawberries ourselves,
and the veal outlet and salad, and had
an awful headache owing to the cream !;
but 1 did think it was my duty to use
it, and it won't keep, you know. 1
could keep the cake in a stone Jar
week, and so did but didn't engage
any extra thing, and it was Just as well
l didn't, for Sarah telegraphed she was
sick with severe influenza, but would
come as soon as she was able. She
didn't come till the 9th of June, as
sure as you live, mother, and then it
turned out she had had an attack of
scarlet fever the doctor didn't like to
tell her for fear she would be scared /;
but she found it out. The attack was
light, but she really wasn't fit to leave
Hillsdale so soon, and she wasn't at all
we'll all the time she staid here. Aunt
Staples was not coming till the 10th of
July-that would be Wednesday-so
! \ 1, l.