Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-26


And WAS six feet tall
And the hcst.hearted boy that ever
lived
"Ies, that's Uncle John: how long
TO see him Now lot me move your
chair up to the table. and you and Ill
drink his health in cup of tea.
So this harmless psir ate their sup.
per, and laughed and chatted, and
were altogether merrier party than
that in the dining-room
Where are grandma and Patty
whispered Mr.. Black to his Wife, at the
first opportunity
''0h, grandma wasn't able To come
to the table, (which was true in one
sensel land Patty chose to stay with
her. There WAS no sort of need of 1t;
it is only one of her odd freaks.
Mr.. Black, who, although possessing
many good qualities, lacked his wife'S
resolution, said no more.
The next time have company do
hope l shall have larger dining-room,"
remarked Mrs. Black the following
morning, while engaged in putting away
her cake and preserves, the remains Of
the evening lcstlNHN.
I'm sure you might If you'd only
say SO, said Rosie; there's no earthly
reason why grandma should have one
of the best rooms i'll the house, when
We want it every day"
If it comes to that, there's no reason
Why she should be here At all. I'm sure
no one could blame your father il he
should refuse to take care Of her any
longer-only Il stepmothcr, 80; he's
done more for her now than most peo-
Pile would.
Its very good Of papa" said Belle,
hut then he ought to consider his own
family; and She really is no relation 10
any of us.
"None ut all, and 40 I've told Your
father over and over again; but he has
Il notion that he ewes her something
because she took care of him when he
was small, of course she'd take care of
him if she married his father, how
could She help it,
Mrs. Black did not mention what
was also true, that what little property
grandma had brought with her, had
been freely given for the use of her
husbands family.
"As | told Your father, nobody
could expect him to stand by her when
her own son ran off and left her. Well,
then. hope shall be able to bring
him to reason some time.
And bring him to reason she did,
for u constant dropping will wear away
even stone, and Mr.. Black was no stone,
but very ductile kind Of clay. Hence,
it happened that he at last consented,
not without some pangs Of conscience,
that his aged stepmother should be
banished from the roof which had
sheltered her SO long.
One day Patty returned from an err
rand on which she had been dispatched,
to find grandma's chair vacant. She
had heard the plan spoken Of, but had
never believed it would be accomplish
ed, and now her grief and indignation
knew no bounds.
Grandma gone to the poorhouse!'
cried she. why, it's horrible; lneyer
heard of anything SO dreadful"
The county farm corrected Mrs.
Black; "a most excellent institution
where she will have the best of care"
you may call it what YOU please;
it's the poorhouse--that's what ii is.
But ono thing ! know, she shall never
stay there; go and get her out my
self.
"And pray what will YOU do with
her after you get her out?' askcd Mrs.
Black
"Fll take care of her | can find
something to do, ! know
Its pity YOU hadn't thought Of it
before" said Mrs. Black; III would
have saved you from living on our
charity some dozen years
Charity I've had nothing that |
have not earned twice over" said
Patty.
you'd better take care of that
tongue Of yours, or III pack you oil,
next, said her aunt
Patty accepted her aunts advice
and said no more, but She sobbed her
self to sleep that night, and the next
day set out on her quest for employ
ment. 1t was not so easily found as
she expected, and night after night as
she returned unsuccessful she saw a
look OF triumph IN her aunt'S cyes-of
triumph which sometimes expressed
itself in words.
At length, in answer to Mrs, Black :
usual inquiry, well what look - she
was able TO answer Good; Mr. Grey
son has engaged me to run one of his
stitching machines
Now Mrs. Black did not wish Patty
to leave her, partly on account Of the
speech Of people, and partly because
she had made herself almost indispen-
sable in the household, so having ex-
hausted every argument to oyertun
her resolution. hut in vain, she wound
up with
Patty Moran you're disgrace q
the family
some people have queer IDEAS Of
what constitutes disgrace" said Patty.
The next Monday she began her
work, and in few weeks had the great
happiness oftaking grandma from the
country farm to the two small rooms
She had hired iii tenement house.
Now when John comes home he can
live with lis. cant he, Patty said