The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-06-26

i-9ole anu tAc DaDV TO visit
old Mrs. Worthington, and took control
OF Herbert, the older children and the
household, fully determined to show her
brother how far he had carried his .,n-
sutd hablt OF taultfnding.
ne hrst dinner saw the beginning of
the lesson Lima meant to teach, bv urac-
tlcaliy illustrating some of Herbert's aD-
surdltles. Herbert entered the dining
room, hls handsome face disfgurcd by &
tTown.
Soup said Herbert, lifting the ,u-
reen cover; perfect dish-water."
Susan, said Lima, sharply. before
Herbert could lift the ladle, take that
tureen To the kitchen and tell Jane tia.
the soup is not fit to eat.n
susan promptly obcyed Herbert t1c1
looked ruetully at the vanishing dish
He was especially fond of soup and the
savory fumes of the delicious dish were
tantalizing. Essie would have had some
gentle eAcuse-neyer whipped of his din
ner IN that way All dinncr-time Lima
kept up ding dong at Susan about tha;
@bomlnab.e soup, till Herbert wished he
had SAID nothing about it. But MS i'm
aglnation had deteoted burnt tlavo, IN
the pudding, and before he could remon-
stratc, that dish had followed the soup.
"lll get this house in some sort Of or
der before leave it, said Lima, emphat-
icallv.
Before you leave it." said Herbert,
sharply. DE you suppose you are 8
better housekeepcr than Essie? Why,
have not friend who does not envy me
the exquisite order Of nv house and ny
dainty table
Herbert, you surprise me- Only yes,
terday heard you say that you did wish
there was ever anything tit to eat or the
table
zone don't expect every word 10 be
taken literally" sand Herbert rather sulk-
lily. Bat al hour later, finding a streak
Of dust IL the sitting-room, he declared,
emphatlcal!y, 1T was nor fit for pig to
live in.
Coming III the next morning he found
the curtains tom down, the carpets taken
up, and the floor Uttered with pals, soap
and brushes and Lima in a dl5mal;dress,
her lalr tied up IN towel, directing two
women scrubing vigorously.
Good gracious, what are you dolEg3.'
"Cle4 ming this room.'
why Essie had the whole house
cleaned til il shone, IN the fall, and /
di dn't make half the nuss," he added
contemptuoIsiy.
"Well, . said Lima. slowly, II thought
this room marvei Of nea'ness myself,
but when you remarked it was not III Tor
pigs, l supposed you wanted il cleaned.
The room was well enough, was the
curt reply. For mercy 'si sake don't turn
any more OF the house upside down.
Al breakfast tiny tear in Louie 5
apron caught her father eye, and by his
own angry statement, "sAe never had
decent stitch Of clothes, and did wish
somebody would see TO her.
Two days later formidable dry-goods
bill was presented at the store, and Lima
explained it in this wise:
"Iou said, Herbert, that Louie Iadn I
a decent stitch, and you wished some
body would see to her, SO bought her q
complete outfit. ! could not see any
fault myself, but OF course l got mere eX-
pensiye articles, as you did not like those
already provided. l am glad you called
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80 ~ lIo7ho-+ .lyhy linz Fssie
sohlsiiea ho,solt or, avar those cl5i1d
,",, ran ) IN am snTe never say soy better
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- N.p1.A ~ n'.d,,aI p,, atmosnhere surrounding
Ia a,,;a 'ne az sIla- bar mother While Lima ruled
noule ..,,,- ~, w;th rod ot ron Her
Nv, ha,an ~ eyner;euce a longing for
IT.. - ,.a,,+Ia j nrasence i.ina took him
hss'o 80 .I,i, r'lah aI1 10 sa,5 ana yat he
so very ise-"iiy - =. g - I,at ~ .,,5.,,Y :