The Red Cloud chief., 1880-05-27
the seat; and . pair Of slippers on the

the seat; and . pair Of slippers on The
floor.
Mistress" said my guide, with tus,
enough Of the Dorc to be agreeable.
'wishes you TO change your clothes. Of
else you will get cold"
What" / inquired. lis your mis-
tress' namep'
mrs. Matchmaking in three syl-
tables, but what ! could not catch. She
then withdrew.
Taking off my drcnched suit, I Srst
had a thorough good wash, ssd then put
on the clothes provided. then went
down stairs again. and found my Phillis
waiting ut the foot TO guide me into
tho parlor, where I found George still
I sleeping. | woke him and told him Of
my luck.
We'll" said he, "she's q pleasant
sort of a landlady. She seems to have
taken a fancy to you"
Don't talk nonsense" retorted,
thinking Of Kate and my family Of
seven
Il hope" said he, ''amona her other
kindnesses. she won't forget to let us
have some supper"
the words were hardly out Of his
mouth when there was a tap at the door,
and in came Phillis. PLEASE SIR" said
that admirable young person, mistress
says may l lay the table for suppera"
give your mistress my compli.
ments," replied George, With assumed
dignity-"Mr. Nettleford's compli-
ments, and say nth the greatest pleas:
ure."
She did not give her mistress his CON-
pliments, at least not then; but without
a word or a smile laid it there and then,
covering it with a snow white table
cloth, and laying it in that charming air
of houe-iike comfort cha, peryaded
everything,
In the morning we oversight ourselves,
and after breakfast began seriously to
consider the cost of our entertainment.
We rang the bell. and in came the land
lady. We rose. as she entered, and
bowed, which courtesy she gracefully
returned.
I'VE shall be much obliged" I said,
"if you will let us have our BILL"
"Bill." she said, drawing herself
upright. DO you wish to insult me.
sir?"
Insult her! Insult your" l said,
but surely this is an limp"
Yes" returned she, with something
of wounded dignity; ''this is an inn,
but not to you wbatefer."
Not 10 isl" / exclaimed. amazed;
while George, l fancy, began to take her
for a iunatic.
"Do you think" she burst out, 81
would take money from the man who
saved my child?"
Saved her child! In an instant it
flashed across me, the youngster floun
derinS in the pool, and how the young
rogue had run away.
"Was-was that your son in the
pool?' l asked, beginning to under
stand her.
LAY, it was Alec" she said, "my
only son mirofer."
But" I asked, show did you know
it was | who"
donald Macneil''-or some such
name-"told me he was near BY, and
saw it all"
l remembered the laboring man in
the bar. and how he had whispered to
her when we went out; he, I presumed,
was Donald Macneil.
Well, she would not take a farthing,
and we could hardly press her. She,
such a strange sort of woman. cold and
proud as a Roman mother; no wonder
her son was such a queer young fish.
II appeared she had not only turned
out of her own sitting-room, but out of
her W bedroom, too. to make room
for us. Where she slept, l have no
idea. In the bar, possibly, which. by
would not have been so bad
after all.
Before we went, we asked her for
her photograph. which she gave us;
and there it is. 1t is not a bad like
ness; but it hardly does her justice; it
does not give you the proud set of her
features; and in a photograph you can
not get the full expression of the eyes.
us that alp"
That's all"
Where's the moralP"
THE moral is. never neglect to do a
rood action when you can; you v
know how soon you may be repaid"
And the characteristic of q
.Oman?"
at seems to me, sir, the whole
hing was characteristic-was just like
woman. "-Rhiladelphia Post.