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

Patty! Patty Moran. Where is thai
girl? She's always out of the way when
! want her.
Coming. aunt here am" said a
cheerful voice, and, suitiug the action
to the word Patty, Very blooming
Young person of eighteen, came trip
ping into the kitchen from Il room not
far off. Seeing her aunt's clouded
brow, she continued:
IL went TO put grandma room To
rights. and then she wanted me To read
her q piece in the newspaper-it was
fine print and she couldn't make it out
and So"
And so YOU thought that was excuse
enough for leaving me alone, with dim
ner to get and company coming to tea.
Now, if you've finished your literary
pursuits (sarcasticallyl, you may
make the custards.'
IL didn't know you We're alone; |
thought Belle was here, said Patty.
"Well, you see she isn't said Mrs.
Black, shortly:
She ought to he then, was the rctort
which tremhled on Patty S lips, but she
wisely kept it back, and in few min
utes was singing over her custards Us
gayly as If nothing had happened.
There, do stop that noise! you make
me nervous, said Mrs, Black, present
ly. Patty was silent for few minutes,
but silence was not her forte, SO she
asked. for the sake of saying some
thing:
"Wherc's Rosie, aunt
Where she always is at this time,
Tuesday morning taking her music
lesson"
cob, forgot, said Patty, made no
further attempt ut sociability.
Ii was not till dinner was on the la
BE that Belle and Rosie returned-the
latter with two music books under her
arm, and the former with the laccs and
nccktic which she had spent the morn
ing in selecting i'll honor of the coming
tea-party.
Belle and Rosie were Mrs Black s
daughters. Patty her husbands niece.
II can seat ten comfortably" said
Mrs. Black that afternoon when she
had stretched her extension table to
the extreme limits of her small dining
room. IF it wasn't for grandma, VIC
could do Icely."
"Whv not let grandma have her sup
per in her own room?' suggested Belle
Il thought Of that, said Mrs. Black,
but didn't know what you'd say"
~ say its capital suggestion" said
Rosie.
Grandma can have my scat; I'd rs
lief wait as not, said Patty.
ooh, dare say, and have your uncle
lay all the blame on me, said Mrs
Black.
Patty doesn't object to being made
martyr of, sncered Belle.
perhaps not; but ] object to having
dear old grandma made a martyr Of "
Nonsense, what fuss about moth.
ing. It's enough TO say that she has Q
headache, or rheumatism, or some
thing, and that will be the end Of it,
said Mrs. Black.
at may for other people, but not for
her, said Patty, "She feels such things
good deal; | know she does
pray, who asked your advice about
the matter?' SAID Rosie Il guess ma
knows what i proper rs we'll as you do
besides, hate to have grandma III the
room when we have company, anyway
She looks so odd, and has such queer
ways.
So the matter was decided, and Pat
IL said no more, but when the Blacks
and their guests sat down to tea that
night, she was not among them
Now, grandma she was saying
you and | will have supper all by
ourselves. such fun, isn't it,"
"Ah. understand it, said grand
ma, mournfully, they don't want the
old woman among them, and you are
giving mp your pleasure 70 keep me
company.
Not 4 bit Of it, laughed Patty, I'D
thousand times rather stay with you
than them, and She whirlcd small
round mahogany table into the center
Of the room, and placed 4 tray upon il
with dishes for two.
Its hard Ia be nobody where was
mistress once, moaned grandma, but
when John comes home il will be DIFF
ferent He won't have his old mother
set aside for anybody.
Not he, said Patty.
Il know he amt dead. though thoy
All say he Is: they're fools for think
ing 20, amt they, Patty
The biggest fools in the world said
Patty
He said he was going away to seek
his fortune, and he shouldn't come
home till he found il. said grandma.
You shall ride in coach and pair
Yet, mother, those were lis last words
when he went away. That was twenty
years ago, and he, never been back
since. but he'll come some day, won't
he Patty.
Certainly be will | should know
MIN il minute. though | never saa