Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-09-10

sure l C0ttl ltNtsu llC lO(t>t-tttSttltllS
while he was absent
And you will, said Flora, cheer
fully.
How can We
oh. YOU shall see nodded Miss Lee.
And depressed though She was, Mrs,
Dove began q feel the mercury rise III
her mental thermometer II once,
Florc Lee arayed herself i'll one 81
BetSy'S east oil calicoc>. tied her rip
sweeping cap and went vigorously 10
work with aserubhing-hru>h; while Mrs.
Dove bent her attention To the window
glass, and Adouijan, with more zeal
than discretion, SplaShing Mhitewash
over the floor and himself With nud-
able impartiahty
Wal said AdonVah, atterward. l
never did see no cricket work >prvcr
than that city young lady, RN gracious,
she beats Betsy all hollcr ri IT, And
the's GOT such an M and down pretty
Way of dong things too ! declare. !
couldn't hardly take my eyes oil her
all the time | was whitewashn'
Mrs. Dove, however, was unused to
the severe cNertious incident upon
house-clcaniug time, and went to bed
with Il sick headache IN the middle Of
the afternoon,
Never mmd, Mrs. Dove, said Flora
Ill got tea, and II make some Of those
cream watlles and shortcakc for Mir.
Dove, and you shall see how nice | can
fry"
Indeed, indeed, don't know what |
should do without YOU Flora, said Mrs,
Dove, fcrvently.
But il happened Mr. Daniel Dove
was unexpectedly detained on business
at Whitskills, the neishhormg town,
and instead of HIM, who should walk
dehonairly into the Sitting-room fling
ing down his earpot-bag, but Erie Hale
himself, just as the rainy dusk closed
in, and the delicious odoy Of frying
oysters and Mocha coffee filled the
house.
Halo, said Eric 50 you're house
cleaning eli Betsy
Yes, sir, Il dcmure voice responded
from the kitchen.
And where's my aunt"
She has retired with a sick headache,
sin
The natural consequences of clean
ing house. suppose, said Erie Hale.
with Il Shrug of his shoulders. Dear
old Aunt Della why couldn't she he
contented To leave things as they were?
Tell her. Betsy. that Washhum has
concluded not 10 exchange until next
week, and that, now I'm il the midst
of the midst If the melee LII lend i
hand with the business tomorrow,
Yes. sir.
And Betsy
Sir?
Where did You learn To make such
delicious coffee Bring me Il cup ut
once. I'm ready To drop with wcarl-
ness, and it, like 1 dream Of Arabia
And Flora Lee, With tho tapping edge
Of her sun bonnet conccalmg the anus
ing dimplcS around hcrmouth, brought
in the oysters and coffee, thanked by II
pile of feather light watlles.
i declare, Betsy. cried the Reverend
Erie facctiously. If YOU were il triilc
younger and prctticr, Ia marry YOU
myself, 70 make sure of coffee and
watllcs like this every night.
Would You, Sir?' said the sol distant
Betsy.
And we would make a compact, Bet
sy, mcrriy went on the Young clergy
man, Us he helped himself to butter,
TO finish the house cleaning tomorrow,
and save Aunt Della tho worry and
hustle Of it.
N'es sir, said Betsy, But, please
sir its all done excepting the lacking
down of the carpets
Who did it,
j, sir, please, and Mrs. Dove and
Adonijah And please, sir, I'm going
to finish it myself tomorrow; and
please sir, flinging back her sun-bon-
net and disclosing Il coronel Of bronze
brown hraids, pair of sery rosy
cheeks and eyes of sparkling, hazel
mischief not Betsy nj all. but
Flora Lee, entirely at your service.
The Rev. Erie Hale started with
round-cyod surprise not unmingIcd
with di.maN
Miss Lee repeated lie.
Exactly, nodded the young lady
Did you make the coffee?
i did.
And fry those brown-iacket oysters
and stir up those watllcsy
No one else, Mr. Hale.
And scrub these rooms2 glancing
around.
Yes, sir, and busted the cornices,and
washed the window-glass and took
down all the picture frames, and put
the lace curtains in soak, besides other
items too numerous to mention, mis-
chicvously added Floa, rather enjoy
ing the discontinue Of the young
clergyman.
Miss Lee, said Erie, j beg your par
don
What for. Mr.. Halc?'
For always regarding YOU 4. the
most useless and ornamental 81 Great
urcs. recant, ! own that You are
equal 70 any emergency
And when. later in the evening, Mrs.
Dove crept out, She found her nephew
and Flora Lee playing chess together
by the fire, in the most amicahle man
ner imaginable
"Its all right, said Mrs Dove t. her
self,
III vi. III right And Mrs. Eric