Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-07-16
"The Tulliver Family"

Mr.. and Mrs. Tulliver were sitting be-
fore bright fire in the LET: hand parlor
talking. "What I want, you know"
said Mr.. Tulliver, Els to give Tom a good
education. All the larnin' my father ev.
er paid for was bit o. birch at one end
and the alphabet at the other. Iwouldn't
make a downright lawyer O. the d.
should be sorry for him to lie raskell-
but sort O. engineer or one O these
smartish business rs are all profits and nc
outlay"
swell, Mr.. Tulliver, you know best
I've no objections" said Mrs. Tulllver
However, if Tom is to go to school, !
should like him to 90 where l can wash
and mind him, else he might as we'll have
calico as linen"
"But you mustn't put a spoke in the
wheel about the washin' if we can't get a
school near enough" said Mr.. Tulliver.
"That's the fault have to find wi you,
Bessy. You want me not to hire good
wagner cause he'd got mole on his
face.,'
"Dear hearth" said Mrs. Tulliver in
mild surprise, "when did I ever make
objections to a man because he had a
mole on his face? I'm sure I'm fond of
moles, for my brother as is dead an gone
had mole on his brow. But I cannot
remember you're ever Offering to hire q
wagner with mole, Mr.. Tulliver. Now
there was John Gibbs hadn't mole on
his face, an was all for havin' him, an
he might have been driving the wagon
now if he hadn't died of Inflammation.
He might have had a mole somewhere
oft o. sight, but how was to know that,
MIR. Tulliver2''
"No, no, Bessy; I don't mean justly
the mole; I meant it to stand for summat
else; but niver mind-it's puzzling work,
talkin' is. But" confined Mr.. Tulliver,
after pause, "what I'm afraid on is, as
Tom hasn't the right sort O. brains for
smart fellow. He's bit slowisi. He
takes after your family, Bessie"
eyes, that he does; he's wonderful for
likin' good deal O. salt in his broth.
That was my brothers way and his faith
er's before him."
ut seems bit O. pity, though said
MIR. Tulliver; "as the poor lad should
take after his mothers side instead of the
little wench. That's the worst ont with
crossin'. o. breeds; you can't never justly
calklate what1l come. ont. The. little
one takes after my side; now, she's twice
as cute as Tom.'' 1850 - r..
can now you put me i mind" con-
tinued Mrs. Tulliver, rising and going
to the window, ~ don't know where she
is now, an it's pretty Ugh tea time. Alb,
l thought so-wandering up an down by
the water, like a wild thing, she will
tumble in some day. don't like to hy
in the face Of Providence, but it seems
hard as should have but one girl, an
her so comical. Maggie, Maggie" con-
tinued her mother, in tone OF half coax-
ing fretfulness, as this small mistake of
nature entered the room, "where's the.
use Of my telling you to keep away from
the water? You'll tumble IN some day.
an be drowned, an then you'll he sorry
you didn't do as mother said. Take your
bonnet up stairs, there's q. good girl, am
let your hair be brushed, do for shame:
an come an 60 on with your patch work
like a nice little lady, for your Aunt
Glegg." 81. ~. -, -. g
making patch work Is FOOLISH" said
Maggie, tearing things to pieces to sew
'em together again, and don't want to
do anything for Aunt Glegg-I don't
like her." a.. 'zsS :, -
Exit Maggie dragging her bonnet at
ter her, while Mr.. Tulliver laughs audi
bly,. c -.2.s@. II .5@&5
''But," said Mr.. Tnlliver, going back to
the old subject, sits an uncommon puz-
cling thing to know what school to pic (
for Tom. ] knew what I'LL do-I'll talk
it over with Riley; he's coming tomorrow,
to arbltrate about the DAM . 81
The next day brought Mr.. Riley, and
as the dam was 3 subject OF converse.
ton that would keep, Mr. Tolliver soon
the subject then most on his
mind. sas.s1 & t5sssEss s
Yon see / want % put Tom to school
where they II make : scotland of him 3,
At the sound Of this name, Maooie
Who was reading : big book Close ~ tie
Ire looked, up eagerly and the book slip
ped IRON her lsp.
Mr. RILEY picked II Up, md presently
cooked Ct her, said, Come, tell me some