Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-09-27
From the Youths Companion.)
DAISY.
By MARGARET n, ECKERSON.

D1AAo Il
By MARGARET 81. ECKERsON.
Well, well! Come in and welcome,
said Aunt Hitty.
hall-door. plump, pleasing little body
IN trim calico gown. On her lap was
paDful of green peas which her nimble
fingers were rapidly Smelling.
do just look at these marrer-fats. y
she said. with the innocent pride one
takes i'll vegetable successes of their OWE
raising, lust the incest l ever did
see!"
Now let me hev your things, fur l
amt goin' to let you go in hurry. Its
nice an cool here. an I'll just fetch the
rocker out OF the parlor, an I'll carry
these peas INTO the pantry, an bring out
Simon's overalls, fur I've just been want,
in somebody to drop in so as could
hev sociabIe time fnishin' EN-"
She trotted away-trotted is the only
work expressive Of her gait-.and pres.
emily l heard Uncl., Simon's voice in the
kitchen, asking where the MILESTONE
was. and saying, He'd best go now
and NOW off that bit alongside of the
road"
And, Simon, when you come back, "
said she, "just stop and pick some black
caps fur supper. Gretly is uncommon
fond of them with cream"
She came back. soon, carrying her big
work basket. "It's so nice to heV
somebody drop in unexpected" she said,
settling herself in the rocker. s"Twas
real good In you to come over. Did YOU
leave the folks we'll? I hope Harry is
clear OF the fever. I s'pose now. Won
never once thought Of comm because
it's my birthday? Just think of it-I'm
sixty years old, to-day!"
just then Uncle Simon came through
the yard, leading a beautiful Jerse y
calf. He tethered her under the apple
tree and came to the door, wiping the
perspiration from his bald brow.
"You haint seen nothin' in these
parts to beat that critter, Gretty," said
he, proudly. "She beats ALI"
Don't brag, Simon," said Aunt
Kitty.
t''Taint no brag, tbs solid truth.
When you've got good thing what's the
use to be shame-faced tellln' it? Other
folks amt goin' to give it fair credit, gen.
orally epeakin' but bless me. there's
the clock strikin' four, and I haint
moved that patch 'longside of the fence
yet!'
He hurried off, good, honest soul, and
Aunt Kitty said, as she pinned seam
to her knee:. =
:'Simon spoke truth; she is an un-
common nice calf, an I've Civ her the
name no COW crittur' of our'n has had
fur forty-four year,-not since ny
Daisy's time when was young girl;
but now when Simon says to me, well.
Hitty, what'A we cali her?' says,
'Call her Daisy, an he says, well
pleased, I'm glad of that. It shows
you've no more hard feelin's 'gainst them
as are dead an gone.'
"What was Daisy, Aunt? Tell me
about her,
Bless you. child! sartinly I will.
Mebbe you'll think l was foolish girl.
but the way was treated made me feel
bad for long spell, just because to my
thinkin' it was oDjust.
- - was Oh 10y 1dtucl uO1u b, 1ur 10
tell the truth, father had an awful kink
for scEapin' and savin' an >gittin' in his
natur'. He never could take time TO
actilly enjoy livin'. Twas work in sum-
mer an work in winter, till in the busy
spell of harvest he was took down-an'
death didn t wait for the hay to be got
in, an the long rest come te him.
"We lived in the stone house as you
come down the corner by Buskirk's mill;
and there used to come around our way
every once IN while man by the name
of John Allen. he was in some bizness
that took him round the country, an he
always put up at our house over night,
when he was in our neighborhood.
"He was real nice body, kind of
short an stout, with red cheeks an vel
,owish hair, an friendly ways. He al.
ways took notice Of us children, an
used to bring US tokens Of some kind.
generally, which we thought sight of.
fur We hadn't much in the way of pretty
things. Father had no belief into them.
"One day. was fourteen years old
that very day-John Allen come again:
but it didn't need a brisk sighted person
to see he was ailin'. Mother wanted to
set somethin' right on fur him to eat, but
he wouldn't let her. -. ! ! : ~
I've he'd headache four DAYS.
says he. Il haint no appetite. 1 can't
sleep. Idon't know what's the matter
"He sat very quiet an didn't say
nothin the rest of the day an the even.
in, an as he always was great talker
an Joker, the change was uncommon.
Mother was worried SEEM him so. an
she says after he'd gone to bed, I'm
just afeard fur John. It acts like as if
he was goin' to hev' soma Sickness p.
"The next mornin' he didn't come
down to- breakfast, an mother was awful
fretted. IL ought to het',s bathed his
feet last night, says she, 'an' put plas-
ters on him. Father, I'm SO worried I
can't set tin; dust you 60 see what ails
him. - IL / 49, Z M. 8
Father said he want Johns servant
an mother was fool to worry; but after
he had bis grumble ont he went an
come beck, sayins,i--
'Tsa pretty Kettle % fish; we've
got sick man onto our hands.