Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-10-21

WOulu DO Wllllng tO stay illttliue.
Mrs. VOlney came in day or two
after.
"Have you heerd tell of the premiums
yit for the fairY'
Eyes. have list"
farmer for the best loaf of light breadW
to send in loaf"
IL should think you'd most be asham-
ed to say so and let folks know it,"
Mrs. VOlney never dreamed of POlly's
mistaken notion in regard to the farm
en-" and thought she meant she took so
many papers she ought not to be so ex-
travagant as to want another; and she
was greatly astOnished at the blush that
crawled up over POlly's freckeled face,
and lost itself in the root of her scanty,
tightly drawn hair, as she hesitatingly
went on:
swell, to tell the truth, I'd like both
mighty we'll myself; moneys always
handy, and the farmerd be convenient
in the house and out of door. too. There's
some things about farming | don't
know, and being just alone by myself
can't look after everything and go
round, too, and find out about things,
| and so get taken in. Do you 'spOse |
could have the farmer longer if it suited
all rOund?' she asked anxiOusly.
"Of course the publishers would be
| glad for you to have it all the rest of
| your life if you wanted it,"
publishers" was an unmeaning
word to Polly, but she had dim recOl-
lection of hearing in her early youth
about something called publishing the
| bans"that was connected with matri-
mony; and that Mrs. VOlney spoke of the
farmer" as lit" soothed her maidenly
mOdesty, for as said farmer" was only
supposable case, she could not yet
bring herself to the familiarity of the
she" and him" the assured Of several
years gives to the husband of her youth,
as If there were but one masculine in
the world!
Mrs. VOlney was delighted that after
all her inyectives and declarations, Polly
| had become recOnciled to the idea of
| even having paper in her house, and
| in trying to steer clear of any discussion,
she led poor Polly astray by saying:
"Oh, yes, the Farmer would be so mnch
help to you about giving the prevailing
prices all over the state; in that way you
know when corn, butter, stock and pOul-
| try are advancing, and the best time to
house, not able to be out and learn about
| things as men do, are at the mercy of
| spectators, who come around and take
advantage Of our ignorance, buy our
things and take all the profit them
selves"
"That's So" said Polly, sadly. 81 sold
some of my corn last week five cents on
bushel too low"
IF you had had the Farmer you would
have known corn was fast advancing
and held on. l knew it and so was
saved
"Do you s'pose if get the premium I'll
have the Farmer in time for fan pl0w-
ing?'
Mrs. Volney did not see the connection
and was greatly puzzled to understand
POlly's agitation, but attributed it to her
embarrassment for this sudden CONVEX
sion and confession of faith in news
papers, and answered.:
"Oh yes, you will get the money and
Farmer as soon the fair is over"
There were only two weeks till the
fair and they were very busy ones to
Polly, who cleaned house from garnet to
cellar and made many changes to suit
the tastes of the possible coming farmer;
her old lovers were forgotted in the fer
vOr of the new hope, and so many times
was her pet cat driven off the newly
covered cushion in the big rocking chair
that she grew anxious, gray and thin.
She also bought 10 wards of green al
paca at bargain, and going over to
Mrs. VOlney's with unwonted bashful-
ness, asked sfOr pOlOnaise and Overskirt
patterns.
81 shall want one suit just right if
~ hn 20 sha Will i'm al 10
the uncOmprehenaing Mrs. VOlney, "and
/ thought I'd go to the whole figure for
this onct."
"The very idea Of having a newspaper
is an educator; this premium offered
may be the entering wedge that shall
break up POlly's ignorance and let flood
of light on her SOUL" Mrs. VOlney said to
her daughter, after Polly had gone with
the patterns and full instructions how
to use them, to which she had listened
as attentively as any uevOtee of fashion.
She "set" four "spOnges" for her prize
loaf, and made two lOaves from each
"settln," and at the appointed day, ar
rayed in her most ordinary dress. pOlOn
aise Overskirt and trimmed skirt, with
three carefully selected lOaves she has
tened to the fair. While ticketing them
she anxiOusly asked the polite official:
evil l get the farmer and S. to onct
if draw the first Premium
without the slightest doubt, madam;
| have the premiums here on hand to be
given as soon as called for"
Polly gazed earnestly at the men who
were in the Office, feeling that If her
farmer" was as anxious to his fate as
she was in regard to him, his looks
would betray him, But she might as
we'll have studied sphinx as their faces,
so she followed her lOaves, and when
once in place, lowering round them as
hen near her brood. liStening to every