The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-06
LOVE IN ASHES,

out, mused thrifty Mrs Clutter as she
scrubbed the porch, Deacon, I'll get
you to set the big tub down cellar, il
YOU will "
Certain, wife, responded the dea-
con from hi, cart in the door-yard.
There comes KendallS new basket
wagon with two women in it,' pursued
the lady, wringing her mop Isn't
that the horse that balks?'
Being in the critical act of cmptying
q four-galIon bucket of soap, the good
man vouch,ated no reply, When the
iellied mass had quvered and splashed
into the barrel in waiting he looked up
just in season to see the gay little pony
Shy at the cart and 20 tearing down the
road.
They'll upset They'll be killed
Run after en-! Do something" shrek
ed Mrs. Clutter
Don't get excited, wife; they're all
right now. The Girl drives like a man. y
And picking up his bucket the mod
crate deacon marched off for q second
supply Of soap. But though the little
incident had failed to shake his nerves,
it did make him obliyous of bis wife
wash-tub poised upon the landing of the
dim stairway. and n, a natural cOnsc-
quence he put his foot in it, The tub
rolled; the deacon Swayed like a pestle
in mortar; there was a liyey success
sion Of bumps, followed by a clattcr
and a thud, and deacon, tub, and bucket
sirewed the floor.
"Adab and Ab.nu' calculated the
fallen saint, with sinful energy
Whats up. uncic.' cried an anxious
voice overhead
Il can tell YOU what, down. was
the grim response. Come and brace
me while Try to step
The owner OF the voice, a iine-looking
youth Of oue-and-iweuty, was already
cropping ID, way among the debris, his
aunt in the rear with the camphor,
The dcacon's attempted locomotion
resulted in @ groau,
II must have sprained my ankle,
Harvey. L I'd postponed this tub race
till after Id been my rounds 'twould
have been better calculations,
"Ol, ! wouldn't worry about my
I"".,.' ""'.'' "'' 3 'ne hurry
"My customers, expect me to-day,
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O.. "'A H ! GO say ]" you Sot th'
vance common SENSE some young
mon OF your bringing up ,W"ula 1T
"'',at"'" Z" 0FNe soap cart
"UhR'' some Young men would o'
.N'.o'h mas any eau To- be ashamed u
o"I.lrr sUr1 soap us ! make II YOU "
m'oa To- run 'ur team to-day Harvey
sha'I oo o".-od to YOU
Fifteen minutes later the worthy dea
con was extending his aching length
upon the siltug-room lounge and gaz
ing through the open window after hi.
youthful proxy vino duly initiated into
the mysteries Of the calling was driving
away in the big blue cart, Behind
bounced aud crcakcdan empty ash.bin
Nanked by two covered barrels OF soap
but the swing seat was clean and com
ior,ablc, commanding fine view Of tn,
surrounding country
4 hali-mIle and more the road wount
through his uncIe's fertile acres, 70
Deacon Chutte was withal farmer
Farming indeed was his chief vocation
soap boiling being an accessory ycntur
growing out Of sundry extensive experj
mrnls IN the uscof leached ashesas aiel