The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-24

lcS were something wonderful to behold.
once she passedus at flying leap which
set every ribbon dancing, and Mrs.
Bishop remarked, with maternal pride
"Nell, that chile's got grace in her heels
ef she hain't in heart. 4"
While the gayety was at its very
helght there came a strong swavinc in
the boards beneath our feet. and before
ITS cause could be conjectured the whole
company was thrown into a large heaD
III the middle of the room-tbe floor had
given way!
With much laughter and breathless-
ness, all were rescued unhurt. and the
dancing was resumed IN the ward
whittier the fiddler and the dismal Ian
terms were at once transferred Seeing
/ the most and few Of the male guests
under the house endeavoring TO ye-as-
tabllsh Its frail foundations, Mrs. BishoD
playfully remarked:
:" Come now, Meachem. faint nowavs
likely you can r'ar them bul'arks aoir
/ tonight; so s'pose you come ont and
Try your hand at within the company"
hir. Meachem good-naturedly ac-
/ guessed ii this view Of the matter, and
shortly after appeared with the refresh
/ mthts, which, to nay unbouuded aston
lshment, consisted wholly Of ple-thir-
teen different varieties
An, now L see why Mrs. Bishop car
mes the bag, thought I, as, the party
Over ana tue guests departing, [ saw her
/ deity open the spacious mouth prepara-
/ tory to introducing en- immense pie. But
no, l was mistaken, for, after moments
dehberatlon she LAID the bag aside and
wrapped the pie in a large pink calico
handkerchief instead; so the mystery
/ still remained unsolved.
Mrs. Bishops next errand nc onr
! house was to inquire II we &" took arv
fashion paper that she could borrer
/ the loan of? I want to make q pa'sol
/ IKE your maw's, she added, by wav OF
! explanation, " an l lowed I could find
somethln' IN that TO go by.
Ny mother. though deeming the pr0-
/ posed undertaking one of a difficult ma
4 tufe, offered no discOuragement. but pro
aueed not only the Fashion papers. -
/ but allowed Mrs. Bishop to make thor.
ough examination Of her paras9l.
/ Tie ubiquitous bag hung as usual al
hef side, bat she did not deposit ID It
when she rose to go. She placed them
under her arm instead, and the bag
went empty.
| A week later, as l sat drowsilv con-
ming my lessons in the village school.
| which began at Z in the morning and
| lasted tld half-past ut night. | saw
Mrs. Bishop, her daughter Rejoice. and
! the bag advancing. La her hand Mrs.
Bishop bore an object, which was both
" feariully and wonderfully made. " and
| it required several moments close IN
! spectIon to convince me of the fact that
1t was a ''pa'sol made in imitation of
| my mothers. This remarkable struc-
| ture, instead OF assuming the modest.
| dropping tendency peculiar to that class
OF objects, was OF so aspiring a nature as
| to turn completely wrong side out and
| point It's ribs up at the sky. All efforts
to lower the willfUl article at the door
| proved fruitleEs, so Mrs. Bishop sailed
INTO the scbool-room with ItrheId com
| Piacently aioft, thus upsetting the gray
/ lty OF several of the small band assem-
bed there.
g I've brung Jicey to school" she an
nounced with a flourish OF her parasol
toward her daughter. Not that want
to get shet of the chile. Laws. mol for
! she's a mighty help to me about weav-
/ IN, nllkln', and so on; but it's time she
/ took to book larniu'. When I was
twelve years old, with an cir Of virtue.
. knowed a right smart outen books.
| Twas then / larned that a lizard was
/ symptoms (species) of a snake, an many
other cur'oa things disremember now.
| Now, Jlcey, here, she's eleven past, an
/ peert enough to learn e'enamOst any
/ thing, eff she'll only try: so this morniE
/ | told old BIshOp-that's her paW-that
/ she should be brung to school; an here
| she Is"
The subject of these remarks hung a
| blushiDg head as her mother thrust her
forward, and began a wild endeavor TO
| dig a hole IN the floor with her toes.
She was clad, as to bonnet, apron, dress
and pantalettes, in striped h0mespuu.
and was as sturdy young creature rs
! one would wish to see.
/ Poor child, her trials began from that
hour. Her mothers parting iniuBc-
ton to the teacher was that "ef she
didn't take TO learnin' materially, it was
to be druy INTO her with a stick" Weeks
and weeks had sped, however, before
she had reached that part of the First
Reader wherein is affirmed the fact,
''Ibese boys have no hats. This sen
tence she learned by heart, and when
called on to read rendered it thus:
''Ihes here boys bain't got nary hat. :"
''JIcey, / impulsively asked ore day,
after Mr.. Bishop had made a visit at the
school, bearing the empty bag upon her
| arm, why does your mother always
carry that bag?"
Dunno" was the satisfactory reply;
''recken it's case she wants ter.
Was ny curiosity never to be gratifed?
II kim to town to-day for two rea-
sons" explained Mrs. Bishop, while
calling at our house one morning. "OEe
was to fetch Rempstel's little gai IN to
see the keers, an the other was to Dor
row bit of mournln' from your maw.'
/ "Haye you lost any OF your family,
/ Mrs. Bishop asked my mother IN
/ alarm, remembering little D0odlcy's
/ pale face IN Sunday school the Sabbath
/ before.
"Oh, nom. The mourning is to be
] preached to morrer. Poor Piety Ann,
! she continued, little did she think
when she died as her remains wouldn't
/ be done justice to for fifteen long yer. p
Fifteen yearer' exclaimed my
mother, in shocked surprise
"Yes'm. Fifteen yer! I'll just tell
you how it was: Brother Brown, her
/ husband that was-and tolable good
man, too, as men go-Iost her some tif-
teen yer ago. He took on a right smart
at the time, and 'peared quite 'fiieted at
+ his bereavement; but, If you'll believe
+ me, ma'am, he didn't even so much as
put a piece Of black on his hat after,
wards to impIicate his feeiin's: an he
never had no funeral sermont preached,
an what should he do in iess'n SIX weeks
but up an marry again! On, men is so
Owdaciousl
4" Now I'd knowee Piety Ann ever
I since she was a sucklin' babe, an there
never was better 'ooman born. So
+ when Browns second wife turned out IA
I regular ternygrunt, L want in no wise
upset, for heneeded a comeuppauce, an
he got ii ID her.
Well, number two she finally took