Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22
.AcouHTINT RURAL DISTRICTS
By cur $. orus

Inc story opens aDout bunset.
This place is the piazza OF the
Qtus mansion. Seated thereon
are four persons, two Of whom
are Qti senior; the other couple
Percy and I. Mrs. Qtus--my ma
lis occupied in knitting stock :
ing. which never seems any near
er to the final round. The cid
gentleman-pa--is tilted back in
his chair against the wall, which
chair is fastened securely to the
wall by a leathern strap passed
around the topmost slat Of its
back, and thence to hook driven
in the window-sill.
Percy and I occupy seats on
the top step to the piazza
Pa breaks the mystic silence,
and recalls us younger two to
fact.
"'Pears to me, Patsy, like as
il young weemen amt now as
they was in our young days.
Don't you think 90? Show me a
gal these times who'll be up long
before daylight in the morning
and out milking, then come in
and eat hearty breakfast. and
go out in the field and work like
zmsn, eh, Patsy"
Ma waited for him to get
through and then answered:
Eyes, and the men amt grain
better. l haven't saw a bit of
change in 'em from that day till
this. They're all as conceited
aud full Of projects now as they
was them times. Percy. if you
ever got married take a Dutch
man. These other ones amt
worth schucks.
Pa then addressed me:
"Guy, do you pick out stout
Dutch gal--one that can pillow
and such, and not be allus stuck
up in the house banging on the
p'anny, agin, and all such gim-
cracks--yes, them's your sort,
mind / tell you"
l remarked, in q soothing tone,
"Well, I have chosen . scion Of
the German stock, TO whom pay
my devoirs. Whether she can do
those things you think necessary
or not. I can't say, not having in
| fmed myself en- that point.
Bst assured, however, that she
ha'l learn those accomplishments
4 + have TO teach her myself"
'Never mind, old fellow" said
Percy to me; "of course she'd
nsver call her pa thus. Never
mind--I'll tell Maggie about this,
see il DON'T"
By this time ma put in a word.
There's the incest kind Of a
young man Just moved on the
Van 6kike Place, and he's Ger
man. Besides, he's got two
thousand dollars, and thst's a
hight smart sum, I'll let you
now. Yon needn't turn up your
.sMr. Guy Simon, he's good as
6ouf dandyfed fellows"
dis moment the latch OF the
L gate clicked, and entering
. slim youth with SAFFRON
/, clad in . suit Of yellow
hen. much too large for him,
la whose neither jaw was fringed
ith . thin growth Of straw color.
! beard.
Ma said "That,s him." and
prcy, with her usual accuracy at
notation, dove-tailed the oppo-
sst nds OF the vulgar and polite
overb, "Speak Of the Old GEN
ID you'll hear the rustic Of hi
ngs.'
While the visitor in yellow wal
prosching, / kept my seat un
be had arrived at the bottom
y; when ma had introduced
and me to the stranger. Sh,
] Percy had met the gentle
In before he had come owe
xet instructions in the art o
dhg bres.
L. spoke with q strong Ger.
'twang." Pa talked to hin
/ native country, and Mr.
B u tc amused us with his CONVEX
ti6n. Pa continually calles
m "Mister New York." but wa
persistently styled by the othe
dr. Skords" $50 on that poin
ey were about oven."
Mr.. Tunoc informed us of th
|nber and quality OF the arti
be brought from der vatel
ID. Memory fails as to th
nber OF coats; but l am ce,
that the boots he had ON {
particular time, and whic
just the shape and length I
hrpenters iron square, wei
teen years old. This he tol
evident pride.
e went into supper, and
- bod Percy to see how sl
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