River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-10-25

ton as mistress of her brothers house,
and the rent of her place could all be
put in the bank.
THE idee," she said, 'of Jacob mar
rying that air city dressmaker, what'll
she know bout takin' care of milk, and
seeiL' to farm work. | presume she
can't make loaf of bread
"Good evenln'" said aunt Jerusha to
Mrs. Green who came in, with her knit.
ting, soon after the deacon had lett the
house for meeting; take a cheer,
thought you'd gone III meetin."
"Wall, did calculate tn, but Aaron
ne was late bout milkin', and time /
got the milk strained and the pals
washed. it was too late tn go; seems to
me you look kinder pale, amt We ieelin
well?'
mo amt, I've got the neurology.
1t always brings it on tn get nervous,
and l got kinder riled up talkin' with
Jacob. limited to him, when he was
fixin' fur meetin', bout gettin' mar
ried"
Ibid ye; what did he say?"
He was kinder put out when | spoke
bout Clarissa Howe; he never made no
answer but went right out of the room
slammin' the door"
Land sakes, did he? guess there's
somethin' tn 1t then"
"Wall wish hadn't spoken tn her
tn come and make my black cashmere
dress"
"Good land, We liant, hev We, must
say you're gettin' stylish"
II know | hev always made my own
dresses, but this is going to be nice
one, and | see one she made for DR..
Watkins wife, twas fixed nice, tell
We, all trimmed with fringe. am cal
culatin' tn go down tn Emeline this fall,
she lives in the city, you know, and
thought I'd have one dress that would
look as well as hers but eff hadn't en-
gagged her I'd make it myself eny way"
"When's she goin, tn conner
Next Sunday to stay three days, but
| ken Just tell We. there won't be no
courtin' goin' on. I'll let the cream stan
and Spite efore I'll leave 'em alone
minute. You see that he don't get any
chance to see her, seeing she's going
round from place to place all the time,
and faint likely he'll 20 tn her cousins
Sunday night when there's a meetin'
and he a deacon
WAL, all hev to say, you'll see hell
find a chance to see her for when man
gets his mind made up to get married,
nothin' amt going to stop 'em, especially
if he is a widerer"
Monday, soon after breakfast, ClariSsa
arrived at Deacon Growers and was soon
at work on the black cashmere dress.
The deacon did not know anything
about it, until sometime during the
forenoon, Mary came running out to
where he was at work, and told him.
Was it anything strange that he left his
work little earlier than usual al noon
brushed his hair very smooth, and put
ont 70, no
sitting room where Cl8rissa was sewing.
Aunt Jelusha, who was busy getting the
dinner, could not follow him, but sent
| the children into the room, and dinner
| was served as soon as possible.
Aunt Jerusha, as she told Mrs. Green
| she would, did not leave her brother
| and Clarrssa "alone for a moment" No
matter how announcement it was, when
| Jacob was in the house, she took her
| knitting and sat down with them. After
| tea when it was too dark to see, Clarlssa
went out on the piazza and sat down,
| the deacon would soon follow, and aunt
| Jerusha also, and although she had stv-
| era pans of milk that needed skim
| ming, and the evening air was sure to
| bring on her ''nurologY," remained firm
at her post; with her head done up in q
| red worsted shawl.
So during the three days Clarissa was
| at the house, she was on guard, and as
| the afternoon of the third day drew to 6
| close, she was congratulating hersel
| that all danger was over.
The dress was finished, satin trimmin!
| and all, to Aunt Jerusha's entire salts
| faction. Supper was over, and they
were all sitting on the piazza. Clarissa
had her hat on, and he
| bag by her side and was
| expecting Mrs. Stone, lady she was tC
work for next, and who lived three
miles from Deacon Growers, to send fol
| her.
Aunt Jerusha had been having con
| siderable controversy with a sewing ma
| chine agent, in regard to buying ma
chine. She at last consented to his leav
ing one on trial.
The following is what she told Mrs
| Green the next day: "We was all sit
tim on the piazza. Clarissa was expect,
! in Miss Stone tn call fur her. | could
see Jacob was terribul anxious to git rid
| of me- He asked me eff the cream was
| ready tn churn, cause David was goin
| tn churn it airly in the mornin', but
| didn't take no hints, but sat right close
| tn Clarissa, knitting, and the children
| were PLAYING round in the yard, wher
| who should drive up but that pesky
| SEWN machine Teller, with the machine
| | told him he might leave. You never
see how brisk Jacob was helpln' hin
| in with it. OF course had tn go in and
| see about it, and the machine teller sale
| / must set right down, and he would
| show me how tn run it. [ told him
| couldn't stop no way then, that he mus
| come in the mornin.' but he said he wa
| going away and couldn't come agin; tina
| | must Jest learn how tn thread it; sale
| it wouldn't take but a few minutes, so |
| thought eff it wouldn't take long l might
os well larn, but eff you'll believe it, that
| plaguey critter never let me get up for
| more'n an hour. He had to tell bout the
| tension and the feed, and show how tn
| lie it, and land sakes don't remember
| what all. | am sure | don't know Moth
| in bout it, tor my mind was out on the
piazza. Wall, at last he went away, and
| just as soon as | stepped my foot out on
| that piaZZalI knew the mischief was done.
There sat Jacob side of Clarissa, hold
ing her hand, and she with cheeks red
der than piny. | gave one witherin'
look and went in, but Jacob come right
in and said Clarissa had promised to be
his wife, and asked me tn come and
speak tn her"
never made no answer but went into
the milk room and shut the door. When
came out she had gone, and Jacob sat
in the kitchen, and-wall-we had con-
siderable talk, mount of it is, l am going
tn sister Emeline's soon as | ken git
ready, and it's wonder eff come back
this way very soon"
1t was not many weeks before Har-
land was without a dressmaker, and
Deacon Grover had wife, and the boys
and little Mary mother, who sang to
them and told them wonderful stories.
In time aunt Jerusha oyercame her
dislike of Jacobs marriage, enough to
make them a visit, and after remaining
two weeks, told Mrs. Green ''that she
was so surprised to find what a good
housekeeper Clarissa was, that her but
ter was as hard and yallar as gold, and
better bread she never eat."-Portland
Transcript.
FAMILY TENDENCIES.