Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-14
MRS. ssApwgLL's soARDEs.


"Heared about thu old Buitsnv0od
piacs = bein' s0Id?" inquired Mn. Spsr-
iowprass, who WAS spending day with
the Widow SnspSell.
.Ths Butforw sod place? No! Wal,
that il news! Who bought itf' queried
the aidow. eagerly. al she carefully hast
ca fr,Il Of Spanish lace in the neck of
her new polonaise.
"Why man n.mad Flowerdsle. they
saw. Ard he's a~goin' TO reptir II mp.
Nathan Scnhder's wife says Must be
awful rich il he does. for the old house
u putty veil run down, lisa good farm.
though. Mr.. SpsrrowRrass thinks IT'S
the best one In the hull Big River Bot
TOM
Ths nav purchass furnished . suit
Gent subject Of conversation till supper
vas over. and Mr.. SparTowgrass rolled
no her knitting. dor ned her shawl and
vorstsd .hood, and took her departure
With many injunctions from her hostess
20 he sure and - coms back again." After
this Mrs. Snapweli fell into brown
study over the ncw polonais-, while her
pretty niece Eustachia gathered mp the
tss-thines and gave Sy Hedges. the hired
man. his sup,ser IN the kitchen.
I" Put away them cruil- and the black
berry lei hrst," commanded ths widow.
" Soornm nerIasaes and ginger cake "
good enoiQh for = hired hand"
Yes, Il must b him that put in the
advertisement far country board" shs
p0ndered, going back TO her sewing.
" Its the very Same name-Fl0weriaie
and he wants IN cit board snm'srs in
the Big River Bottom. OF course, it's
him!'
IA bachelor, the advertisement SAYS.
Prob'bly forty tive or ffty years old.
Wal, I'm on the ahady aide Of f-thirtv
myself, and think I'll answer II. It's
about the only chance for ions woman
likA mo ~ tarn an honest penny" abe
added, her gray eyes Frightening at the
prosp~ct before her. "I'll answer the
advertisement right off," she d. olarei:
land II h@ comes, ssn fix the sp Pc
bedroom for him to slerp in. And I'll
hev Sy Hedges put up some more shelves
In the butteiv 10 sst the milk and butter
on. It'll take up tm lnnoh Of En- staChia's
time TO be a-runninQ ont 10 the spring
HOUSE after 'em. Sv IL q mighty tool
hand to Ak mp things. though hev to
complain and prumble IA IL he didn't
'arn his salt, or he'd be a-wantin' more
wages"
Whatever NAV have been the Widow
6napwell's fsults, procrastination WAS
not one Of them, and her plans were
e0on Osrrisd into effect.
Mr.. Flowerdslr b vi engng d tho nom,
p ying months rent la advance. aud
By Hedges had pat up the shelves in the
buttcry for the accommodation of tho
milk and butter.
Hv slept In the top of the house.
alta mighty cold mp there. these
niphts," he confdsd To Eustachia, IA he
stopped At the st"ve. one morning, when
shs WAS busy baking Rriddle-cakss for
breakfast.
isut tho widow Was in the pantry In
speeding thA plum preserves. in homer uf
tho exp ctsd tm~rder, and her sharp sar~
had caught the mans wards.
Mighty c.,ld. IL ,t?'' abe snapped ont.
tartly. "l'M warrant 'tsin's n pstchiu
TO what you've been us..d 70, sv Hsdr a.,
and I don't want nana Ut yonr sss.
And you are m much ~ hlame IN he il.
mfsa," Rhe continued, m Hedges alip;N- Il
out II the kitchen d,spr with thu tin milk
pail IN his hand. "Yau are allus a-tslk-
ING "a him aud encouraging his impu.
dence
It'll didn't sav anything, aunt. y
stammereL EustaAhia, hlushiny IN oan.
fusion m she Thought how frequently abe
had talked to Sy, aud remembered the
admiring elRncss that had lurked in his
honest brown eyes.
staChix's snft little beart Was Slightly
k.s.s - A.
FOR she had small chance Of falling In
love with anyone else.
Ton hAin't gut time 90 be a.Rsllivant-
n'abous with heans," declared her aunt.
And II you had, l wouldu't hey 'ern n
fool,n' around hire. Poor eirls lik. you
had hest attend - their work. and II
PrOvidence wants 'em 10 marry, He'll
give EN- a chance. II not, they may h.
sure they was meant for old maids. and
faint no use 10 fuss about it,"
but don't want 10 be An old maid. v
pouted pretty Eu&tschia 10 herself, "A
she baked and ac0urcd, milksd, churned
and did the ,horvs.
That wAs hsfore MrA Suspwell had
hired man 10 do the uutside work.
And. nov that Sy Hcdxes had come,
she wanted still l~as 10 he An odd IA aid;
tor, somehow or other. ia spits Of the
widows haWk-eyed vixil<nee, lhsse vsrs
plenty Of chances for conversation With
him.
Il was astonishing how many errsnds
b made 10 - kitchen in the course oi
the day, to MI the wood box and chip,
baakek or ~ - . drink with the lunR-
handled eu0rd. Which hung iuas over
the csdAr-vood bockss on the kitohsn