Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-06-27
M0LLIE'S MATCHMAKING,

cbalIS-1 glowing nfe IN the nickel
trim med heater-a pretty little woman
listening for the footsteps of the lord
and master. This charming picture oil
domestic bliss John Alderman fully ap.
preciated as he stepped into the room O
few minutes later:
"Well, Mollie, what's the news?''
"Oh, nothing, only supper has been
waiting half an hour. Come, let us hurry
and eat; want to talk with you.''
II thought there was something on
your mind; didn't know but was going
to get lecture f)r being late.''
"You deserve one, for this is the last
evening I shall spend with y on for two
whole weeks; shows how highly you ap.
preciate your wife's society,"
Mrs. John Alderman tried to froWn.
but tailed completely.
In another half hour they we're back in
the cherry parlor, and Mo!lie began:
81 think Tom is splendid fellow, aud
there were never two brothers more alike
then you and be-"
.'Thank you, my dear; l honor yo1r
judgment"
"And, John, 1 have the most brilliant
plan concerning him!'
"Do tell!'' John said, with movement.
toward his coat pocket, where the even
ing paper lay in uncut solitude.
Moliie observed the motion, and
promptly informed him that he should
not read a. word until she was through
talking.
II am going away tomorrow, and
then you may read the paper from the
time You enter the house until midnight,
with no one to bother you," she said, as
John showed signs of INSTRUMENTATION.
Somehow the vision of the little par
lor without Mollie's lively chatter did
not seem to strike him very favorably
perhaps this was why he tossed the
paper to the other side of the room, and
obediently promised to listen. Mollie
perched herself on the arm Of his chair
and commenced.
"Don't you know my sister Amy is
coming home with me for long visit.
and don't you think it would be splendid
if she and Tom would fall in love with
each other? They could get married
and set up housekeeping in the cottage
like this one across the street and-oh
John, it would make me perfectly happy. II
John Alderman laughed long and
heartily.
Matchmaking, by Jove," he said
at last. miserable yourself, and want
everybody else to be: is that it, Molly o.
"Don't laugh, John, for I'm in
earnest. I know they vii! like each
other, and have set my heart on the
match; just think how nice it would be
to have Amy here always; and Tom is
such darling! Amy should furnish he,
parlor Just like ours, only where there
is blue hers should be cardinal, for she
is dark, you know"
John was laughing again by this time,
and it took cor siderable management to
reduce him to order. This once accom-
plished, he fell in with the plan readily
enough.
IL tell you what it ie, Mollie; you
don't want to say word OF this to Tom
or Amy, CT they vii! take dislike to
each other immediately"
IL know it, wisely replied Mol]ie.
''When I told Tom I was going to visit
Aunt Hetty 1 did not mention Amy's
name, and don't think he knows of LEI
existence as for Amy, have been with
her SO little siuce was marri;d that
am snre revcr spoke to her of Tom. u
"We)], see that you don't do SO now
you cou dn't mention his name without
prais'ng him to the skies, and she would
see through your plans at once"
Moliie departed the next morning,
leaving directions enough to distract q
man If he tried to remember half OF
them John did not try he only had q
confused idea of something to be done
with plants, silver spoons, canary birds.
etc. Jenny, the servant, would know
all about it he reflected.
"Don't have Tom at the house when
we return" was Mollie's last Injunction.
fAmy will be tired with the journey,
and I want her to have a chance to beau.
tify little before she meets him.
When they reached the depot Mollie's
courage began to fail.
81 am almost sorry to go, john" she
said. Suppose something should hap
pen to you while I am away q" -
49, Nonsense, darling Go and have q
good time aud be sure and come back
in two weeks and bring Amy with you. y
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her.pet plan that she found it very hard
to refrain from all mention of her ador-
able brother-in-law during the two weeks
that followed once she did refer to the
cozy party of four which they would
make, and then was obliged to turn it
off on Jenny, the little maid of all work.
as making the fourth. Al
The day before Mollie was to return
Aunt Hetty fell i'll. A nervous attack
she csljed il, but Mollie privately an.
Epourced it contraiinesa. Aunt Hetty de-
tclared che must die if left alone with the
servants, and Amy felt obliged to post
pone her visit for few days at least.
Mo]lie could 60 on as she intended, and
she would + ,llow as soon as Aunt Hetty
could spare her. Thus it happened that
Mollie arrived hon alone. :;
Amy will certainly come up next
week. she assured John; but ! conld
not wait another day. It seems az nge
since ! weutIaway.H f''ss