Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-06

ed of such achievements in tae eating
line.
The next morning everything went
wrong. Mr.. Brownies dyspepsia was
worse-he must have fresh eggs, AID
soda crackers, and dry toast, and some
cream and honey and coffee. His az
petite was dreadful poor.
Mr.. browne was wretched. She had
not slept wink because there were
hens feathers in the bed. She was
sure of it-and she never could sleep
on hens feathersl They stuffed her up
sol
! The children amused themselves
with cutting paper, and too late Mr.
Granger made the discovery that bis
sermon on which he had spent the
| previous day, had been converted into
paper dolls and horses with any num-
Der Of legs, from two to twenty.
Law sakel don't take on about itl'
said Mrs. browne. "The little dears
didn't mean to do i'll bless'm"
Just after dinner, Aunt Peggy Trim,
Mrs. Changers aunt, arrived on a visit.
Aunt Peggy was very determined per-
son, and she took charge ofthe kitchen
at once, and sent Mrs. Granger off to
church with her husband. The
Brownies were not well enough to go
they Raid.
Mrs. browne read a story, and Mr..
browne lay on the SOFA and slept. Sud-
denly Mira. browne missed Fan, the
poodle.
Good gracious!' cried she-"where
is FAM"
The children looked up from their
employment of smearing the pictures
of handsome Polyglott bible with red
| ink, and giggled.
what have you done with Fannie?"
queried their mother.
"We've had a funera?" said Abel
with grin.
"a funeral" shrieked Mrs. browne,
"what do you mean2"
"She's in Mrs. Changers workbox. all
| buried az n; &c as nybody in the gar
den," said Nicodemus: "Abel preached
the sermon, and Lily and / followed as
mournersl Abel was sexton! Crackee,
wasn't it jolly!"
Mrs. browne rushed to the garden,
followed by the whole company, and
there sure enough, in Mrs Changers
dahlia bed, the dog was foundi The
dahlias were all pulled up by the roots,
and lay willing and dying in the sun,
and the dog very much stihed in the
work-box, looked sorry enough as he
leapcd out with bound and howl.
The sight was too much for the sensi-
tive Mrs. browne. She threw up her
hands, crying out
ooh! gracious me! I'm dyingl Fare
well, AsaI" and fell back on the ground.
sob, dea1?" cried Mr.. browne, "she's
dead she's had such spells for the last
seven years! The doctor said she'd die
sometime. Help me to carry her into
the house."
Aunt Peggy lent hand, and the
senseless woman was deposited on the
sofa.
"She's dead! Alas! she's dead"
moaned Mr.. Browne. Get the cam
phCr, and some hot lemonade, ard
hannels wrung out of boiling water"
'If she's dead, l guess the sooner
she's laid out the BETTER" said Aunt
Peggy. "You have got rid of an awful
great burden, Brother browne; you d
ought to thank the Lord for il? A wife
that's been seven, years dying must
be dreadful to get along with! l should
have kept coffin in the house all the
time. Hand me the shears, I'lI take
ner hair off the first thingl you can
sell it to the barber. It'll make p
splendid waterfall for somebody"
The dead woman sprang to her feet
and dived at Aunt Peggy.
you'll have my hair off, will vel
You old Jezebell I'll have your off
first, see if DON'T" and with that she
grabbed Aunt Peggy's false front, and
peeled her head quicker than Cher
okee Indian could have done it.
Aunt Peggy's dander rose. She
seized the broom and in less time than
it takes me to write il she had driven
every Dfowne about the premises out
of doors. And then she piled their
baggage out after them. There they
sat on their trunks until Deacon Buck,
ley; of the other church, came along
when they told him their tale of wrong,
and he took them home with him.
The next day he was so anxious to
forward them on their journey that he
carried them miles and left them st the
house Of another minister.
OF course the affair made o great
deal of scandal at Brookville, but some
people were sensible enough to com
mend Aunt Peggy.
But Mr.. Granger is still keeping a
hotel and is we'll patronizcd by the
travelling public. II you should hap
pen to pass through Rockville you will
save q doil4r or two by stopping all
night with Mr.. Granger. He won't
mind it-he is used TO it.