The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-07-24
Kiss Behind the Door.

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EfHERE was trouble in young
farmer Periwinkle's kitchen, a
~ least there was every evidenc
rs of trouble, for it was min,
O'Clock by the large oldfashioneC
clock that stood in one corner. thu
breakfast dishes still stood unwash
ed on the well kept table, and the
white foam of the unstrained milh
was visible over the top OF the
shining bucket, and Jenny Periwin
kle, young farmer Perlwinkle's pret
ty wife and mistress of this pleas
ant home, was seated in a low
chair, sobbing as though her heart
would break. What was the
trouble? yoG ask. Well, it was
this:
A new carpet had arrived at the
PeriwInkle homestead few DAYS be-
fOre-a carpet bought with Jenny s
own earnings. For though the own
er of a good farm, in an evil hour
Joe Periwinkle had been induced to
add more to his already broad
acres, and so when pretty, ambitious
little Jenny had come to be mis-
tress Of his home and heart, she
found that debt, like a black cloud,
hung over the otherwise lovely
home. The home, though very
comfortable, lacked a great many
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Jenny,and among them was a sitting
room carpet. Jenny had determin-
ed that her own earnings should
buy the needed article; so every
egg was saved, young chickens
carefully guarded from hawks and
other enemies, the gilt edged butter
that was Jenny's pride was sent to
market just at the right time. The
result of all this was a new carpet,
which suited even fastidious Jenny,
had arrived few DAYS before. and
was now ready to be stretched over
the bare sitting room. A letter
had also arrived few days before
from Jenny's city cousins, saying
that they would be at her house on
the Goth of June, and 1t was now
the 18th. There was a great many
things to be done before their ar
rival, for or little housekeeper was
anxious that everything should be
in perfect order when the fashiona-
BILE cousins should come to make
her a visit.
Jenny had thought a great deal
about her new carpet, and a great
many pretty articles which only a
tasteful woman's fingers know how
to fashion was locked up in draw
ers and hid in various places, sonly
waiting for the new carpet to be
put down, to be brought out to
adorn the pleasant sitting room.
As said before, there were a great
many things to be done, as every
house keeper knows, when compa-
ny is expected. Beside the ar
rangement of the sitting room,
there were many duties to perform,
many dainty dishes to be perpared,
and raspberries were ripe, and can
ming was to be done. Also, her
bed of phlox and pansies were
needing wedding sadly; and to cap
the climax, the girl who had helped
herl had suddenly been called to
the bedside of sick mother the
day before, and at this time of the
year help was very scarce. So
that morning at the breakfast ia
BILE Jenny had said in her sweetest
manner:
"Joe, cannot you take John
(John was the hired mani, and put
down the carpet for me2 1 have so
much to do that 1t makes me tired
to think of it,"
Joe laid down his fork and looked
u in astonist ment Never in all
his life had he heard his mother
ask such thing of his father. Joe
was very fond of his wife, and
very proud Of her too. The artistic
arrangement Of his home did not
pass unnoticed by him, and that his
wife tried every way to make him
pleasant home, he was thankful for,
but still like many another good
man, he thought the house a secon-
Diary consideration, forgetting that
to her who managed it, it was of
the utmost Importance. So arising
hastily, he said:
Jenny, you certainly do not
know the amount of work 1 have on
hand"
why, joe" Jenny replied, Il
thought all the neighbors were
praising your crops, and saying
yours were the best in the neigh
borhood."
"Well," replied Joe, "the way to
keep them that way is to work them
we'll"
"But Joe," persisted Jenny, cit
would not take you more than an
hour, and the cousins will soon be
here; and to tell the truth, 1 do not
feel physically strong enough to
stretch. the carpet as it should be-"
LAS far as the cousins are con-
cerned," said Joe, 81 think they can
do without the carpet; and as for
your putting it down, why, of
course, 1 did not expect you to do
it. just wait until a rainy day
and 1 will have it put down all
right.
So saying, he walked out, where
he was joined by John,and soon for
got all about the carpet.
Poor Jenny! She had thought
about it all the time she had been
milking the soft-eyed Jersey COW,
which in the absence of her servant,
she had to milk. And now she had !
broken down completely, and was
having a good old cry. A rainy