Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-02
better 60 10 the house, k,.se snmfins
wrong. Miss Jenny IN jest a cry

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l,sJDe stopped, astonished., Whs
could be the matter with Jenny
| Gould Ii be possible that sKe wa
fsiny enuughuto cry about that ear
petP Joe thought n tlnopcnt. gitr
/ i'Well, i suppose she il anxf0u
| to, have everything all right Whe
her cousins come, If my c6usi
| William was to como up from hi
WeII-kept Mississippi plaRiatiu
wotid / want him to find my farn
| all out OF order? or course not.
Suddenly Il smile broke out al
over his face, and he started for tn
h0use.di ltvem !, ~ asid9alE il
+ Ft'Il wonder what's the matte
with the boss ?" said John. s.
reckon I'll step over the fence ait
chat Mary Jahep which he accord
ingly did. 8B .lS.Ef fs.,u.
Upon entering the house, Joe pre-
tended to take no notice OF Jenny
tear-stained face, but bustling rounC
as though hunting for something
he Saidsii .4if l1osa ~ az s4
u"Jenny, Lam In an awful hurry
this morning, and need some seet
corn nom Uncle Jim's! AS yot
haven't much to do can't yot
drive over there and bring me back
a peck " .a-rs.a,. IN an ,,o f,,it
Just then he pretended to notice
her face, and said, "Why, little girl
you are looking pale this morning
I arn afraid you have been worry
ing too much T; q drive will do you
good.", So, saying he walked Out
. to harness the horse.
Poor Jenny & she had not spoken
once Indeed she felt too angry tG
speak. Nothing to do, indeed af,
ter all she said to him about the
work there was to be done. Then
with womanly consistency she said
"Well, i win 60 !; / don't care
whether the carpet Is put down OF
notn So, putting on her hat, she
drove off without even a glance al
Joe, who, laughing to himself,
thought, ''She win look different
from that when she comes backs" d
l3BNOWr John was called from his
chat with his neighbor, and the
carpet was put down IN d jiffy. The
pretty curtains which Joe knew
were to screen the sitting room
windows were put up, and every
thing put In order. John was In
structed to weed the phlox and
pansyi beds, and then gather the
raspberries; while Joe rode TO the
village and bought n comfortable
rocker and some other things that
he knew were wanted. Had no
more than got things arranged when
he heard the rumble of wheels, and
posting himself at the window he
watched the path that led up to the
house.
In the meantime Jenny had gone
on her errand and would have en-
joyed herself extremely, if it had
not been for the work which she
knew ought to be done. 1t was q
lovely day; the birds sang gayly
as she drove along and everything
seemed to be enjoying the lovely
day.. As she drove in
sight OF home she could not help
thinking. how -peacaahle and rpictu-
rescue looked her home with its
moss covered roof, wide porches,
and rose. embowered windows. AS
she drove up tothe gate she won
dered where Joe could be- Just
then she caught singht of the flower
beds, and exclaimed, 80, the hens
have been scratching among my
flowers, and spoiled them, | sup
pose" She fastened to the suppos-
ed scene. of tiesolation; bat no,
there were all her flowers, only the
weeds had elsappe,ired. Some of
the iphlox had opened, and some
choice pansies which she had watch
ed for weeks had opened and smil-
ed brightly ut her as she passed into
the house. 90" she thought, chow
my cousins will admire my home
that is the exterior" Joe could not
help laughing when he saw her
to the flower beds, and
when he heard her entering the
house he slipped behind the door.
AS Jenny paused on the threshold
OF her room, an exclamation OF
escaped her lips. Who
could have done it? Could it be
possible that she had mlsjudged Joe
30 terribly? She ventured in and
sat down in the new rocker, and
surveyed the room. elbow did he
know how well just what 1 want
ed ?" she exclaimed aloud. Jenny
made a rush for the door, and
well, you have heard this advice to
people, "kiss behind the
door," and Jennie carried IL cut to
the letter. Who could have helped
it? Could you? 5anaN 4. .r