Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-27
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''You have the Coopers for neigh.
bors, hear" said Mrs Bailey, as she
stopped on her way " down town" TO
chat for moment over the fence
with her cousin, Mrs Sunderland.
Look out for sqnalls|
Mrs. Sunderland paused In her
work OF nipping the withered bios
SONS from running rose TO turn an
inquiring glance toward the speaker.
What is wrong about the Coop
ers? They are honest, sober, Indus
trious folks, are they notY'
"All OF that. with many other vir-
tues hcside,n said Mrs. Bailey, laugh.
Ing. Nevertheless, I'd rather have
them live next door TO you than TO
me-"
Don't be so mysterious" said
Mrs. Sunderland, her good humofed
face beginning 10 wear shade OF
anxiety. Either tell mo all there
is to tell, OF tell me nothing"
There Is nothing very dreadful
10 reveal, aud what there is Is no Sc
cret. You would have known Mrs
Cooper's reputation as well as every
body else in Greenville does II you
were not u newcomer. She Is said To
DC the worst-tempercd woman 10
town, and has never lived neighbor
a month to any family without get.
ting up d quarrel with them; there.
fore, Isay, beware of squallsm
Mrs. Sunderland did not think that
ehe danger her cousin had warned
her TO prepare for was Of n
very serious char acter. bat be-
Ing woman, wise In her
generation" she deemed IL pru.
dent to pour oh upon the waves be-
fore any signs OF storm became Wis
ible. A day or two after her new
neighbors arrived, seeing Mrs. Coop
er making some endeavor to improve
the condition OF very neglected
garden patch, Mrs, Sunderland step
ped to tho dividing fence and begged
her neighbours acceptance OF bias.
ASetfnl of vegetables she had jus, gath.
cred from Der own thriving garden.
It's SO late 10 the season taat I'm
afraid you won't be able TO raise
anueh in your garden this year" she
said, pleasantly; land as | have
more garden truck than | can make
use of. ! shall be glad to have YOU
help me dispose of IT,"
Mrs Cooper turned upon her q
face that certainly was not very pre-
possessing, for II was dark, sallow
and scowling. aud when she spoke
il was with such a misplaciug of her
aspirates as al once betrayed her TO
have been at no very distant date a
subject of Queen Victoria.
Him much obliged 10 you,
ma'am. and as you've holfered the
garden-sass I'll accept il, but, as q
general thing. me and my old man
pays our hown way, aud don't care
10 be beholden to nobody"
The lad Charlie she found Il much
easier 10 make friends with; he was
a freckle-faced, hlackeyed young
ster of twelve or thirteen, with i
head thickly covered with closely
coiled auburn hair. Noticing hin
one morning wheeling away lot vi
weeds aud rubbish from his mother:
garden, Mrs. Sunderland asked hiu,
il be would like 10 perform the sam,
service for her--ot course, for a re
munerauon The offer was eagerl,
accepted, aud after that Charlie,
Cooper earned many dime hy listI,
services performed for Tue widow
lady.
Frank Sunderland aud he becam,
quite well acquainted ia the course a
these labors, and. IS general thing
the two boys got along together ts
msrkably well, but one day some ae
cident happened 10 Charles wheel
barrow. and be chose 10 think Franl
was the cause of the disaster TIL
evil temper which had hitherto iai,
dormant sprang saddenly la life. an.
Charlie gave 0tterance 10 sech a tos
rent OF profanity IS utterly appaIle.
not caly Frank. bat Franks noshes
who witnessed the scene from he
kitchen window She called Frau
away At once, add, after ses word
OF rebnke 10 Charlie. spoken Il
more Ia sorrow than in anger. "a
sent him home. saying that SEC coul
not allow any boy who swore q
used bad language 30 be the cogr
panion of her SON
Charlie departed In tears with hi
broken wheelbar.ow. and probaa,
gave an account Of the trouble frot
his own point Of view to his mo,he.
for few moments later Mrs. Sur
derlsnd was startled 20 see comm
over her back fence s'st aeabbags