The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-01
CHAPTER XIX.-CoyrrNurn.


swell, no; he's not drunk. 1 think
his wooden leg is affected sooner than
if he had two like mine, or yours, sir.
And he did manage to 90 in Of his self,
now that he knows the way. He's
there among the hay, and do think
it's very unkind of Hayonotes to say as
he'll spoil il. But how am to get him
out, unless | goes away with himp"
"Let him stay there and give him
some dinner. don't know what else
you've to do"
''He can't stay always-in course, sir.
As Hayonotes says-whats he to do
with a wooden-legged sergeant in his
stable as a permaneuceP | had come
to say was TO 60 home with him."
''lou're to do nothing Of tho kind i"
"What is IL you mean. then, about
my taking care Of the houseP"
"Never you mind. When want you
to know, / shall tell you" Then Mrs.
Baggett bobbed her head three times in
the direction of Mary Lawrie's back, as
though TO ask some question whether
the leaving the house might not be in
reference 20 Mary's marriage. But she
feared that II was not made in refer
ence to Mr.. Whittlestaff's S marriage also.
What had her master meant when he
had said that there was no one coming
to interfere with her, Mrs. Baggett?
"You needn't ask any questions Just at
present, Mrs. Bagsett," he said.
"You don't mean as you are going up
TO London just to give her up TO that
young fellow" -..-.. .
81 am going about my own business,
and wont be inquired into" said Mr..
WhittIestaif.
"Thcn you're going to do what no
man ought to do"
"You are an impertinent old woman"
said her master.
81 dare say am. All the same, it's
my duty to tell you my mind. You
can't eat me, Mr.. Whittlestaff, and IL
wouldn't much matter if you could.
When you've sad that you'll do q
thing, you ought not to go back for any
other man, let him be who it may-es-
pecially not in respect Of female. It's
weak, and nobody wouldn't think a
straw Of you for doing it. It's some
idea Of being generous that you have
got into your head. There amt no
real generosity in it. say IL amt
manly, and that's what man ought to
be"
Mary, though she was standing at the
window, pretending to look out Of it.
knew that during the whole of this con-
versation Mrs. Baggett was making
signs at her-as though indicating an
opinion that she was the person in
fault 1t was as though Mrs. Baggett
had said that it was for her sake.-to do
something to crafty her-that Mr..
WhittlestaG was about 10 go TO London.
She knew that she ut any rate was not
TO blame. She was struggling for she
same end as Mrs. Baggett, and did do
serve better treatment. "You oughn't
TO bother going up to London, sir, on
any such errand, and so tells you Mr..
Whittlestaff," said Mrs. Baggett.
81 have told him the same thing my
SELF" said Mary Lawrle, turning round.
'Gf you told him as though you meant
It, he wouldn't 20" said Mrs. Baggett.
That's all you know about It," said
Mr.. Whittlestaff. Now the fact Is, l
won't stand this kind Of thing. II you
mean to remain here, you must be less
free with your tongue.
81 don't mean to remain here, Mr..
Whttlestafl. It's just that as Pm
coming to. There's Timothy Baggett
down there among the hosseS, and he
says / am to 90 with him. So I've
come up here to say that II he's allowed
TO sleep 1t of to-day, I'll be ready TO
start tomorrow.
II tell you l am not going to make
any changes at ALL" said Mr.. Whittle-
staff
"You was saying you was going away
for the honeymoon, / did suppose" :"
"a man may go away II he pleases
without any reason Of that kind. oh
! dear, oh dear, that letter is not gonel !
insist that that letter should 60. Ispp-
b pose l must sec about It myself" Th6n
when. e,.bega1 10 move. the women