Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-10-31
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Mrs. Dimply.
"Oh, dear. no, not at all! rather the
reverse. 1 am naturally delicate. but ]
study the laws of health If you break
the laws of health you must pay tins
fine, you know. Now, if 1 might Won.
ture, Mrs. Dimply, I could tell you ex-
actly the cause of your headache. OF
course it was not for me to Interfere,
but l was quite sure last night that yoa
would have q headache this morning."
"Indeed!" said Mrs. Dimply, family.
eyes, indeed. 1t was-you're sure
you'll forgive me for speaking plainly?
it was those picked onions at supper.
Picked onions, and hot whisky and
water to follow! They're both very
nice, 1 admit; but at our time of life''
(Mrs. Dimply was quite as old as my
mother, but wouldn't have owned to it
by ten years. eve are compelled to be
careful. If not, as 1 said before. we
have to pay tie penalty. Now, will
you let me prescribe for you'll am a
capital doctor, 1 assure you. just one
Cookies pill q can rive you one if you
l;ke). and it'll put you to rights direct
ly. But you must really get in the
way Of sleeping with your window
open. if you wish to enjoy good health"
"Your remedies are too heroic for
me-" said poor Mrs. Dimply, shaking
her head. "And that dreadful alarm!
l declare / haven't got over the fright it,
gave me yet"
':Did it really startle yous:" said my
mother. 'Now, do you know 1 am so.
used to it that [ hardly notice it. 1t
does just wake me, and that ALL"
"..tartle me! The horrid thing fright
ened me so that I am shaking still. l
thought the house was falling down at
the very least, and as to getting to
sleep again after that, it was out OF the
question"
81 assure you you won't mind it in
the least after a few days." said my
mother, amiably. 81 believe it does
strike strangers as a little loud, but it's
really nothing when you're used to it.
You'll find it won't sound half so loud
tomorrow morning"
81 trust 1 shan't be within hearing
of it tomorrow morning. The girls Gre
wanting me dreadiully at nome, and if
Rosa will excuse me [ think L shall go
to-day. Now that Rosa has got you to
advise her. Mrs. Smithers, L am really
not needed"
"Rosa will rub along, I dare say.
though I shan't trouble her with any
advice, unless it's specially asked for.
go SO soon, Mrs. Dimply. just as we
were beginning to know Il another. l
am sure we should have got on so NICE
ly together. But | do hope it's only a
pleasure deferred"
81 hope so, I'm sure." said Mrs.
Dimply, politely, though J. am sadly
afraid she didn't.
"l'Il tell you what" said my moth
er. her face Frightening as If one of Mr..
Burnand's happy thoughts had just
struck her. 'lhe very next time, Mrs.
Dimply, you come to stay with Rosa
for a few days, Adolphus shall let me
know, and Ill come and keep you COM
pany. You promise, Adolphus, don't
you?"
a do, mother" I said with fervor.
.'That's right, it's an understood
thing. I'll be with you the very same
day after at latest. And We'll sleep
with the window open every night,
Mrs. Dimply, and get up at six in the
morning, and in less than a fortnight
you shall be as fat and rosy as I am.
But you really mustn't eat any more
picked onions for supper"
Mrs. Dimply packed up her three
boxes, and was III OF the house before
luncheon. The parting between her
and my mother was quite affecting, the
regret of the latter at losing her so soon
being only tempered by the prospect
Con which she laid continual s%tress) of
a nice long visit, to be enjoyed together
at an early date. The cab drove from
the door, my mother waving her last
adieus from the doorstep. l could al
most have imagined that there was a
twinkle in her eye as she returned to
the hall. She then descended to the
kitchen, and after a brief absence re-
turned with the intelligence that the
cook had thought better Of it and con-
sented to stay. Her next proceeding
was to produce an A B G Guide and to
begin to calculate trains.
"But you are not leaving us, surely?:"
began Rosa. 81 do hope, now you are
here, you will stay q week or two with
u.s."
you're very kind to say so, my
dear, but I'd rather not, all the same!
4AC UuolItSoo Ou Wl1lC1 L CdL1t UD "
town will be completed this afternoon,
and tomorrow morning I shall start
homeward again"
Rosa began q littla complimentary
pressing, but the old lady stopped her:
mo, my dear, there's an old-fash-
toned proverb two are company and
three are none and I've a. notion that
the saying is never truer than about hus-
band and wife. 1 have a great respect
formothers-in-law, NATURALLY so, beng
a mother-in-lawmyself,) butit' S ! possible
to have two much even OF good thing.
I'll pay you flying visit one in a
way, never fear, but I won't stay at
present. Besides, now yourdear moth-
er is gone, (here her eyes twinkled
again. [ have really no inducement to
stay. It's a pity; we should have been
such nice companions to each other.
But don't forget u agreement. I'm
a woman Of my word-the very next
time she ONE to pay YOU q staying
visit let me know, and I'll come too"
Five years have passed away, and a
young family is springing up around
us. My mother frequently writes to
us. and never fails TO Sendan afpction-