The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17

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and worked in the same design. Lay
ing a "erazy work. scarf across the
top of my pretty dressing bureau, I
placed the toilet SCI upon it.; then
pausedto note the effect, when a voice
at my shoulder, exclaimed:
"Why, Bess, you surely must have
had the wand of q magician, to enable
you to accomplish all thisl" turned
a smiling face towards my better half,
who was so loud in his praise of my
work, that / felt it would be withinmy
power to Conquer Worlds" should
occasion arise for such heroic action
on my part.
Returningto thetrunk, drought out
a piece of cretonne. The pattern was
a cluster Of crimson rose buds on a
dark brown ground. 1t made pretty
covers for my lounge, and forthegreat
easy chair that stood in the corner oil
the dining-room. | made a lambre.
quin of cretonne, cut it in squares and
edging each square with narrow red
fringe, fastened it on the mantel with
small brass tacks.
Two pretty hassocks were formed,
by cutting four circular pieces out OF
the material; two straight pieces about
quarter of a yard in width, and of suf-
ficient length to 60 around the circular
pieces, were cut i~engthwise of thegoods.
Lining all the pieces with stout muslin,
| sewed them together and filled each
hassock with sawdust. A curtain OF
cheese cloth, madein the same style as
those in my bedroom, were put up at
the dining-room window and drawn
back, with loops made of cretonne.
/ cut sixteen patches five inches
square, from a lot ofgay samples that
foundin thetrunk, and sewingthemto
gethe2, formeda large square. Cutting
three yards and aquarter OF dark Dor.
dering, directly through the centre. /
sowedit firmly around thesquare max.
ingit bias at each corner so that it could
be formed into proper shape. then
basted black star braid along each
seam and "cat stitched" it with red silk
floss. Ball fringe, about three inches
deep, finished the square around the
edge and ! am quite sincere in saying,
that the Governor my dining-roomtable
is really beautiful. Two pretty rugs,
one in front of theiounge, and another
In front of the easy chair, make the
room pretty enough to suit the most
fastidious taste.
/ was determined that my kitchen
! should have all the conveniences that
/ could get into it. have a horror OF
seeing clothing hang against a kitchen
wall, and articles lying about here,
there and everywhere. Wi had al.
ready earned the title, Jack of all
trades so he felt quite equal TO the
task of putting up a closet. He fast
ened a row of hooks against the back,
which made it just the place f%orgarden
hats and clothing worm for out door
work. made 9 curtain OF brown lin.
en- which / gathered at the top thus
hiding the interior from view. A
brown linen bag hanging on a nail at
the side of the closet, answered as q
receptacle for string, and all the little
odds and ends that are sure to accum-
ulate around a kitchen. / spent an
hour in making q curtain OF white
plaid muslin which | hung at the win
dow; and placinga small mirror
against the wall so that, in case COM
pany should arrive unexpectedly,
would be able to make myself present
able before going to receive them,
seated myself in the little straw rock.
ing chair standingclose blythe window,
where Will found me, a few minutes
later, humming the opening bars Of
"Home sweet Home"
One morning, nearly three months
from the day on which | entered the
old house as Il bride, Will'sfathercame
TO visit us. Ishall neverforget his look
OF astonishment as his gaze wandered
over our well-kept garden and costly.
furnished house. He came to me, and
laying his hand upon my head, said in
q voice that rembled just the least bit:
1.-THE old place has been transformed
past all recognition. Wills wife is
worth her weight in gold" and turning
towards Will who stood in the back
ground smiling he held out
his hand, and said: Here, my boy,
is q check for ten thousand dollars
take it with my blessing; Ifeel that you
will be successfulin everything you un
dertake. You thought the old faith
er was treating you pretty shabby
to put you on old Hubb's dilapidatec
farm, eh? Don't you see what want
ed to find out? / am satisfied In my
own mind that you could have fought
the battle of life, unassisteC by me
but the aid that / have given you vii
make things easier for your brave lit
tie wife, who has worked SO faithfully
to help you through your difficulties
The check proved a real blessing
We have one If the finest farms in thu
country; though VIII declares thatth
little woman who stoodsby him ant
assisted him in his efforts to gain |
foothold, is far dearer to him than al
the rest of his possessions.
Rutabagas or turnigs may be ted t
COWS without any i'll effect by feedinI