The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-16

against his adopted sister, and was Sc.
cretly vexed for Martha was the only
one of his many relatives who had not
demanded some favor of him.
Il don't want to go a-cousining,
said Mrs. Elderberry, with unconscious
sarcasm.
you've never had chance said
Mr.. Elderberry, dryly. 'But we've gol
to leave town before Sunday. We will
only stay few days, and think Mar
tina will be glad to see u.s.
Mr.. Tucker's desire to accumulate
money, with his wife's desire to be
known as perfect housekeeper, had
never been checked by childish fingers,
and Mrs. fuckers naturally unsympa-
thetic temper had hardened into some
thing very frosty indeed. To unpin
her nice beds, and have her chairs
thrust into new places, above all to
have extra cooking going on, and her
orderly plans frustrated, irritated her.
Ii she had known her cousins were
coming, she would have schooled her.
self a little; but, as it was, she saw
them descend from the stage with i'll
concealed dismay, and greeted them
with the exclamation 4 never did 7
4 wish I had brought my sermon on
the fulfilling of the law said Mr..
Elderberry that night to his wife.
Martha says that leland Vodecker
breaches at East Gypsum. remember
him, and think he keeps up his He
BREW But the next morning Mr..
Tucker hitched up his colt, and with
his wife started for the post-ofice three
miles away. 1t was noon when they
returned, so the absence of the sermon
on the law was of no consequence. In
the meantime, the maid of all work had
gone out to visit the wife of the hired
man, and, in her hurry, had left the
kitchen door open. The hens took
advantage of the opportunity, and hop
ped in quietly, till the place was full of
them. BY some curious instinct, Mrs.
Tucker OWNED their presence the mo-
ment she entered the house. There
folks who wouldn't hear a whole me-
nagerie in the next room 7 she exclaimed
scornfully, after vigorous use of the
broom. Tt's precious few times Pve
ever been away from home; but when
I have TIE worked myself to skin and
bones
At bottom Mrs. Elderberry was a
very determined woman, and when she
said that evening, "Jonas, l shall take
the stage tomorrow for Flintville,' her
husband knew better than to oppose
her. Two days afterward, when he
had resolved to follow her, he received
the following note from her:
you must contrive, dear Jonas, to
remain away from home the four Sun
days. In the Orthodox organ for this
week it says: 'Mr. Jonas Elderberry,
the pastor of that bulwark of the faith,
the Flintville Church, is spending his
vacation fishing. All our pastors
cannot, we know, enjoy this diversion
but let each one draw near to Natures
heart instead of hunting up some pull
pit to supply while his church has gen
erously given him time to rest
in the Flintville Clarion is the fol
lowing: 'We have understood from
parties qualified, it would seem, to give
information on the subject, that oul
highly esteemed townsman, Mr.. Elder.
berry, unless some unusual circumstance
should expedite his return, will spend
his vacation in the exercise of the pis
catorial art.
After spending the night in painful
consideration, Mr.. Elderberry deter
mined to 60 to East Gypsum, and fine
cheap boarding place, where, free
from the distractions that beset the
parsonage, he might write out some
verses that were singing in his head
and thus pay expenses. He had weed
ed onions all day Monday, and stem
med currants all day Tuesday, and fell
that in a sense he had paid his board
But he was conscious that Mr.. Tucker
and possibly Martha felt that he was
as they phrased it, living on them,
and to remain longer was impossible.
Il s'pose you'll have vacation every
year, now your church has got started,
said Mr.. Tucker when Mr.. Elderberry
announced his intended departure
You'd better come out in the country
again. You can board cheap, or worl
for your board, if you want to. I'd
take ye. I sh'd think 'twould do ye
good to git up an stir round aftel
takin' it easy year.
Arrived at East Gypsum, Mr.. Elder
berry was directed to the house of Mrs
Mullen, who, it was said desired one
more boarder. He was met at the dool
by an elderly woman, who proved to bt
Mrs. Mullen, Senior.
Board? Yes. Professional man
Yes said the old lady, in high STAG
cato voice, as she led the way upstairs
'We may suit, and we may not. Julia
my sons wife, gives lessons. P'r'ap
you'll find out one these days wha
sons wives are. When she aint bang
ing the piano, or the children aint, th'
scholars are. The pianos just unde
this room.'
She opened the door of a torrid cham
Der.
There's two sets O. twins, and ON
odd, and they rampage all over tn
house. That's Julia's idea of govern
ment. The young man in the room
back of this is learning the horn, an
when he's home-an' he always is even
ings-he parctices, or reads out lout
for his elocution. Probably you wan
acool room? ? Hem Well This room't
bake an egg after dinner; fronts west
and there's tin roof. Another one o
Julia's ideas. Our price is eight dol
lars. think she wants to rent thi
room; but you'd better come in late
and see her.
Mr.. Elderberry did not return t.
Mrs. Mullein's, and, after long wan
dering, found little room in hous
owned by two quiet spinsters. But tn
lot was narrow, and on one side was
melodeon, on the other were four girl
and a dulcimer. In vain did MI
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