Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-21
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waiting for US. 1 was teacher; Louis
a bookkeeper, All our savings We're in
bank and were the nucleus around which
our dollars were to cling until there was
enough to buy us a home. l was strong
and we'll and was going to do my own
work. Why, I just laughed at the idea
of having q servant. "What work was
there to do" I said, "in house all newly
furnished and with only Louis and me-
in IT."
"Have YOU everything you want,
love?" asked Louis the first day after
our housekeeping.
"Wby, yes, think so let. me see
bread, butter, meat, vegetables, sugar,
tea, cof'ee-but there! we have no milk.
"Where shall get milk, Louis?"
"I',n sure don't quite know, dear:
milknen go about the streets; I've seen
Them with their tin cans hundreds of
times. l wonder who that nice looking
from"
Don't you think I'd better run over
and ask her."
II don't know that it. Just the thing,
pet; you see, she hasn's called on you,
and"
"Called! why, how could she when
we only got back last night? I'm sure
there could be nothing wrong in my
going to her door and ask her to be so
kind as to tell her milk man to bring
us milk, too"
mo, of course there COULDN'T" said
Louis, SO he waited while ran over.
"A little girl brings her milk, and she
says they are clean people, so I asked
her to send to us also. She seems to
be nice little woman, said when I
returned.
"Well, nowyou are all right; I'll be
off," and Louis kissed me and went
down to the store.
0, that first dinner! You sec I kne "
very little about cooking, and cool ed
three times too much, and it was not
done nicely either, but Louis only
laughed and said: "What could be ex-
pected Of school teacher?" and that
he "was sure in months time I would
be the best cook in that street," and that
it was "the best dinner he had ever eat
en- anyway, because the best little wife
in the world cooked it,. Then laughed
and we were just as jolly as could be.
Just as we had finished there was u
timid knock at the kitchen door and the
little girl with milk entered. e
"Come right into. the dining room. "
7 said, II want to give you some cake,
Have you little sisters and brothers?"
"Yes'm. ~
"Well, take this cake to them, T said,
filling her pail. "Now what is your
name?"
"Donieisabelle
"What?"
"Donieisabelle."
"Good heavens, Louis! Can she
mean Donna lsabella?"
"Yes'm," said the child with pleased
smile.
There was dreadful pause. Louis
eyes were wider open than had ever
seen them before He did look so ridicu-
lous.
"O-ha-yes-there- may &c
now. Good night" [ stammered. The
door closed after her, and then re-
ieved myself. laughed until the tears
rolled down my face, and Louis took me
on his lap and we both laughed.
All me, what little thing it takes tc
make young, happy people laugh. Il
seems to me as I look back that Louis
and I were laughing nearly all the time
in those days.
"You did not tell Her Majesty tc
keep on bringing us milk" said Louis
at last.
II was too overcome, but one of her
rank will surely know enough without
being told" returned. And she dld
The next evening as we were at dinner
the little, timid knock sounded, and il
walked Donna Isabella and a little
brother no less doleful looking thar
herself; both pale thin and red haired
"What is his name?" Iasked, indicat
ing the boy.
"Prince Albert" she answered quiet
~. IL
"Ah? and what are the others
named?"
"There's Victory. an Marylonise, an
Elizabeth, an Yongerry, an Josephine