The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-09

before he married"
"Indecd."
eyes. She's rather prim in her ways,
and opinionatcd, like all country peo'
ple."
"Ahl she must be very disagreeablc. :"
"Perhaps; but one needs to live with
her to find it out"
"And you live with herr"
"Yes. She will live here suppose till
somebody marries her."
'Then she has lover7"
81 never heard of one."
"And yet she is not precisely ugly"
with wicked twinkle in his eyes.
"No not at all; only commonplace, "
conceded Lily.
The dinner progressed as far as the
dessert. 1t was a picked.up one, to be
sure; but what could any one expect who
came without announcing himself, Mrs.
Harry assured herself. Mr.. Blake was a
famous diner-out; he knew, moreover,
how to make himself agreeable over 0
dinner of herbs, and then there was
her English plum-pudding to top of
with. How plump and delicious it
looked as it came upon the table, and
what royal odor it emitted. She cut it
with pride in her mien. She tasted i
and shot quick glance at Mrs. Harry,
but said nothing. The guest was quietly
nibbling az it and talking brilliantly.
Presently Lily, who had been listening
to him, attacked it. She turned pale,
and gave her plate little angry push.
Then Mrs. Harry, having helped every
body else, settled herself to the enjoy
ment of her pudding. Sue, regarding
her, saw look of CONSERVATION gather
upon her face. She uttered an excla
nation as if she had been wounded.
Sue" she cried, angrily, "you carried
tho wrong pudding to Mrs. Burke.
This is the poor-man's pudding" regard
less Of her guest.
81 carried the pudding the cook gave
me-" returned Sue.
"No wonder Mrs. Burke thought il
too good for poor folks" put in Lily,
sourly.
They both glowered at Sue. They
were obliged to repress their wrath before
their guests, but they were too full o
indignation to talk nationally or Co
hcrently. If Mr.. Blake guessed thai
there was thunder in the air, he was a
facetious and anecdotal as usual, ignored
the atmospheric changes, and did moi
hurry away. But when he was obi gee
to take his train at last, the thunder bolt
burst about Sues head.
$50 you carried your point, after al
my directions to the contrary" say
Mrs. Harry; "Mrs. Burke had her Eng
lish plum pudding in spite of me-"
81 had nothing to do wish it," re
turned Sue; sit was as much surprise
to me as to YOU"
"Pity Harry hadn't been here" sale
Miss Lily, ignoring Sues version. 81
his wife isn't to be mistress in his house,
it is time he knew it. A poor man.
pudding to set before Mr.. Gus Blake,
one of the most fastidious of men p
'Tm very sorry" said Sue. 81
wasn't nice pudding"
"Nor nice thing for you to do in an
others house."
"A1rs. Capulet. had nothing what
ever to do with it., protested Sue.
"susan Capulet, don't believe a wor'
you say"
"And if were sister, you or I shoul
leave the house."
And so it happened that Sue packe
her trunks, and Harry Capulet had sue
a version of Mrs. Burke's pudding tina
he did not dream of recalling her.
Sue went to friends house in tn
city, who had promised to find her
situation.
In the meantime Mrs. Capulet's ser
. wants confdcd the story of the plum
pudding to Mrs. Burke herself, and Gu
Blake's part in it. Mrs. Burke felti he
duty to write Mr.. Blake and repeat tn
whole affair, and through him to hell
sweet Miss Sue, who would never hurt
fly, out of her trouble.
Mr.. Blake smiled over this letter. S
they had made it hot for Miss Sue. II
had suspected as much. He went
call on his friend, Mrs. Barnes, aud re
quest her cooperation. He was show
; into the music-room, and met Sue.
$780," he said, shaking hands. "thi
is the result of Mrs. Burke's pudding.
}. And then Mrs. Barnes entered.
81 came" he said, "to consult 70
7 about the affairs of friend of mine VIII
. has come to grief. Her case is eve
> worse than that of the man in the Sout
who burnt his mouth eating cold plum
porridge."
; The upshot of the consultation WI
u that Sue had position, little late
VI where Mr.. Blake was intimate enough
g drop in at his pleasure and carry the go
II crncss off to the opera, or for few hour
g recreation in the Park behind his spar
n and so it happened that one day Ii
and Mrs. Capulct received the wedding
u cards of Miss Susan Capulet and NJ
o Gustavus Blake, which was all owir
! to Mrs. Burke's pudding. .-Harper
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