River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

and found herself confronting a tall.
slouching looking fellow, with his bat
drawn down over his eye, and both
hands in his pockets.
''iieerd IS how Farmer Deerhaven
wanted hand to nelp along with his
haydn, was the explanation of the
errand that had brought him, land be-
ia as was out Of work"
MIR. Deerhayen isn't in" said the
farmers wife. He's after the cows.
We'll, now. if that ain too bad
said the hand; and me come all the
way from Smith Forksr'
But | expect he'll be back pres
emily. said Mrs. Deerhayen. won't
you sit down and wait a spell?'
Don't care if / do, said the
stranger, dropping his whole weight
upon one Of the fiat bottomed chars.
''Praps, miss, there, would give me
glass of water.
Julia stared hautily at him without
deigniug to notice his request, while
Mrs. DeerhayeD. moving slowly and
YEARLY across the Hoe brought him
a gourd-shell full Oh clear tripping
water from the cedar pail by the
door.
"Ain't lost the use o. her limbs, nor
nothin', has she?' drawled the harvest
hand.
'Why?" asked the mother mo, Of
course not-but why do YOU ask?''
'-Out our way, gals don't lop do yn
on sofys and let their mothers do all
the work. exclaimed It's newcomer,
unless they We got rheumatic or chills
and fever. or such-like ailmenti''
"Mother!' interrupted Julia, sharp
ly, while the indignant color rose to
her cheek, if YOU don't stop those
children ) racket / shall 20 up stairs
and stay-they re enough to drive one
crazy! IS for you, siri' 10 the man
with a slouched hat, which he had
not had the courtesy 10 remove, II II
trouble you to mind your own
businessr'
"Sartinaly, ma am answered the
Farmland, with a chuckle and Julia
vented the wrath she could not reason
ably eXpend on Linn in a sounding box
on the ear, bestowed on Augustus Fred
crick, her third brother, who broke in
To howl
Ma cried the promising youth,
''aint she 10 stop? She ; All the time
kHOthlU htt dtOuilAs anu blf az Ills
are black and blue where she hit me
last night2 Ii is, you cross thing! with
grimace at Miss Deerhaven, whose
eyes shown Just then with anything but
dOye-like expression, and I'll be glad
when old Carisforde marries YOU. and
takes ~Ou off, away from here. so
thcre-e-cre, now
And Augustus Frederick fi9d to his
mother skirts for protection from the
upliftcd hand of his elder sister, while
Julia burst into angry tears!
Its too bad she sobbed '.they re
just pack of aggravating little
wrctches and YOU back them up in it
mother, YOU know you do! / hate
them all hate home, and ! wish /
was well out of it"'
The harvest hand rose slowly to his
feet, doiiing the broad-brimmed hat
that he wore. and unfastened the folds
of a cotton pocket handkerchief that
was twisted about his throat BY way of
substitute for Il neck-tie.
II am afraid am one too manv in
this little domestic tableau,n he said,
quietly. and j ala started as if gal
vanic shock / ad stricken her at the
clear, calm sound of Mr.. Richard Carts
forbes voice. They say listeners
never hear any good of themselves.
and perhaps | may be charged with
enacting that part; but old Carisforde
has certainly heard much that may be
productive of good to himself. peg
leave TO wish ycu a very GOOD even
ing
And Mr.. Carisforde bowed low and
retired. before Julia Deehaven could
summon up sufficient presence of mind
TO speak single sentence.
He went back to where Hetty Nor
gan was sitting at her needle-woTk by
the shaded lamp.
'Het'y.' he said, ''you were right
about-about Julia Deerhaven, ! beg
YOUR pardon for ever doubling YOU.
But one thing is certain shall never
marry now
Men often say this, but very seldom
keep their word. Mr.. Carisforde did
marry. before the year was out. and
his bride was Hetty Morgan. the pretty
cousin who had brayely veutured on
such a timely warning.
Nor did he ever regret his second
cbuipef