Connecticut western news., 1886-12-22

"lnueed."
 "Ycs. She's rather prim in her ways, and opinionatcd, like all country peo- ple."
 "Ah! she must be very dsagreeable.
 "Perhaps; but one needs to live with her to find it out"
 "And you live with her2"
 "Yes. She will live here I suppose till somebody marries her."
 "Then she has q lover2"
 'I never heard of onc."
 "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. It was p:ckcd.up one, to be sure; but what could any one expect who came without announcing himself, Mrs. Harry assured herself. Mir. Blake was famous diner-out; he knew, moreover, how to make himself agreeable over 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 it and shot quick glance at Mrs. Harry, but said nothing. The guest was quietly nibbling at 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 mcnt of her pudding. Sue, regarding her, saw look of consternation gather upon her face. She uttered an excla. nation as if she had bccn wounded.
 "Suc," she cried, angrily, 'you carried the wrong pudding to Mrs. Burke. This is the poor-man's pudding" regard less of her guest.
 '1 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 rationally or CO., herently. If Mir. Blake guessed tha there was thunder in the air, he was a facctious and anecdotal as usual, ignored the atmospheric changes, and did not hurry away. But when he was obi gee to take his train at last, the thunde bolt burst about Sues head.
 ''So you carried your point, after al my directions to the contrary" say Mrs. Harry; 'NIrs. Burke had her Eng fish plum pudding in spite of me-"
 ''l hal nothing to do wish it," re turned Sue; "t was as much surprise to mo as to you."
 "Pity Harry hadn't been herc," sait Miss Lily, ignoring Sues version. "I his wife isn't to be mistress in his house, it is time he knew it. A poor man pudding to set before Mir. Gus Bake, one of tho most fastidious of men p
 '1'm very sorry," said Sue. "I wasn't nice pudding"
 "Nor a nice thing for you to do in an others house."
 'Mrs. Capulet. I had nothing what ever to do with it," protested Sue.
 "Susan Capulet, I don't believe wor you say"
 "And if I were sister, you or shoul leave the house."
 And so it happened that Sue packe her trunks, and Harry Capulct had sue version of Mrs. Burkc's pudding tha 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. Capulct's SCI wants confidcd the story of the plum pudding to Mrs. Burke herself, and GU B.akc's part in it. Mrs. Burke felt it h. . duty to write Mir. Blake and repeat tf whole affair, and through him to hcl sweet Miss Sue, who would never hurt fly, out of her trouble.
 MT. Blake smiled over this letter.
 they had made it hot for Miss Sue. Il had suspected as much. He went
 call on his friend, Mrs. Barnes, and r.
 quest her cooperation. He was show into the music-room, and met Sue. , "So," he said, shaking hands, 9th t is the result of Mrs. Burke's pudding. y And then Mrs. Barnes entered. f 'I camc," he said, "to consult yt p about the affairs of friend of mine WI $ has come to grief. Her case is ev' s worse than that of the man in the Sou l who burnt his mouth eating cold plum !, porridge."
 l, The upshot of the consultation W Il that Sue had position, little late 'f where Mir. Bake was intimate enough e drop in at his pleasure and carry the go Il crncss off to the opera, or for few hou @ recreation in the Park behind his spa n and so it happened that one day Ii o and Mrs. Capulet received the weddin tt carls of Miss Susan Capulct and \ lc Gus:avus Blake, which was all owl l. to Mrs. Burkc's pudding.-Ha1pe
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