Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-08-04

pabulum OF politics, religion and gen
eral intelligence from the Sandyback
Gazette. The cat purred on the home
knitted rug; the old parrot, which had
not uttered sound for year, plumed
its feathers silently in the sunshine,
and blinked drowsily.
''Why, corner cupboard, said Mrs
Blackbridge.
"A corner cupboard!'' repeated her
husband. "Where?'' -
Don't you see?' said tho old lady.
Just there, by the door, at tho end of
the chimney-piece:'
"Nonsease'' said Mr.. Blackbrid &c.
1.-The cherry-wood bureau has always
stood there since I can remember
I'VE can move the cherry-wood bu-
reau up stairs,'' argued Mrs. Black
bridge.
"You are always wanting to move
things.' said Mr.. Blackbridge, discon-
tentedly. women never can be easy.
My mother always kept the cherry
wood bureauthere, and don't calculate
20 have it moved
Nov, if that amt just like man,
said Mrs. Blackbridge, with an appeal
ing look at the parrot. ''As if it made
cents difference where the cherry
wood bureau stood! You don't 90 to
it once in week."
Eyes, do" said Mr.. Black bridge.
II keep my papers in the upper right
hand drawer"
1--WE can change 'em to the table
drawer,' cheerfully suggested his wife.
mo, we can't" said Mr.. Black
bridge.
"Well, any how said Mrs. Black
bridge. me and Joe Gale. the car
penter, have settled it. And I'm going
to have q corner cupboard built just
there. Now!'a ~"
you be, ehp' said Mr. Blackbridge.
who's the master of this house-you
or me?'
but I've told Joe Gale
II don't care what you told him."
said Mr.. Blackbridge. I'm going to
countermand your 0rder.''
Mrs! Blackridge rose up in great in
dignation,:
~ don't stay in no place where l
can't have my own way about the
furniture,' said she, the very bor-
ders of her cap trembling with ri ght-
eous excitement.
"You can do as you please about
that observed Mr.. Blackridge, feel
ing it imperatively necessary that he
should yindicate the position that he
had aken. II don't, have no corner
cupboard in this house -crowding out
my mothers cherry -wood bureau"
He fell back upon the columns of the
Sandy back Gazette, as if the question
were definitely settled. Mrs. Black
bridge deliberately relied up her knit
ting work, deposited it in its bag, and
walked out of the room and out of the
house.
81. won't be ordered about as if I
wero a childn "thought,she. :
Il won't be bullied by any woman
alive!' reflected Mr.. Blackridge.
Now the Blackbridges, strange to-
say, were really attached couple,
who had got married thirty years ago,
and they actually loved one another.
In sorrow and in Joy, in sickness and
health, they had cleaved Loyalty one
to the other; and now the whole super
structure Of their happiness had been
overset by such contemplate little
thing-as corner CUPBOARD!
HE hasn't q bit of consideration for
my convenience, said Mrs. Black
bridge, trying to swallow lump in
her throat.
"She don't respect my old associa-
tons at all, "growled MIR. Blackbridge.
"As if all the corner cupboards in the
world could make up; for the loss of
my mother cherry-wood bureau!''
So Mr.. Blackbridge, intrenched in
an obstinacy which he dignified by the
title of ''tirmness,'' maintained the
home-citadel, while Mrs. ,Blackbridge
went to- her sisters house and an
nounced that she had "'come TO stay
"La!' said the sister, a fat, old wild
ow, with merry black eyes and several
layers Of double chin, t.you don't mean
it Jane Eliza?''
Eyes, l do mean it!'' said Mrs.
Blackbridge: IS
You wouldn t really leave Seth for
such tritle as that" coaxed'the sister.
1T amt the corner, cupboard"
whimpered Mrs. Blackbridge; Its the
principle!''
"Oh, bother principles ~ said the
widow. a - ~ - s%<4 49,
But Mrs. ackbridge was immova-
ble, For a week the Black bridges never
spoke to each other. The lady re-
manned with her sister; the gentleman
''had in" old Mrs. Stubs to cook and
look after things little. Tho cat de-
serted the speechlesss parrot, could
only look his disapprobation of things
and the carpenter who arrived in
opportunity with his basket of tools,
was told that he was not needed on the
place.
..It's awfully lonesome without Jane
Eliza,' said Mr.. Blackbridge; ..'but I
couldn't giveup the pnncip1erl
II never thought that Seth and l
would have come to words" sobbed
Mrs., Blackbridge. "But no woman
could respect herself who consented to
be trampled into the dust. p
At the weeks end. however, Mr..
and Mrs. Blackbridge met. 1t was