Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-19

| the earth-no more. Give US some milk
simple biscuit ard your delightful fresh but
| ter and bowl Of Strawberries ord we asl,
no more"
| Here Mrs. Turtledove gave an involuntary
! shrek. She had presence OF mind enough to
| say she had seen Q spider.
/ Poor Mr. Bangs only groaned softly to him
/ self, but he looked as though the spirits who
had been in the habit of drawing mysterious
! apples and oranges from his sleeves had not
! been able to find any there that day, or had
carried them off afterward !.
The CaIliopes were probably disappointed
as to the fruits of the earth; but they had an
appetite for sard;nes, bread and butter, tea
and canned pears. And Mr.. Bangs seemed
to enioy himself nightly. We put the Rev.
Mr.. Caliiope and his wife into our own room.
Miss GALORE shared Hiss E,ittens' apartment,
ard we induced Peggy to take a bolster on a
lounge in the kitchen, while Mr. Bangs re-
posed in her accustomed bed. As for young
Calliope. we took liberties with him on &C
count Of his youth, and put him on the parlor
sofa And we-ohl we'll it didn't matter for
us We went up into the loft-it was four
feet Highland slept on the rag bag.
was off early next day l made She ar
engagements alluded to with the arniable and
q
day. l contracted with the butcher for beef,
and I brought Strawberries and vegetables
home in basket
Ny city guests supposed that all these straw
berries grew in the garden, and that we kept
a herd Of COWS. Berries were twenty-five
cents basket in the market, and they were
not hulled. But the Harketman always threw
q basket IN on every two dozen. He always
h, III l. - CO... ~
at home, YOU know" said young CALI
ope, With the candor Of youth, "in the city,
you know, you can't have more'n pre-
serve dish Of Strawberries at a meal They
are 50 beastlv dear: but here, where you
get EN- for nothing, you can eat bowl
full"
Did I tell you that Peggy was gone? She
was. She went the second morning. And
I'd Ike to know what you'd be naming by
hiring me for two and giving me a dozen to
work for.7 she had said; and thin doing
nothing but ate all the day long, and ne
turned OF me honest bed TO slape on spikes,
after putin in Ine hard day, and dishes to
wash, TIL do be goin' crazy"
could rot defend myself l could only
promise her e silk dress if she would stay her
month out.
I'd have nobody left to put it on, if I
worked myself to death, - said Peggy. I'D
rather have me flesh in me calco;7 and so she
departed.
After that Mrs. Turtlcdove lived in the
kitchen. No one seemed to know it. None
of the ladies ever made their beds or filed
their water pitchers, or offered any assist
ance.
l sat up all night to pare potatoes and tur
nips, lag the fire, and 90 all I could, and l
became a beast of burden as to baskets; but
my business must be attended to. Poor little
Mrs. Turtlcdoye grew thinner every day,
whereas our guests pumped up beautifully,
Still lvo were gaining the reputation Of being
very hospitable, and that was something.
Our friends thought so much Of ys-that was
more But, alas! we soon found that they
were not as well pleased with each other. 1t
began by Mrs. CalHOpe wondering at the
goinas on Of that Miss lIitteHs with tlr. Mul-
Egan. Next Miss MittenS was astOnished that
Miss Calliope should fancy Mr.. Mulligan
could desire 70 be followed about by a chit
like her. Then Dir. Calliope had an aTgu-
ment with Mr. Muligan on religious subjects,
and g-avely inquired whether | did not think
it wrong 10 have free-thinkcr IL my house.
Then the argument waxed louder as Miss
Mittens, ~ho was High Church, contended
with Hrs. CaIliope, who was a Methodist
Then young Ca!EOpe kissed Miss Aittens in
the front Garden, and 2lr Aulhgan had
words with him about it; and at last the I'M
luCky Bangs familiar spirit hunted him up
and began TO IIia on the walls, tip the dining
table, made Lin 20 off ina series of starts and
jerks at iuopportune times, and q last forced
him to write ( Communication in which the
spirit OF EolJairo called Mr.. CalIope mis-
guided vauderer from truth"
That day, Is I cane home with the straw
berries, 1ncc Fishers wagon going down TO
the depot. It was full Of Calliopes.
"Adieu, my friend, ;" said Mr. Calliope "We
are going. We grove to part, but we must
80. Table tipping and such denominations are
too much for Us"
And that forward hussy!- said Mrs. CALI
opc "Ah.s
AID that fellow with the mustaches" said
young Ca!iiope. Il say, Mr. TurtIedove, why
don't you kick him out''
Miss CaIlIope only tossed her head
\ little further on met light wagon; in
it sat lii aIuliisan and Hiss Mittens.
"GoUcI-by. old fellow" cried Nulligan. Il
say, you've ros III with nice lot LIS only
respect for your wife that has kept mo from
trou1cinc tlcra-soIno Of EN-"
Miss Nitteas was ii tears.
Further on still l met Bangs on foot, who,
as I learned OIL getting home, had left because
GIrs Turticdove had protested against tho
heavy rappings on the kitchen ceiling.
Il have been impressed to leave you, my
friend" he said, solcnlrly. Farewell Verify,
scotTers shall have their reward
SO our few friends were conc. They didn't
go in peace, and that we regretted; but still
they were lone, and life has is consolation
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