Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-12
LOVE VERSUS SNOBBERY:
Or, The Man Not Ashamed of g
School-Teacher.

Or, The Man Not Ashamed Of q
School, Teacher.
''Otis, Otis Gordon, where are you?"
called Mrs. Gordon, as she passed from
room to room of her beautiful New
port cottage.
'Here am, Laura; wish you would
not talk so loud" replied her husband,
from corner of the piazza shielded
from the street by Japanese shades.
''Oh, yes, to be sure; how can be
so thoughtless! But Otis, love, this
letter has brought me such good news
that I am almost beside myself with
JOY"
Eyes? I should say you were in
that state most of the time;" and DR..
Gordon resumed the perusal of his
paper with the calm dignity of SUI
perior mind.
''But Otis, my dear, you must ask
me what I have heard or shall fly to
pieces trying not to tell YOU"
A pause. and then he said, still look
ing at the paper: "Well, what have
you heard?"
''You do not deserve to have me tell
you until you put down that paper,
you bad boy,' stealing up and putting
a plump little arm about his neck;
''but can not wait for that, so here
goes. This letter is from my old
friend, Dorothea Hobbs, saying she is
in New York, and if convenient, she
will come and pass a day with me.
The very idea! day! only think of it!
and have not seen her for over five
years! I shall write and tell her she
must come and give me longer than
that"
"When does she propose to come?'
''Next week. See here; this is what
she says: Dear Laura: When 1 re-
ceived your last I was-''' ~.
''Never mind reading the letter,
Laura; you know never like to hear
other peoples nonsense. But do not
see how you can invite her to. stay
overnext week. You know my friend
Runyon Mckenzie is coming"
$50 much the better, dear Otis; they
would help entertain each other"
"Now, Laura, don't be foolish; the
idea of Mckenzie enjoying meeting
with Miss Hobbs, a school-marm!
Why, who is she. anyway, you crazy
child? Some stiff old maid, I've no
doubt-teachers always are.''
IF she is teacher, she is just what
your wife was when you married her,
Otis Gordon"
''Oh do hush, Laura" cried her hus-
band, getting up and looking around
uneasily to see if by any chance her re-
mark could have been overheard. "
''Why should Ip am not ashamed
of having been a teacher; and there
was time when you did not think so
meanly of the profession, whatever
you may say of it now.''
"Oh heavens! Laura, you do make q
fellow feel SO uneasy about you! Sup
posing my patients the Huphysons had
overheard your last remark? I have
asked you so many times never to re-
fer to the-the-the-oh, what shall
say!--the unpleasant subject"
His answer was hearty kiss on his
forehead, while his wife said: '.You
foolish old darling, if it would not
make you feel bad, should like moth
ing better than to call you a snob,
which, indeed, you are, most en-
phatically; and if did not love you so
much, 1 would try shaking you sixteen
times day to shake the naughty no.
tions out of your head" And the idea
so pleased Mrs. Laura that she laugh
ed a merry laugh, iniwhich my readers
would have joined could they have
seen the difference in the respective
sizes of herself and her husbands
difference that would have caused one
to think of q titmouse attempting to
train an elephant. iaGgnT VI :,
''Well, what room are you going to
give her?" Gsr IL. =.
''The best front room, of course
II thought so; Laura, you have nc
more policy about you than babe.
Here is this fellow, Mckenzie, with
wealth, position and high family con.
aections, and you do not hesitate q