Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-29
GOING a VISITING.

hours before train-time because / had
several errands to do there tsays M.
Quad in the Detroit Free Press). Look
ing up the broad street which ran
through the village, saw an old
black horse, hitched to a light wagon.
coming down on the gallop. In the
wagon was q man and woman. The
woman waved her hand and the man
piled the whip, and in a couple OF
minutes the rig stopped at the plat
form with snch suddenness that the
mud flew in all directions.
HAS she gomez" shouted the
woman, as she began to climb out.
"Who?"
'9The train"
"No, ma'am."
"Well, that's piece of good luck. |
thought we'd be about five minutes
too late. For mercy's sake, get that
trunk checked and buy my ticket!
Eyes, Mary, yes" he replied, as he
put forth his best effort, and he drag
eed the chest down the platform and
asked for q ticket and check.
ait is an hour and fifty minutes
yet" replied the agent.
"W-what! Hear that Nary
you've been fretting and stewing since
2 O'Clock this morning, and here We
are two hours ahead OF time"
at can't be-"
That's what he says"
"Well. William, don't you believe
all he says? You remember how Aunt
Harper got left by taking the word OF
ticket agent. Sometimes trains are
ahead of time, and sometimes be-
hind. Kiss me good.by, William"
"But there's lots OF time, Mary"
She appealed to me to settletheques-
ton, and when put the time at an
hour and forty-fve minutes she con.
sented to go into the waiting-room.
She sat down on the edge of seat
and nervously began an inventory.
Here's my handkerchief, and here's
NV wallet with 80 cents in it, and
here's my snuff-box and thimble and
steel. bowed glasses. Here's the recipe
for making hard soap Pm taking to
Cousin Jane, and here's that box OF
mutton taller to go to Squire John
son. william, Pm all right-haven't
forgotten thing"
do tellp'
"And only had five weeks to get
ready in! Well, William, good-by."
"Oh, pshaw, Mary-lots OF time
yet"
Don't be too sure about it. You
can't always tell about these rail.
roads. don't want to get left"
She sat down again, took q second
inventory, and and then musingly said:
81 covered up the flour barrel, and
hung up the bag OF dried pumpkin.
and put that jar OF soft soap away,
and lowered the curtains in the par
lor, and shut up the cook stove"
ayes, Mary" replied the husband.
"And / poured the water out
of the teakettle, carried that piece
of butter downstairs, sent home
Mrs. Aiken's DRAWN of tea and cup
OF brown sugar, and put that piece of
pork back into the brine"
"Yes, I'll swear to it. :"
well, good by, William. I'll be
home in three weeks"
at isn't time yet, Mary. It'soyer an
hour before the train'ili come along"
well, don't make any mistake.
You know, Cousin Hannah dreamed
that l got left, and don't want it TO
come true. And now, let's see: You
are to board at Henry's and 90 over
to the house once day."
"Yes."
"Be careful to shut all the doors
after you"
81 will"
"And don't build no fires
mo"
"And don't let theswill-pail get froz-
en- up up again. a
swell, William, good-by, it must be
time to CO."
"Oh. now, Mary, but it's just an
hour by the clock. Don't be so nerv-
GUS"
81 am a little nervous. suppose,
but reckon it's because I've forgot
ten something Did you take the
starch back to Mrs. Davis?"
al did"
"And carry the Wilder Smiths
kettle homer"
"Yes."
"And did l scald the eoffee-pot and
hang it up behind the stove?"
ayes, saw you"
"And wipe out the stove biler and
hang it up in the cellarway?"
"Yes."
"Well, that's all, / guess, and IN
kiss you good-by. I'll write you on
Sunday"
"Now. Mary don't be so Uneasy.
It's a bad sign"
ayes, seem to be Uneasy. but
hope it don't mean earthquakes and
hurricanes. Now, William, your liver
medicine is on the shelf in the kitch-
en-"
YES"
"It's the right hand bottle. The
other has got goose oil in it. and u
anybody is taken with cronp You
want TO send it right over"
"Tll dol it,"
"You take your liver medicine three
times day-haif a teaspooniul-in
water. l left out an old spoon"
Eyes" -
eff you have pain in your chest
make mustard plaster. There's
mustard in that tin box on the sec.
ond buttery shelf, left-hand corner,
and you can tear up one of my old
opiol--
Yes"
Let's see! You may have another
bile while am gone. The flaxseed is
in that yaller box on the top buttery
shelf"
"Yes."
"And-why. for mercy's sake2"
what is IT."
''There ham't no ink in the house
for you to write With knew I'd for
gotten something"
THAT'S So"
swell, it's too late now. Put a
little vinegar and lampblack in the
old bottle and guess you can make
out. Well, good.by, William. Re
member i have chalked down the
number of hens on the wood-shed
door, and you won't forget that we
have thirteen hogs, forty-six sheep,
one horse, and yoke of oxen. Let
the clock run down and don't try to
wind it, and If you want the lantern
you'll find it on the hook in the wood.
shed, with candle and matches all
ready, Well, good-by, William"
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