Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-02

pork IN the center OF the table, Hankod
on either side with dish of apple sauce
and huge loaf of white bread.
81 wish we had silver forks and glass
goblets, like Hattie Andrews folks,
said Kathie, hurriediy removing their
brown jackets, and tumbling them into
the blue earthen dish which Lettle
brought from the closet.
fFWell, if Mrs Hunter is as hungry as
I am, she won't think of anything but
her dinner" exclaimed Arthur bring
ing up the chairs with good deal of
noise. ''That apple sauce is scorched,
Rosa Bell, smell it. Father won't relish
that"
"Well I can't help it," answered the
girl, in discouraged tone. "He needn't
have sent Martha off just at this time"
''It's all right, DEAR" said pleasant
voice behind her, and Orphies slipped
into her seat at the head of the table.
She had changed her wedding dress
for simple calico, and a white apron
was tied about her trim waist. Martha
was getting old, Rosa Bell. We want
younger maid of-allwork. Never mind
the forks, Kathie, have some better
ones in my trunk. Hector, it strikes
looking about the dingy, poorly-fur-
nished apartment. sit must be enlarged
in some way. You must see Durham
about it at once, as it must be attended
to before warm weather sets in. Dog
days are so trying in Hillswood."
"Mv dear Orphies." Mr.. Hunter
turned his severe eye on the dimpled
face oppcsite-"it would cost mint of
money to enlarge this ROOM"
"Not SO much" said Mrs. Hunter,
composedly. eve had ours done at
home. l think papa said the cost was
$3.50"
Gone hundred and fifty dollars %
cried Mr.. Hunter staring at his young
wife as if he thought her crazy.
"Why, my dear Orphies, you speak
as if money grew on bushes, and could
be picked as easily as berries. Besides
[ never heard the first Mrs. Hunter
complain that this room was close"
'Poor thingT' said orphies, pity
ingly, perhaps she didn't dare
thur A base ball match on the
common Why, that's delightful.
Don't stay at home on my account [ beg
of you. Go and enjoy yourself while
you can Were boy I'd go with
you As it is [ will sit by the window
with papa and watch the game. Oh,
Hector, | forgot to tell you Florence
Freeman was married yesterday, and
who do you think the bridegroom was
Oh, you would never guess, so / might
as well tell you. 1t was Percy Whitman
and such display as was made. Not
at all like our humble union"
"Wny didn't you take him, then %
growled Mr.. Hunter, whose feelings
were somewhat 'riled'' by the proposed
change in his house. Gle wanted you
at one time, didn't he ?''
Orphies laughed gleefully.
81 didn't want him" she said. "I
had rather have you than a dozen
Percy Whitmans"
And then, springing up, she threw
her arms around her husbands neck,
greatly to the children's establishment,
and, if the truth be told, to his own as
well.
"We will need some wood for the
morning. Hector" said Orphies, that
night, as her husband was preparing to
change his boots for the comfortable
slippers he had commanded Kathie to
bring him.
She had found so much to do, and
had entered so heartily into the duties
awaiting her, that her, wedding day had
passed very much the same as those
spent under her fathers roof.
Father never chops the wood" ven
tured Rosa Bell, seeing the look of sur
always did it, and when she died 1
looked after the kindlings."
Orphies gave the batch of dough she
was kneading a vigorous turn.
THAT isn't. Woman'S work." she
said, with a determined shake of the
head, Come, Arthur, help papa in
with the wood, and then we will hear
all about the base ball match. Hurry,
Hector, my dear. No, no, Arthur isn't
strong enough to cut those great logs,
that is your work. He will bring it in
as fast as you get it ready, and baby
and [ will come and see that you do it
properly.
Catching the little one in the round
white arms bare to the elbow, and
dotted here and there with patches of
-four, Orphies danced out into tie
followed by the grumbling
Hector and the amused children.
Didn't / tell you father had found
her brother. "He never did this in his
life, and yet he doesn't say word I m
glad she's come"
eff she keeps on the way she has be-
gun, I'll stand chance of getting out to
play once in a WHILE answered doubt
ing Arthur. 81 had just jolly good
time this afternoon, thanks to her, and
i'll never get another, can look back
on that"
Orphies had been married a week,
when people began to look for open
war; buff there was any the young wife
kept it to herself.
To be sure, life was not all sunshine,
but she had expected few rainy days
would creep in.
She had married Hector Hunter in
spite of the reputation he bore. Why
she had done so no one knew, but
probably Orph1es did, for in spite of
the apparent dreariness of her lot, she
was sunny, sweet-tempered and happy
in her new home, just as she had been
in her old.
True to her word, Orphies went to
work to enlarge the dining-room. She
had painters and carpenters, masons
and plumbers till Mr.. Hunter was be-
side himself with rage. and threatened
to go away if that state of affairs con-
tinued.
Orphies calmly listened to all his
speeches; and when the room was
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