New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-01
WIHNlE'S FORTUNE.

with floods of gasl;ght and the genial
glow of the fire-for Mr.. Joseph May
berry was g. very "queer man." &C
cording to his wife's opinion, and this
fancy OF his to have nasty, ashy fires
all ever the splendid mansion before
the weather became cold enough was
one OF his "enceltric Freaks" Mrs.
Mayberry called it, with g. curl OF her
Hip, a. toss OF the head and a. SMILE
almost OF contempt, directed at the
hale. hearty, flonest-faced old gentle
n1an who had married her for her
pretty face ten years ago, when he
was an immensely rich wldower, with
his handsome half-grown son for a.
aot undesirable encumbrance.
They were sitting around the hand.
some table, discussing their 7 o'clock
dinner, with the solemn butler and
his subordinate in silent, obsequious
attention-these three May berrys,
Gather, son and the naughty, we'll
dressed lady who was wearing a de-
cided frown Of disnleasure on her face
"a frown she had barely power to re-
strain from desenerating into q YER
bal expression OF anger while the SER
wants were in waiting, and which, as
che door finally closed on them leav-
ing the little party alone over the wine
and nuts, burst forth 1mpetuously:
81 declare, Mr.. Mayberry, it is too
Dad! have gone over the list OF in
vitations you have made, and to
think there is not one-no not one
Of our set among them, seld such a
herrld lot of people as you have
aamed!"
Mr.. Mayberry slipped his wine con-
Gentedfy.
II told you, didn't I, Marguerite,
that it was my intention to give an
old fashioned dinner? And by that
meant, and mean to whom it will, in
deed, be cause for thankfulness AS to
making 81 grand fuss, and seeing
around our table only the
people to whom q luxurl Gus
dinner is an, everyday occurrence-I
shall not do it. And as to the guests
on my list being 'horrld' and COM
anon, you are mistaken, my dear.
None OF them have g. worse failing
than poverty. There is not com
rnon,' vulgar person among the ten
names on that paper"
Mir. May berry's good old face light
.pfI oIIr i'm =
est Mayberry's handsome face reflect.
ed the satisfaction and pride he felt IN
his fathers views
Mrs. Mayberry flushed, but said
nothing.
She knew from experience that,
kind and indulgent as her husband
was, there were times when he suffer-
ed no appeal from his decision. And
this was one OF those times.
awe will have dinner ordered for -
o'cleck, as it used to be when / was a
boy. We will have roast turkey with
cranberry sauce, and mashed pota-
toes and turnlps, boiled onions and
celery, and all on the table at once
For dessert, pie, cheese and cider, and
nothing more. Marguerite, shall l
give the order to Lorton, or will you
attend TO it?'
Mrs Mayberry twisted her dia-
mond rings almost roughly.
ooh, don't ask me to give such an
insane order to him. | have no
wish to appear as a laughing stock
before my servants, Mr.. May
berry. 1t will be as severe
astrain on my endurance as I am ca
pable OF to be forced to sit at g. table
with such people as the Hurds and
the Masons, and that Thyrza Green
and her lame brother. and that little
old Wilmington and his granddaugh-
Ter, and
Mr.. Mayberry interrupted her gen.
fly:
"Old Mr.. Wilmington was a friend
of mine long before he went to India.
Since he came home with his sons in
FAINT daughter and lived in such OBJ
scurity-comfortab although plain,
Cor Winnie earns enough as daily gov
erness to support them both cheaply
Il regard him as more worthy than
ever. Ernest, my boy, shall call up
on you to help entertain our guests,
and especially at table, for | shall
AAGbFS liz COL Gull 10 epoouO w SCC1l CLOIl
out of their appetites."
And Mr.. Mayterry dismissed the
subject by arising from the table:
"Would like to go? Oh, grandpa,
4 should! Will we 60, do you Think"
The little, wizened old man looked
fondiy at her over his steel-rimmed
glasses.
$50 you'd like to accept Mr.. May
soerry's invitation to dinner, eh, Win
ME? You wouldn't be ashamed of
poor old-fashioned grandfather, eh,
among the fine folks OF the family?
Remarkably fine folks, hear, for all
L can remember when Joe was a boy
together with myself. Fine folk, Win
,uie, and you think we'd better go?"
"I would like to go, grandpa.
don't have any recreations-I don't
want many, for I think contended,
honest labor is the grandest thing in
Che world, and the best discipline
out, somehow, can't tell why, but
want; to 90 ] can wear NV h1acK