The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-04-07

and told me about It. do think Manday is
the most neighborly of any of US. She is the
first one 10 20 in there, and IL was not from
curiosity either, for she said sou
at was very good of her, Of COURSE drily
remarked jed
.Manday saws Mrs Orcutt is a dreadful
pretty little woman. and ma pleasapt and
common like as need be Sbe savs she don't
look one bit worried over the idea of having
a bad bow to manage She didn't ace the
boy: his mother aa,d he was NOT we'll. and
had kept his room the most Of the time Mr..
Orcutt will not be here often. for his busi-
ness keeps him in the city. That bow
will lust run wild around here with bis
capers. Won NAV depend on Il. for Mnndav
saws Mrs. Oroutt looks too mild tn hold him
in.n
"If the how IA sicl, Ican not sea anv danger
OF our being overwhelmed with b;s nranLs
Do 90 over and see them. mother: don't let
her feel as II she was all alone with n siclt
boy and we 40 near.n
"That / will. I don't wnnt To feel as II
they was intruders even n the bov ia hero.
Strange should feel 40 nut out about one
boy, for I well remember when Won was a
lad, and dare saw this vounyster's mother
loves him az well "a I loved mine. but then
Won was nm extra oool Inv Jed -
0Whv did WI n1tpty mn IN n, onr n
bashfui boohv thon ,,othor,,,
"NoIv do icst hoar yvho avor ,vop,d tb,n,,
of calling vn,, smch na,,a 40 that nrav
tell9 T know von have al,yavs kent sby nf
the Girls .ro,,nd hero and an, ,,,ht o,ad NJ
that - and Mrs Inbnoon sno,,o fro,n tho
denths of bo. boo,, tbon
Nome of tho r,,at;c bnout;o. In tbo+ cu;o,
farming d;atr;ct nod o,,ccoodod IN ottr,ct;n :,
tho attention ~ Tod Iohnson A+th, dootb
of his father he had Come home from n dis.
tant collage and tal-en chor,o ~ Tho farn
AS be found his comn.nv a9ong bis hnolrs
and with his mother be ,vas lool,ed mon 40
a bashful bachelor a title that would not
disturb him anv If he lknev a.
"Jed.u said Mrs Iohnson .r ca,,ed IN
Mrs. Orcutt TODAY. and she ia one of the
prettiest little women 7 have seen for many
n dav. She seems dretfu, tal,en nm with
her new home and savs ~ .Tohnnie oniv i'm
proves. she will he nerfectlv contented 7
don't know which sbe meant h;a health ~.
conduct. dare sav it,s hoth She th;nks
he will be out in a few davs. wonder n 7
called her mama RIGHT, She onaned tben,
big blue ewes of hers when called her Mrs
Orcutt an wide and inouiring lil,e that
thonght NAV be T yyaa wrong about ber
namen
at might be. mother. for noticed she
looked surprised when 1 used her name in
speaking to her to-day. A board was loose
on the fence back of the garden. and saw
her irving to nail it OH. 40 / walked over and
fastened IL for her II ia nv opinion x,ye
have found some very nice neiebbors.n -
In a few days Johnnie Orcutt was ont.
and. as nothing terrible seemed to develon
in the neighborhood on account of r.. Mrs.
johnson quite lost her fear of being terror
ized bv had bov.
ss,Just Won wait until he ia we'll before
YOU think him so tume.n was the uuieting (,)
remark of Manday.
Things seemed progressing finely with
Mrs. johnson and her pretty neiehbor. who
dropped in often and chatted so pleasantly,
that Miss Manday grew quite Jealous and
told the old lady she was quite carried away
by a pretty face.
"Dear. no. Manday. it's not her face as
| knows on. but it's her bright CHEEKY wavs
| that takes nv heart
30, we'll" with a toss of the head, "I'm
no hand to Law aside old friends for new. as
YOU must know. How do Won know She
amt fishing for Jed?n
:Mercy on us. Manday! how Won do talk
| of Mrs. Orcutt.,
"Hain'tyou ever heard OF married women
| flirting? Il have, if YOU hain,t.n
"I'll never believe any such thing of her
anyway; beside she never comes here wher
| Jed is about home, and they have not got
one bit acquainted vet"
"Well. why don't her husband come home
oftener, I'd like to know"
81 am sure | don't know, Manday; TO,
some good reason, / dare say.n
s'Well, I'd ask her, would, but it's nc
affair of nine Good afternoon, Mrs. John
son.
The following afternoon Mrs. johnson
took her knitting and went over to sit with
her little friend the intervening hour before
supper getting. She found her busy mend
ing coat for Mr.. Orcutt.
''rm so glad to have you come in, Mrs
johnson. 1t seemed so quiet here, for John
ME is off to the woods this afternoon.
could not go with him for 1 had nearly for.
gotten this coat needed mending, and Ed
ward is coming tomorrow. Johnnie car
scarcely wait, he is so anxious to see his
papa.n
81 found it lonely to sit down without some
one to talk to. You are spelling me about
being alone. I am getting childish, an
afraid, Mrs. Orcutt.''
"Call me JENNY, will YOU pleased I would
so much prefer it. always allow Johnnie
to call me that"
81 see he does, but it don't seem to me the