Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-12


little home my ears caught the sound
Of woe and mourning My worst fears
were doubtless TO be realized.
pushed hastily through the door. which
stood open. and on to the kitchen
whence tie sounds proceeded. A
glance revealed tho true condition of
affairs.
Down on her knees. wiping up blue
murky food with which the floor was
deluged, was Martha. her scolding and
complaining drowned by the shrill cries
which proceeded from the mouth of
Angelina. Yes, Angelina Minerva,
who stood dripping as naiad, the
little tails into which her hair had
been braided with the usual white
string now blue. standing out in every
direction on her head. her pink dress
streaked and discolored. She had ev-
identity fallen into the kettle, and then,
perhaps, overbalanced and upset the
vessel. getting well drenched but 9TH
erwise escaping injury, and our TRACE.
dy was only comedy after all Soap
and water only being needed. i betook
myself and basket quietly and unno-
ticed out Of the house. When Martha
came in an hour later TO finish the
washing, she seemed quite subdued and
discouraged, poor soul.
dat foah Is spilled intirely," she
said, end hit was dc whitest floah in
town. Use habin trouble. Pears like
de waters oh 'fliction's gittin too deep
fob me.
Martha's reference to the waters of
affection recalled the blue blood had
seen her struggling with short time
before and somehow provoked my
mirth. wouldn't have hurt her feel
ings for any thing, SO when / was able
to repress the smothercd fit of laughter
with which / silently shook for awhile,
said. checrfully: "But there's always
something to be thankful for, and es-
pecially in this case. Think how ter
rible 1t would have been had poor lit
tie Angelina been really drowned, as
we thought at first"
"She's done spilled her close" re-
turned Martha, grimly determined not
to be cheated out of tho satisfaction of
viewing the affair in its most unfavor-
able aspect, end she KANT 90 to
school till she gifts some noah. She'll
be's ign'nt md know noflin as dem
tripes of chilluns OF Mandy Shows.
Kase haint got de money to spend
fob close. Dat cvittcr of q Barbary
Green's done gone md leased jim Dun
ley's washin' way from me.
] didn't harrow up Martha's feeling
by saying ~ told you So" though !
own i was tempted to do something OF
the kind, she had acted so foolishly.
But went and hunted up some out
grown dresses of Fannie's that would
make over nicely for Angelina, and so
relieved Martha's fears on that score.
Indeed, fancy she had some such pos.
sible outcome in view when she made
her plant. She also decided to paint
her kitchen floor; so she went home in
quite cheerful frame of mind.
For some weeks my time was SO
taken up with various matters that
Martha's affairs were almost forgotten.
But one Monday morning her joyous
notes rose SO jubilantly above the
splash of her suds that knew some
thing had occurred to raise her spirits.
what kind oh shoes you're gwine to war;
We shall war dem golden shoes.
Sich eatin' milk and honey dab,
We shall w ar dem golden shoes.
Hurry up, brudder, or you'll DO too late,
We shall w ar dem golden shoes |
Git in de chariot, fob CANT wait
We shall war dem golden shoes"
And then loud and clear, keeping |
'hythmic melody with her rub a-dub-
dub rs she washed, the words of the
chorus:
wat kind of shoes? Golden |
shoes. Wat you gwine to dop Garry |
de news. Wat kind of shoes you
gwine to WARP We shall war dem |
golden shoes"
''How did you succeed with your |
carpet, Marthap" l asked feeling sure
hat her good spirit were in some way
connected with that enterprise.
Hits all vowed md put down, Mis-
Whelan," returned Martha, her round
ace fairly beaming with satisfied self
complacency. Nd yiste'd'y nd day
befoh was quahtely mcetin'. Dare's a
good many brcdrcn md sistern from
iist'nce nd we'd do house full oh
company bot days. Bruddah Mosely,
lie presiden elkah, md his lady, staid
with us obcr night md yisto'd'y fob
linnah 'vitod Mandy Snow md Bar
barry Green md der men. My, yoh'd
,ughter seen dem two critters wen
Sistah Mosely she said dat carpet OBJ
mine w dc pootiest one she cher seed
n her life md she's boun'ter hab one
est like hit. Nd Bruddah Mosely he
said: La, sistah M'gom'ry wero'd
yoh git dem rainbows to Illuminate
voh 'partment widP ! jest fought
lat Mandy Shows settin' on needles,
she's so tuck down. I'll walnut she
loan brag bout hor carpet no NOAH"
md Martha chucklcd and shook her
lat sides as she thought of her rivals
discontinue.
And again l was silent. For had ]
,ot attended Mrs. Sayes' reception
gust the week before and come home
ceiling little discontinued with my
own wcll-worn parlor ingram after the
display of rich velvet that adorned
her floorsP 1--WE arc all of one fam.
ly." said to myself; and l took my
essen gratefully and in silence. Mn
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