Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-24

" cIn no nave uOnff eXcla M0d
Mrs. Atwood. "To profess Socialism is no
crime
"No-if he had onl contentei himself
with that said Mary. 'But 1 fear he
has got mixed up with some dreadful
men, who have Ia en- advantage of his
ealous love IT what he calls the %asse'-
some OF ,ho e Irish Americans perhaps.
Or"
Not the dynaniters, let MS hope" in
ter ected Mrs. tw I'd, SIN ling. I'D MT
think Jack would he 70 lish enough IT, be-
lieve in that W cked policy
II don know what 10 think. p" remark
ed Mary. 20. er since then have looked
out every night, sometimes from a dark
beu-room window, and have always
.een the same man standing about out
side / tl.ouSht warning ack, but
was af al to mention II. 1t Is no fancy
of mine-it Is true; and do not know
whai to do for the best.
al wi sound Jack" said Mrs Atwood,
after 70 - moments pause. 81 will APP
peal to his common sense, and make him
break with these DANCE Gus associates 1t
is not fair 10 his mother or 10 you that he
should risk his livelihood for such silly
fanaticism. What a Thousand pltieS it Is
that he should have this craze
"Yes. If he would only give 1t up. "
cried Mary, ''how happy we might be
LIVING together as We do With what he
earns and the little income mother has we
are quite comfortable, so far as money Is
concerned
- es, dear; he must give 1t up. l have
good deal OF in uence with your broth
er, 1 think Al any rate, he Away lis
tens 10 what say. All. money is not the
only trouble in this world Mary! This
morning | almost thought 1t was"
THANK you, dear Mr.. twood re-
| turned Mary. :" GU do not know what
weight on have taken fron my mind /
shall go home ceiling quite hap and
cOnfiden'. / know the good influence
| you have over MIN and feel sure you
will use II to the utmost. | shall send
him round 10 see you the first hing t.
morrow morning.
why not TO nlght?' asked Mrs. At
wood.
'he never comes home now " replied
| Mary, sadly ''un II long long af er we
are in bed. Tomorrow he shall come and
see you good-by and the girl ran Oh
home with lightened heart.
Eli abeth Hawkins was at supper, and,
what is more She had company.
She was one of the best Of creatures,
and as faith ul servant as ever waited
upon q mistress but she was not so IN
maculate as to e5chew entire y what is
generally termed 'foll0war. Indeed,
Eli abeth had had a q cd string OF follow
ers in her time, but she made 1t a rule in
her present service, knowing the poverty
of her master an KIN ng how an <ious
her mistress was 10 keep down the house
hold i'll 80 enter ain them entir ly at
her own pense.
er present admirer was young dust
man. lizabe h liked them young and
was Mt narr w-miniel as to their calling
30 org as it wa manly one, and they
| cleaned thems Ives up prior TO making
| any emphatic declarations OF affection.
| Some pOrk-pies, a d sinful of baked pc a
toes, half a Dutch cheese, and large
Jug full of ale were the dainty artic es
under which the table or anei; and Reu-
ben Bates seemed appreciate the deli
cacies most heirtily.
ior so twenty minutes he could find
no ii e for cOnversat on and Elizabeth
regarded him Gdmiringly.
~ h, LIZ" he managed to gasp out
presently, after long draught of ale.
which he gulphed down with sublime
air OF satisfaction,
'What Is it, Lube? Nothing gone the
wrong way"
mo. it amt that" he mu INJURED. "t's
all prime | cant eat any more, Liz
that's all wot The matter.
- h. you amt ca 10 him, Rube" ey-
claimed thu hospita lie Miss llawkinS.
do ny aud eat q little bit mo e, RUDE
% leetle, t.eny, weeny bit Just to
please your old l.. ~ wiz -
''Well, ust mouthful, hen, return
ed the compla ent en- en-. Not t.
much eayy suppers don t some Ow
agree vita my constituoshun. "
Thereupon he pre- 'eeded to demolish
the last por l-pie and the remaining baked
potato. and, having finished the ale he
wiped his mou h upon the corner of the
table-clOth, and, heavlng great sigh,
10 ked around him with an air OF supreme
contentment.
md ow's the mas er bin a-goIn' on
lately, Lizly!" he in red, as he lighted
his pipe.
"Oh dread III Rube- e ain't no cart!
Not that e ain good natured
bat | ate a ~ Ran, 10 Why
don't @ set to work and do sonethnk
for is Twin, when 'e's that poor o don t
know where To turn for the ne t shillin '?''
"Ah, e shonid try dustin Dustin Is q
'onest calm, Lizzy- ain 1t "
Elf @ was my husband shout |, F" re-
piled Ia abeth. II wouldn't "A g i'm
'angng abo { the 'ouse doin' nothink,
wi is ands In is p kets. Dust n
All. dustin's to ard work for 'iml d
make sandwich Imam of lie Teller
like that Oh, kube, wot's thatP"
''Wot!"
why, that, Oh, there II Is again res
some one tappin' at the window! Wpt IL
it's maSter 20; 'e's up stairs W tn the
Captain and the miSsuS.'
There was tie ,und of another knock
upon the glass.
Where can you GO Ruhe "cried vi a.
"You muslin lie seen ERE. or my charac-
ter's gone forever. the sculiery? No
jump into this cupboard uick. There
are air 'Oles a. the tOp-stay there now,
and don You move.
VIII lie Eli abeth was s1eaking she hur-
ried removed every vestige of the feast
from the table.
who's there" she excla me at last,
as she unfastened tn back door, taking
care to Keep UP the chain as she did so.
ut Is only ~ aid voice from with
out. Mr.. clancy. Ilease open the
da0r I vyieh IN cnaak IN VIM