St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-08-24
AN OBLIGING NEPHEW,
lie Fell in Love to Order With
Great Abandon.

Great Abandon.
II told him I'd give him a cup o. te;
ana smack of something to eat jus
this once" said Mrs. Wilde. But
couldn't nOways take him TO board.
only wish l could. Six dollars a week
would be a great help TO me, and h,
seems a quiet, decent young fellow
enough"
Mrs. Wilde sat in her cushioned Bos.
ton rocker, grooming under the pangs
OF rheumatism. Flora Falkland was
seated opposite. bunch of long.
s;emmed roses i'm her hand, a light
scarf draped gracefully over her shout
lers.
She was rosy. brown-haircd young
woman. with a healthy bloom on her
cheek that bctOkcned the reign of per-
feet health.
oh. but you ought 10 take him.
Mrs. Wilder she said. six dollars a
week! and here are you. weaving rag
carpets and binding shoes. day out and
day in. for half that money. And the
spring chickens are growing so nicely.
and You have such nice early lettuce
and fresh eggs for boarder."
"les. | KNOW" forlornly admitted
Mrs. Wilde. '.And l wouldn't hesitate
. moment If Huldah was ut home. But
Just look at me. and see if you think
I'm Tit TO take a bOarler. even if he'd
pay me i'm gold and diamonds"
Flora Falkland looked conscience
stricken. 1t was by her advice that
Huldah. Mrs. Wilde's granddaughter.
had gone to New York to learn the
dress-maker's trade.
The old woman. doubtful of novelty
in all its shapes, had preferred to keep
Huldah at home, earning seventy-fivc
cents a day by her upskilled needle.
But that is nonsense" Flora had
said. There's no reason she shouldn't
get her two dollars day. if she can
have little tuition under Mime. Gio-
wanna"
Huldah. who looked on Miss Falk-
land as a sort of supplementary guar
dian angel. had prosecuted Mrs. Wilde
until a reluctant consent was extorted
and here the poor old soul, sick and
alone. and in danger of losing a good
chance 10 make a little money. all
through her (FlOra's) meddlcsome in
terfcreuce.
oh" said Flora to herself. twisting
the long-stemmcd roses; "why couldn't
have minded my own business?"
And SO, by way of minding her own
business. she plunged deeper than
ever into the vortex of other peoples i
affairs.
This won't do" said she; "you
must take this city boarder. The
trout season only lasts little while:
you can't afford to lose a day of il.
III 20 down to Widow Plimmint's and
'end Bethnal up"
what a head-piccc you've got. Miss
'lora!" said the old woman. admirinc-
Y. But I'm ashamed to make you so
much trouble"
1T won't be any trouble" said
'lora.
And she skinned across the fields
o the Widow Plimmint's cottage.
MY Bethnal amt goin' out to sarv- I
e, not to accommodate nobody" said
idow Plimmint. with a prodigious :
nif. 1T amt genteel. She's fac
Dry young lady now"
..DShov-rs so;l H.. ~
link you We all lost your senses" |,
She went to Mrs. Hopes Mrs.
.ope had three tall daughters and an
lcome OF nothing per annum.
I'D like to cblige you. Miss Falk- S
md" said Mrs. Hope. who took suus: t
nd spoke in monotonous drone like q
bufahle-bee. but Etta's took a loom .
. the new factory. and Orinda is J
'ieslady at Dorrick's store. and Juli.
nny's learrin' the artificial flower T
lsincas. 1t sort o hart's the dear u
iris fseiin's 10 be called work-fuiks."
And Mrs. Hope. who washed for the b
Glory young ladies'" took a pinch n
snuff and went back to the wash. S;
ID. "a
So it was everywhere. The factory |:
as an ogre that seemed to gobbic up
| the young woman element. "a
Fora went back to Mrs. Wilde in q
ss;,air.
He's come. Miss Flora cried the :.
d dame. exultantly. Hes as pleased "
Punch at the notion of stayin' here. d.
hen is Bethel Plimmint comm -
Flora considered minute. To Mrs !,
Tide six dollars week represented a
income. n,
Flora took off he. straw hat, with
cluster of buttercups and grass te
ossoms. and removed her gloves.
Bethel can not come just at pres W
IT." said shc. s-..Where's one of Hui I;
his bis checkered aprons. Ma