The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-25


they piped more feehly. "Now, git up,
Maud
Sarah Maids tongue Glove to the roof
of her mouth.
"Quick 20
"Ma thought-it was-sech a pleas
ant hal that we'd-we'd better leave our
short walk to h.me," recited Sarah
Maud, in an agony of mental effort.
This was too much for the boys.
80, whatever shall do with We ?"
moaned the unhappy mother. "f sup
pose I've got to learn it to yer!" which
she did, word for word, until Sarah
Maud thought she could stand on her
head and say it backwards.
"Now, Cornelius, what are you goin'
ter say ter make yerself good comp'nv?"
''Dunno!" said Cornelius, turning a
little pale.
"Well, yer amt goin' ter set there
| like bump on log 'thout sayin' a
word ter pay yer vitt9es. air YEP" Ask
Miss Bird how she's feelin' this evenin'.
or if Mr.. Birds havin' busy season, or
somethin like that. Now we'll make
b'lieve we've got to dinner-that won't
be so hard, cause yer'll have somethin'
to dot awful bothersome ter STAN
round an act stylish. If they have
napkins, Sarah Maud down to Peorv
may put 'em in their laps N the rest of
ye can tuck 'em in yer necks. Don't eat
with yer fngers-don't grab no vittles
Oft one mothers plates don't reach out
tor nothin', but wait until yer asked N
| If yer never git asked don't git up an
grab it-don't spill nOthin' on the table
cloth, or likes not Mis- Bird'll send yer
away from the table. Now we'll trv
few things ter see how they'll go! Mr..
Clement, do you eat cranb'ry sarse ?''
''Bet yer life p cried Glen, who. not
having taken in the idea exactly, had
mistaken this for an ordinary family
question.
"Clement Ruggles, do you mean to
tell me you'd say that to dinner party?
I'll give ye one more chance Mr.. Glenn
ment, will you take some of the cram
b'ry?"
eyes, marm, thank ye kindly, if you
happen to have any handy"
every good, indeed Mr.. Peter. do.
you speak for white or dark meat?"
II amt particler as ter color-anv-
thing that nobody else wants will suit
me-" answered Peter with his best air.
First rate nobody could speak more
genteel than that Miss Kitty, will you
have hard or soft sarse with yer pud-
din ?'
GA little of both if you please, an I'm
much Obliged" said Kitty with decided
ease and grace, at which all the other
Ruggles pointed the finger of shame at
her and Peter grunted expressively, that
their meaning might not be mistaken.
You just stop your gruntin', Peter
Ruggles; that was all right; I wish I
could get it inter your heads that it amt
so much whaf yer say, as the way yer
say it. Ely, you and Larry's too little
to train; so you just look at the rest an
do as they do, an the Lord have mercy
on We an help We to act decent! Now,
is there anything more y'd like to prac-
tice?"
eff you fell me one thing more I can't
set up and eat," said Peter gl oomily:
I'm so cram-full of manners now I'm
ready to bust 'thout no dinner at ALL"
me too" chimed in Cornelius.
"Well. I'm sorry for you BOTH" re-
foined Mrs. Ruggles sarcastically: tif
the mount o. manners ye've got on
hand now troubles ye, you're dreadful
easy hurt Now, Sarah Maud, after
dinner, you must say, Il guess we'd
better be goin';' an ifthey say, 'Oh, no,
set awhile longer yer can stay; but if
they don't say nothin' you're to get up
and go, can you remember"
"About once in so often!" Gould anv
words in the language be fraught with
more uncertainty?
WELL" answered Sarah Maud,
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