The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-06

4 ring rno DELL, ana Mary, decRed out n
her afternoon nnery. with n strong smell Of
soap lowering about her, appears.
"Will you have supper ready by G o'clockf
SIS it me, SORT Faith, no. | nlver tend
70 no meals on a Monday, sorr.n
glance at her, but, secure In her position,
she Is not in the least disturbed, only advis.
ing me casually 10 ak something quick, for
O'Clock will DO here afOro you know IL,
sorr."
j motion 20 her 10 leave me. and Mamie
cumbs up on my knee TO prepare herself foi
little snooze against my shoulder-a habit
Of hers that always pleases me.
For fifteen minutes sic thinking-thiuk
ing Ny predicament Is something horrible.
A lucky thought call Susie who comes
into the room with the baby, fast asleep,
and as black as either Mamie or Bob.
Mind the children for a little while
am going out, | say, briefly.
/ 20 out, and when / return feel better.
"Mamc, guess III wash your face. dear. "
"Vewy well, papa. Wen 90 up 10 the
bathroom
"Yes.n
Ny foot is on the bottom stair when a ring
Of the doorbell resounds throughout tie
house simultaneously with the dining room
clock striking 6. IL is my wifel
"Como in, my dear. I'm glad 10 sec you
Indeed anil The children wero just 90
ing TO be washed NAMES apron is little
dirty, and guess Bob ough. TO have o clean
shirt waist This Is on my coat slceSc' Oa.
that's nothing. Sit down by the Gre, dear.
/ suppose you are very tired. lettme take
of your wrap for you. Yes, IA carry your
hat and things upstairs Mamie is glad you
are home again. She and Bob have been
very good So has baby What Wen, be
isn't very clean, is boz so, [ didn't expect
you quite SO soon, you see. Everything
would have been fixed in another ten min
utes."
am talking very fast, for ! am so glad 20
see tho queen again that hardly know what
do or say
where's the supperp
This cold question brings me TO myself
Just a minute, d-ar."
90 out into the kitchen, and have a shor,
talk with Mary, Ia tho course Of which ]
hand her q s. I'LL She soon has q tabiscloth
on the table, and makes cyory Preparation
for supper except the bringing on Of the
cd bles.
The queen sits in my usual place, with her
back 10 the table, calmly looking over the
papers she has brought from the Office.
go into the kitchen aud look augi0usly
out Of the side door, whence a Wow Of the
street can be obtained
Thank Providence" calculate feryenty,
at last; "herc he is.'
! won't say how / manage 70 put before
the queen q supper sucn as would do credit
10 any cool. IN ChristendOm.
Nor docs she ask any questions She takes
what there is, appears thankful, and con- .
verses with me on literature, art music
anything and everything but housekeeping .
And how ] love her for 10
But before the children go to bed thcy get
'pch wash as only a mother can give them.
Saturday night:
Supper is just over, aud tho queen and
are about 90 compare notes.
"By the way, my dear. ! called i'm at
,oone as / came home, to get some candies
or the children, and the bookkeeper i1ci-
lcntaily remarked that ho hoped 1 liked the
uppers be had furnished i've or SIX times
Turing the week. What did be meanN
"Oh, that's all right a little private mat
err" / stammer, aud the queen smiles an a
way that makes me feel like a fool
"Wcll, never mind Let me tell you about
be Office Here is my statement have
rawn it I'D very carefully"
1 take the paper and hastily look il over.
."Why, when did you get Brggsi see be
5 down bare for a $40 90 policyH
YES; l made the arrangement with him,
nd wrote his policy or Wednesday. after
talk. lwrote two other pohcies,
nth Swinton and Cana"
"Good Why you are a business woman
Ialoal / see You have Faue. too. There
man had almost givenup ! have been
fter him for o year, but | was afraid
louli never get him. and that, as somebody
Iys, be wouii 60 down 20 the grave without
penny in his pocket as far as insurance was
lncerned he always said be bad no time
talk insurance"
He had 10 find time TO talk TO me- BY
De way, have opened up new territory for
pa, and have secured the agency for the ,
illenuium and Equatorial Fire company,
hey should add a thousand or two 10 your
Early income, shouldn't they dear"
well, / should think they woIli," 1 cx- ,
aim rapturously "Why, you are a better
surance man than am"
The queen tells me Of her business doings
that quiet matter OF fact way OF hers, and
lem comes the question / dread.
How have you been getting along az
lmeH y
God bless heri She does not press the qucs- 4
on, but she lets mo 80 back to the oihc3 on [
ouday morning, while she clears the decks
4 general housecleaning.
l asked her on Thursday how she had man
ed to get rid Of all the evidences of my -
she had got the carpets G
clean, replaced the broken china, cleaned
G bird cage, repaired the curtains and put e.
e household in running order again.
Heranswer with just the faintest quzzical J.
lile, was. a
System, my dearl Systemm- George c. b
nks in Pttsburg Bulletin. Il