Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-29
THE PRIZE PUMPKIN.
,..o Proved Herself Good Farm
" er's Wife, After All.

Ia amt itP" said Deacon Parker,
IN his lay capacity OF grocer. he
.,rbe1 out fourteen pounds OF crushed
WE. VIZ for Mrs. Parmalee, who sat upon
a ,all stool on the customers side OF
a. oouuter. John" continued the
nsacon as he carefully returned about
ate.spoonful overweight to the bar
:, ..John always seemed kinder still
rhoo he was amongst the gals, and /
'.,onlated he'd be one OF our old bach
sIors; but there's never any telling"
Mira. parmalee gave slight groan
and shook her head.
III you feel that way about 1t. how
u,ust feel?n she said. ''As for his
no he's changed man. And Aunt
.hbv took to her bed. And my daugh-
,ors have cried till | thought they'd
.rv their eyes out. We're an afflicted
family, Deacon.
81 want to know" CALCULATED the
Deacon. ale amt married the hired
gal, has hep
~ wish he had, y said Mrs. Parmalee.
.Sbe'd have helped about the house"
81 dunno" said the deacon. MY
,rapdmother's youngest son-an uncle
If mine, that warn't much older'n me
he married his mas hired gal. and
she Jest folded her hands and wouldn't
,atch the water to wash 'em with arter
the ring was On. 'Tisn't one OF the
Jorkinses you've had the famerly quar-
raj with fur so long time?"
Il wish it Was one of the Jorkins
girls said Mrs Parmalee.
II rant TO knoWr' said the Deacon,
in italics as it wilder with suthin
sgin her character like Samuwell
Penmelon married."
NO said Mrs. Parmalee. She's
set-up city thing. with ali the airs you
ever saw She's fresh from boarding
school, and talks French, and sings
Italian, and plays. l must say, like
professor. She's all style. and de-
spises US, and hates the house ant the
farm and she'll wean John from u.s.
He's said more hateful things since he
was married than he ever said in his
life before. We gave him the best
bedroom, and she's got him to new
furnish it. And | wish it had pleased
the Lord to take me years ago, for l
don't expect ever to be happy again
while live"
Pretty bad pretty bad" said the
Deacon. But perhaps she'll turn out
better than you calkerlate, as she
grows older. P'r'aps it's childishness.
Nv wifi .! L.
regular setting down, and settle her
for good
MY spirit is broken" said Mrs.
Parmalee, with sigh did l say a
pound of raisins, aud a paper of all
spice and Oh, yes, | nearly forgot
the tea-the same we always got;
pound. And put them in the car
rage I'm going next door to the
nllliner's to get my new bonnet
saw my daughter-in-law looking side,
ways at my old one lest Sunday" and.
Win another groan, Mrs. Parmalee
carried her budget of woes to Miss
trimmer. who was even more sympa-
thetic than the Deacon
Meanwhile, Johns new wife was
having rather a forlorn time of it at
home. John was lecturing her.
Don't you think you could take a
alae more Interest in country life,
ueaf' he was saying. at would
please the family SO much"
laoJohn," said Rosa, with her big
ulue eyes full OF candor I'm sure
i've Sketched every thing. The spring,
Tue well, the loeusts on the hill, and
DOssle' the calf; and I've got great
punches of grass
les-but | don't mean an artistic
interest said John. "A real solid one
Voulan you feel "a little like country
sN II you tried, Rosa?'
l nave driven my own pony, and
pp''naps could drive the reaper" said
Acsa' plaintively. And | wouldn't
minu giving the pigs their Cruel, what
''er.hey eat; I'll churn."
Inc hlred men and the servants do
vt 'aa' Rosa, said John, rather Sc
''y' Don't pretend to misunder-
~ 'alu me- I'm plain farmer and nv
s aac must not be too much above
'-,,ss take an interest IT."
dol doF ''' 'fieu nosa' =" nat
,, 'Oaa could not say. He only knew
ri fa' MS nome, which had been place
\. pva0e and comfort in the days when,
's, .le bachelor brother of five-and-
hoa NY ne had been the adored of the
M NJ the idol of his mother, and
vo,. admirable Chrichton of his
Of asS. sisters, had turned into sort
ss. ssOlnet of torture; that the little
to ms VINO had left boarding school
,so marry him-and whom he had
.stnsn perlect-was spoken of as a
er.oes as thing of airs and
Ts as one who put on airs"
bssD ,l 'iy wore the air of having
Ama' through frightful trial. Sharp
and :, We're said-bitter ones, also;
Old a an amlab'e parents, his cheerful
were cn". ana his lively little sisters
praNs ~ into beings as solemn az
\, me t change had been brought abou,
ro llm giving them what he supposed
rvin~ D DC pleasant surprise-in mar.
tbs%s Nosa He had quarrcled with
She INV INV ne was lecturing his wife.
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