Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23

running every thing in the yard! don't
see why Dick didn't leave him outside, or
call some Of us to take him. Katel l
wish you would como and SEQ after Dick,
1've got to put old Prince in the stable"
"Does your Face hurt you, brothery" In
quired gentle, sympathetic voice at my
bedside.
would gladly have told her that the
magic Of her presence had instantly re-
l1eved tho pain; but I remembered the
course that had boon directed to pursue,
| and followed it.
"Oh, moi" I growled, "there's nothin'
wrong with my faoel Nothin' at all!
Don't see how you ever came to think Of
such a thing"
"But Dick, You have got your head tied
| up, and Gun smell that pain killer; and
| you groan sol Is there any thing you
! want?"
''No," just as short US could speak.
! had caught q glimpse Of her through my
! fingers and saw she WAS red-headed and
| not very od-looking, and I didn't care
| If she did get mad She turned to leave
! the room when her eyes suddenly rested
on my feet, and she stopped.
"Dick" she exclaimed, Ibid. you buy
them socks at the store?"
"Of course I bought 'em ut the store {!
| Great Boston! where did you think
| bought 'em? What difference is it to you
where buy my socks?"
''Eut, brothers" she persisted, "you have
got more good hone-knit socks already
than you can wear out in two years. What
is the use OF buying more?"
"When I want socks, I want 'em,"
| growled, "and there's no use tryin' to find
| any thing in this place when u man wants
| it. Where there are four women to put
things away, how do you expect man to
| find so small an article US q pair Of
| socks?"
''I'n sure don't have to stay here any
! longer that am wanted," exclaimed the
thoroughly aroused Kate. "There are
other places where would be welcome,
| and l can go at any time. You don't
| need to throw out your insinuations at
| ME, sir!"
Irolled over with my face to the wall,
! grooming YEARLY, and she viciously kicked
my boots under the bed and left the room
to relate her troubles to the old lady in
the kitchen.
! A few minutes after her departure, sis
tor Molly honored me with visit She
had quite recovered from her anger at
|
was very solicitous regarding her BROTH
er's headache.
at is too bad that you are subject to
such awful attacks, Dick, and they come
so sudden and unexpected too. You
know you were feeling quite we'll this
morning at breakfast! Do you want me
| to send after SallY?''
No, / had no desire to sec Sally just
then, and expressed myself to that Of
| feet. cpl be better directly" groaned,
as though my recovery was the saddest
| thing the future could have in store for
me. '1et her stay away from homo a
month if she wants tor
| ''l'm sure she doesn't go away often,''
said Miss Miller, takingup cudgels for her
absent sister ln-law at once, "and after
Kate marries Sally will be tod at home
more than ever. She has her hands full
with the children, you know; and l don't
see how l am going to manage oil the
milking and churning myself. But there,
Pm making your poor head ache worse
with my chatter"
"Oh, not at all; like to listen to you.
Suppose you sit down here and read me
something out of the last paper" meant
to evince my brotherly affection, and
show a due appreciation Of her kind
heart, but to my surprise her face sud-
denly flushed and the sweet blue eyes
filled with tears.
! 81 wouldn't have believed it Of you,
Dick" she sobbed. II know I can't read
and haven't education like the rest of
you, but it's cruel to taunt me with it in
this way.'
Terribly grieved at my mistake, hur
| ried to make my peace. "Ihad forgotten,
Mollie; wouldn't have hurt your feelings
for the world, and you know it. So dry
your eyes and tell me how you snjoyed
yourself last Sunday" Unlucky guess. /
knew l was on the wrong track again
when she turned en- mo with shocked,
half -angry countenance. GAS though I
could enjoy myself at Aunt Rhoda's fu-
nerall Dick. Pm ashamed Of you?"
She was gone, and I was alone with my
reflections, but not for long. l heard
sister Kate hail some one that CHANGED to
pass, and I overheard the request made.
They had sent for Sally. Shades of Plato
and Socrates, endow me with endurance
commensurate with corning trials!
| The old lady came in and sat down by
the door. taking particular care to avoid
noise and hustle. / expected she would
open conversation, but was doomed to
disappointment. The small boy also came
in and hung over the footboard of the
bed, cracking hazelnuts with his teeth
and slyly swapping the shells at his good
old grandmother. lay with the pillow
over my head, and groaned every breath.
The clock struck eleven. Just ono hour
moro and l would be relieved from my
somewhat tireso1ne predicament Only
sixty short minutes, but, ah-
Suddenly the half -strangled squall Of an
infant was heard at the front gate.
''Thar's Sally!" said the old lady,
speaking for the first time; and she added
something else which failed to hear, for
the youngster had suddenly swooped
down on me with ON aggressive demand
for my pocket-knifo.
~ want yer knife, daddy Daddy, ]
want yer knifeW
I had hung my coat on the bedpost, and
the knife was in one OF the pockets. I
! told him so, as the quickest way of getting
rid Of him, and then turned to get view
of my anxious wife. The first glance was
quite prepossessing. She seemed to LIZ
rather q nice little woman and it really
seemed cruel to practice such q deception
upon her, even in sport. 1 was waiting
anxiously for her first words, when that
blessed boy was heard from again.
'Oh, mammy See what purity