Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-01-17

r{YlIJiEE{ d o or and looked
>5S.Y4 VA FtGA n bout him with
e1ENs izt-I5Sg m NC h d s & u st.
5 & (LA}r9 "Well must say!
- ironing tool it was
s=ass regul arly under
stood, Maria, that you were a board
er here!'
"Well, am, brother" Miss Maria
rejoined, in all good faith. Il pay
my rs every Saturday night of my
liie."
Eyes; guess that's about what
there is of it." Mr.. Bascom hid q
smile in his handkerchief. "Dont
these Conways ever do any work,
Maria? suppose you took hand
in the washing, Monday, didn't
you?"
To his establishment his sister be-
gan voluble excuse:
ut was the first time, Joseph; upon
my word. OF course I've hung them
out, we know-mild weather, an like
that; just to get tn things outo o tn
way. But, this week Miss Conway
had company comin'-an' I'd just
as lieve. There really weren tho red-
SON"
Maria Bascom amt overly
smart the neighbours used to say, in
cruel, country bluntness; but that
any human being could impose upon
such docile trust and childlike inno-
cence. had never entered her brother s
brain to believe
He stood staring at her in grieved
surprise for II moment, and then,
with the air OF man used to his
own way and to much management.
announced his decision:
I'n tell you this Maria: You go up
stairs and pack your trunk, and to-
night We GO back to New York to-
gether. | guess our house is big
enough to hold my sister, and you
won't have to do any washing there.
| Go ONT He waved her to the door.
"l'll settle with the Conways, and
they'll learn n little wisdom before
they're many days older, reckon. "
Poor Miss Mnria, used always to
obedience to some stronger will,
scarcely knew how it came about
his sudden transplanting from her
old home, and its dear associations,
70 Joseph's nwe-inspiring city house.
Probably Mrs Bascom, who was
somewhat her husbands superior,
and the Misses Bascom, who went
u little farther up the social ladder
| did not welcome this addition to the
| amily with a great enthusiasm.
But, being the best hearted folks in
the world, they made Aunt Maria as
comfortable as possible; gave her a
pretty room, and. perhaps-as busy
people, and only human, too-did
not very much regret that she stayed
n good deal in the room they gave
| her.
Indeed, the new conner found her.
| self sadly ut loss in an establish.
ment where everything went by
| rlockwork, where her own service
was in no way needed, and where
here were no children-the little
'onways had been many. She was
most at ease with the servants, and
soon made great friends with Molly,
the second girl, who was from what
Miss Maria called lover our way"
and whose Yankee acuteness had not
been long in gauging the little old
woman's capacity Alright.
9TH folks upstairs" she said to
the cook, act like they thought
their aunt was same as them. What
she wants is to be treated childish;
and it only illustrates 'er, their max
in out she's grown-up us anybody.
'Tain't right; they ought to under
stand
The cook assented to this.
what dye s'pose she's frettin'
about now?ia'- Molly queried, -four
ishing n dishcloth. "She says t me
this mornin'-'Why,' says she, here
tbs tn middle o. November, an
amt heard word o Chris muss yet!
Don't they make much o Chris 'muss
in New York, Molly?"
What did we tell err" asked the
cook
20, SEE, tn Bascoms wa'n't in tn
way o dom much; JUS plum puddin'
fer dinner, an n turkey, an n couple
O. dollars apiece t you an me m tn
rest. They d.n't make no presents,
SEE |; an she looked all took back. ]
declare was sorry fer tn ole lady.
Says She why, t tn Conways
there was always great time;
all them children a-talkin' about
Senty Claus, an hangin' up
their stockin's. We all hung up our
stockin's t tn Conways,' SEE she. it
was real pleasant, too. Things seem
diff'runt some way, that come out o.
stockin' O. course'-an then she
drawed 'erself up, and tried to look
very dignitied. 'Of course, sez she,
all such talk ez Senty Claus is foolish,
an l don't know ez children ought t
be encouraged in it; but it sounds
| kind a uood t0f. T. have 'a,,, ooin'