Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-12
"HOw TO MAKE HOME HAPPY

Oiif buL HO Oue COuIu neIp DuN
ing of her," said Mary PenSeathel
who held the chalk for marking ou
the squares on the quilt-fOr thi
discussion took place at Mrs. How
ellis quilting bee, and the rainbow
tinted mosaic was already Tight,
fastened on the frames and SUI
rounded by maids and matrons
each armed with needle and thimbl
-"she's such pretty, bright-spokel
little thing"
"Beauty's only skin-deepw vic
iously remarked Mrs. Dodd.
II bought one of her books" sal,
Mrs. Widgeon, reaching for tn,
scissors" How to Make HON,
Happy'-and very interesting i
was, too"
"I dare say" observed old Mis-!
Meeker; "and l gues. likely it wa.
you she meant when she told Louisa
Grier she had talked over every ole
fogy in town"
~ know one old fogy she won't
talk overw said Mrs. Dodd. "In
my young days girls earned Their
living by doing housework and sew.
Ing, instead of tramping around the
country like horse-jockeys and
lightning-rod men. The wax, Mrs.
Widgeon, if you please"
But even while Mrs. Dodd thus
emphatically discoursed the enemy
was beseiging the fortress she had
left ungarrisoned. Pretty Francie
Follet, with her little bag of books
on her arm, and a cream-colored silk
parasol interposed between her and
the sun, was walking up to the Ven
itian.red front door, between rows of
double puce and yellow holyhocks
and thickets of scarlet London
pride" and sweet.smelling southern
wood.
Mrs. Dodd is rather n hard nut
to crack" said Francie to herself;
"but I've induced more impractic-
able customers than she to suscribe,
and I'll have try for it, in any
event"
She knocked cheertully at the
door. No one answered. She
knocked q second time, and still
with no result.
"I'll go around to the back door"
said Francie, no whit discouraged
"Mrs, Dodd is just the kind to be
stringing pickle-beans there or feed
ing the chickens"
Mrs. Dodd was not there, how |
ever, and why she was not there
the reader knows. It's quite i'm
possible for anyone except an cara.
bian Knight" genii to be in two
places at once, and Mrs. D0dd was
even then ventilating her opinion OF
books agents in general, and Miss
Follett in particular at Mrs. How
ellis quilting bee.
The chickens scattered away |
from the door step, little peeping
roly-polies of yellow down, the cat |
stretched herself out with yawn,
and Junius Brutus, Mrs. Dodd's tall
nephew, had nearly tipped the
fresh-drawn bucket of water down
the well in his amazement ut this
very unexpected apparition.
"Why, it's Francie Follett ~ said
he. "Ain't it? Dram l mistaken"
"How dye do, Junie?" said Miss
Follett," helding out plump little
hand, whose rosy fingers bore the
imprint of the last blackberry hedge
she had passed. ave used so sit on
he same bench mt district school.
iidn't we ? And fight dreadfuny
when the teachers back was turnedf
But how you have grown ~
Junius' laughing dark eyes shown;
le Redeemed preceptibly.
You've altered too" said he.
Won't you come in, Francie?"
"I'll have gourd shell at the de-
icious sparkling water" said the
'ook agent. "Ah, thank you, Jun.
ns. Is your aunt in?"
mo, she ISN'T, Pm sorry to say"
"Well, perhaps you'll do Just as
veil, said Francie, seating herself
omfortably on the door stone and
pening the bag. Junips stood look
ng at her; he wondered what was
oming next.
do you want TO know How to
lake Home Happy" she sudden
y demanded.
Every body would like to know
low to do that said Julius, little
"Fhen all you've got to do, is to
uy my book" said Fraucie, hold
ng up n blue-and-gold bound vol.
Ime. "Im in the book business,
on see."
Juuius Dodd colored to the tips of
lis ears. He knew very well his >
pinion upon that subject, but what
vas man to do when n girl with y
'rkspur-blue eyes and the reddest of |,
ed lips beseiged him like this. :
"Only ST." said she, "and if youm
ubscrihe for the greatest domestic =,
aper of the age, the Busy bee, you :,
an have both for 81. DO please put .
our mamie down Junie,n she added
vith a pretty coaXing intonatlon of =
ler voice. I'm ao anxious 10 score