River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-16

and right that I should feel an interest
reckon it's Lly duty to advise her and
help her to live such a life as Nose
would want her to live"
"Yes. 1t is your right an duty" said
Mrs Gilley. IAN for your brothers
sake you ort to do IT."
iii go this very day an have talk
with her." continued Indy, IAN I'll
tell her what l know Nose would
have her do. / won't say nOthIn' agln
her teachip' the school. though know
IL Nose had been here he would q op-
posed that, too, for he is one o. these
sort o. men who think a womsns place is
in the house an the kitchen"
Mrs Gilley agreed to this idea and,
having got her sugar, yeast and other
things. departed for home.
Indy Begley put the house torights,
and, DOMINIC a big. black sunbonnet
set of for the Widow Lees house.
which was q mile down the ridge.
Hiram. from his position in the barn
yard. saw her going and, with a soft
chuckle. muttered to himself:
You're gOin' on q wild-gOose chase
this time. old oman, an I'll bet yer
come back loolxin' powerful sick"
Indy didn't hear this. and il was
just as we'll she did not for any thing
Hiram would have said would have had
no Influence with her. She had the
greatest confidence in her brother. a
great lubberly, awkward, gawky man
of torty. who knew no more of gallant
sentiment than pig knows of Sunday.
de had scrimped and pinched along
through life and managed to save up
cl.Ough money to get him a farm and
build a house on 1t, and, like his sister.
he had come to the conclusion that any
woman would be glad to marry him.
He had never said word to Addie
Lee about marriage, but he decided
that he wanted her. and. of course, felt
that all he had to do was TO tell her so
when he got ready and marry her.
Uncle Hiram knew a thing or two.
but he decided to keep his own counsel,
knowing from past experience that his
words had but little weight with his
wife or her brother.
Arriving at Mrs. Lees, Indy soon
the matter by saying:
Mrs Lee. duty is a duty, an
though it amt always pleasant never
shirk il. as you know"
Elm sure Of that" said Mrs. Lee.
Indeed you may be-" replied Indy.
al never shirk out o. nothin', an
that's why I'm here to-day. / came to
speak to you about the way Addie Is
carryin' on"
Carrying ong' repeated Mrs Lee, in
quiringly.
"Yes, with all this fine dressin' an
ribbons an SIGH. conceive that IL amt
no wise fittin' for farmers wife to git
proud notions inter her head. It's ex-
pensive to dress so. and, besides, wom-
en- who do il air apt to git above work"
Il don't understand your language,
Mrs. Brgley." said Mrs. Lee. perplexed-
~. II did not know that my daughter
wasputting on any great amount of style.
Ii is true she dresses neatly, but only
as one in her position should dress
Besides. she earns her own money. so l
don't see that the neighbors have any
right to object 10 her way Of spending
it. And last. Mrs. Begley, Addie is not
farmers wife, and perhaps never will
be"
81 know more about that Mrs Lee"
replied Lindy, with a wise look. than
you do / dunno as ought to tell you.
but Nose has set his heart on Addie.
an has made up his mind to marry her
as soon as he gifts back from the West"
Mrs Lee looked nonplussed. and
Addie. who at that moment entered on
the arm Of q young man from the city,
also looked somewhat confused and