The state herald., 1890-09-19
SCARED COUNTRY AUNT.
AMUSING ADVENTURES OF A
DAY IN CHICAGO.
shS yisits Nephew sils ssd Me punb Win
and Il shocked At What She Sess aal
Hsan-Tssrors Of the Cable
Goes Home DissusteA.

cago. He used to set groat store by
my Cinthy. aud he wanted to marry
her, but l said no. twas aglu' scrlptur.
Thea no tried 10 get her to elope with
him. but shc told me what he was up
to. and he went Oft In huff, saying
she had too much talk 10 suit him. and
the next VIC heard he had married o
deaf and dumb girl, and he sent US
word no preferred that sort. guess
nobody was hurt much, for Cinthy got
forehanded man right of.
Sile was making 1t hum In Chicago.
and according to his tale ''llved In .
flve-story house by beautiful river.
drove his own team In the park aud
nte his dinner there once week. see
ing all the parades." He drove out to
our house on the prairie to coax his
mother TO go back with him and SEQ
fos herself how an expressman could
entertain. She nor l hadn't ever boon
before the. fire. and We had been afraid
TO 20 since. Mehitabel said hcr rleu-
mntiz was better nussed at homo than
atroad ind set In for mo to 70 In her
stead.
Well. II 1t hadn't OF boon for the pill
low put behind my back would have
clean give out before got half why.
We rode and rode and rode miles and
miles und miles after Sile told mo we
was 10 Chicago. but houses was as
scarce rs chickens teeth and no streets
ms far as could sec. AZ last they got
thicker AMI streets to match till we
fetched up to his fivc-story house. II
turned out 10 have five families In 1t.
and Silas lived on tho Top floor. The
Lord pliced me on the ground floor and
] don't believe in soaring up In the sky
I'LL I'm called for good. BY the time
had climbed up to his roost hadn't n
breath to say how DO you?' to Phoebe.
Silc and she twisted their fingers at
each other till thought l should
screech, 1t was so funny! Phoebe
smiled and shook hands like other
folks. md as far as could jedge her
bed and vittles were good. and her
bread rlz tho same US what mine did.
but, oh. it was awful quiet and solemn.
Sile shut up too as tight as n drum
when he got home. but his tongue did
wonders when he came to eat.
watched all night for fires.
didn't dare to undress and may bc lose
my best gown. Right after breakfast
put on my bunnit and me and Sile
went out together. He said he was go
ing to show me "a crib" thanked
him kindly, but told him didn't care
to waste my time that way. Crib.
indeed! just as il couldn't look at his
old one my dayD Then no proposed
n visit 10 tho DO I'd OF trade. but had
n shed full OF 'cm ut home. awaitin' my
own figure. and been used TO lumber
all my life, bein' native Of Maine. |
said didn't care TO 20 there. either.
What do you think he proposed next?
II makes me mad TO remember the
invite! let us go TO the stock yards. :"
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ears and shet to the door whenever "A
chickens neck had to be rung! felt
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