The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-07-11
me and see il the folks hain't got some

| thing for US to eat"
j She followed him in shyly. There
| were five or six men-farm hauds-look-
| ing at her For the first time in her
life poor Joe was Disconnected The
| farm hands followed Mr.. Wonder into
! the dining-room aud seated themselves
| at long table
| Such table Joe never saw in her
| dreams. Her eyes sparklcd as she
| looked over it.
There was pile of bread-beautiful
white bread-at each end Of the table;
such big slices, too. There were two
heaped dishes-covered out of sight with
brown biscuit There was large. a very
large, plate with ham on it. and another
with cold chicken There were so many
things Joe couldn remember them all.
Plates of butter, and honey, and fried
/ eggs. and preserves and pitchers Of
| milk. And such coffee, Joe never tasted
anything like it in all her life.
Job Wonder was a man who grew the
best OF everything, got the best prices
for his products, and enjoyed the very
best at his own table. @Ihere can't be
nothin' too good for US as grows it," JOD
was in the habit OF telling his friends,
whom he entcrta ned with lavish hos
pitality and husband and wife were in
accord. for Mrs Job Wondt delighted
III the reputation she had acquired OF
being the most bountiful Of housewives.
"Here, now" said Job, heaping upon
poor Joe's plate everything within reach
"a greater quantity than she had been
accustomed to receiving in two days
"you Just make yourself to home. No
bodyS mindin' you-they'ye as much as
they can tend to helpin' Ov themselves
You must be mighty hungry after that
long ride"
At first Joe only nibbled at her dain-
ties. Then, seeing that no one observed
her, she ate timidly; and then the odor
of the viands-their toothsomeness and
sweetness conquered all reserve, and she
ate to repletion; ate until she felt
ashamed of herself as she looked at her
plate What seemed sufficient for three
meals had disappeared.
"Now, as soon as you're mind TO, you
can go to bed We're early risers here, all
on Us. Mebbe you're not useI to it.
20, yes, ! am. a lus got up at five to
the"-she was going to say Poorhouse,
but she checked herself in time
"You don't say. Well that's as airly
as well want you, reckon. Mrs. Won
der will tell YOU anything You want to
know, said the farmer kindly as he lit
his pipe and sat down on the back porch
overlooking his broad acres.
Joe looked out in the yard, at the
chickens rustling among the trees, at
the farm hands laughing and Joking,
then shyIy askel the farmers wife if she
would please tell her where she was TO
sleep.
"Come right here" said Mrs. Wonder
leading the way to an upper room. If
you want a candle, yor. can have it to-
night. I'll leave this
Then Joe was left alone in the clean
white room MY" she exclaimed, this
must be like heaven."
She addressed sowly, very slowly,
looking at the pictures on the wall.
Then she looked at the bed in dismay.
Good gracious, How am | to get in
there It's almost as high as my head. )"
She tried to climb in, and rolled back
laughing to herself. Then she moved a
chair alongside of the bed, turned the
clothes down, ana hoped in.
As She did so, she gave little cry that
was like a s4ueaL The feathery noun
tain rose al around her. She was al
most buried in the soft bed.
"My goodness! There can't lie nothing
nicer than this in heaven"
She lay there laughing softly to herself
like baby growing or grooming in its
waking morling hours. Then she be-
came very, very drowsy, and then Joe
suddenly became oblivious to all the
world.
She was Sound aSIaan