Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-02-18
,.ct ~ new curtains, fresh chair cover.

7 BACK TO new curtiIns, fresh chair cover
| and polished furniture at night. You
see our old bachelor had yet much to
| learn.
Violet came to the tea-table, bel
| pretty face dIsfguTed by a close cap, a
| bib apron envelopIng her figure IL lis
! yoluminOus and curious folds and a
prc-Occupied air. There was nothing
| to eat but bread and butter, damaged
| pickles and cold pork.
"Eh! How's this?" asked Mr..
/ Howard, surveying the board with a
/ disgusted air. "Is this the best you
| have to set before US, ViOlet2"
"Grandpapa!" said Violet, with an
| injured air, 'you know 1 have some
! ambition to be good housekeeper-and
| how can l clean house properly and
| vet spend my whole time in the kitchen!
| Besides, for one don't believe IN lndl-
! gestible daintles. If ever l keep house
| l shall live on plain Graham bread and
simple cold water!"
! Mr.. Ericsson, who was rather fond OF
I harmless little side-dishes and salads,
! jellies and creams, WINGED Yislbly.
Grandpapa Howard stared a. the saucy
little girl in blank wonder.
After tea Mr.. Ericsson sat down TO a
chat with Violet; but he had scarcely
spoken a sentence before she rose.
Excuse mel" said She; "but | must
20 and see that the carpets are brought
in from the grass and the white-wash
pals covered. Your room was white
washed to-day, Mr.. Ericsson, and
thoroughly scrubbed. saw to it, my
selfl''
"Eh?" gasped the elderly lover think
ing of his rheumatism and sciatica.
''Poss bly, it may be little damp-lf-
IL any other apartment was equally as
convenient"
The bedsteads are all down, and the
carpets all up!' interrupted Violet.
You can either sleep there or in the
barn, whichever you chOose!"
Mr.. Ericsson looked rather disconht-
ed. Evidently the velvet kitten could
scratch, if she chosel And wasn't it
Just possible that Violet Howard might
be a shrewY He was no Petrgchio to
attempt tanning this katherine-and--
just then Mr. Howard can't in, and
the old gentleman's reYerie was cut
short.
He went yawning to his bedroom, at
nine O'Clock. 1t was rather stupid to
sit by the light of a kerosene lamp and
listen to old HOward's platitudes.
Violet came near him no more.
''Phe-e-wl'' said Mr. Ericsson, look
ing H0pelessly at the wet floors, ID
TeeSing walls of his roou.. ''Sheet5
damp, l'll r.. h-es a cookeyl My good
oman. - TO DOrcas, who was carrying
his lamp; chow often does your young
lady clean houseT"
-Four times year, sir, ;" said Dorcas
promptly" and Oftener if she thinks
the house needs it. She's a dreadful
smart housekeeper, is Miss Vi'let.
-Four times a year!n echoed Mr..
Ericsson, in dismay. why u mans
life would be secured and scrubbed and
steamed away from him at this rate. "
He woke up at the first dawn Of the
morning, stiff, sore, with aching pains
in every Joint.
Confound house - cleaning" he
thought, as he cOntrived to draw his
b.0adglOth coat across the newly
whiteued wall, thereby causing 1t to as
sumo a Tesem blauce to a miller's bloNse.
1--WE had enough Of it"
lie came down to a breakfast Of weak
coffee, pickles and cold pork again,
with 4 bag ready packed.
YOU'RE not going 70 leave Us, Eric
gony" cried nis aosr.
IL find important business will
take NE away this morning, ," unblush-
ingiv lied our venerable hero. And
look vou here uJwlrd-d word in your
earl Gui, ON mature reflection, that
It wOGld he very foolish fyr an old
Co6geT Ike myself to think OF aiiying
myself, 10 yog- - ahem -- charming
EranI-dauEhter. Nav and November,
ell? and all tnat soTt OF thing. She'll
be a great deal happier with some one
nearer her own age. And" speaking
very fast to anticipate the opposition
he saw in Mr.. HerodotUs Howard's
face, ''abOut that trl7e of money be-
tween Us, wei. cry quits. What does
a few dollars signify between fTiends?"
Take it as a wedding present to Miss
Violet, whenever she finds some one t.
take my place. Hal la! ha!''
And away went Mr.. Ericsson.
Violet Howard did not waste a single
tear over her recreant lover. She went
merrily on with the spring cleaning.
And when the annual ceremonial was
over she married-Oiyer BeltonI II
was very singular how Violet Howard
always COntTIyed to have her own way,