The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

- would have been re-
spectively, SO and 34 years. But the
sobriquet fitted to them when bare
footed lads scampering over their
fathers acres had clung to them long
after he was dead and they were them
selves the proprietors.
Mrs. Kenny survived her husband
several years, and remained with her
sons on the homeplace, the sons de-
veloping into first-class farmers, and
she keeping the house in the beautiful
condition as it had been her won't to
keep it while her husband lived.
After her death the farm went on
the same, the fields were duly sowed
and reaped, the sheep shorn of their
wool coats, and the fattest of cattle
stretched themselves out in the clean
est Of pastures. Not so with the
house, there was a pitiable change in
its aspect.
"Aunt Becky" the neighborhood
weaver, who, during Mrs. Kenny life
time had been now and then assistant,
was, with her son Rob, given tempo
rary charge ofaffairs. But the broth
ers had never the heart to turn
Aunt Becky off, and the temporary
charge had dragged through six long
years. But now Rob had married
and Aunt Becky had gone to live with
him. At this junction Cousin Florence
ran down from the city to see them,
as they at first thought; but to con-
gratulate them and undertake to Sc
cure them capable servants who
would keep their home in the order
that it should be kept.
"Good wages will get good servants,
George" she said, land as paying
good wages is, you say-and rightly
say-one OF our Christian duties I
guarantee you can be suited"
A few days later the girls arrived.
Henry met them at the train and
could not credit his eyes when he saw
two well-bred, trim looking ladies, ap-
parently 10 or 20 years old. But
the letter they brought from Florence
explained. They were two of a lot of
Varney College girls, who had secured
places during vacation at the Sulphur
Springs Hotel, or rather they were
two more than were needed, and in
the nick of time she had engaged them.
So ran the letter. -s. r-s -. 81. .'a ~
"What on earth made Florence
send these women out here?" said
George to Henry, after he had taken
them into the kitchen and inducted
them into their realm; for in help
less kind OF way he had been opening
safes and presses and telling them
where he thought Aunt Becky kept
provisions, utensils and such like. II
don't know exactly where Aunt Becky
keeps every thing" he concluded, "but
around here-somewhere"
With a keen sense of modification,
gendered by the horrible state in
which he found the aforesaid realm
and the ladylike absence OF criticism
In the girls faces, he returned to his
brother and propounded the above
question.
"What on earth,' he kept on, could
Florence have been thinking about.
Varney College, indeed! What do I
care about Varney College? Getting
money to complete their educations!
| don't want q schoolteacher ora
scholar either; want acook. Idon't
want biscuit made by axioms in
geometry. l want to eat after the
old soda and buttermilk recipes.
They'll have daisies for supper, regu-
lar daisies. Mark my words"
This being Georges prediction, what
was his surprise that evening when
the bread was as brown and light as
if it had come from a. bakery, and
= the coffee served with it was hot and
YIoh and fro o,,f. ~
and toothsome.
"You were a little 'hasty, GEORGE"
said Henry that night as they again
talked the matter over. "They cer-
tainly distance Becky I'm cooking.
When have we seen a steak that we
could tell from shoeleather?"
- George grunted assent. Eyes, they
' can. cook, but what about getting to
work OF morning? Schoolmisses GEN
orally like to lay a bed, and that cur
.ly-headed one that calls :herself Halle
will be an hour getting down her curl
papers,"
While early hours were fresh in his
mind, he stepped back to give his Or
der for breakfast. He marched down
the hall with q great show OF author
ity, his speech made up ready for de-
livery, his speech was: "Breakfast
promptly at g." With a vigorous
push he threw open the door. Two
pairs Of eyes looked up sslrprisedly,
but calmly and gently. -e,..s'.
- II was just going to say" he said,
after clearing his throat a time OF two.
81 was--going to say, we have break
asst at 9, when we can-that is, if you
IAN. Along about 6-somewhere."
"It shall be ready at g." Julia an
,wered.
And so it was Tiae next morning
vhen George and Henry entered the
a little late themselves.
consequence OF some extra time
hey had given their toilets, thew
onnd the breakfast on tire table and
dallie in the prettiest of white caps,
,aiter in band, standing hehind the
hair at the foot of the table with the
espectful, dignifed air of a. lieu
enant awaiting generals orders
WHAT hour do you dine7" she