Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-08-27

. 7is- OJTI - ing house. Az
,SstSfe>=s5n least, l have
S=zSzlt-z,,sssss never been
W 49, able to fl II d
cut when Mrs Snively began to keep
boarding house. Though she had u
house full of dodgers who paid well,
she was always poor and did all of the
work, cooking, sweeping and the rest of
St. l have heard guesses concerning a
departed Mr.. Snively. who did not
carry his debts with him, but that's
neither here nor there.
The night before Mrs Grant had told
her that she proposed to spend the next
day with her daughter in neigh hboring
village, and would Mrs. Snivcly have
an early breakfast, so that she might
catch the train? Crhe train left at
nine, but Mrs. Grant was nervous).
Strangely enough, old Mr.. Grumpy had
Informed her that he also would be
absent on the morrow, being invited
TO dine with friend, and would she
feed his parrot in his absence, precisely
at noon?
Then at breakfast, early breakfast,
young Mr.. Lovelace had said ina very
hesitating way with rising color, that
he had an engagement, oh.-er-that
he would not be there at dinner, would
be elsewhere, that is, in fact. Fur
thermore, Mr.. and Mrs. Gowell and
their three children were observed
making preparation for departure
about ten o'clock, and when Mrs. Snlvc-
ly ventured to ask them their plans
she learned that they proposed to drop
in on the minister's family at dinner.
And wouldn't they be surprised!
That left no one in the house but old
Miss lie Croix, and she was confined to
her room with rheumatism, so that
Mrs. Snivcly washed up the breakfast
dishes with strange feeling OF leisure.
Thus she soliloq uized:
Lets see. What's to-day? Day be-
fore yesterday made bread Or was
it yesterday? Yesterday. So to-day's
Saturday and to-morrow's Sunday
Let's see. Last March year ago, it's
fourteen lasting months since I've
been inside church. (The hard
working little woman's memory was
not good, but this was undoubtedly
true.) How good it would be to- hear
the benediction again, Now unto
him who is able to keep and to see
them take up the collection, so pleas
ant like. And let's see. How does
Coronation start?" and the cracked
voice quayered through the grand old
tune, as the dish-wiper polished the
chinaware.
''I'll go to church tomorrow, Provi-
dence permitting and nothing hinder
ing. Now, for the first time in four
teen months, | have chance to get u
days work ahead. We can have cod
fish dinner tomorrow. How can l man
age NOW? Chicken | can warm up in a
minute. And pie. too" Here Mrs
Snivelys meditations entered sacred
realm into which / do not dare follow
her.
What busy hours succeeded, prepar-
ing for the expected church-going on
the morrow! She swept and busted
and tidied up the house for Sunday, be-
cause "the folks wouldn't be back till
TOO late to muss things up again, thanks
be to goodness" People in passing
looked at her very queerly as she beat
her rugs out of doors and washed the
parlor windows. ~ suppose l am a
sight to behold" she confessed, looking
down on AN indescribable housekeeping
aniform.
There were not quite enough potatoes
for Sundays dinner, so she went out to
a large garden back of the house-a
garden in which the thrifty woman did
most of the worll-and dug peck of
her very best. Didn't folks ever see
Il woman handle hoe before?" she in
dignantly soliloquized, observing how
peop-e in the street stared at her and
turned around to look back at her,
laughing rudely Mrs Snively felt
lonely and ill-used as she tugged the
baslset back to the house and began 10
prepare the Sunday potatoes
She took up her dinner on a neat tSay
10 rheumatic old Miss lie Croix, VIII c
must have felt particularly cross just
tilen. for she snapped out: who's beer
making all that racket about the house
this morning."
The folks were all away, and I'yC
taken the opportunity To get littlC
ahead in my work" faltered fortl
Ineel Mrs. Snively. I'm sorry ! dis
turbed you"
Huh! You'd better make your apol
ogies to the Lord" grunted Miss l.,
CroiX, taking up the prayer book which
LAY beside her reclining chair, and il
which she always read before eating
Mrs, Snively thought that Il queer re
mark from Miss LIE Croiy, but boweC
herself confusedly out OF the room, car
Eying Miss lie CroiXs vase to fill it wit
fresh flowers. When tins was done
and Mr.. Grumpy's parrot fed, Now
said Mrs Snively, "I'll do my market
ing for Sunday, and then cook what
can ali ready for tomorrow.
30 she put on her marketing garb,
uniform only less wonderful than he
housekeeping attire, and with an in
mense basket on her arm, sailed fortl
II was beautiful summer day, an
strangely quiet. How pleasant it is,
chirped Mrs. Snlvely TO herself ian
how every one smiles at me. This is