The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-01
chat THERE BROWN.

The people who occupy the fat i'm.
indefinitely beneath ours are great
diuers-out; and as their dog is OF a
Sociable disposition, he commonly bur.
rows under the door-mat and bowls
until the return OF his proprietors
But the bowls now heard by myself
end wife were distinctly human, and
proceeded from our culinary depart
ment at the passage end Something
uRlst have happened to Loosha! We
sprang from the dinner table and
made one bound to the kitchen door
With instructive dellcacy we listened
a moment before bursting in. The
out~cries never ceased, though at
times they sounded strangely mu1led.
Had burglar dropped in for late
afternoon visit? Was he garrotting
the too faithful creature who had re-
fused to reveal the whereabouts of
che plate basket? grasped
the soup ladle-which | had
unconsciously retained - with
nervous determination. We rushed
In quietly. There was no burglar.
Only Loosha behind the scullery door,
with her head wrapped up in d towel,
was giving vent to bursts of emotion
which might well have aroused the
amy of the poodle downstairs. With
compassion, slightly tempered with
severity we questioned the girl. She
took some time to coax out OF the
chrysalis or pupa condition, but final
ay emerged from the folds OF tAe towel
and explained. Mother-who should
have known BETTER having but brief
twelvemonth since inferred her second
was now receiving the addresses Of
a potential third; himself widower
with nine membranes. In Justice
Go the asp,rant we may mention that
he was fairly well-to-do being re-
tired joiner by the name of Mr.
Brown. In Loosha's bitterest mo-
ments she deprived him of the prefix
calling him simply and for short
EThat There Brown"
The fell news had only Just been
brought by Loosha's little step.sister
Emmeline though Loosha had had
warning in the way OF
ereeps down her back whenever she
had encountered the designing Mr..
Brown, for some time past. 1t had
beer adjoining in her mind, she said,
by degrees as there was something up;
and this very afternoon he had upped
and spoke most barefaced, on the
identical doorstep. Says he, Mrs
Hemmans | will not deceive you that
10 was just through you dropping in,
In friendly way to clip at the lay
ing out Of her rs Is zone (and her only
buried eleven months) that my atten.
Sion was in u manner OF speaking
drawed to you; and, in a homely way,
putting the thing plainly for your
over quiet by yourself,
will say you have three and mo SINH
aarly nine; and both being unincum-
hijed, why not make one extra large
table out OF your medium and my full
Glzed?" Which table. Loosha paren.
thetically observed, would ultimately
prove her death bel.
j reminded Loosha that her mother
wHs still young, active, and industri-
Gus; and that one could not while de-
p&oring the act of Mr. Brown, revile
him for his choice of u successor to
the departed; that that successor
might DO called, even now, pretty
woman; and that men would be men,
no matter how foolish it was. | would
have continued in this strain, but that
LOOsha became hysterlcal.
She amt young!' she screamed;
with me twenty-three, how could
che? And she amt pretty; or, il she
"a, she ought to be ashamed of her.
Galfl And both my father, an Emme-
line and Elfred's father would say so
ar they was herel And if she does it
which at her time of life is dis
grace shall drown myself"
We have got over several days with
suit any casualties, other than those
we we're bound to expect And Loo.
aha is preternaturally bright, sharp
tight and brisk. As she goes about
her work. she sings Come Buy My
COIored ERIN" is favorite vocal ex-
ercise with her. But it has been SUI
lPerseded by Take Back the Art. "
And, from the piquantly expressive
meaning Loosha infuses into the open
ung lines, it is plain that she applies
them to Mr.. Brown whose addresses
have been discouraged, and whose
matrimonial plans have been circum-
vented. thanks to the prompt action
taken by Loosha in the matter
Loosha's mother, like many small.
meek looking people, possesses n con-
siderable amount OF determination.
III she really entertained weakness
for Mir Brown, that weakness was not
70 be put down with the strong arm.
L0osha realized that she tells us, as
che stood on the kitchen floor and
met those black, beady eyes, so like
her own. True, she opened no paral-
lsls, but dashed upon her subject in a
way peculiarly distinctive Emme-
line and Elfred, seated on two chairs
against the walt paused in their CON
sumption of bread and treacle on hear
ing themselves alluded to as poor
lambs. and joined their lamentations
20 sister Loosha's The tumult ragged
high, though Mrs. Hemmans pre-.
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