The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-08-25

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t2kT least, have
@==gsys@E never been
able to Fl d
,ut when Mrs. Suively began to keep
boarding house. Though she had
house full of dodgers who paid we'll,
'he was always poor and did all of the
work cooking, sweeping and the rest of
t. 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
aer that she proposed to spend the next
lay with her daughter in neigh boring
village. and would Mrs. Snively have
IN early breakfast, so that she might
catch the train? Crhe train left at
zine, but Mrs. Grant was nervous).
Strangely enough, old Mr.. Grumpy had
informed her that he also would be
absent on the morrow being invited
20 dine with a friend, and would she
iced his parrot in his bsence, precisely
At noon?
Then at breakfast, early breakfast,
Soung Mr.. Love1ace had said in very
nesltatlng way with rising color, that
nc had an engagement, oh!-er-that
ne would not be there at dinner, would
be elsewhere, that is, in fact. Fur
thcrmore, Mr.. and Mrs. Gowell and
their three children were observed
making preparation for departure
about ten o'clock, and when Mrs. Sn1ve-
ly ventursd 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 a year ago, it's
fourteen lasting months since I've
been inside a church. THE hard
working little womans memory was
not good, but this was undoubtedly
truc.) How good it would bs 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 quavered through the grand old
ho 1ich.
chinaware.
''I'll 90 to church tomorrow, Provi-
dence permitting and nothing hinder
ing. Now. for the first time in four
teen months, have a chance to get a
days work ahead. We can have a cod
fish dinner tomorrow. How can man.
age NOW? Chicken can warm up in a
minute. And pie, too" Here Mrs.
Snive]y's meditations entered sacred
realm into which do not dare follow
her.
8. 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 1.-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. II suppose am a
sight to behold" she confessed, looking
down on an indescribable housekeeping
uniform.
There were not quite enough potatoes
for Sundays dinner, so she went out to
q large garden back of the house-a
garden in which the thrifty woman did
most of the work-and dug a peck of
her very best. Didn't folks ever see
a woman handle hoe before?' she in
dignantly soliloquized, observing how
people 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
basket back to the house and began to
prepare the Sunday potatoes.
She took up her dinner on a neat tray
to rheumatic old Miss LIE Croix, VIII o
must have felt particularly cross just
then, for she snapped out: who's been
making all that racket about the house
this morning?"
''The folks were all away, and I've
taken the opportunity to get a little
ahead in my work. faltered forth
meek Mrs. Snively. I'm sorry dis
sthrbed3 you."
y ..''Huh!, You'd better make your apol-
ogies to the Lord" grunted Miss LIE
- Croix, taking up the prayer book which
lay beside her reclining chair, and in
which she always read before eating.
: Mrs. Snively thought that queer re-
mark from Miss LIE Croix, but bowed
crselfsconfusedly. out of the room, car
rying Miss LIE Croix's vase to fill it with
fresh flowers. When this was done,
and Mr.. Grumpy's parrot fed. ''Now,"
said Mrs. Snively, "l'll do my market
ing for Sunday, and then cook what
can ali ready for tomorrow"
SO she put on her marketing garb, q
uniform only less wonderful than her
housekeeping attire. and with an i'm
mense basket On her arm, sailed forth.
1t was q beautiful summer day, and
strangely quiet. "How pleasant it isl
chirped Mrs. ;Snlvely to herself. land
how every one smiles at me. This is a
CHEEKY world after all, if 1 am q for
lorn old woman in it. How finely peo-
pie arg getting to drsas. I'm sure I
dent ssB how they afford IT," inutssrsti
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