Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-05

young man meditating at a spot where
four roads meet
Can you tell me SIR said he,
| ''where Mrs. Abel Martin lives?"
"Oh, yes, sir; l can tell YOU" l re-
sponded, affably. But if you're look
ing for the situation of hired man I
may as we'll tell you that it's filled"
The burly young man made some re.
| marks, indicative, in a general way, of
his opinion OF the fckleness of woman
kind. and departed, whilst / returned
| rejoicing. to the old farmhouse.
Heres very nice beginning" said
to myself 1T is now my business
to give as much satisfaction as posi-
| ble."
Fortune favored me- in more ways
| than one. My mother-in-law sprained
her ankle on the second day, and l
| played cook as well as mau-of-all- work
with distinguished success, and l had
the satisfaction of hearing her say to
old Miss Priscilla Perkins that she
didn't know when she'd taken such a
notion to anyone as she had to the new
hired man.
| lies too young and good-looking to
suit me-" observed Miss Priscilla, purs-
| ing up her steel-trap of a mouth.
HE is good-looking. amt hep" said
| nv mother.in-law. But he's dreadful
handy about the house, and he amt one
bit afraid of work. And you'd ought
to have seen the oysters he stewed for
my supper last night, and the cup of
tea he made. Why. I don't miss Je.
NINA Stiles one bit If only Nettie
could have stayed single till she met
| such a man as this
smiled to myself as I laid out the
kindlings for the breakfast fire. My
accomplishments as Jack Of all
| trades" had never done me much good
| before. But now they were certainly
| winning me some credit in the world.
At the end of the third day she had
told me the whole story of her daugh.
ter's runaway match with "a good-for-
nothing young city chap" On the
fourth day she had consulted with me
as to whether it was better to put the
forty-acre lot into oats or rye. and I
had won her heart by taking to pieces
the old hall-clock, which had not gone
for ten years. and restoring it to rum
ming order once again.
And on the evening of the same day
Nettie arrived, all blushing and trcm-
| bling.
"oh, Dick" said she, ''is she very
angry?'
"My dear" said I, ''she hasn't an idea
| who 1 am
but, Dick
mo butts, my darling said l, cheer
| fully. '.Let us be julius Caesar over
again. We come, we see. we con-
quer.'"
And dragged my unwilling little
wife into the back room, where my
mother-in-law lay on sofa, nursing
her ankle.
Mrs. Martin jumped up, spite of the
wounded ankle.
Here's my wife, ma'am." said I,
| land l hope she'll give satisfaction.
"Nettie," she cried, in blank amaze
ment.
"Oh, mother, motherw faltered Net
tie, throwing both hands around the
old 1ady's neck. please forgive me
| this time, and I'll never, never elope
again"
added l.
And my mother-in-law relented on
the spot How could she do otherwise?
Henrietta said she, you've been a
naughty girl-there's no denying that
But your husband seems a handy man
about the house. and I'm tired of living
here alone. So take off your things
and go to work getting supper As for
you, Richard"
Yes, ma'am, I know" said I. eve
been playing a double part and de-
ceived you all along. But l wanted
you to like me-aud you KNOW" 1
added, ''all is fair in love and war;
well, l do like you-a little" admit
ted my Dother-in-law. HAnd now that
I have seen you, Dick I don't so much
wonder at the way Nettie behaved"
After that she never scolded us any
more. And I honestly believe that
! this is the only case on record in which
. mother-in. law was conquered In SO
brief campaign. Nettie says she
doesn't know how did it In fact.