Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-17

race tLhrrc Was no tcrfAcs out the
squire thought the name sounded so
norous and pleasant. so he had chris
tened his flze little cottages Simpsons
tarraoe'D he boarded with Mrs. Chip
Ley and her two daughters. Maud and
Marian, who felt IL great distinction
10 De II any service, however slight, 10
the pastor.
Maud gathered fresh flowers for the
study table every day. Marian sat up
late nights 20 iron and mend table linen
80 that the good man might have clean
napkin every day. and 10 darn his stock
ings so that you could not tell mended
pieces from the whole. and the little
widow herself exhausted every culinary
Resource 20 humor his dyspepsia and 70
conrriye dainty dishes out Of the least
possible foundation. To these three
simple women Rev. Milo Miner was
like an embodied saint
And now that Mr.. Miner is safely
gone for the day" said Mrs Chipley,
swell clean the sitting room and white
wash the walls. Run To Dxey's. Maud,
for hump Of unslaoked lime; and-oh.
by the way, bring some cornmeal, dear.
Wen have hasty pudding for dinner
and eat at the kitchen table. Some
hasty pudding and milk viii do for US
women"
..Of course it VIII do. mamma" said
Maud
II lust like pudding ard milkw cried
Marian, jumping gleefully up and down.
..and. although Mr.. Miner is such u
81 IL. Of a.
10 have him gone once in awhile, 80 that
we can clean house and eat hasty pud-
ding ana milk Oh. Maud!- she whis-
pered TO her aesthetic sister. as Mrs.
Chipiey went out to hang the big kettle
over the fire, I've such an idea in my
head. Ii you'll only get a little grass
green paint, ready mixed. when you are
ut Dixeys. aud a medium sized brush!'
..Green paint, Marian! What forY'
.sHush, don't let mamma heart I'm
SO tired of hearing this called the house
with the blue door"
Maud obeyed Although the elder in
point OF years. she had long been accus-
toned 10 BE- dominsered over by pretty,
positive Marian
But il is the strangest thing,
Marian she said, as fifteen or twenty
minnses later she handed over q mys-
te-ious tin can and an oblong paper par
Gel TO her sister; ..Joe Dean Is out now
painting his door blue"
Tastes differ" said Marian, shrug-
ging her shoulders, now invested in a
pretornaturally shabby old calico gown.
suitable only to the EXTREMIST exigen-
cies Of housekeeping time.
s.Blue is lovely color. but as applied
to house door am heartily sick Of it.
joe Dean has no more taste than q New
foundiand dog"
The Deans are expecting city COM
pany to luncheon" said Maud ..'They
sent to borrow the butterfly china plates
this morning"
at must be- nice to have city COM
pany,- sighed Marian.
.'Oh, but 10 think Of the work Of it,
said Maud. lifting both her hands.
Mrs. Chipley came In at that moment
also clad in what Marian called her
"scrubbing regimentals." and wearing
an olive silk handkerchief tied around
her still bright and glossy hair, and the
three set themselves deterrninedly to
work
Rev. Milo Miner, on reaching the
railway station. received telegram
tina. his friend, Professor Klingenburg,
could not possibly meet him that day.
Very good" said Mr.. Miner, ''I'll
Just step back home and get mouthful
Of luncheon and then I'll go to look over
those ancient manuscripts with DR..
Hodges. He has been urging me to do
so for some time psst, and l may never
have a better opportunity than this"
Mr. Miner tucked the umbrella under
his arm. tipped his black, wide trimmed
hat over his eyes and set of ON a swift
swinging stride back to Simpson terrace.
The blue door stood wide open. So he
walked in without the least ceremony
Fresh p;aintT' be said to himself. ele-
waiting MS thin nostrils. IF there's any
thing on the face Of the earth detest il
il fresh paint And I've got il all over
the skirts Of my best coat tool Where
Is Mrs. Chiplsyf What has become Of
the riris7 Nobody ever seems 10 be In
the way when they're wanted But.
fortunately. here's luncheon ready
spread. wonder now how il hap
pered. How could they know / was
coming back. Cold rosst grouse. with
current jelly-chicken salad. picked
ovsters-ressily, now. this is something
quite beyond the ordinary run of our
bile If fare
he pastor sat down and ate with an
excellent appetite Tie made big hole
In the chicken salad mound: he picked
che bones Of crrSp. brown grouse with
genuine satisfaction: be battered fsky
biscpit and sslssed u RS flavor bv several
Ess3onfuls q amber ounce preserve
All The same said b. 70 himself. as
he WIPED his mouth with damask nap
kin and rese from hls chair. with a.
other glaze az the vegetable shsped
watch. ~this sort Of thing IL quite be
yond Mrs. Chipiev's means | thought
sha had better sense must really
sreak g her about II. In the meantime
must malse gpod speed il | expect e
have much time a. my friend Hodge
place"
Away ha trnazesl. much eonforted
snd sustained A. regarded his inner man
-Ieet J'ef' shrieks,i Miss Francescs
Dear. coming into the room few min
ues later. what have yen done' Eater
NJ sA the company lancheons On. YOU
gnss-ly---
Il aadn't do no such thing shouted