Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-23
A MODEL MAID.

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/ Eric Hale, with a slight grimace.
THAT sinpering, fine lady, with the
useless white hands and shallow so
eiety laugh! Oh. Aunt Della. pack
my portmanteau and let me of on a
lecturing tour until Flora Lees visit
/ comes to an end!"
Mrs Dove looked a little disap-
! pointed. To tell the truth, she had
especially arranged this visit with
reference to her nephew. Eric.
"He's fine young fellow she
said TO herself, with true feminine di-
plomacy, with an excellent parish
and fine prospects-andi it's high time
he was settled In life with wife
Ana | think Flora Lee would suit him
-exactly"
And ssre was the young man him
self upseiting this charming castle In
the air with out the least scruple OF
conscience. like the modern icono-
clast that he was.
well. Erie said Mrs Dove, de-
spairingly. I'll write TO her not 70
come. OF course / don't want 70
put you out. just when you're 50
busy, too, with that course OF lee
lures on the Book OF Revelations
bat really thought that Flora
would make the house lively"
..she's d deal too artificial 20 suit
me. " said Eric Hale. ASK her 70
come in June. when ! shall be OF TO
Omaha aud Nevada on that confer
ence business But as for visitor,
should much prefer little Polly
Peppercorn' big wax doll. with the
silky black hair and the startling
black eyes, that open and shut By
q machinery
I SO Mrs Dove. choking back the
I tears Of disappointment tfor she had
been nursing this pet scheme In
eecret for long while), sat down
{ and wrote letter TO her friend
; Miss lee. postponing the proposed
(, sojourn at scarborough farm until
= roses should be IN bloom and straw
r berries begin 70 Fipeu
II "Adunijah. I" sald she to the hired
/ man. take this letter TO the post
c oslcc
!. Yes. en-. " said Adoniiah, and Dc
Is put the letter in his pocket and
: straightway forgot all about Il.
Ii was a dismal rainy morning u
April. the yellow ionquils beaten Y
the ground. the Kerry wild violct'
Bhutting their eyes as II IN unmiii
gated disgust az the unpromisinl
state ol the weather Overhead
racks II gray clouds scuddcd across
the heavens. and the little sheet o
silver lakclot under the Hill wa
dotted and dimpled all over with thu
falling rain, as Il pierced with
thousand tiny jayelins'
? "lts no Ssc trying" said Mrs
Dove plaintIycly. The faies them
selves have conspircd against me"
The carpets were up. the pals Q
- whiiewash stood stcaming IN tn
middle 81 tho parlor floor, and Mrs
n Dove herself. with her gray curl
tied up IN yellow damask poke
handkerchief. which her great-uncl
had brought from China half cen
fury ago, sat crying on the lowe
sG edge III a step-ladder. For Betsy
% the help. had fallen down the celia
. steps and broken her leg, and Mrs
!. Mulroney. the charwoman, had sen
- broken out avid tho maiscls, sure
spcckeied over like a shower Of re
H. peppcr--an' sorra bit OF clanir
could she undertake for her until tn
wake over
And these three days Of all tn
a. others" sighed Mrs Dove. "whe
y Eric has exchanged pulpits with Nh
N Waehburne. And he so dislike
81 housecleaning; and
~ Dear me, Mrs Dove, what is tn
Il inatterPN
ss. Mrs. Dove started TO her feet wit
~. little scream for there, exactl
OF, al II she had rained down ont OF n
ON gray. uncompromising zenith, stoC
Flora Lee herself, IN trim brow
!. travelling dress. with a neat littI
hand bag, Rossamcr waterpro'
cloak and silk umbrella
"Why, Floraw cried she, 'ho
'sEsil i came you hero9"
So. "By the train. 81 course" sat
os. Miss Lee; "pnd | walked from Il
az \ station.
- IL wrote 10 you not 60 come, sal
y Mrs. Dove. IN CONSERVATION
" "But ] never received any sue
m letter. said Miss Lee "Shall ! {
Z; away again9"
- mo, you darling, you shall
nothing OF the sort" said Mrs. Dow
IN, enthusiastically 1T is only beoau
@ - because we were house cleaning
u 81 am not afraid Of house clea
H ing" said Flora II see how II is
r. with comprehensive glance arour
@ the scene Of confusion, land ! a
% going TO help you through with it
,ot "YouP said Mrs. Dove.
b .. "Yes, ~ replied Flora "Wl
= notp just lend me one of Betsy
aid dresses. Where is Betsy, by Il
\ wayP"
q "IIer father has just carried h
. home in the wagon. She has brok'