The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-02

of day"' he remarked. Then he start
cd the fire in the kitchen stove and put
the kettle on. 1t was so dark that no
was Obliged to keep the gas lighted.
Its funny the sun doesn't come mp"
he commented rs he drew his SILVER
ing form nearer the fire and watched
tho tea-kettle. which was now emit
ting steam and whispering the while
one of its soft lullabies. Between the
puffs, the kettle murmured: ''Wouldn't
you like to go to sleep-whoo, whoo-a
nice early moraing nap-puff, puff-the
sweetest sleep Of all the night?-whoo,
WHO'D" While this rhythmic measure
was going on and he had nearly yield
ed to the influence. q bell rang out the
hour. 'One-two-three." Then there
was silence. The other bells followed
and they all struck three times Were
tho bells mad? Three o'clock? Impos-
sible! Had not tho alarm clock gone
on and had not the clock been set for
six o'clock? Then why should all the
bells strike three? We're they wrong?
Or, was it possible that the alarm
clock had gone off at two o'clock? 1t
was more reasonable to suppose that
the fault was with tho alarm clock. He
had heard that they sometimes explode
ed before their time. With many silent
blessings on the clock he silently stole
upstairs and crept into bed. Mean
while the kettle downstairs went right
on murmuring: "Whoo-whoo-he' 60
ing to take his morning nap-puff-
M 4 hA L:
pered: rs breakfast ready yet, love?"
mo-" was the gruff response. Then
she sank into dreams and he followed
suit. his slumbers being broken by ex-
ploding alarm clocks and the flying
splinters Of kindling wood. Suddenly
there was loud pounding: He started
up just as another clock had gone of
in his dreams.
"What is that?" he exclaimed.
Its the milkman, think, dear"
said his wife.
At the same time, in confederation
OF her statement, a sonorous voice
arose from below:
''Mi-lk!'
why doesn't he come in the middle
of the night?" growled the husband as
he arose and threw a blanket around
him.
MY dear, you are not going down
like that? You will catch your death
of cold"
II don't care" he answered. desper
ately. As he opened the back door the
wind blew in upon him and the snow
covered his bare feet He looked like
a bleached Indian chief as he stood
there wrapped in his blanket. He
coughed in . funereal manner as he
was roughly greeted by the wlntry
blasts. The milkman, who was GOV.
cred with snow and had icicles on his
beard, regarded him in amazement
''Mornin,' he said.
''Never mind about exchanging any
eivilities, my FRIEND" returned the
other with chattering teeth. Just
pour out your milk"
Cant"
"Why not?''
Its frozen. But I'll leave cylin.
drical chunk Of ice in the jar, and you
can thaw it out" With that he clat.
tered his pals and disappeared whist
ling blithely as though life had nc
cares Tho husband returned to the
kitchen with the cylindrical chunk Of
frozen milk, intending to melt it neal
the fire. But to his CONSERVATION he
found that the fire had gone out. The
kettle was putting away despairingly
singing very softly: "Whoo-whoo-
you've got to build the fire again
whoo-whoo - puff-puff--" and then
after exulting q moment the steam
suddenly ceased coming from the
spout While setting and lighting the
fire once more, he soliloquized upon the
migratory propensity of servants anc
told himself that the next girl they EN-
ployed would have to sign a contract t.
remain at least month. BY this time
he was getting quite warm with in
dignation. and, although the atmos
phere was 50 chilly indoors, he woulC
soon have been comfortable. He knel,
on the floor before tho stove and begar
blowing at tho fire, his temper not BE-
ing improved by his Intellectual at
tempts to fan the flame into promising
proportions The fame wavered, flut
tered, looked As though it might be
come q promising confagration. anG
then-went out. He wrapped his man
tie more closely around his form anC
was about to give audible vent to hi.
feelings when he heard light voice
behind him:
You had better go to bed, love, ani
allow me to make the fire.
1t was his wife, and there was sus
picion Of laughter in her bright, blue
eyes.
So saying she knelt in turn before the
stove and soon cheerful ire was burn
ing. Then the kettle began to sputtel
again. ''1t's all right now-she know.
how to do it-whew, whew-you'd bet
ter go to bed-pu1, puff
Then followed day of tribulation,
the guests being given an explanation
which they received good-naturedly,
In the afternoon the wife went to an
intelligence Office and left word to have
girl sent at once. That evening there
was q timid knock at the side door.
The wife went to see who was there.
A fam iliar and welcome voice wa.
heard:
Its me-Katie. If you please.
ma'am, wants to came back. I've
changed my mind about LAWN"
The wife INDUCED in series of rap
turous EXPLANATIONS and Katie was
once more installed in the bosom of the
family, where she continues to reign
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