Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-12-21

hhtSAihS aI JuC StIy WdSlluduu-
stand, and sailing the shoe on a sea Of
soap and water, having manned the
gallant craft with a tin soldier and two
trunkless elephants out of Noah's ark.
CHAPTER Nv.
1t was not long before a m Of
Mrs. Jacks intention reached Percival
House, where 1t excited great indigna-
ton.
II cannot believe it," said Rebecca.
Il will never believe it Of Bell. With
all her absurdities and want Of dignity,
she would never deliberately disgrace
the family in that way" Nevertheless,
Rebecca seemed to be quite as angry
with her sister-in-law as If she had be-
lieved it. Emma declared that she was
not in the least surprised. She would
not be surprised to meet Bell wheeling
a barrow through the streets. She had
no proper pride. But IL she (Emma)
were to find Bell out governessing at
peoples houses, she should simply cut
her. SiSter-in-law or no sister-in-law,
she did rot think the family We're
bound to stand that. Edgar shrugged
his shoulders, and said he thought his
mother or to talk to Bell seriously.
Very likely somebody had been putting
her up to this move, in the idea of
getting some money out Of the govern
or. Probably 1t was that old woman
who lodged in the house with her--that
Miss Barnasconi. Bell was just the
kind Of childish creature that a design
ing woman like that could twist around
her finger.
Mr.. Lilly poo-poohed the whole thing,
and laughed at 1t in public. But pri-
vately to his wife he showed much
noyance at the report, md asservated
with an oath that IL Bell thought to
get him to bride her out of this foolery
she was never more mistaken in her
life.
"We don't know yet that it's true"
said Mrs. Lilly calmly. Nevertheless
she believed 1t to be true, and made up
her mind to interrogate Bell on the
subject at the earliest opportunity.
Meanwhile Mrs. Jack, undeterred by
the counsels of her friend Barney, set
to work with much energy to publish
her intention and to proffer her serv-
ices as daily governess to the public ut
Codllngton. First of all she had her
circulars printed. She ordered about
twice as many as she could possibly
use, although she borrowed a Cooling,
ton directory and addressed the envel-
opes to every n named in 1t of whom
she had ever heard in her life. Then
she got Miss Barnasconi to carry some
about with her and distribute them to
her pupils; which Barney staunchily
and loyalty did, although with a pro
found conviction of the uselessness OF
the measure.
Mrs. Jacks project excited as much
Indignation in Old street as it had dom
in Percival House. Only with this diff
ference, that In Old street the indigna
ton was directed against Mr.. Lilly fol
permitting his daughter-in-law to worl
for her living. Mr.. Mills, the compos
itor, who had set up the circular, in
formed Mrs. Petherick that "aIl TIT
ofiice"-meaning the office of the Cod
! lipgton Chroniele--was talking abou
1t, and that 'all the office" agreed |
; was a burning shame of old John LII,
to let Mrs. Jack be brought down t
: that. But he was q close-fisted 'un
/. was old John Lilly. And he a ricl
/. man, that was growing richer ever,
: day. And this Mr.. Mills would sa,
that a pleasanter-mannered lady thai
! Mrs. Jack, or a finer figure Of a woma,
!, he would not wish to see.
. Mrs. Fetherick-a wheezy, fat, good
/, humored woman, extraordinarily il
!, norant, but with a very good share o
!, common ~sense-opined that Mrs. JAG
wasn't fit for governessing nohow; an
that she ought to find a good husban
, to take care on her and make he
: missis over a pretty 'ouse, and ever
|, comfort, and her own p~ony-carriag,
: That" said Mrs. Petherick, empha'
!. ically, lis the siderwation"--it was thu
: she pronounced sit~uation-'she ougt
! to old, bless her pretty facet"
a And lest any leader should be il
: clined TO think contemptuously of tn
: late +. Petherick, r. N, by reason {
his widows vulgarities of speech,
: must not omit to state that once upo
. a time when Il. Petherick fell Ill of
malignant and infectious fever In
lodging mt Portsmouth, and came yer
near dying Of it, his landlady's daugl
ter Polly nursed him with unHinchin
courage and devotion. and T. Pethericl
a when he got better, married her; an
thirty years afterward was wont to d
4 clare that when he got spliced to h
4 Polly he did the best days job for hin
4 self that ever he had done in his life.
In this view of the landlady's r
J. speeding Mrs. Jacks real vocation, Nil
i Barnasconi fully concurred. "Onl,
: you see, Mrs. Petherick," she said, g
wouldn't quite do 10 send round ci
culars announcing that a young wido'
! lady Of sweet temper, charming mai
ners and attractive personal appea
|, ance was willing to accept the positio
of wife to any gentleman who shoul
:. be considered eligible, on personal a
% plication at number seven Old stree
q C~odlington."
n Mrs. Petherick laughed and wheeze
until she seemed 10 be in some dang,
of choking. Lord! Miss Barney, VIII;
= n one you are!' she exclaimed. IN,
. that wouldn't never do at ALL"
NO; nor would 1t do to talk to Mr.
Jack about marrying again."
Lord, no! / did drop a int ono
n and she fared up at me a good 'ul
II No, no., you leave me alone. Miss Ba
l. ney. A mods as good as a wink. Blu