The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-08-10
THE THRESHER GUESTS.
Ely FLORENCE m'CALLEN.

IY FLORENCE MCALLEN.
II was almost nine o'clock on
breezy October morning when MISS
Sophronia Ilsc opened the neat little
rate in front of Albert Standings new
house. There was broad walk lead
ing up to n porch where few great
purple clematis blossoms upon trel-
Used vine showed that the dcceitful
October sun was coaxing out mowers
which did not belong to his time
Miss Sophronia heard the slow creak
of 4 reelsiHg=ehair as she crossed the
perch. and saw through the, screen |
door pretty young woman sitting |
with a book in her lap, reading. Her
blue calico wrapper was unbuttoned at
the throat, her feet were untidily
dressed, and her pretty, fair hair was
gathered into frowsy knot. She rose
in some confusion when she saw, Miss
Sonhronia. tossed her book aside and
pushed toward her guest announcer
rocker.
While the visitor removed her prim
old maids bonnet and her cape, she
noted the untidiness of the room,
in a unsightly heap on the table, ana
flies held high carnival.
II came up to help you, Cissy.' she
said 81 noticed as passed Gorham's
that the men were pitching from the
Inst stack. They will be here before
noon. Have you got your dinner un-
der way?' The young woman colored
and her eyes, which were not blue put
a yellowish gray, grew dull.
"They are not coming here-or at
least they are going to board at Father
STANDINGS"
"Then it is true"
"What, pray?"
The old maid rocked TRANQUILITY and
produced her knitting.
~. I heard some of the girls at the
society saying that you would not
dare attempt to get dinner for the
threshers; that your finnicky town
WAYS might fool Albert, but you were
too smart to try them on with the
threshers You know lido not pry into
vour affairs from a motive OF idle Gu
riositv. Cissy, and wantyou to tell me
why you are acting in this way"
"Well, Albert thinks l can't cook
This was said with an elaborate a1fec
tation of carelcssness, but 1t dld no
deceive Miss Sophronia.
"Aud vet | have often heard hin
boast of your good housekeeping
cooking especially"
20. yes--at first. But now we ar
- all wrong. | hate that sort of mel
that go about with the steam thresh
I'LL - i'm, Ir,u
for instance. coming into my house.
know that they viii spit over every
thing and eat like wild beasts An
when ! said so Albert got mad an
said he would take them to his mott
er's, where they would get somethin
fit to eat"
.'Quite naturally" murmured Use.
AUNT Sophyl You were mother
friend and owe lot to you, but a.
not going to bear that! Quite ma
urally' indeed! think he was horrid
.'Cissy, did you know Albert was
farmer when you married him?"
..You know did"
"Then suppose what have heal
is true; that you have no practlc
good sense at all; that you suppos'
farming to be all sunset, moonris
starshine, dewy apple blossoms, etc. :
eYou know am not such fool! b
! do not see the necessity of our bel
brought in contact with--Jim Finn
"And these men who do not kns
how to feed themselves according
your notion, are the very men, II
not mistaken, who hauled and {
every stick Of wood you burned Il
winter your father died. am asham
of you, Cecilia Stanning!'
No answer save the slow creak OF
Young wife's rocker.
sYou have been used to them
vour life. 1t was that year with Il
idle, do-nothing set at your aur
which has filed your silly head W
false ideas. You are unkind to Albel
mother. and the next thing you KIN
You'll be unkind to Albert"
.I'm afraid ! am that now-sol
times"
ssWen. a sin confessed is half
,anted Of Go comb your hair, I
come and help me- Gm going to
vour credit by getting dinner for tn
men. She began TO gather up
aishes while Cissy ran to her room
,rnnrove her toilet, calling out di
lions to Miss Sophronia from tim
time. ,.-.
the cellar" s,
..snow fddlesticks! You want 81
dozen pies. meat enough for a
ment, q peck Of potatoes and ev
thing else in proportion. Hurry chi