The Van Buren press., 1895-01-26

tht6HriA EAereS one VeFsf SHE Hstn
over 40 often that Iearas Il by heart,
seise OF ngsets
$ Ono cupof ssvest mfllrs
One sup % sour,
Two cups of Indian mest-
one Guy of four.
Miss Peilcw smiled. Il think have
heard eisst before" she said rfss a
rsespe for making bread, isn't it2"
ssgaas Can gou make bread. Miss
RefEew2s
Yes
~Aad cakes and piesr'
Yes
And can you cools m eat aud sasers
and eabba9s and sch staffY'
Certainly"
You can't make butter aad ssaease,
Of courseS"
No.
sIsut You could learu@'
IT. adoubtedlY,H said Miss PsIIaw.
wondering what she deasau WIS drLu-
is1 A.
sAad gou don't bsiisve IN being
vaseeflrls do gouy'
Certainly not. cousider sennarny
cardinal virtue"
-Fm mighty xiad to hear you talls
So. said the deaeou with Sparkling
eyes. And now, how do. qau Like av-
iax n siis esuutsys'
= g5I<e fs immensely
sflow would gou Iilee 10 live N the
eountrY at fhe time2r
II shlnls could cnntsn5 myself bedoi
ses Nasure appeals to me strongly Z
love 30 sse the y1rass and rraau ripple
II. sE.s hsaa1.s and 60 hes4s eA.s naas low
IN the Asldss,r said Miss RsIlsw dream
flgs
Like bs hear Che st1ie. laws'' said
sI.e deacon pnxxissl The Ielae letvs
1 slsafs quite xIs. yeus neaa.-sh. yes,
gssg saslelrstan,A You Ike 60 hear
She essws seIsers Wall. yes, Il b ltiltder
ace. 60 Aeas fssu, shas is e shey DON'T
bssIles 600 mscia. dou's spese you
kaow how 30 nills, Miss Psl1ews But
yea eoasfd Bcaea."
Miss RsBEep regarded her slender
aa1ess @oubsfalIy, ~WsII, don't
xasme fs may be among sae possibfIt,
sizes .
oh lsss easy to mflls. very easy
erief sAe deacon, eagerly sAad isss
faa4 too. she biggest xfad Of fsa-
Betsy Jsne ~as a clipper 80 milk she
eruId nsills three cows 10 aay two Ah,
sAe WAS 4 srsasurs, Betsy Jane pasff
II have heard her highly spoken Of
g Is VERY sad for a man TO lose the
"a rsner Of bis sorsl, = said Miss Pellew,
turning erspeesaeges sgmpathetieallg
apon her companion
Deacon P@fser groaned dtsrnaily,
"Iss provo<in', terribly provosin',
Miss Pellew,@
+ presume you niss her very much?"
'sOas dreadiully. When she was
alive she took on my shoulders lots Of
leesEe jobs around the house and barn
shas I have to do now. She wasa't one
Of your show wimmin, you know. but
a ginooine heIpmeet. You don't be-
lie~e in those show wimmin, that amt
good for nothin' at all except to look
asY'
NO; do not believe In snch wom-
en-
ssf felt sartafn you didn't. My two
gals, I'm sorry TO say, are CROWN up
into show wimnin. They need ma
10 pint out their folly TO EN-. Wouldn't
you like 10 be their ma, Miss PeIlew?'
The question was totally unexpected
By the yoang school-teacher. Bound
ing 70 her feet, with very red face,
she cried emphatIcalIy:
mo, indeedr'
The old deacon caught hold Of her
gown Hold on a minute" he en-
treated. II need a wife worsc'n the
somebody In the house 10 see to
sbings, and that too, right along.
Come. now, be sensible and promise
me that you will be Mrs. Paffer Just
as qaie< as your school is done with"
II will make no such promise"
'sYoa mast be out Of goar head
Why I'm the richest man in the whole
town
Miss PelIsv's lip euriea
and you'rs poorer'n Jobs turkey
50 hear
Miss PeBlsw's fsce flashed.
And 4 feIt certain that you'd tamp
at mel What reason can you possibly
have for refasin' sach good oasrT'
u have the best reason ia the world.
Deaeo8 PaHer-I do NOS love you
Gs,ets afternoon" and s~ftesiag her
gown from the grasp Of her suitor
Miss PeIlew departed with her spec
taeIes turned skyward. The deacon
fss8se~sa her with his eyes
''f;sggar on horseback he mnt~
tered ffs fell 10 scratching his head
The operation set his brains a-jog-
giB9.
II didn't 70 W work about Il right, .
he declared. II can see that now,
when st's ssso late, Her mind rms 70
love and po'try and sich nonsense, and
I erter have hamored her. orter have
told her that she was a. pretty az q
pictar and that couldn't sleep nights
tbinkip' about her. and that II she
woaId only marry me she might have
IL all her own way sfterward. ! be
lieie ri stop her Tomorrow when she
goes along why. she's coming
backfv
'.Iial hal She's changed her mindr'
clackled the deacon.
II forgot my book" said Miss Pei
lew. as she came UP. M
The deacon's jaw fell. She picked
up the book from the pile Of boards
and turned TO 20.
s'Ileld on minute" cried Deacon
Puffer. graspiug her wrist Il s'poss
You think that because don't say
anything TO you about love that don't
care anything for you, but do care a
hcau 4 cnut slccp niphts thinking