Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-18

her bill. Her wages belong no
to Miss Pellew-There won't be n
Miss PeIlew then-but to Mrs
Putfer, and of course l shall tax
charge of 'em for her, for l don
believe IN a wOman-that is,
married wOman-a-carrying
pOcketboOk. There's somethiu
kinder small and mean about slcl
a prOceedin'. 1t looks just as l
she wasn't willing to trust her hus
band TO support her. And it,
contrary to the ScripJer, too, ns
explained to Betsy Jane. Th,
Bible says that 'they twain shal
be one flesh, 'and if they are on,
flesh they oughtn't to have but on,
pOcketboUk, and Of course the maj
should carry that because he's th,
head o. the family"
Shortly after four O'Clock tha
afternoon Deacon Puffer left hi'
WORK and seated himself on a pll,
Of boards by the roadside. Pres
emily the teacher came along.
Good afternoon, Mss Pellew,
said the deacon.
"Good afternoon, Deacon Puff-r,'
was the response.
"Mlss Pellew, 1 want 10 have q
leete talk with vOu, come and slI
down here,' said the deacon, pat
ting the board.
"Thauk you, bat I prefer tC
stand. Pm net the least tired.'
Better come aud sit down. 1t
you're afraid of s'Iling Your drss,
you Can sit on my handkerchief,
and the deacon spread out a greasy
baudanua on the board beside
him.
Miss Pellew sat dOwn-but not
on the handkerchief.
"G0t book in your hand, | see
'Rithmetic, s'poSe."
"No, lis a volume of poems,
SAID Miss Prllew.
"Poctiyf Huh!' and the deacon
face expressed deep disgust.
"You don't like poetry, theni"
81 hate it. Betsy Jane liked it.
though. There's one verse she had
over so often that l learnt it by
heart, spite of myself:
"'One cup of sweet milk,
One cup sour,
Two cups of Indian meal,
One cup Of -four"
Miss Pellew smiled. 81 think
have heard that before" she said
"lt's = recipe for making bread,
isn't NJ"
"Yaas. Can you make bread
Miss PelleW ~
Yes"
"Aud cakes and pies"
yes"
"Aud can you cook meat and
taters aud cabbage aud sich stufif'
"Certainly.'
"Tou can't make butter and
cheese, Of cOursti'
No"
"Bu. you could learnt"
"Undoubtedly," said Miss PelleW,
wondering what the deacon was
driving at.
"And you don't believe in beng
waStefnl, do yOu''
"Certalnly not. l consider econ
Omy a cardinal virtue"
"Fm mighty glad to hear you
talk so," said the deacon with
sparkling eyes. "AUd now, how
do you like living in the countryT
81 like it immensely"
How would you like to live IN
the country all the timei"
81 think could content myself
to DO so. Nature appeals to me
strongly. love to see the grass
and grain ripple in the breeze and
to hear the kline low in the helds,'.
said Miss Pellew DIRE ,mily.
Like to hear the kline low7" said
the deacon puzzled. "The kline
low7 I don't quite git your mean
oh, yes, ye,! l understand. You
like to hear the cows beller. Wall,
yes, it is kinder nice to hear 'em,
that is If they don't beller too much
l don't s'pOse you know how tC
milk, Miss Psllew? But you could
learn"
Miss Pellew regarded her slender
fingers douOtfuIIy. "WeII, | don't
know. 1t may be among the pos
sibilities."
"Oh, it's easy to milk, very easy,
cried the descson, eagerly; "snt
it's fun, too, the biggest kind o
tun. Betsy Jane was q clipper t'
milk. She could milk three cows
to my two. Alb, she was a treas
ure, Betsy Jane wasl"
"Ihaye heard hear highly spoken