The Van Buren press., 1895-07-20
DRAGON SIMPSONS TRIP.
~ KARe B1eoEluR

~ KAre Exekluk
sfheress ny bast eoat upstairs ID the
e6est; nn' Iwss eoanktns On gettin'
new hst anyhoW. / eoees Jon eouA
oort y lx y5urseIf up NTH yoar Sun-
~ dres - thin&A Maria"
why, Anl6s, you dou't mean thst
you really want 70 eor sd HrA
0imp<nn ecoaed : moment from driv-
lng nies O. Of the kitchen. - she
tnFned : - ! Of mid. wondsrinG eyea
- ~ husb1hd. % s.
lt Was aftee dfGnee, snA ~ at q
IL stone Door step. twisting ID hia
hasd ~ lsCEer thsthe haA jnst hroashi
fkon ~ r15t o1les. sd seemingly
eontenpletng ths distant hills, q
4bouGh se6lkinG HptdaaeD 1rco thss
quafssr. h lse0p atow het lay On
- eTass be6tde dns ssd lev pieces
- kay d - ~ Ks.y hair showed
whst his eodnpattns foe IL noening
had been-
ssFhars'st tour eo.sin Abbie.- hs con
ttnssd. nd bese vnutIa' = 70 sene
y = - q for : less ti.s . visit
ssghe sin5D InvItsd = nsss'n osss -
1nso,~ in1e2eossd his wife.
ssAn'I t6lnk - oneht = 90. yes.
~ In arc1mins. : - esllef oak sad
sding t. letter - Ms wife, Deasoa
Dlmpoon ptl<ed mp his juR of molaases-
a1d-water Ind walked Of to tie 1s1a
svith IonG. eWinging gait
His wife Watched hin nnt1 - 6o4
disappeared over TIE Mse1L - -
nurmurin1 70 herself: "What's eoas
evor lsth powY went beek 70 hse
Msthod Nns eyafyfhfng "a MeA
11inpson, 6o61le h6d mt 11fssA Atspi
oat Of this kitchen every SIMMER after.
NOON for thirty years without knowing
BY this time exactly how to do Il In
~ Ind 1ho carried the cosnty newDr
paper twisted into the shape Of fan.
and In tho other = bunch Of corn.Susks
tlod - > stielx.. Her line Of action was
very simple. Starting from the ex-
lreme end Of the larRe kitchen, she
brought these two implements Of war
slowly together. q she moved from
aidc 70 side, opening and shutting her
arms and calling out: '.Shool shoot" to
tho fast gathering and retreating
enemy. But the motnent of triumph
was reached when the screen-door
closed to with bang, and MrA simp-
son stood surveying the hnrryiug
swarm outside with contentment writ
ten ON every line of her good-natured,
heated face. while the yellow cat, who
had walked sedstely after her mistrsss
~ body-guard, rubbed against her In .
congratulstory manner. Every one
knows that driving dies Il . most ab-
eorhtns econpa ation, calling Tor The
conceatraflon Of the entire mind, 20 II
was only when returning to the orig
iDsi stErting- point thst Mrs simpson
could allow her mind to wander from
the h1piiAess IN hAnd. 81. =
ssFAthee's the most surprisln' man I
evet see, she said. pulling 1t the corn
husks. which had become somewhat
1attNncd after her last violent on.
aienght; "but I'vs lived with him too
6ng not 70 have learned Just 70 lot
l)m havS his own way-leastways 70
s3gK t0-an' he's always surs to,come
round. Fathers resl kind O sensible
after al. = At which last remark the
yellow CT blinked her eyes, the kettle
pat On On extra steam, and the very
nies buzEed In hearty confirmation.
ssShoo! shoo!' The paper was sgsin
waving, the corn-husks rattling, when
ths peaked face Of Miss Jemima Hum
r)Brar eFPeared - tho door. ''An' the
4 ~ ~ al drove out, an I calc1atiA'
t4d6 = A1itt1s -hakin', a. this last idaa
Of fathers = woFryin' ne 90 II
Il sin't the NEST provokin' thing In the
worlip + thought Mira Simpson. : So her
tone was quite cool that II, ~ cool q
s0S8 klnd-hearted woman could
ne|ee it-as she said 10 her visitor;
= NJ yoa 'Aet outside or in7"
ThAk kseieionl hsiag that y would -
cooler 33 TIE HrnoA Mrx 6impaon
handel 6xt NO rockine chsiss, ana
che women seated Themselves, under
the apple trcss, where the hons, soon
djcqpTaripg them. cams clucking aim
~ &bput And the yellow cst, junP
Shg into her mistresa' lap. curled her.
self mp into large AuRy ball. A gen.
Tie bresss wavSd ths branches ol the
tres, which, tanning the heated cheeks
Of MrA Simpson, caused her gradually
to forget dies end other minor annoy
ances, ard TO regard Niss Jemima
Hummera In . more kindly light
IL just thoughts I'd bring my work
f0ddd an set With you swhiie, Mis-
S5Up1on,r that lady remxriEed, gfsss
ftey'tvefoT ftsDly sss6tsd sna TIE
bject Of the weather and crops had
been carefully discussed. II eok nv
skork all done up, an said 70 mybeh,
~ =
"Syell, hadn't finished drivin' nv
Mes out" intcrposed her friend II
1Kpect there's : hundre1, 4 lesst, 81
hem tiresome. buxsine creatures left
r. That kitchen. Thers was terrible
ig horse1y screechin' around, that I'd
ct my mind made mp TO drive out .
Pc add ia respectfully
F"Weli, guessit'li Get out somehow. =
Did her visitor, and then, chsnging
&le subject. added: II sspose you an'
~ deacon are goin' 10 the church -
cable next week. But then, don't
4pow why ! ask you that, seein- you
dlwsys srs there. You amt missod
ene 1or three years, have you, Ms
&mpson?"
I've amt missed one Tor Ave years,
4xeePttn' once. whom the deacon hsd
- rheumstism. remember that
en1s iu perttc1sr 6ecapss hsd made
8 new Kind Of cake u seni-ieind Of .
gut calss, with Z few raisins sprinkled
IAN wanted 70 zee how il was en-