Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-12
The Inpressionist.

l was late, but it was unavoidable.
somebody else's business detained me
l would not have allowed my own to
and consequently 1 felt somewhat
nervous as | was ushered in.
How good of you to come, after all, "
she said. Pm so glad! When l saw
it was raining-a little Git was really
cats and dogsO-I was afraid you
wouldn't venture OUT | suppose you
waited to see if it would clear up"
Il knew you couldn't resist the
temptation to tease me-" was my smil-
ing reply, for l felt this time I had the
better of her.
Victory for you," she acknowl-
edged, pushing toward me my favorite
chair, land we are both in good hui
NOR today, aren't WEI"
Il am always in a good humor."
ooh! So am l." she answered
well then, that's settled" and l
sank into the chair. "The next ques-
ton is how long are we to remain SOP
II don't like to discuss periods of
time with you. l notice you have only
one series of adverbs, such as always,
forever, and as long as l live
"And you dislike them?"
81 don't say that; it depends
they are a little extreme, don't you
Think"
"Do you realize that | have called
on you every day this week, and isn't
that a little extreme? This is the
sixth visit"
Il don't know if you are right in
your calculations or not, but I'll ask
my sister-in-law. She's sure to have
kept count"
"But how will she know?"
81 don't know how She has
strange and, believe, occult means of
finding out everything. She is much
more of an authority on my own af-
fairs than I am. For one thing, she
has a window, in sight of which my
front door naively is. Of course, she
never watches, but she sits in that
window, and naturally she doesn't shut
her eyes. Then she is very neigh
borly, never misses a day coming over,
and each one of her questions is sure
to hit some nail on the head. Verifies
her eyes through her ears, as it were.
Don't think [ mean she's prying, be-
cause she amt. She's a dear soul and
born mother, that's all, and, not hav-
ing any children, she has to take care
of anything that comes her way, even
a widowed sister in-law very near her
own age"
eff you need any one to take care of
you," I began.
ooh, dear, nor she answered "I
am tired to death of it. I want to take
care of somebody myself for a little
while"
''You think I would be a difficult OBJ
ject to handler"
yes" she laughed. 81 am afraid it
would be case of playing with fire
and burning ones fingers"
81 wish I did know your real opin
ion of me-" 1 sighed.
isn't that very courageous wish?"
she suggested
well, then, I'll put it this way. l
WISH YOU COulu hnO" Hy OpluIOA VI
you"
But l do know it.
81 never told you"
Haven't you? Oh, however, other
people have"
"Who?'
LET me see My sister-in-law for
one"
Hang - I stopped.
How is it out?" she asked.
Warm"
I laughed and broke up my anger.
''Not so warm as indoors just at this
moment said Then brilliant idea
came to me, and I added: 'Tll tell
you what I'm going to do. I'm going
to ask your sisterin-law to let me
paint her portrait!'
Glow Bowles, do you care as much
for me as all that?"
do you think she'll like the idea?"
Like! She'll be fattered to death.
Her personal appearance is her one
weak pointI'