Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-29

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Malcolm said"
Malcolm! pshaw, Eta! don't 20
ever mind a thing he says. Nobod
does. He's a IRREGULAR rr-r-ogue
You'd better try that little Jersey be
side her. She's sumner"
well, | got pint anyway
Cousin Eta said Malcolm, Il can
not tell a lie, though the truth involv
my esteemed brother in perjury. OIL
Brindle will surely give a pailful-i
you wait long enough. It is undigni
fed to be in haste"
Now see here, cousin" said Ru
dolph. You can always trust me, i'm
plicitly. You try that little Jerse.
critter. She's prime, and you can taxi
the rag right off from that scalIywas
! brother of mine
Thanks. But say, Rudolph
Yes, your majesty"
I'm going to trust you for anothel
thing. You called this nice little
mooley a critter Now please oblige
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Certainly; the photography varies
with the locality. In this province WE
spell it by syllables, this way, no let
tiers needed: Creet-et, Crit, Etta-eat.
er, Critter'
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Never WHAT"
Never eat a critter.'"
It's my opinion that your majesty
has; but-hurrah! never mind my fair
cousin, the dark horse wins. Seer
and Rudolph started for the cream
room with pail overlooking. He
strained the milk, and fastened away
to prepare his toilet, with a little extra
care, for supper.
Eta soon followed, also with a brim-
ming pail, and feeling quite elated
over her comparative success, and as
tOnished that such a little bit of a cow
could pan out the milk so, She
strained her pailful into the same can
with Rudolph's, and set the pail under
the faucet in the sink. When filled
with water she drew it away. The
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frosting. She stopped moment to adj
mire it, laughing to herself at the
chatting she meant to give Malcolm
when, seeing him striding around the
corner of the barn, she glided away to
prink a bit before tea.
Malcolm's pail of milk was just suf-
ficient TO fill another partly filled can.
He was feeling a little "wamble
cropped over the result of the contest.
and when he spied Etta's froth-capped
pail, filled with milk as he supposed,
he laughed.
"Ro, no! So our small dairy maid
couldn't stop to finish up her job
He strained the milk-tinged water
into an empty can, without glancing at
the liquid, and filled up the extra
space with water, as is the custom
when in setting the milk one can is
off with the wheelbarrow after a cake
of ice, and was on hand at the supper
table as promptly as the others, with
no fault to be found with his toilet
There was bandinage in plenty
among these rollicking young people
until Eta, suddenly mindful of the
proprieties of the table, "quieted down."
az she observed, into "sober sense"
This creamery business really
seems a splendid thing" she said. 1
mean to be up and right on hand when
the cream gatherer comes in the morn
ing. 1t saves you ever so much work
doesn't it, Aunt Cynthia?"
Mrs. Cantwell, who had been revolv-
ing over and over her as yet uncon-
fessed cooperation, and had preserved
a serious cast of countenance, now
only drew down the corners of her
mouth in comical little puckt:r,
which set our volatile young folks of
again
But don't you really like it, Aunt
Cynthia? Why not?"
Il am not supposed to be posted on
creamery matters" she replied after a
moments hesitation. Malcolm and
the hired girl have the monopoly
there
well, isn't that good of Malcolm?
Malcolm, I'll take back every particle
of chaff that I have been blowing to-
ward you. Please accept a puff Of
praise instead. Why, Aunt Cynthia,
what ails your hand?"
MY hand? why-its sore; or rather
that isl think, perhaps" she
stammered. Malcolm, l may as well
own up, have confession to make"
you have? for my private ear, I
suppose"
well, yes, ON the whole, I think it
is"
"All right was the reply, but dom
let it in terfere with your digestive Or
gans. You should always go to con-
fession on a full stomach, you know.
T l will see YOU
Now I feel bad, don't you, co.,
left out and neglected" said Rudolph.
Yes, indeed and then, as if that
were not bad enough, we are treated
to familiar quotation in an unknown
tongue. What does he mean by I
will see you?"
20 that is only an innocent little
lazy to say L will Sc you after tea Do
you understand"
But after tea callers came and the
confession was Indefinitely postponed.
Eta appeared at her self-appointed
post at o'clock the next morning. She
found the cream room deserted, but
there was a pail partly filled with milk
sitting on the floor. "I'll strain that, -