The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-08-14
THEIR FIRST QUARREL.

N delicious coolness peryaded tue air,
8nd robins, just widening into con-
bciousness, sang as il they would sing
their little hearts out The mowers
who slept in the barn chamber we're
just yawning into wakefulness
Farmer Eden was up and on the way
to the milking yard, and his thrifty
4elpmate was already breaking golden
eggs into the breakfast frying pan.
at seems as il Rosa we're later and
later every morning" she thought
Aud hurrying TO the foot Of the
stairs, where an odd, cork.screw-
shaped flight OF wooden steps twisted
itself up to the second story, she
called aloud, in no very musical voice
Rosa Rosa, I sayl"
There was no answer.
Mrs. Eden ran hastily up, and en-
tered the bedroom, where the eastern
flush was already irradiating the rough
beams with the softest pink light. To
her amazemeut, the bed was empty, u
! bunch OF faded roses lay on the pillow,
and a little cotton glove caught in the
wisteria vine that trailed luxuriantly
up to the second story, betrayed in
what manner the bird had flown
"Now l am astonishedl" said Mrs.
Eden. "The child has got out Of the
window again. She is off for the
county fair, where expressly told her,
last night, she was not to 60 It's the
second time she has run away within
the month. Why, she couldn't be-
have worse if she was gypsy, and ]
don't believe but what she is. told
Joshua that no good would ever come
of adopting child out of the found
ling institute And won't stand it
very loug-not another day !"
Mr. Joshua Eden, coming in from
the bnrnyard with two pals Of foam
ing milk. was met by his wife, whose
lips were compressed, and whose brow.
had grown ominously dark.
"Rosa has gone again?" said she.
"Gonew repeated Mr.. Eden, set
TING down his pals and staring.
."Gone whereof" -
Chow am 1 to know" said Mrs.
Eden, sharply. "To the fair sup
pose. There never was such wilful
child?"
"That wasn't right" said Mr.. Ell
den, mildly. "Rosa knows"
"Rosa knows quite enough to out
wit two old fools like us, said Mrs
Eden. eve were fools for taking
her, Joshua, and we're fools for keep
ing her. It's the last night she shall
sleep under this roof !"
"My dear, demonstrated the farmer,
''she's only a girl Of seventeen /"
''She's old enough to know better,
said Mrs. Eden, who had by this time
placed a pan OF frizzling bacon upon
the fire. eve put up with her freaks
and foliies long enough. I've talked
to her and talked to her, and it does
just about as much good as the wind
blowing over yonder field of timothy
grass.
'But, Sarah, said Mr.. Eden, ''you
never would turn little Rosa out Of
doors 2"
eyes, would," said Mrs. Eden.
"She's tried me to death with her wild
ways, and ] shan't put up with them
no longer. Call the men into break
fast, Joshua I'm going to fit up hel
room, aud let it to city boarders this
summer.
"Look here, wife," said good Mr..
Eden don't be too sharp with Rosa
Remember she's young; and p'r'apr
there have been times when we helC
the reins pretty tight I'd have takeI
her to this county fair myself il yot
hadn't said no SO positively"
.sAnd spoiled her worse than ever
said Mrs Eden. "No, I'm done witt
her-out she goes!"
'But, Sarah, think OgainI urge,