Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-03-04

for Inc and Samyel. I'll take Il bit Of
your'n.' The next time she come
'twoud be flavorin'. NO use Of me get
say, when l only make cake once
week. A teaspoon i'll do me-. Then
there was tea. Samyel drank only cof-
fee, an 'twould be extravaganza for
me- she says. to buy half pound Of
tea for myself I'll take a pinch Of
yours SO she took pinch-most ev-
cry day. Pinches make pounds
enough Of 'em. Pickles. she often OBJ
served, I'm most especially fond Of,
but Samyel says they rust out the linen
of body's stomach. SO I've made up
my mind III eat mine over here, an
then he won't know if the linin' O. my
stomach Is rusted out or not l WISH"
feebly concluded Mrs. Robinson, that
you'd look at that row Of empty jars
on top of the kitchen press"
A depressing and significant silence
followed.
"Me an Tom" said the protesting
voice. wanted to talk 1t over, but
twas only between II at night an 6
in the mornin' we got chance. Tom
says to him one night after sl~d been
in an borryed our last half-dozen Of
eggs, sayn' she'd return 'em when they
got cheaper, Tom, we got to get shet
of Mary Mason! Tom says, 4 don't
know how we're goin' to do it unless
we move back ON the farm"
But you couldn't well do that!'
"Not real easy. So l begun to give
her hints. l give her all kind Of hints.
l said as how I'd never been used to
sassiety, an that much of it made my
head ache. l said as how Tom just
loved solitood-that there wasn't any
thing he liked better than spending his
evenings alone with me an the chill
drcn. I said late hours was fearful
wcarin' on our constitutions, an that
after this we was going to bed not
later'n 8 o'clock. l said l couldn't re-
turn her visits because Tom hadn't no
use for women that was allus gaddin'
an besides it wouldn't be no use for
me to go over seem she was never
home. Them, an lots other gentle hints
i
| amt one to make fuss because a
body can't keep up with the rules Of
ettrquettc! l don't mind if you never
come over l won't get mad. amt
that proud sort. Guess I'll take bit
of that roly poly over for Samyel's din
ner-it'll save me maxim sass 1t was
that way right along. When she got
| ,,r1, I'M ch To Mt
somethin' to take home for Samyel.
You jest put an extry tablespoon of
coffee in the pot she'd say, AN III run
over with Samyel's cup. Thatll save
me maxim some Well, when told
] Tom that them mild sayin's Of mine
'ud no more mix into her mind than
you could make sulphur blend with wa
ter, Tom says, Tell her we're goin' to
move back on the farm. Maybe then
she'll begin to neighbor with the folks
that has just got married across the
alley"
"That very day-twas quarter to
-, week ago yesterday-she come
a-walkin' into the kitchen (she never
knocked, a big plate in her hand Like
|
for herself. 1 knowed,' she says, you
was amin to have a billed dinner to-
day, an l thought I'd jest run over
and get enough for Samyel an me out'r
the pot while it was hot SO up she
marches to the stove, and takes the lid
off'n the kettle, an begins a-spearin
out the salt pork the turnips an the
cabbage. 'Sake's alive! she says. prod
din round. there amt no carrots. Why
amt yet got some carrots? Me an
Samyel we're reel fond If carrots
"'Maybe,' says l, kind of sarcastic
like, well have lots of 'em soon. That
u.s. If we move back on the farm, like
we're talkin' of DOM"
"Tom thought thatd be knockdown
blow. SO did l. But 'twasn't We
didn't know Mary Mason. She smiled
all over.
Gracious me! she says, If that
amt luck. | told Samyel this mornin'
| was clean beat out housekeepin' an
would like chance to recooperate
Here it is. I'll go out 10 the farm with
YOU an stay for three mOnths!''
Then | knew that my last hint had
fall'n flattern the breakfast puffs you
make from a newspaper prize recipe
| had felt my family peace a-goin',
had suffered my own health a-goin'-
an seen my dinner a-goin' too. SO,
riz in my wrath.
mo l says, you amt comin'-for
you amt goin' to be asked
"She bust out a-latfin.
"'Mercy met she says, What a one
YOU are for iokin'! never see the beat
of you. Mis- Robson. amt so awful
pertickler that wait for folks to ask
me-
'Then my temper rises. 1t come up
like milk a-b,lin'. You don't know it's
near the top till it runs over 4 amt
jokin'.' l says. If we move back on
the farm twill be to get shet of you"
What's that?" she says, an stands
there a-gawpin'.
"Itll be to get shet Of you! | re-
pea ted reel deliberate. This is the last
hint I'll give ye, Mary Mason!"
did she take II" the visitor queried
A faint smile of triumph llumned
the face repos.ng on the patchwork pill
low.
} 90, yes, she took it-along with the
, billed dinner. She said, though, that
! her faith in human natur' was shook
he said she'd never again try to neigh
Dor with woman who didn't appre
ciate the friendliness of persons more
accustomed to sassiety. She lowed
she never had much use nohow fol