The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-03-26
kin think so, that's all! Fetch along
Che coffee, Whey"

Che coffee, Whey"
II shall take the head Of the table
| myself now, Miss Nancy" declared
| Octavia, as she came down to break
fast, in pink morning-dress, not at
oil suitable to her light complexion and
red hair. "Pa can't afford to keep
hired housekeeper, now I'm at home,
SO you had best look out for another
situation. OF course wo could give
You references for honesty, and so
FORTH" and Octavia jingled the tea
spoons in the cups, and took her place
at the head Of the table with flourish
of trumpets. as it were.
Great was the surprise Of Farmer
| Mavis when Octavia informed him
that Miss Nancy was going away.
"Going away!" he repeated, staring
half stupidity at his daughter.
"That's what I said, amt it,"
snapped Octavia, tart)y. Going
away. She knows you don't need
two housekeepers; and now I'm here,
Of course it's my place.
| So there was no help for it, and
Farmer Mavis harnessed up the horse,
and helped Miss Nancy into the spring
wagon.
''That's the last of her. thank good
ness!" muttered Octavia to herself
when old Dapple had trotted out OF
sight; land I'd give Whey her walk
ing papers. too, if it wasn't that I
really need somebody to do the help
of the kitchen work. But I'll teach
her to know her place. She's no bet
ter than q servant-girl, if she is pas
niece. And when Archie Grey comes
to pay the visit he promised I shall
keep her out of his sight, or of course
she'd be asserting her cap for him
when she knows how rich he is.
The sun had slipped quite out Of
sight in the crimson west, and night
hawks and bats were fittering about
in search of their prey, when the sound
Of wheels was heard in the lane, and
old Dapplo came trotting into sight as
briskly as if he had been in the pas
ture all day, instead of travelling
twenty-four miles to and from the
railroad station.
"Pa's GOMEZ" announced Octavia,
sailing ont to the back porch. where
Whey sat, with dropping head and
aching heart, signing over tho happy
days that were gone forever. "And
good gracious! he's brought Miss
Nancy back again" she cried, snap
pishly, as two figures came up the
walk in the purple cleaning.
sob, no, Octayy, I hain't brought
Miss Nancy back" returned her
father, good naturally. ''This here's
my wife, Mrs. Jeremiah Mavis. I
hadn't no use fur two housekeepers,
you know" he added with sly
twinkle in his eye, $50 I concluded to
keep Nancy"
Octavia tossed her head, and founced
off to her own room.
II won't stand It'll" she declared to
herself. ''I'll marry Archie Grey, and
snap my fingers Of pa and all the rest
of them"
| She went sulkily down to breakfast
the next morning, without deigning
glance at her stepmother, who sat
at the head Of the table, pouring out
coffee. Her father seemed In high
spirits.
"Wal, Octavy, If you can't be the
housekeeper, you kin soon hev Viney'a
place, I reckon he remarked, with
twinkling eyes. zone weddin' makes
many, they say; an she's a-goin' to be
married afore long"
married."
Octavia was thundsrstruck.
eyes," said Farmer Mavis, while
Viney blushed like q brier-rose,
"Archie Grey has been a-comin' to see
her off an on fur q good spell now
on yesterday we met him nigh the
parsonage, an he asked me plump out
for Whey. So said Ireckon coulc
spare her, SEEM you was home now,
to take her place."
Whey made q pretty, dimpled
blushing little bride, but Octavia is al
old maid still.-Saturday Night.
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