The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-13
Diplomacy,


ing, meaning business.
He whooped up the hired boys TO g
to work, outlarked the lark and yelled a
the cook for early breakfast, though h
might have saved himself that trouble.
For Mrs. Tempe Timbieton called her
self ''colored white lady" and was no
easily fustered or decomposed-
When the earth rocked and trembled
| and even Miss Minerva's cheek grew pale
Tempe kept on washing up the rafting
tea things and calmly remarked:
Dat ar yuthquake too gentle TO be very
near US; IL mus b'long way of yonder a
| Richmond or somewhat or a nother.-
! Miss Minerva and the girls arranged tn.
tea tray and put fresh yiolets il tn.
| dish. and little black Peter rang the bel
| on the porch. He came back. every tooth
| shining
| DE swallows done comet"
| D avy-boy shouts il and makes a dash
for the door. with his two old pets al
his heels. the Cat-that-came and the
| Very-same-cat
| In less than q minute twenty faces are
at the door. Breakfast is forgotten. The
| steaming coffee is left to cool: muffin:
and corn batter cakes stiffen at the in
suit.
| The Colonel forgets that he has beer
| UQ DT6dhLdSL 1OI lHO HO0I T VI
whoever greets these children Of the SUI
at their annual homecoming viii live
the year out.
"fI recognize that pair" the Colonel
murmurs; they built their nest under
that spout when I was a little boy, max
ing fishing line at my mothers knee. ~
He thinks then of the little hatchet
he used to chop with and of the boy
who licked him. and the pistol that back
Jumped and needed couple of boys and
coal fire to make it go off.
How a little thing touches the heart!
The Colonel sighed and turned to go in.
but he gave old Ailsie a dollar. Miss
Minerva and the girls followed him, with
heads together. whispering:
Did you see that, Drusilla? I de-
clare, brother is like lambi II looks
wicked to attack him with his heart soft
like that. 1t is fairer play to tackle him
when he is clustering
He'll do that presently. o, Auntie, "
cries Drusilla, eff you desert US, we are
lost"
One lighted the spirit lamp in a jiffy,
the brownest toast was selected for Pa, -
and the crispest shad, and Drue would
have given him all the roe, calling him
"Par-sy," in such honey-sweet voice
that the old Colonel grew suspicious.
Now, who do you suppose is going to
be married Wednesday," began Miss Mi
nerva, airily.
TWO young fools. I suppose said the
Colonel gruffly.
Not so very young" continued Dru-
silla; Carrie is my age. 70, and Charley
is quite old-at least a."
"HumphY' from the Colonel.
Miss Minerva here waded right in
1.-The girls need the horses today, broth
er. to take them to the station. and they
want to make an early start, as the
roads are so bad
business first began to be talked about,
didn't I say positively that the girls
could not go?''
Yes. Sir. but we thought you had
changed your mind. and so we have been
getting ready for a week"
do 1 ever change my mind?'
mo, sir; that you don't; you are the
1rmest man 1 ever saw. But Par-sy,
dear, you change your word sometimes"
This from the cunning Drusilla
Instead of gadding over the face OF
the earth. get your books and cultivate
your minds"
''In the present condition of labor It
does not pay to cultivate poor SOIL" re-
sponded Drusilla.
At this moment the 'colored white lady,
sent up the hattest, lightest buckwheats
she had ever friend. Drusilla ran and
got the last Of the Santa Barbara honey
to spread on them, and the yellow pat
of butter was something TO make a COW
conceted.
The Colonel took another, and then he
took another. Nobody said a word. Only
fao lad "a fhap
rosy checks.
"Well. you can't get my horses; this is
the busiest day of the whole year." quoth
the Colonel.
Silence.
Minerva" he said presently, "who is
the boss of this house?'
Lew, brother! The idea OF such a
question! You have bossed even me. and
I'm the Oldest ever since you and fought
over the guineas nest. Do you remem-
ber?"
Yes, he remembered; to be sure he did
How Nervie had the best holt. but he
had the grit, and they scratched and
fought all over the eggs and broke 10,
and he threw Nervie with the grapevine
lock; that fetched her, and she cried
g 'nough" at last. Ha! Ia! Those were
good times,"
w nat are you crying ABOUT, gfrlsI
Don't be such foolish babiesi Do as your
father bids you. Go get your music and
practice"
Yes. get your music and practice"
echoed the Colonel.
The music-is-all packed-in the trunk
ready to start" sobbed Drusilla.
But al that moment Miss Minerva was
with the "colored white la
dy."
I'VE haven't got the heart TO unpack"
Give me the keys. I'll unpack 1t for you
myself. This weakness Is all nonsensev'
The Colonel strobe upstairs bold as a
lion, with the little thing in his hand.
There at the head OF the steps stood
one of those things that make porters
swear-big as bureau-ready strapped
and corded.
The Colonel glared at It. thurRped II
then sheepishly laid the key on top and
stole down the back way as unostenta-
tiously q s a cat that had upset the family
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