Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-19

! The surrender Of Joshua ;
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STORY WITH 4 MORAL.
STORY WITH 4 MORAL

When q widow puts ho,ice vi nei
window 10 the effect that mere Is az
,a1odattons within for respectapie
IN M, nan if usually means mischief.
- S.D = tbo DID, old invitation of the spid-
- 70 +ho fly. How on earth could a
moro ordinary. inexperienced, guile
Ices single man he otherwise than clay
n the hands of Mrs. Potter.
0rtgfn9Ilv q WheIks, she had mar
rod in the first place a Higson, and
IN tho second the late, not unduly I'M
hnentpd Potter
THE grass on the grave of the latter
having now begun to grow quite lux
rrantly, the relict considered that to
remain a wi W any longer would be
sheer waste of time and opportunity.
Hence the card-six inches by four
with the announcement referred to.
"The rest" said Mrs. Potter, 81
leave to Providence"
And Providence, thus piously in
yOked, responded with Joshua Jeb-
bings.
Mrs Potter summed him up in one
word Ginger" she commented COM
pacently, "and I never knowed a gin
ger man or boy with what you could
call sperrit."
Indeed, so satisfactory was the gen
eral outlook that she began picking the
Grape tucks off her best merino with
out further delay.
During the first few weeks Joshua
Jebbings rubbed his hands and felt he
was in clover. His new landlady "did''
for him as he had never been "done''
for before. When he came in from
work-he was a "wheelwr1ght to his
trade''-there was his dinner ready to
the minute. AS soon as he opened the
sdoOr the savory smell of onions, or
the cheerful sound of sausages, OF
some other dainty. frizzling in the fry
lng pan, saluted him, while there was
nearly always a lettuce fresh pulled
for his tea.
He was an unassuming individual
was Joshua, and so was conscious a;
times of a vague presentiment tina
this was a condition of affairs toe
good to last 1t was Joe Whibble wht
first opened his eyes to the snare tina
was being spread for him.
Recon yell be for putting up the
hams fore long" remarked this wor
thy, with a significant wink.
"Ranns" exclaimed Joshua. 81 aim
Ii, u - Il rx,s4 r "a
Unahashed by the array of negative:
Joe executed another wink of ever
deadlior significance. but contente(
himself with the skeptical monosyl
able, "G'arn"
This was all that passed at that time
but Joshua went home with the omi
nous word bands" ranking in hi:
breast
He was very silent over his tea, eX
ceQt when 4 bone went the wrong
way, His landlady kept an intermit
tent watch on him out of the corner o.
her eye.
Its about time I give i'm a int.
NHe thought. Times getting on, ant
NhItSuntIded do as we'll as not"
1t was at this moment that Mr.. Jeb
n!hSS. looking up. caught her eye. But
ior the poison instilled into his MIND
ny Joe Nhibhle. it was probable tina
ne would have seen nothing particu
iar IN 1t. AS it was, it seemed to lool
o"ndS at him-which was wOrs4
"'u daGgerS. Mr.. Jebbings choket
AGAIN partly from emotion and partl.
'"InS to another misdirected fish bone
NrS. Potter sighed a sigh of fond re
miUiSccnce
l declare. if you don't remind M
,ot all the world of Higson. Wonder
'9i one he We're to choke. I've know
gu nm to go black in the face over
'N herving. And more'n once he
"I0uSht my heart into my mouth wit
al apple core. But for all that, he LIVED
" Ole in his bed
~, An soon as supper was over Joshn
nHtf0 out and sought solace and sc
'I'! al the Ham and Chicken. 10
&C. %S Aefe, and to him Mr.. Jebbings-
,nn lAe usual Interchange of opir
~. aS On the weather, the crops and til
.S. OF pigS-put in n poser.
h, PaSn wid-that is a wom-
mis-, ways female makes up he
h.~ -0 to marry a man and he won
s ner, what then?"
o,1, &enral rule" responded tn
h,to~~ utter seeking inspiration at tn
va, r.oI OF his blue and white earther
NAV. pun mug. las a gen'ral rule sh
w.. .'eS him all the same
DAM eoolngS rasped his chin despor
49,, with the back of his hand.
off," 'Aere no way Of choking he1
81 - he asked. desperately.
siaS,Lp .uuS whether she's single or
soa of replied Joe with an expires
VI deep meaning.