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

phatically, "my advice is 'ook it."
Joshua Jebbings quilted the Ham
and Chicken strung up to the pitch
of giving his landlady a weeks notice.
By the time he reached the corner of
his road his resolution was oozing fast:
there was hardly a vestige of it left
as he raised the latch.
The first thing that met his too con-
scious gaze was Mrs. Potter.
"If it's all the same to you,' put in
Mr. Jebbings, with considerable trepi-
dation, ''if it's all the same to you, l.
I'm thinking of leaving you this day
week Tiff no objection" he conclud-
ed lamely.
"Bless us and save US allr' exclaim-
ed Mrs. Potter.
"Goo-good night" answered Mr..
Jebbings, executing retrograde move
ment in the direction of the staircase;
never mind about getting me can
die, and-I shan't be wanting any sup
per-"
Here, you come back"
The words floated after him, and
had the effect of making him quicken
his steps.
''Thank goodness, that's over" he
thought as he bolted himself in. 81
wish next week was over and dore
with, too. Wonder whether she's TAX
ing on much?'
Somebody's bin and put him up to
this reflected the lady. "Well, after
all, dunno's it matters much
It was a four-roomed house, two
downstairs and two up. The one for
which Mr.. Jebbings paid weekly
rent was at the back. overlooking
patch of Kitchen garden. There was
a pigsty in the farthest left-hand cor
ner, and some early fowls were cluck-
ing around after early worms. 1t was
a fine morning, and Mr.. Jebblngs
admired the limited but promising
prospect in the intervals Of his toilet.
''Them peas is coming on wonderful
he mused 'Recon they'll soon be fit
for picking, and with billed CANNON
O. bacon there'd be dinner for lord
mayor. Take her round and give her
her doc, she's fine figure of woman,
though trife run to fat, and the best
hand at a Yorkshire pudden I've come
acrost since I lost pore mother. Won
der what she's got for breakfast?
Hullo! What's up with the door?'
Then he remembered that he had
bolted it over night. He drew back
the bolt, but still the door refused to
open, though he shook and showed Wig
orously. He was glad to hear a sub
stantial tread upon the stairs, and hall
ed it's owner through the keyhole:
something's gone wrong with the
door-it's stuck somehow SOS l can't
open it,
mo, faint" was the answer. "It's
locked, that's what's the matter with
it,
sThat's queer" said Mr.. Jebbings. II
never locked it, not to my knowledge"
"But I did," was the startling reply.
II locked it, and the keys in my peck
et and there it's going to stop till you
knows your own mind"
And with that she turned and creak-
ed down stairs again.
; "Heres a pretty howdy do" obseEv-
ed MI Jebbings, as soon as he grasp
ed the situation. ''Bin and locked me
. in"
'I'n take and kick that door down,
t blamed if l won't" he declared furi-
ously.
} So he kicked-kicked hard and reck-
t lessly-with the result that in less
than half minute later he was sitting
: on the floor nursing his foot and loud
: ly matchmaking widows in general
and Mrs. Potter in particular, so that
t the voice of the latter, speaking out
side of the door, took him quite by
surprise.
eyes, you may kick Joshua JebbingS
only remember whatever damage you
: does you pay for And you can cuss'T
swear. too, if you finds it helps yor
!, any, Hungry, are you? Serves you
: right. S'pose you thought you was go
$ ing to carry on jest as you liked, an6
sneak off with q weeks notice. That's
: where you made mistake. amt nc
: worm to be trampled on, I amt. Sc
: there you stops till you thinks better
f of it,
The morning wore away somehow
> and the church clock struck -. Half
past WIS MT. JeuDIlHSS ulHHci 1AliAo
She was bound to let him out for din
: ner, he told himself repeatedly. She'6
never dare to make him miss two
meals. 1t would be altogether too
t He could hear her setting the table
: How many was she setting it for
< Now the frying pan was on again. A
e few minutes Mr.. Jebbings began t.
snuff tha all. like war horse ScentinE
= the battle afar. But what he snuffet
!. was not fire and carnage, but liver an(
: bacon. His nostrils curled with rap
ture.
e There was a step on the stairs, {
: substantial step, that made his hear
: beat and the stairs creak. 1t came
a on and on, and stopped outside hi
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