The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-01-19
SUES LOVE LETTER
By ELLIS MARSTON.


Mevrouw Ten Bruggenkate's house in
HARLEM, and Suze, looking up, re-
ceived an impromptu shower bath on
her pretty face. Pretty would Suze be
accounted anywhere, and just then she
looked particularly so, as she laughed
back at Betji, who was looking down
at her from an open window.
Swish-this time the shower was di-
rected against the first floor windows.
"You are well set to work, Suze, said
a voice behind her. "See how you
have drenched my hat"
"You should not GO so near the WIN
dows," Suze replied, without turning
her head.
"Why, l had a note to deliver TO
Nina, the cook, so l had no choice.
Your mistress returns tomorrow and
bring Mynheer Cornelius with her for
one night only; and Mevrouw desires
Nina to prepare his favorite chicken
mayonnaise, without which the Heer
hardly thinks life worth living"
Suze turned round and confronted the
speaker, n good-loolSing young fellow,
in blue serge jacket, vide lznicker-
bockers of the same material, and
large gray felt hat.
"Oh. it's you. JAM" she said. inno-
Gently. dag, Jan"
dag, Suze. So you did not know me
at first?"
Sues color heightened ever so little
but she did not reply, and sent the wa
ter against the ground floor windows
with will.
81 brought you something" said Jan,
taking a tea-rosebud from the little
basket he held he added to IL a spray Of
maidenhair fern, and then with pin
which he extracted out of his Jacket,
pinned the flower to the front of SUES
dress.
"Now you look like n flower yourself"
he said, with an unwonted poetic out
burst.
Three days afterward the postman
left letter for Suze. 1t was addressed
in large round hand, and. after ni-
nutely inspecting it, she put 1t away in
a little locked box, where she kept a
bag Of dried roseleaves, her best ear
rings and pocket hapdkerchiefs, ber
Bible and prayer book, and the other
little odds and euds which made up the
sum total of her treasures.
Suze and Betji occupied together n
long low room at the top Of the house,
where two little wooden bedsteads
hung with the whltest of dimity awaited
them after the days work was over.
At nine O'Clock both the maidens were
in bed and Betjf's regular breathing
speedily announced that she was in the
land OF dreams. Then Suze cautiously
ut q candle, and. stealing out Of bed.
opened her rosewood box. and took
thcrefrom letter, which she had not
yet opened. 1t was not long, but Suze
took long time in reading it.
Respected and Dear Suze"-it began.
"Phe tulips are now In full bloom. and the
roses arc coming on apace The orchids
also are beginning to make show, and
| think we shall have the finest flowers OF
all this year. We exhibit Mt The Hague
next month, and the Heer says that II he
is awarded first medal he will raise my
wages He has also given me n house
near Myn Breugh, which. as you know, Is
his country estate. II Is small but commo-
dious. the door and window frames are
deep red. and the front OF the house II
stained yellow The windows will look
we'll with lace curtains, such as my moth
er has laid by. There Is n small garden In
front where flowers may be cultivated and
larger one at the back. which will grow
onions and cabbages. How much dost thou
think II will take to furnish the house?
And dost thou think wall paper OF blue
or red will look best? These questions
l should like answered. hope the hon
orable lady, thy mistress, Is well.-Thy
friend and well wisher,
JAN vREEDE."
Sue took a week to think over JAMS
letter, and during that time she was
rather distrait, so that her mistress
had 10 call her to account. She brought
in the teawater several times very
much off the boil, and used the same
duster three days running, n crime ut
terly forbidden in Mcvrouw Ten Brug-
genkate's household.
Then one day when Nina. the cook.
was busy elsewhere, and BETH had been
allowed out to tea with a friend. Suze
sat down in the kitchen and wrote her
letter.
Respected Friend Jan: lhe honorcd
Mevrouw. my mistress. is In good health
am glad to hear that the tulips are bloom
Ing and that the roses are forward. II s
also good news that the orchids will make
80 fine a show. Thy mother will rejoice
that the honored Heer approves Of thee,
and intends to show bis approval as thou
hast said. 1t is my opinion. after think
ing long on the subject. that red paper
looks best with some rooms. and blue with
Others. The lace curtains viii go well
with the windows and thy mother know
viii be clever and thrifty housewife.
l look to thee TO assure her Of my dutiful
respects. AS to the expenses of furnish
ing know little, but can consult my moth
er as thou canst thine
1T rejoices my heart to know that tulips
and roses may be cultivated in the front
garden, and that onions and cabbages will
grow well at the back. Thy friend and
well wisher,
"sUZE KLoPs."
When Suze had finished her epistle,
she asked leave of her mistress to go
and post 1t.
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